AI tool licence and price changes (2026)
Vendor-side changes to pricing and terms across the 49 AI game-dev tools we track, newest first. So far: Suno and ElevenLabs tightened commercial-use terms. Each entry shows the old and new wording and links the official page.
We re-check every tracked pricing and terms page weekly. Only changes the vendor made are listed here; corrections to our own records are in each tool's changelog. Not legal advice. Raw page diffs: tracked page changes. Machine-readable: JSON · Atom feed.
Suno: commercial use allowed with conditions
Detected Oct 16, 2026 · Terms effective Sep 3, 2026
What changed: Paid plans (Pro/Premier) now allow commercial use only for songs you downloaded through Suno within your plan's monthly download allowance. Free and Basic songs stay personal, non-commercial only.
| Field | Before | Now |
|---|---|---|
Free-tier licence | Terms: free/basic outputs for personal, non-commercial use only | Terms (effective Sep 3, 2026): free/basic outputs for 'lawful, personal and non-commercial purposes' only |
Paid licence | Terms: Pro/Premier, Suno assigns its rights in Output to you; commercial use rights | Terms (effective Sep 3, 2026): Pro/Premier, Suno assigns its rights in Output to you, but commercial use is allowed only for Output you obtained as a permitted Download within your tier's monthly download allocation; Suno makes no warranty that copyright vests in Output |
Paid commercial use | commercial use allowed | commercial use allowed with conditions |
Sources: suno.com/pricing · suno.com/terms
Suno pricing and licence · Can I use Suno commercially? · Can I use Suno music in my game?
ElevenLabs: commercial use allowed with conditions
Detected Oct 16, 2026 · Terms of Use and Music Terms updated Oct 9, 2026
What changed: Voices and sound effects stay commercial on paid plans. Music on self-serve plans now excludes 'Studio Games': it's fine in an Indie Game (under $500K lifetime revenue, from a developer under $1M a year from games); bigger games need Enterprise Music.
| Field | Before | Now |
|---|---|---|
Paid licence | Commercial licence from Starter; music commercial use | Terms of Use (updated Oct 9, 2026): paid users may use the Services commercially. Music Terms (Oct 9, 2026): every self-serve plan allows commercial use 'except film, TV, radio, and Studio Games'; music in an Indie Game (under $500K lifetime revenue, studio under $1M/yr from games) is allowed, otherwise an Enterprise Music plan is needed |
Paid commercial use | commercial use allowed | commercial use allowed with conditions |
Sources: elevenlabs.io/pricing · elevenlabs.io/terms-of-use · elevenlabs.io/music-terms
ElevenLabs pricing and licence · Can I use ElevenLabs commercially? · Can I use ElevenLabs voices and music in my game?
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