Free AI Music Generators and Royalty-Free Music
Which AI music generators and royalty-free music libraries a startup can make or get background music for videos, ads and podcasts with for free today, whether free tracks can be used commercially, how many downloads are free, whether a card is needed and what the first paid plan costs, read from each provider's own page.
Free allowances read on each provider's own pages, all checked on or after . Music tools change their free plans from time to time: confirm the terms on the provider's page before you rely on it.
AI music generators a startup can use for free today include Mubert (25 tracks a month), Uppbeat (3 free downloads, own channels), AIVA (Free forever, 3 downloads a month), Epidemic Sound (Free trial of the paid plans), and Loudly (1 download a day, limited creations). Each of the 9 free plans below links to the provider's page that states it, with its main limit, whether free tracks can be used commercially, whether a card is needed and what the first paid plan costs.
A product video, an ad or a podcast intro needs music you are allowed to use. AI music generators make an original track from a short description, and royalty-free libraries offer ready-made tracks; most have a free plan or a trial.
The headline rarely tells you how far it goes. Most free plans are for personal, non-commercial use only, cap downloads a month or allow no downloads at all, so a track you publish for your business usually needs a paid plan. Each tool below shows what is free, its main limit, whether free tracks can be used commercially, whether a card is needed and what the first paid plan costs, quoted from the provider's own page with the date we read it.
Which tools we picked and the order they appear in are our editorial choices; the terms are the providers'. Some of these providers pay us a referral commission when someone signs up through our link: those links are labeled, and they play no part in which tools are listed or where.
AI music generators with a free plan
Describe a mood or genre and get an original track, free to start.
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Mubert
The most tracks on a free plan, non-commercial use
Mubert's free plan gives 25 tracks a month and 5 downloads, for non-commercial use only. Its first paid plan, Creator Non-Commercial, is $11.69 a month billed annually.
- What's free
- 25 tracks a month (source: mubert.com)
- Main limit
- 5 downloads a month (source: mubert.com)
- Commercial use
- Non-commercial only (source: mubert.com)
- First paid plan
- Creator: $11.69 a month billed yearly (source: mubert.com)
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AIVA
Short tracks for non-monetized, credited use
AIVA's free plan is free forever with no credit card required, and includes 3 downloads a month. Its compositions are for non-commercial use cases only, for users who do not mind giving credit to AIVA.
- Main limit
- 3 downloads a month (source: aiva.ai)
- Commercial use
- Non-commercial only, credit AIVA (source: aiva.ai)
- Payment card
- No credit card required (source: aiva.ai)
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Loudly
Previewing AI songs, one download a day
Loudly's free plan has no credit card required, and allows 1 download per day for non-commercial use. Its Personal plan is $8 a month, billed annually at $96 a year.
- Commercial use
- Non-commercial use only (source: loudly.com)
- Payment card
- No credit card required (source: loudly.com)
- First paid plan
- Personal: $8 a month, billed annually (source: loudly.com)
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Soundful
Trying unlimited generations, one download a month
Soundful's Free plan has unlimited track generations and 1 MP3 download a month, but its tracks cannot be used commercially on that plan. The Plus plan is $4.99 per user a month, billed monthly.
- Commercial use
- Not for commercial use (source: soundful.com)
- First paid plan
- Plus: $4.99 a user a month (source: soundful.com)
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Suno
Quick songs on daily credits, no downloads
Suno's free plan gives 50 credits per day, but it has no monthly song downloads and no commercial rights. Its Pro plan is $8 a month, billed yearly.
- Commercial use
- No commercial rights (source: suno.com)
- First paid plan
- Pro: $8 a month, billed yearly (source: suno.com)
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Udio
Sketching songs, not for downloading
Udio's free plan gives 10 credits a day and 100 a month, with no credit card required. Its terms say you may not download copies of any Output, and Output is for personal and non-commercial use.
- Commercial use
- Personal and non-commercial use only (source: udio.com)
- Payment card
- No credit card required (source: udio.com)
- First paid plan
- Standard: $8 a month billed annually (source: udio.com)
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Boomy
Making and saving songs, no downloads
Boomy's free plan keeps 25 song saves, but it has no downloads and no commercial use. Its Creator plan is $9.99 a month after a 33% discount.
- Main limit
- No downloads (source: boomy.com)
- Commercial use
- No commercial use (source: boomy.com)
- First paid plan
- Creator: $9.99 a month (33% off) (source: boomy.com)
Royalty-free music libraries with a free plan
Pick ready-made tracks for videos and ads, free to start.
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Uppbeat
A few downloads to test music on your channel
Uppbeat's free account gives 3 free downloads for individual use on your own channels. Its Essentials plan is $6.99 a month.
- First paid plan
- Essentials: $6.99 a month (source: uppbeat.io)
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Epidemic Sound
Testing the catalog before paying
Epidemic Sound offers a free trial of its plans so you can try its catalog. Its Creator plan is $9.99 a month, billed $119.88 yearly.
- First paid plan
- Creator: $9.99 a month (source: epidemicsound.com)
Start free at Epidemic SoundTerms read on epidemicsound.com on Epidemic Sound: the free allowance and how to start
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How this comparison is built
The list covers AI music generators and royalty-free music libraries a founder can use for free today without applying to a program. The order and the "best for" notes are our editorial reading of each tool's terms. Every term comes from the tool's own pricing or help page on the date shown, never from a third-party list; follow each link for the full conditions. Free songs that cannot be used commercially, a cap on credits or songs a day, downloads kept for paid plans can matter more than the headline, so the comparison quotes them wherever the provider states them. Some of these tools pay StartupPerks a referral commission, and their links are labeled as referral links; that decides neither whether nor where a tool appears, and no tool pays for a placement on this page.
Read the full methodologyCommon questions
Can I use free AI music commercially?
Usually not. By the terms each provider states, the free plans of Suno, Udio, Mubert, AIVA, Loudly, Soundful and Boomy are for non-commercial use only, so business use needs a paid plan.
Is Suno free?
Suno's free plan gives 50 credits a day on its free models, with no monthly song downloads and no commercial rights; its Pro plan is $8 a month, billed yearly.
What is the best free AI music generator?
By the terms each provider states, Soundful gives unlimited generations with 1 MP3 download a month, Mubert 25 tracks and 5 downloads a month, and AIVA 3 downloads a month, all for non-commercial use.
Where can I get free music for a YouTube channel?
Uppbeat gives 3 free downloads for use on your own channels, and Epidemic Sound offers a free trial of its paid plans.
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