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AIVA

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AI composer strong in orchestral and cinematic music

An AI composition tool specialized in instrumental and orchestral-style music for film, games, and advertising. Pick a style to generate a track, then download it as MIDI for further arrangement. The Pro plan grants full copyright ownership of generated tracks.

Limited commercial use
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vs. similar tools: Its differentiator is full copyright ownership of generated tracks on the Pro plan plus MIDI editing support, making it especially strong for scoring video and game background music.

Overview

At a glance

  • Specialized in orchestral and cinematic instrumental composition
  • Editing flexibility: download MIDI to arrange further
  • Full copyright ownership of generated tracks on the Pro plan
  • No vocal generation, so tracks cannot include lyrics or singing
  • Effectively no Korean support, limiting UI accessibility
  • Best for: Solo creators and composers scoring video and game background music
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AIVA is an AI composition tool specialized in instrumental and orchestral-style music for film, games, and advertising. You pick a style to generate a track, then download it as MIDI to arrange further yourself, which makes it a fit for solo creators and composers scoring video and game background music.

Its strengths come from composition quality and rights ownership. Composition quality scores a high 87, so cinematic results are within reach, and MIDI editing support pushes editing flexibility to 84. On the Pro plan you fully own the copyright to generated tracks and can monetize without limit, which earns a rights score of 90. That is why it is especially strong for scoring video and game soundtracks.

The limits lie in track format and language support. It offers no vocal generation, so you cannot create songs with lyrics; it centers on instrumentals. Korean support sits at just 20, leaving UI accessibility low. The free plan is non-commercial and requires attribution, and commercial use is restricted, so a paid plan is effectively required to monetize.

In short, for a creator making lyric-free cinematic background music who wants firm ownership of the results, starting at $12 a month and stepping up to the $36 Pro plan for full rights is a solid path. But anyone who needs vocal tracks with lyrics is better served by a tool that supports vocal generation.

Pricing

PlanMonthly priceLimits
Free$0/mo3 downloads per month (MP3/MIDI), non-commercial, attribution required
Standard$12/mo15 downloads per month, limited monetization, copyright owned by AIVA
Pro$36/mo300 downloads per month, all formats including WAV, full copyright ownership and unlimited monetization

Specs

Vocals
Not supported
API
No
Open source
No
Self-hosting
Not available
Korean support
Not supported
Commercial use
Limited

Popularity

Buzz and recognition on absolute thresholds

47

Absolute-threshold score

47

High confidence3/3 signals

Hacker News buzzGoogle TrendsYouTube recent resultsHacker News buzz Criterion: Sum of Hacker News story points from strict title matches. Raw value: 44 pts Absolute-threshold score: 4.3/10 Updated: 2026-06-16Google Trends Criterion: Google Trends relative search interest over the past 30 days. Raw value: 71 / 100 Absolute-threshold score: 7.3/10 Updated: 2026-06-16YouTube recent results Criterion: YouTube Data API recent video search result estimate over the past 30 days. Raw value: 78 results Absolute-threshold score: 4.2/10 Updated: 2026-06-16

Each axis maps to a 1-10 absolute threshold where 10 means broadly recognizable. Collected: 2026-06-16.

By popularity

  • 94
    Suno

    Its key differentiator is letting even beginners produce a complete song, with vocals, lyrics, and backing track, from a single sentence faster than anything else.

  • 79
    LANDR

    Its key differentiator is an ecosystem that bundles music distribution, samples, plugins, and collaboration alongside mastering in a single subscription.

  • 71
    Stable Audio

    With Stable Audio 3.0, it can generate tracks up to roughly 6 minutes 20 seconds in a single pass while supporting audio-to-audio transformation and inpainting.

  • 71
    Udio

    Its most distinctive differentiator is inpainting editing that regenerates just a specific two-second section of a track exactly as you want.

  • 67
    Eleven Music

    What sets it apart is training on cleared, licensed data that guarantees broad commercial use on paid plans, plus a music API for developers.

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Last updated: 2026-05-30

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