Suno is the best AI tool for music generation: it makes full songs with vocals and adds Voices, a browser studio, stem separation and custom models. Udio is #2 for editing music and lyrics after generating, and ElevenLabs Music is #3 for naming instruments and regenerating one section. Paid plans start at $6 a month.
Free $0; Creator $14 a month ($11.69 billed annually, non-commercial); Pro $39 a month ($32.49 billed annually); Business $199 a month ($149.29 billed annually)
Free $0 a month; Creator $9.99 a month (listed at $14.99); Pro $29.99 a month (listed at $39.99)
Beginners who want to release a first song
Pick by what you want
Best overall
Suno AI Music Generator
Best for editing
Udio
Best for choosing instruments
ElevenLabs Music
Best quick track from a photo
Gemini Lyria 3
Best for owning the copyright
AIVA
Best for video background music
SOUNDRAW
The ranking
1
Suno AI Music Generator
Answrs VerdictThe deepest controls of any song generator.
Price: Free plan at $0 a month; Pro $8 a month; Premier $24 a monthCredits: Free: 50 credits per day with no monthly song downloads; Pro: 2,500 credits and 20 song downloads per month; Premier: 10,000 credits and 60 song downloads per monthCommercial use: Free plan lists "No commercial rights"; Pro and Premier list "Commercial use rights"Controls: Voices (record your own voice), Suno Studio browser DAW, stem separation, remix, custom models, and sliders for weirdness and styleModel: Its newest model is v6, which Suno says has fuller vocals and tighter arrangements
Suno turns a one-line prompt into a full song with vocals. Its newest model, v6, is billed as having fuller vocals and tighter arrangements, and the toolset adds Voices (your own voice singing your lyrics), Suno Studio (a browser DAW), stem separation, remix and custom models. Pro costs $8 a month with 2,500 credits and commercial use rights; the Free plan lists no commercial rights.
Go ifFull songs with vocals, edited in a built-in studio
Skip ifYou need commercial rights on a free account
Why #1 over #2: It pairs the widest set of editing tools with a low $8 entry price, where Udio keeps its editing tools on paid plans costing $10 or more.
2
Udio
Answrs VerdictStrong editing tools on paid plans.
Price: Free $0 a month; Standard $10 a month ($8 billed annually); Pro $30 a month ($24 billed annually)Credits: Free: 10 credits per day and 100 credits per month; Standard: 2400 credits per month; Pro: 6000 credits per monthEditing: Standard unlocks Voice Control, editing of music and lyrics, songs from uploaded audio files and style referencesSong length: Free plan limits you to 3 full-length (2:10s) song generations per dayExtra credits: Purchase 100 credits for $3.00 or 1000 credits for $25.00
Udio generates songs from prompts and, on Standard ($10 a month, $8 billed annually), unlocks Voice Control, editing of music and lyrics, songs from uploaded audio and style references. Free gives 100 credits a month and 3 full-length generations a day; extra credits start at $3.00 for 100.
Go ifEditing lyrics and music after the song is generated
Skip ifYou want a long free daily allowance
Why #2 over #3: Its edit-after-generating tools go further than ElevenLabs, though ElevenLabs lets you regenerate a single section.
3
ElevenLabs Music
Answrs VerdictBest for section-by-section control.
Price: Free $0 a month with 10k credits; Starter $6 a month; Creator $22 a month; Pro $99 a monthCredits: Starter 30k credits, Creator 121k credits and Pro 600k credits a monthControls: Set the genre, mood, instruments and structure, then select a section and regenerate just that partVocals: Use a Vocal from your own tracks or from its curated Vocal Library; Music v2 supports English, Spanish, French, German, Japanese and moreCommercial use: Says tracks are "Cleared for broad commercial use" with rights varying by subscription tier; self-serve plans exclude film, TV and Studio Games
ElevenLabs Music lets you set genre, mood, instruments and structure, then select a section and regenerate just that part. You can sing with a Vocal from your own tracks or its Vocal Library. Paid plans run from $6 to $99 a month, and ElevenLabs says tracks are cleared for broad commercial use, with rights varying by tier.
Go ifNaming instruments and regenerating one section
Skip ifYou need self-serve rights for film or TV
Why #3 over #4: Instrument and section control beat Google Flow Music’s chat approach, but it has fewer remix and stem tools.
4
Google Flow Music
Answrs VerdictGoogle’s answer to Riffusion, with stems.
Price: Free $0 a month; Starter $6 a month; Plus $18 a month; Member $48 a monthCredits: Starter 3,000, Plus 10,000 and Member 30,000 credits a month, with daily top-up credits on every planModel: Its home page names Lyria 3.5 as its latest frontier music model and offers a Producer chat to build full-length songsTools: Remix your audio, audio effects, stem split, music videos and a vibe-code space for audio pluginsFormerly: The Riffusion web address now redirects to Google Flow Music
Google Flow Music is where the Riffusion address now lands. Its home page names Lyria 3.5 as the latest model, with a Producer chat for full-length songs, remixing, audio effects and stem split. Starter is $6 a month for 3,000 credits.
Go ifChatting your way to a full-length song with Google’s Lyria model
Skip ifYou need published licensing terms before signing up
Why #4 over #5: It makes full-length songs and stems, which Gemini’s 30-second tracks do not.
5
Gemini Lyria 3
Answrs VerdictSimplest way to try Google’s music model.
Price: Not published for the feature; Google says Google AI Plus, Pro and Ultra subscribers get higher limitsOutput: Tracks are 30 seconds long, made from text, photos or video, with custom cover art by Nano BananaLyrics: Lyrics are generated for you from your prompt; you control style, vocals and tempoAvailability: In beta for all users 18+ in English, German, Spanish, French, Hindi, Japanese, Korean and PortugueseWatermark: Every track is embedded with SynthID, Google’s imperceptible watermark
Gemini’s Lyria 3 is Google DeepMind’s music model inside the Gemini app. Describe an idea or upload a photo or video and it returns a 30-second track with generated lyrics and cover art. It is in beta for users 18+, and every track carries Google’s SynthID watermark.
Go ifQuick 30-second tracks from a photo or a sentence
Skip ifYou need full-length songs
Why #5 over #6: It is the easiest to try, while AIVA gives deeper composing tools.
6
AIVA
Answrs VerdictBest for owning what you compose.
Price: Free €0; Standard €11 a month billed annually; Pro €33 a month billed annuallyStyles: Generates songs in more than 250 different styles and lets you create your own style modelsInfluence: Upload an audio or MIDI influence, edit generated tracks and download in any file formatFree plan: Non-commercial only, with credit to AIVA required and 3 downloads per monthCopyright: Pro plan: copyright owned by you, full monetization, 300 downloads per month and WAV export; Standard: copyright owned by AIVA with limited monetization
AIVA generates songs in more than 250 styles, lets you build your own style models and accepts an audio or MIDI influence. Its Pro plan (€33 a month billed annually) lists copyright owned by you and full monetization; the free plan is non-commercial and requires credit to AIVA.
Go ifComposers who want MIDI and ownership of the copyright
Skip ifYou want vocals and lyrics
Why #6 over #7: Its copyright-ownership terms are clearer than SOUNDRAW’s license pages, but it offers fewer vocal features.
7
SOUNDRAW
Answrs VerdictClearest commercial terms of the paid tools.
Price: Creator $16.99 a month ($11.04 a month billed annually); Artist Starter $29.99; Artist Pro $35.99; Artist Unlimited $50Downloads: Creator has unlimited monthly track downloads as mp3; Artist Starter 10 and Artist Pro 20 downloads per monthFormats: Artist Pro and Artist Unlimited add wav and stemsCommercial use: All paid plans list commercial use, including distributing and monetizing songs on Spotify and Apple MusicTeam size: Individual plans are for individuals and small companies under 10 employees; larger companies use Enterprise
SOUNDRAW’s Creator plan is $16.99 a month ($11.04 billed annually) with unlimited mp3 downloads. All paid plans list commercial use, including distributing songs on Spotify and Apple Music; wav and stems start on Artist Pro at $35.99 a month.
Go ifBackground music for videos with a clear license
Skip ifYou want a free plan
Why #7 over #8: It states commercial terms on the pricing page itself, unlike Mubert, which limits streaming-platform publishing.
8
Mubert
Answrs VerdictBuilt for background audio, not releases.
Price: Free $0; Creator $14 a month ($11.69 billed annually, non-commercial); Pro $39 a month ($32.49 billed annually); Business $199 a month ($149.29 billed annually)Free plan: 25 tracks a month and 5 downloads per month, with an audible watermark and attribution requiredCommercial use: Commercial usage is included only on Pro and BusinessLimits: Paid plans make up to 25 min tracks; Pro 500 tracks and Business 1,000 tracks a monthRestrictions: Its disclaimer says tracks cannot be published on streaming platforms or registered in Content ID systems
Mubert’s paid plans make tracks up to 25 min long, with commercial usage included on Pro ($39 a month) and Business ($199 a month). Its disclaimer says tracks cannot be published on streaming platforms or registered in Content ID systems.
Go ifLong background tracks for apps and agency work
Skip ifYou want to release songs on Spotify
Why #8 over #9: Longer tracks and a commercial tier for apps give it more reach than Beatoven.ai.
9
Beatoven.ai
Answrs VerdictSimple prompts, license sent with each download.
Price: Not published on its home page, which says to pay per track or subscribe for additional download minutesModel: Its own maestro model generates music from a text description; maestro Sound Effects is also offeredLicense: Non-exclusive, perpetual license for downloaded tracks; Beatoven.ai remains the owner of the tracksDistribution: Tracks cannot be distributed directly to streaming platforms such as Spotify or Apple MusicFormats: Export as MP3 or WAV; stems may be used for sampling in remixes
Beatoven.ai generates background music with its own maestro model from a text description and exports MP3 or WAV. It grants a non-exclusive, perpetual license, remains the owner of the tracks and does not allow direct distribution to Spotify or Apple Music. Pricing is not published on its home page.
Go ifBackground music for podcasts, games and videos
Skip ifYou want to release the music as your own songs
Why #9 over #10: It sends a license with every download, which Boomy’s simpler plans do not describe.
10
Boomy
Answrs VerdictEasiest start, least control.
Price: Free $0 a month; Creator $9.99 a month (listed at $14.99); Pro $29.99 a month (listed at $39.99)Song saves: Free 25 song saves; Creator 500; Pro unlimitedRights: Says you can share your songs and monetize with full commercial rightsCommunity: Says Boomy artists have created 22,142,037 original songsBeginners: Pitched at people who have never made music before
Boomy is pitched at beginners: create a song with Boomy AI and share it, with the site saying you can monetize with full commercial rights. Free allows 25 song saves, Creator is $9.99 a month for 500 and Pro is $29.99 a month for unlimited saves.
Go ifBeginners who want to release a first song
Skip ifYou want detailed control over every part
How we ranked these
We ranked tools by the control each maker says it gives you over a full song, then by how clearly its own pages state price and commercial-use terms. Facts are taken from each maker's own published information; check the official site before you buy.
Questions people ask
What is the best AI tool for music generation?
Suno: it makes full songs with vocals and adds Voices, a browser studio, stem separation and custom models, with commercial rights on its paid plans.
Can I use AI-generated music commercially?
It depends on the plan. Suno lists commercial use rights on Pro and Premier but not on Free, and Mubert includes commercial usage only on Pro and Business. Read each maker’s terms before publishing.
Which tools are free?
Suno, Udio, ElevenLabs Music, Google Flow Music, AIVA, Mubert and Boomy each list a $0 or €0 plan, with limits on credits, downloads or commercial use.
Which tool makes music from a photo?
Gemini with Lyria 3 makes 30-second tracks from text, photos or video, with lyrics generated for you.
Cheapest paid monthly plan, from each maker’s own pricing page at a glance
Google Flow Music Starter6 USD per month
ElevenLabs Starter6 USD per month
Suno Pro8 USD per month
Udio Standard10 USD per month
Mubert Creator14 USD per month
SOUNDRAW Creator16.99 USD per month
Cheapest paid monthly plan, from each maker’s own pricing page, as published by each maker. Picks without a published figure are left off.
