Udio
Free planA refined AI music generator for producers
An AI music generation service that creates songs with vocals and instrumentation from text prompts, and supports fine-grained editing such as inpainting to regenerate only selected sections of a track.
vs. similar tools: Its most distinctive differentiator is inpainting editing that regenerates just a specific two-second section of a track exactly as you want.
Overview
At a glance
- Inpainting regenerates just a 2-second slice for precise fixes
- Outputs vocals plus backing, with stem separation for post-work
- Music quality and vocal expressiveness both score above 90
- No API, so external pipeline automation is impossible
- Commercial rights start only at the $30 Pro tier
- Best for: Track makers and solo music creators who want precise editing
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Udio is an AI music generation service that builds songs with both vocals and instrumentation from a text prompt. It is designed not just to spit out a finished track but to support an editing loop afterward, which suits creators who want to actively raise a song's quality. It works across a wide range, from casual hobby use to demo production.
Its most distinctive strength is inpainting, which regenerates just a chosen two-second slice of a track exactly as you want. You can fix only the part that bothers you instead of rerolling the whole song. Stem separation between vocals and backing makes downstream work in an external DAW much smoother.
External connectivity is the weak spot, though. Without an API, slotting song generation into another tool or an automation pipeline is difficult. On the free plan your songs are public and high-quality downloads are blocked, and commercial use requires the $30 Pro tier. Korean support stays at the input-output level, so Korean-lyric work carries some friction.
In short, Udio fits track makers and solo creators who want to refine generated songs section by section to a polished result. Developers hoping to wire song generation into a product through an API should look at a different tool.
Pricing
| Plan | Monthly price | Limits |
|---|---|---|
| Free | $0/mo | 10 credits per day plus a 100-credit monthly bonus, public songs, no high-quality downloads |
| Standard | $10/mo | 2,400 credits per month (about 600 songs), private saving allowed, no commercial use |
| Pro | $30/mo | 6,000 credits per month, full commercial use rights |
Specs
- Vocals
- Supported
- Stem separation
- Supported
- API
- No
- Open source
- No
- Self-hosting
- Not available
- Korean support
- Input/output only
- Commercial use
- Limited
Popularity
Buzz and recognition on absolute thresholds
Absolute-threshold score
71
High confidence3/3 signals
Each axis maps to a 1-10 absolute threshold where 10 means broadly recognizable. Collected: 2026-06-12.
Verified public benchmark: $10M seed funding reported for Udio at launch (as of 2024-04-11) Source
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Last updated: 2026-05-30
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