AIVA composes instrumental music for film, games and advertising, with an editor for adjusting the generated score and explicit copyright assignment on paid plans. That ownership position is the reason professionals use it over consumer music generators. It does not do vocals.
Who it is for
A video or game producer who needs a royalty-free instrumental track and owns the rights.
Key features
- Instrumental composition in 250-plus styles
- Score editor for adjusting generated music
- Copyright ownership on paid plans
- MIDI and stems export
- Preset influence from reference tracks
Where it falls short
It does not do vocals, and the editor is built for score-level changes rather than sound design, so the file still needs a DAW and a mixing pass.
Pricing
Free plan is non-commercial and limited. Paid plans start around $15 a month and the differentiator is the copyright assignment, which only applies on the paid tiers. Confirm the licence covers your use case.
Prices move; the tier structure is the part that stays true. Check current pricing on AIVA.
Alternatives to AIVA
Frequently asked
Is AIVA free?
Partly. Free plan is non-commercial and limited. Paid plans start around $15 a month and the differentiator is the copyright assignment, which only applies on the paid tiers. Confirm the licence covers your use case.
What is AIVA best for?
A video or game producer who needs a royalty-free instrumental track and owns the rights.
What are the best alternatives to AIVA?
The closest substitutes we list are Soundraw, Suno and Udio. They sit in a similar price bracket but make a different trade-off, so read the weaknesses section of each review before switching.
Which platforms does AIVA run on?
AIVA is available on Web.