Best AI music generators

7 tools for songs, background music, sound effects, compared side by side.

The ranked list

  1. 1

    Suno

    Generates songs from text prompts

    Music generationWeb appMobile

    Creates complete original songs with vocals, lyrics and production from a text prompt. Adds a browser DAW on the Premier plan, voice recording, stem separation, and commercial rights on paid plans.

  2. 2

    Udio

    Generates music in seconds

    Music generation

    AI music generator for creating music in seconds. Listed here as a music generation tool, with its main job matching this task.

  3. 3

    AIVA

    Music generation

    Music generation

    Free plan

    AIVA generates new songs in more than 250 styles, for beginners, professionals and content creators who want to own their compositions.

  4. 4

    SOUNDRAW

    Music generation

    Music generationWeb appAPI

    SOUNDRAW is an AI music generator for royalty-free beats and tracks, with a mixer to edit instruments, intensity and length, for creators and artists.

  5. 5

    ElevenLabsalso does this

    Generates speech and music

    Text to speechAPI

    Free plan

    Mainly a text-to-speech and voice platform that also generates music, sound effects and offers a music API. Has a free plan, with paid tiers from $5/mo billed annually.

  6. 6

    Runwayalso does this

    Video editing

    Video editingMobileAPI

    Free plan

    Mainly a platform for generating and editing video, images and audio. Music, voice and sound effects generation is included on the Standard plan and above, and an API is available.

  7. 7

    Pikaalso does this

    Text to video

    Text to videoWeb appAPIMobile

    Pika is an AI creative platform for making video, images, music and speech in one place, for ad creatives, editors, marketers and filmmakers.

List updated 16 Oct 2026