Head to head · Audio · updated Oct 15, 2026
Suno vs AIVA
Suno scores 10 to AIVA's 8 on public evidence for AI music generation, and they rank #2 and #3 there. Both are free to start. Numbers below are the same public signals the ranking uses, recomputed nightly — nothing here is sponsored.
Suno
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.
AIVA
AI composer for instrumental, cinematic and game soundtracks with MIDI export.
+ Exports MIDI stems so you can edit the composition in a DAW, which prompt-only generators cannot do.
− No vocals and the output can sound generic without manual editing.
Side by side
public evidence| Suno | AIVA | |
|---|---|---|
| Evidence score / 100 | 10 | 8 |
| GitHub stars | closed source | closed source |
| Hacker News stories, 30d | 0 | 0 |
| Release-feed mentions, 30d | 0 | 0 |
| Last activity | – | – |
| Pricing | Free tier · Pro $10/mo | Free tier · Standard from €15/mo |
| Platforms | web, ios, android | web |
| Maker | Suno | Aiva Technologies |
Which one?
Pick Suno if
- you want the stronger public evidence (10 vs 8)
- you need it on android, ios
Best for full songs with vocals from a prompt.
Pick AIVA if
Exports MIDI stems so you can edit the composition in a DAW, which prompt-only generators cannot do.
Best for editable instrumental scores.