AIVA
Music & SFX · Free tier + paid- Commercial use
- Commercial on paid plans only
- Free plan
- Free plan3 downloads/month; non-commercial
- Ship free-plan output?
- No: paid plan needed
- Engines
- Any (standard file export / engine-agnostic)
AIVA vs ElevenLabs
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Our ranking
In Music & SFX, ElevenLabs ranks #2 and AIVA ranks #8. Eleven Music v2.5 is #7 of 13 on Artificial Analysis's vocal music leaderboard and mid-table on the instrumental one. It ranks above Stable Audio only because Stable Audio isn't on the vocal board; on instrumentals the two are effectively tied. AA vocal music leaderboard AA instrumental leaderboard
ElevenLabs
Voice & dialogue · Free tier + paid- Commercial use
- Commercial on paid plans only
- Free plan
- Free plan10,000 credits; non-commercial only
- Ship free-plan output?
- No: paid plan needed
- Engines
- Any (standard file export / engine-agnostic)
Bottom line for game devs
- Commercial use: both commercial on paid plans only (AIVA terms; ElevenLabs terms).
- Free plan: AIVA: free plan (3 downloads/month; non-commercial) pricing. ElevenLabs: free plan (10,000 credits; non-commercial only) pricing.
- Shipping free-plan output in a paid game: neither allows it, per their published terms.
- API and MCP: AIVA: API for partners only, no MCP server found. ElevenLabs: public API, official MCP server.
- Engine integrations stated by the vendor: both: none stated (standard file export).
Best for
Editable soundtrack-style music with MIDI
NPC voice lines and SFX on a paid plan
What it does
AI composer for soundtrack-style music with MIDI and audio export, editable in its built-in editor.
Text-to-speech, voices, sound effects and music generation; usable for NPC voice lines and SFX.
Verdict
For soundtrack-style game music; only the Pro plan gives you the copyright, and the free plan is non-commercial.
For NPC voice lines and SFX; free-plan output is non-commercial, so a paid plan is required to ship.
Tasks●
Music & SFX
Voice & dialogue, Music & SFX
Engines
Any (standard file export / engine-agnostic)
Any (standard file export / engine-agnostic)
Free plan
Free plan 3 downloads/month; non-commercial
Free plan 10,000 credits; non-commercial only
Pricing
Free €0 (3 downloads/month). Standard €11/month (15 downloads). Pro €33/month (300 downloads). Prices shown with annual billing. source
Free US$0 (10,000 credits). Starter US$6, Creator US$22 (US$11 first month), Pro US$99, Scale US$299, Business US$990 per month. Enterprise custom. source
Commercial use
Commercial on paid plans only
Free: non-commercial, credit AIVA, copyright owned by AIVA. Standard: limited monetization (YouTube, Twitch, TikTok, Instagram only). Pro: copyright owned by you, full monetization. source
Free: non-commercial, credit AIVA, copyright owned by AIVA. Standard: limited monetization (YouTube, Twitch, TikTok, Instagram only). Pro: copyright owned by you, full monetization. source
Commercial on paid plans only
Terms: free-plan users may only use the Services for non-commercial purposes; paid-subscription users may use them commercially (subject to the Prohibited Use Policy). source
Terms: free-plan users may only use the Services for non-commercial purposes; paid-subscription users may use them commercially (subject to the Prohibited Use Policy). source
Revenue share / caps●
Standard plan: monetisation limited to YouTube, Twitch, TikTok and Instagram.
Not stated by vendor
API●
Partner / negotiated only. Private API only under a separately negotiated licence source
Available. REST API source
MCP server●
None found. No official MCP server found
Official MCP server. Hosted MCP server (OAuth) source
Last checked
Rows marked ● differ between the two tools. Licence badges: green = commercial use allowed (including any free plan or trial), amber = paid plans only, restricted, or allowed but with no free plan, red = not allowed, grey = not stated by vendor or not applicable. Read the vendor's current terms before you ship.