SOUNDRAW vs Stable Audio

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Our ranking

In Music & SFX, Stable Audio ranks #3 and SOUNDRAW ranks #6. 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

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Full comparison

Tool
SOUNDRAWCommercial use allowed
Stable AudioCommercial on paid plans only
Best for
Editable royalty-free background tracks
Music and audio clips from text
What it does
Royalty-free AI music generator where you set genre, mood, length and structure and then edit the track.
Stability AI's text-to-audio tool for generating music and audio clips.
Verdict
For editable royalty-free background music; its licence page allows commercial use on all plans.
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●
Not stated by vendor
Free plan Free; personal, non-commercial
Pricing
Creator US$16.99/month, Artist Starter US$29.99, Artist Pro US$35.99, Artist Unlimited US$50; lower figures (US$11.04, US$19.49, US$23.39, US$32.50 a month) are shown for annual billing. Enterprise: contact sales. Free tier: unverified. source
Free $0 (personal, non-commercial). $12/month (660 credits), $30/month, $90/month, $199/month. source
Export formats
Not stated by vendor
Not stated by vendor
Commercial use●
Commercial use allowed
License page: "All Plans: Personal and commercial use in all of your projects." source
Commercial on paid plans only
Free plan: personal, non-commercial use. Paid plans list a commercial license. source
Revenue share / caps
Not stated by vendor
Not stated by vendor
API
Available. Paid music API source
Available. Stable Audio via the Stability AI developer platform source
MCP server
Not stated by vendor. Not checked
Not stated by vendor. Not checked
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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.