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 Stable Audio
Facts from each vendor's published pages, checked . Compare different tools →
Our ranking
In Music & SFX, Stable Audio ranks #3 and AIVA ranks #8. Stable Audio 3 Large is mid-table (roughly #7 to #12 of 19) on Artificial Analysis's instrumental music leaderboard. It isn't on the vocal board. AA instrumental leaderboard
Stable Audio
Music & SFX · Free tier + paid- Commercial use
- Commercial on paid plans only
- Free plan
- Free planFree; personal, non-commercial
- 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; Stable Audio terms).
- Free plan: AIVA: free plan (3 downloads/month; non-commercial) pricing. Stable Audio: free plan (Free; personal, non-commercial) 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. Stable Audio: public API, MCP not stated by vendor.
- Engine integrations stated by the vendor: both: none stated (standard file export).
Best for
Editable soundtrack-style music with MIDI
Music and audio clips from text
What it does
AI composer for soundtrack-style music with MIDI and audio export, editable in its built-in editor.
Stability AI's text-to-audio tool for generating music and audio clips.
Verdict
For soundtrack-style game music; only the Pro plan gives you the copyright, and the free plan is non-commercial.
For generated music and audio clips; the free plan is non-commercial, while paid plans include a commercial licence.
Tasks
Music & SFX
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 Free; personal, non-commercial
Pricing
Free €0 (3 downloads/month). Standard €11/month (15 downloads). Pro €33/month (300 downloads). Prices shown with annual billing. source
Free $0 (personal, non-commercial). $12/month (660 credits), $30/month, $90/month, $199/month. source
Export formats●
MIDI and audio
Not stated by vendor
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
Free plan: personal, non-commercial use. Paid plans list a commercial license. source
Free plan: personal, non-commercial use. Paid plans list a commercial license. 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. Stable Audio via the Stability AI developer platform source
MCP server●
None found. No official MCP server found
Not stated by vendor. Not checked
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.