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Audio · by Meta

AudioCraft (MusicGen)

Meta's open MusicGen and AudioGen models for music and sound generation.

+ Weights and training code are public - run it locally with no quota.
− Research code: Python and a GPU to set up, and short clips out.

Open sourceFree; needs a GPU or a hosted spaceopen sourceclilinuxmac

Open AudioCraft (MusicGen) ↗ best for: self-hosted music generation

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Head to head: AudioCraft (MusicGen) vs Riffusion AudioCraft (MusicGen) vs Suno AudioCraft (MusicGen) vs Stable Audio

AudioCraft (MusicGen) alternatives

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1
Riffusion Free tier
Text-to-music model with a generous free tier and a vocal-aware editor.

+ Free generation with no hard monthly cap, and the original model was published openly.
− Full-song quality trails Suno; the open repo is a hobby release, not the product.

Free generation; paid plan adds stems and commercial termsweb
38new
evidence / 100
2
Suno Free tier
Generates complete songs with vocals and lyrics from a text prompt.

+ Produces radio-ready full songs with sung vocals in any genre within a minute.
− Commercial rights require a paid plan, and it is the subject of major-label copyright litigation.

Pro $10/mowebiosandroid
33▼ 12
evidence / 100
3
Stable Audio Free tier
Stability AI's text-to-audio generator for music and sound effects, with an open-weights variant.

+ Good at sound effects and samples as well as music, and trained on licensed audio for lower legal risk.
− Tracks top out at a few minutes and vocals are weak compared with Suno or Udio.

Pro $11.99/mowebapi
16▼ 15
evidence / 100
4
Mubert Free tier
Royalty-free generative music by text prompt, with an API for apps and video.

+ Licensing is built in - tracks on paid plans are cleared for commercial use.
− Prompt control is coarse next to Suno or Udio; this is background music, not songs.

Free tier with attribution; paid plans for commercial usewebapiiosandroid
11new
evidence / 100
5
Beatoven.ai Free tier
Mood-based background music for video and podcasts, cleared for commercial use.

+ Scores to a timeline and a mood instead of generating a standalone song.
− No vocals, and the range of styles is narrow.

Free minutes each month; per-minute or subscription afterwebapi
9new
evidence / 100

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