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AIVA vs LumiMusic

Two fact sheets from our own research, side by side — pricing, platforms, API access and status re-checked by us rather than quoted from the vendors. LumiMusic publishes a starting price ($8.30); AIVA does not. Both have a free tier.

AIVAAI composer for cinematic and soundtrack-style instrumental musicLumiMusicGenerates full songs from text prompts or lyrics, then splits stems and edits the result.

Side by side

FactAIVALumiMusic
CategoryMusic GenerationMusic Generation
Pricing modelFreemiumFreemium
Starts at—$8.30 month
Public APINoNo
PlatformsWebWeb
CompanyAiva Technologies SARLLumiMusic
Launched2016—
Last verifiedSep 6, 2026Sep 1, 2026

What our research says

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

LumiMusic

LumiMusic bundles generation with post-production tools, so you're not stuck exporting a finished track to another app just to pull stems or remove vocals. The free tier is genuinely limited, though: no commercial use, and the cheapest commercial-rights tier requires an annual commitment to hit its advertised per-month price.

Pros

  • Stem splitting, vocal removal and remixing built into the same product as generation
  • AI lyrics generator included on paid tiers
  • Commercial license included on every paid tier
  • Unlimited tier removes the credit ceiling entirely

Cons

  • Free tier explicitly disallows commercial use
  • Cheapest advertised price requires annual billing up front
  • No API or third-party integration mentioned

Which one fits

Choose AIVA if you need

  • 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

Choose LumiMusic if you need

  • Creators who want to generate and then edit stems in one place
  • Anyone needing a commercial license for AI-generated music
  • High-volume users who outgrow per-song credit limits

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