AIVA vs Suno: AI game music pricing and who owns the copyright

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
Suno: free tier: no commercial use. Paid: commercial use allowed (Terms: Pro/Premier, Suno assigns its rights in Output to you; commercial use rights). Details

	AIVA	Suno
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/day, no song downloads, no commercial rights
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)	Pro $8/mo; Premier $24/mo
Credits / cost per asset	not stated	not stated
Licence: free tier	EULA s.3: Free plan gets a Non-Commercial License; credit must be given to AIVA	Terms: free/basic outputs for personal, non-commercial use only
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'	Terms: Pro/Premier, Suno assigns its rights in Output to you; commercial use rights
Export / engines	MP3, MIDI; Pro adds all formats and WAV	Song downloads (20/mo Pro, 60/mo Premier); stems
Engine integrations	not stated	not stated
API / MCP	unverified	unverified
IP indemnity	No vendor IP indemnity found in the terms	No vendor IP indemnity found in the terms; you must indemnify the vendor
Affiliate	not stated	not stated