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)
Stable Audio vs Udio
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Our ranking
In Music & SFX, Stable Audio ranks #3 and Udio ranks #9. 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
Udio
Music & SFX · Free tier + paid- Commercial use
- Not allowed
- Free plan
- Free plan10 credits/day, 100/month
- Ship free-plan output?
- No, on any plan
- Engines
- Any (standard file export / engine-agnostic)
Bottom line for game devs
- Commercial use: Stable Audio: commercial on paid plans only terms. Udio: not allowed terms.
- Free plan: Stable Audio: free plan (Free; personal, non-commercial) pricing. Udio: free plan (10 credits/day, 100/month) pricing.
- Shipping free-plan output in a paid game: neither allows it, per their published terms.
- API and MCP: Stable Audio: public API, MCP not stated by vendor. Udio: no public API, no MCP server found.
- Engine integrations stated by the vendor: both: none stated (standard file export).
Best for
Music and audio clips from text
Personal music experiments only (not for commercial games)
What it does
Stability AI's text-to-audio tool for generating music and audio clips.
AI music generation and remixing app.
Verdict
For generated music and audio clips; the free plan is non-commercial, while paid plans include a commercial licence.
For personal music experiments only; its current terms prohibit commercial use of output, so it isn't suitable for shipped games.
Tasks
Music & SFX
Music & SFX
Engines
Any (standard file export / engine-agnostic)
Any (standard file export / engine-agnostic)
Free plan
Free plan Free; personal, non-commercial
Free plan 10 credits/day, 100/month
Pricing
Free $0 (personal, non-commercial). $12/month (660 credits), $30/month, $90/month, $199/month. source
Free US$0 (10 credits/day, 100/month). Standard US$10/month (US$8 billed annually). Pro US$30/month (US$24 billed annually). source
Export formats
Not stated by vendor
Not stated by vendor
Commercial use●
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
Not allowed
Current Terms of Service list exploiting the Services or any Output for any commercial purpose among prohibited uses. Not suitable for shipping in commercial games under these terms. source
Current Terms of Service list exploiting the Services or any Output for any commercial purpose among prohibited uses. Not suitable for shipping in commercial games under these terms. source
Revenue share / caps
Not stated by vendor
Not stated by vendor
API●
Available. Stable Audio via the Stability AI developer platform source
No public API. Help centre says there is no public API source
MCP server●
Not stated by vendor. Not checked
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.