Best AI tools for game music and sound effects

9 tools, in alphabetical order (this isn't a ranking). Check each tool's commercial-use notes before you ship assets in a game.

ToolFree planCommercial useAPIMCP
AIVAFree planCommercial on paid plans onlyPartner / negotiated onlyNone found
Beatoven.aiUnverifiedCommercial use allowedAvailableUnverified
ElevenLabsFree planCommercial on paid plans onlyAvailableOfficial MCP server
Mubert RenderFree planCommercial on paid plans onlyAvailableUnverified
SOUNDRAWUnverifiedCommercial use allowedAvailableUnverified
Stable AudioFree planCommercial on paid plans onlyAvailableUnverified
SunoFree planCommercial on paid plans onlyPartner / negotiated onlyNone found
UdioFree planNot allowedNo public APINone found
Unity AIFree planCommercial use unverifiedNot applicableOfficial MCP server

Tool details

AIVA

Free tier + paid

AI composer for soundtrack-style music with MIDI and audio export, editable in its built-in editor.

Verdict: For soundtrack-style game music; only the Pro plan gives you the copyright, and the free plan is non-commercial.

  • Music & SFX
Commercial on paid plans onlyFree plan

Beatoven.ai

Unverified

AI background-music generator; its site lists games among supported uses.

Verdict: For background music you can monetise; you get a perpetual licence but Beatoven keeps ownership, and pricing is unverified.

  • Music & SFX
Commercial use allowedAPI

ElevenLabs

Free tier + paid

Text-to-speech, voices, sound effects and music generation; usable for NPC voice lines and SFX.

Verdict: For NPC voice lines and SFX; free-plan output is non-commercial, so a paid plan is required to ship.

  • Voice & dialogue
  • Music & SFX
Commercial on paid plans onlyFree planMCPAPI

Mubert Render

Free tier + paid

AI-generated royalty-free music tracks by mood, genre and duration, with a track editor.

Verdict: For royalty-free background tracks; game use points to the Business plan, and tracks can't be redistributed as standalone music.

  • Music & SFX
Commercial on paid plans onlyFree planAPI

Royalty-free AI music generator where you set genre, mood, length and structure and then edit the track.

Verdict: For editable royalty-free background music; its licence page allows commercial use on all plans (USD pricing unverified).

  • Music & SFX
Commercial use allowedAPI

Stable Audio

Free tier + paid

Stability AI's text-to-audio tool for generating music and audio clips.

Verdict: For generated music and audio clips; the free plan is non-commercial, while paid plans include a commercial licence.

  • Music & SFX
Commercial on paid plans onlyFree planAPI

Suno

Free tier + paid

Text-to-music generator for full songs and instrumentals; used for prototyping soundtracks and menu music.

Verdict: For prototype songs and menu music; free-tier output is personal, non-commercial use only.

  • Music & SFX
Commercial on paid plans onlyFree plan

Udio

Free tier + paid

AI music generation and remixing app.

Verdict: For personal music experiments only; its current terms prohibit commercial use of output, so it isn't suitable for shipped games.

  • Music & SFX
Not allowedFree plan

Unity AI

Included with engine plan

AI built into the Unity Editor: an Assistant for project questions and code, plus generators for images, textures, materials, sounds, 3D models and animations, metered in Unity Credits.

Verdict: For Unity users who want AI inside the editor, with monthly credits included on Personal, Pro and Enterprise plans; AI-output licence terms are unverified.

  • Coding assistants
  • Concept art & 2D assets
  • Textures & materials
  • 3D model generation
  • Music & SFX
  • Rigging, animation & mocap
Commercial use unverifiedFree planMCP