AIVA
Verified Oct 15, 2026 ActiveAI composer for cinematic and soundtrack-style instrumental music
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Pricing
- Pricing model
- Freemium
Prices are in euros only, so no USD figure: Free (3 downloads a month, non-commercial, credit AIVA), Standard EUR 11/month and Pro EUR 33/month billed annually plus VAT, with monthly billing also offered. Only Pro transfers copyright to the user.
Use tool ↗About AIVA
AIVA generates instrumental pieces across more than 250 style presets and opens the result in an editor where individual instruments and sections can be changed or regenerated. It targets scoring work for film, games and video rather than vocal songwriting. Rights depend on the plan: only the top individual tier hands full copyright of the generated track to the user.
- API
- Not confirmed
- Last verified
- Oct 15, 2026
Verified sources
- Pricing section lists Free EUR 0 (3 downloads/month, AIVA owns copyright), Standard EUR 11/month and Pro EUR 33/month billed annually + VAT; Pro gives the user copyright and full monetization (15 October 2026)aiva.ai ↗
- Download page offers the desktop app for macOS, Windows and Linux; footer reads Copyright 2016-2026 Aiva Technologies SARL (15 October 2026)aiva.ai ↗
Is AIVA legit?
We don’t label tools safe or unsafe. Below are the records we checked ourselves, each with the date we read it.
- Domain registered
- Dec 16, 2017 (8 years ago)Registry record (RDAP), registrar 101domain GRS Limited, looked up Sep 15, 2026
- TLS certificate
- Issued by Let's Encrypt, valid until Nov 29, 2026Seen in our own connection to the site on Oct 15, 2026
- Last checked
- Oct 15, 2026The site answered
- On the market since
- 2016The vendor's own material, read by us
- Operated by
- Aiva Technologies SARL, LuxembourgOur research, card verified Oct 15, 2026
Pros & cons of AIVA
Choose AIVA when you need a score you can actually edit and then legally own — its copyright ladder is spelled out more clearly than most rivals. The catch is that everything it makes is instrumental.
Pros
- Editor exposes the composition itself, not just a rendered audio file
- More than 250 style presets oriented to scoring use cases
- One of the longest-running vendors in AI music, active since 2016
- Free tier exists for evaluating output quality before paying
Cons
- Free and Standard tiers restrict monetization; full copyright transfer only on Pro
- Instrumental only, with no vocal generation
- Euro-denominated pricing, so the dollar cost moves with exchange rates
- No developer API marketed on the site
Best for
- Video editors and game developers needing background score in a specific mood
- Creators who want to adjust the arrangement rather than reroll a prompt
- Anyone who needs unambiguous ownership of a track before commercial release
Not for
- Songs with vocals or lyrics
- Users who want a finished radio-style track with zero editing
Watch out: Monetization rights are tier-gated — free-plan tracks cannot be used commercially and Standard limits you to specific platforms such as YouTube and TikTok.
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