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AIVA vs Udio

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.

The short answer

Free plan
Both have one
Best fit
AIVA: Video editors and game developers needing background score in a specific mood · Udio: Hobbyists making songs to share inside the Udio community
Platforms
AIVA: Web · Udio: Web, iOS, Android
Trust score
About even — AIVA 90, Udio 92
Status
Both up at our last check (Sep 6, 2026)

From our own records as of each tool's last check. Anything we have not confirmed is left out rather than guessed. How we verify

AIVAAI composer for cinematic and soundtrack-style instrumental musicUdioText-to-music generator with extend, inpaint and remix controls, now streaming-only after its label settlement

Side by side

FactAIVAUdio
CategoryMusic GenerationMusic Generation
Pricing modelFreemiumFreemium
Trust score90 / 10092 / 100
PlatformsWebWeb, iOS, Android
CompanyAiva Technologies SARLUncharted Labs, Inc.
Launched2016—
Last verifiedSep 6, 2026Sep 6, 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

Udio

Udio still has the best arrangement tools of the prompt-to-song generators, with extend, inpaint and remix controls that let you shape a track rather than reroll it. Since the Universal settlement, though, what you make stays on Udio: no downloads and personal use only, which turns it from a production tool into a listening and sharing app until the licensed 2026 service and its terms arrive.

Pros

  • Section-level control: extend, precede, inpaint, variation and remix rather than generate-and-pray
  • Settled with Universal and licensed with Warner, which lowers the legal risk of the output itself
  • Free tier with daily credits lets you evaluate before paying
  • Mobile apps alongside the web app, per the terms' app clauses

Cons

  • Output cannot be downloaded and is limited to personal, non-commercial use under the current terms
  • Pricing is invisible without JavaScript, so plan limits must be checked inside the app
  • The licensed platform promised for 2026 had no public terms or launch details on the site today
  • No API, and no stated country or address beyond the corporate name in the terms

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 Udio if you need

  • Hobbyists making songs to share inside the Udio community
  • Songwriters sketching arrangements and vocal ideas they will re-record elsewhere
  • Anyone who wants to iterate on structure with section-level edits rather than whole-song rerolls

AIVA vs Udio: the questions people ask

Does AIVA or Udio have a free tier?

Both: AIVA has a free tier, and Udio has a free tier.

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