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Which AI music generators allow commercial use?

Depends

Only on the right plan. Suno needs Pro or Premier, AIVA's free tier is non-commercial, Mubert needs Pro or Business, and Udio's current terms bar all commercial use. ElevenLabs Music allows some commercial use on every plan, but free tracks can't be downloaded and streaming distribution needs Creator or above.

Last verified 2026-10-18. Our reading of the quoted terms below, not legal advice.

Quick answers

Can you make money with AI music?

Yes, on a plan that allows it and within each platform's rules. Spotify and DistroKid accept AI music but bar unauthorised voice impersonation and mass-uploaded spam. DistroKid also needs you to own 100% of the rights.

Is AI music royalty free?

Not by default. Each tool licenses or assigns rights by plan. Suno assigns its rights to Pro and Premier users, AIVA gives you full copyright only on Pro, and Soundraw keeps the rights and licenses use by plan.

Is there a free AI music generator for commercial use?

Among the music tools we track, no free plan clearly allows full commercial use. ElevenLabs Music's free plan allows some commercial use, but you can't download tracks or put them on streaming services, and you have to credit Eleven Music.

Can you copyright AI music?

Not music that AI generated on its own, in the US. Lyrics you wrote and parts you performed can be protected.

Can you copyright AI art, music and video? →

Tool by tool

  • Suno

    AI song generator for full tracks with vocals from a text prompt.

    • Free / Basic No
    • Pro / Premier Yes

    Free/Basic: personal and non-commercial only. Pro/Premier: Suno assigns you its rights in your songs.

  • ElevenLabs Music

    ElevenLabs' AI song generator for instrumentals and full songs with vocals.

    • Free Depends
    • Starter Depends
    • Creator / Pro Yes
    • Scale / Business Yes

    Every plan allows online/offline commercial use except film, TV, radio and Studio Games. Free: no downloads, no streaming distribution, attribution required. Creator and up: streaming distribution permitted, no attribution.

  • AIVA

    AI music generator for songs in 250+ styles, with editing and MIDI export.

    • Free (Non-Commercial License) No
    • Standard (Limited Commercial License) Depends
    • Pro (Full Copyright) Yes

    AIVA's free tier is non-commercial with credit to AIVA, and AIVA keeps the copyright; the Pro plan gives you full copyright to monetise. A middle tier licenses monetisation on YouTube, Twitch, TikTok and Instagram only.

  • Mubert

    AI music generator for royalty-free tracks from text prompts, plus an API.

    • Free / Creator No
    • Pro / Business Yes

    Commercial use needs a Pro or Business plan; music on Mubert's own domains is licensed for personal use only.

  • Soundraw

    AI music generator for royalty-free beats, with stems and instrument control.

    • Plans per schedule Depends

    Soundraw keeps the rights and grants a non-exclusive licence to use generated music according to your plan (plan schedule not reviewed).

  • Stable Audio

    Stability AI's music and sound-effects generator, on web, in DAWs and by API.

    • Free / paid Unknown

    Stable Audio's terms page points to Stability AI's Terms of Service. Those terms say you keep ownership of content you submit; we did not find a plan-level output commercial clause on the page we checked.

  • Udio

    AI music generator for songs from text, with extend, inpaint and remix.

    • All plans No

    Current terms bar downloading outputs, posting them to streaming/UGC platforms, and any commercial use. Udio and its licensors own the output.

Platform rules

Spotify

AI disclosure: Spotify announced AI disclosures via industry-standard credits (Sep 2025).

  • Vocal impersonation (e.g. AI voice clones) only with the impersonated artist's authorisation.
  • No synthetic media presented as authentic in harmful ways.
  • Spam-style mass uploads are filtered and not recommended.
All Spotify rules →

DistroKid

AI disclosure: No separate AI label stated in the article; releases must meet each streaming service's guidelines.

  • You must own 100% of the rights, including the right to distribute AI-made music.
  • No mimicking someone's voice, likeness or identity without permission.
  • No mass-generated spam made to game streaming algorithms.
  • Streaming services may still reject or remove releases.
All DistroKid rules →

YouTube

AI disclosure: Required for realistic AI-generated or meaningfully altered content, for AI-generated music, and for AI music that's the main focus of a video. You tick 'AI use' in YouTube Studio when you upload. YouTube says the label alone won't limit a video's audience or its eligibility to earn money.

  • Mass-produced, template-like AI content is not eligible for monetization (inauthentic content policy).
  • Using AI to help tell an original story or visualise your own character is given as an acceptable example.
  • Realistic AI-generated or altered content must be disclosed during upload; non-realistic or minor edits don't need it.
  • AI-generated music must be disclosed, and so must AI music that's the main focus of a video. It can be fully or partly made with AI.
  • Disclosing AI on its own won't limit a video's audience or its eligibility to earn money, according to YouTube.
  • Not disclosing can lead to YouTube adding the label itself, removing content or suspending you from the YouTube Partner Program if you keep skipping it.
All YouTube rules →

What the terms say

Spotify

“Vocal impersonation is only allowed in music on Spotify when the impersonated artist has authorized the usage.”

“Content that promotes manipulated and synthetic media as authentic in ways that pose the risk of harm”

“AI disclosures for music with industry-standard credits”

All Spotify rules →

Owning an output under a tool's terms isn't the same as holding copyright in it. Can you copyright AI art, music and video? →

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