AIVA vs Stable Audio: AI soundtrack pricing and commercial licence
Side-by-side from each vendor's own pricing and terms pages, checked 2026-10-15. Prices shown exactly as displayed (promos and billing period noted).
The licence question first
- AIVA: free tier: no commercial use. Paid: commercial use allowed with conditions (Standard: Limited Commercial License (YouTube, Twitch, TikTok, Instagram only), so not for a commercial game. Pro: 'Licensor hereby assigns, grants and conveys all copyrights of the MIDI and/or Audio Composition to Licensee'). Details
- Stable Audio: free tier: conflicting vendor statements. Paid: commercial use allowed (Pricing page: 'Commercial license' on Solo, Session, Producer and Studio; enterprises with annual revenue over $1M deploying the models on their own infrastructure should contact Stability for licensing). Details
| AIVA | Stable Audio | |
|---|---|---|
| Free tier | Free: 3 downloads/month, tracks up to 3 min, MP3 & MIDI; non-commercial only, credit to AIVA required, copyright owned by AIVA | Free: 50 credits/month, personal non-commercial use |
| Paid price (as shown) | Standard €11/mo billed annually (15 downloads/mo; monetize only on YouTube, Twitch, TikTok, Instagram); Pro €33/mo billed annually (300 downloads/mo; copyright owned by you) | Solo $12/mo; Session $30/mo; Producer $90/mo; Studio $199/mo |
| Credits / cost per asset | not stated | Solo 660 credits = ~165 full-mix generations (~4 credits each) |
| Licence: free tier | EULA s.3: Free plan gets a Non-Commercial License; credit must be given to AIVA | Conflicting official sources: the pricing page lists the Free plan as 'Personal, non-commercial use', while Stability's licensing knowledge-base article says 'Whether you use a Free, Solo, Creator, Pro, Studio, Max, or pay-as-you-go through the API, commercial use is permitted' and allows games 'including on the Free plan' |
| Licence: paid | Standard: Limited Commercial License (YouTube, Twitch, TikTok, Instagram only), so not for a commercial game. Pro: 'Licensor hereby assigns, grants and conveys all copyrights of the MIDI and/or Audio Composition to Licensee' | Pricing page: 'Commercial license' on Solo, Session, Producer and Studio; enterprises with annual revenue over $1M deploying the models on their own infrastructure should contact Stability for licensing |
| Export / engines | MP3, MIDI; Pro adds all formats and WAV | Web app and DAW plugin |
| Engine integrations | not stated | not stated |
| API / MCP | unverified | unverified |
| IP indemnity | No vendor IP indemnity found in the terms | Vendor IP indemnity on some plans only; you must indemnify the vendor |
| Affiliate | not stated | not stated |
Sources
- https://www.aiva.ai/pricing
- https://www.aiva.ai/legal/1
- https://stableaudio.com/pricing
- https://kb.stability.ai/knowledge-base/stable-audio-commerical-and-usage-licensing
- https://stability.ai/terms-of-service
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