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 Suno
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Our ranking
In Music & SFX, Suno ranks #1 and AIVA ranks #8. Suno v6, the model Suno serves now, is #1 of 13 on Artificial Analysis's blind-vote vocal music leaderboard and #1 of 19 on its instrumental leaderboard. AA vocal music leaderboard AA instrumental leaderboard
Suno
Music & SFX · Free tier + paid- Commercial use
- Commercial on paid plans only
- Free plan
- Free planFree $0; no commercial rights
- 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; Suno terms).
- Free plan: AIVA: free plan (3 downloads/month; non-commercial) pricing. Suno: free plan (Free $0; no commercial rights) pricing.
- Shipping free-plan output in a paid game: neither allows it, per their published terms.
- API and MCP: both: API for partners only, no MCP server found.
- Engine integrations stated by the vendor: both: none stated (standard file export).
Best for
Editable soundtrack-style music with MIDI
Prototype songs and menu music 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-music generator for full songs and instrumentals; used for prototyping soundtracks and menu music.
Verdict
For soundtrack-style game music; only the Pro plan gives you the copyright, and the free plan is non-commercial.
For prototype songs and menu music; free-tier output is personal, non-commercial use only, and upgrading later doesn't license songs made on the free plan.
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 $0; no commercial rights
Pricing
Free €0 (3 downloads/month). Standard €11/month (15 downloads). Pro €33/month (300 downloads). Prices shown with annual billing. source
Free $0/month (no commercial rights). Pro US$10/month billed monthly, or US$96/year (US$8/month) billed yearly; Premier US$30/month billed monthly, or US$288/year (US$24/month) billed yearly. USD prices from the pricing page's own plan data. 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
Terms: Pro/Premier subscribers are assigned Suno's rights in their Output; free/basic tier Outputs are for personal, non-commercial use only. Suno's help centre adds that subscribing after you made a song "will not give you a retroactive license for the song", so free-plan songs stay non-commercial after you upgrade; songs made while subscribed keep commercial rights even if you cancel. source
Terms: Pro/Premier subscribers are assigned Suno's rights in their Output; free/basic tier Outputs are for personal, non-commercial use only. Suno's help centre adds that subscribing after you made a song "will not give you a retroactive license for the song", so free-plan songs stay non-commercial after you upgrade; songs made while subscribed keep commercial rights even if you cancel. 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
Partner / negotiated only. No public self-serve API found; a developer partner programme was reported source
MCP server
None found. No official MCP server found
None found. No official MCP server found
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.