Music tool profile
Udio
An AI music generation platform focused on song quality and control — editing, remixing, style references, and voice tools for musicians.
- Best for
- Musicians and creators who want granular control over AI songs — edit, remix, extend, and reference styles — rather than one-shot generation.
- Starting point
- Free plan (10 credits/day, 100 credits/month, no rollover).
- Free plan
- Yes — Free plan (no credit card required): 10 credits per day and 100 credits per month (no...
- Key limitation
- Free tier is very limited: 10 credits/day, no rollover, max 3 full-length generations per day.
Choose it if
Musicians and creators who want granular control over AI songs — edit, remix, extend, and reference styles — rather than one-shot generation.
Avoid it if
- Free tier is very limited: 10 credits/day, no rollover, max 3 full-length generations per day.
- Monthly credits do not roll over.
- The official Terms of Service include restrictive clauses on downloading and distributing output and assign output ownership to the company, with paid-subscriber exceptions on attribution — review the current ToS before relying on it commercially (flagged ).
Free-plan suitability
Free plan (no credit card required): 10 credits per day and 100 credits per month (no rollovers), generate up to 4 songs at the same time, and a limit of 3 full-length (2:10) song generations per day; basic features only.
Where it fits
Musicians and creators who want granular control over AI songs — edit, remix, extend, and reference styles — rather than one-shot generation.
Pricing note
- Starting point
- Free plan (10 credits/day, 100 credits/month, no rollover).
- Free plan
- Yes — Free plan (no credit card required): 10 credits per day and 100 credits per month (no...
Free plan (10 credits/day, 100 credits/month, no rollover). Standard $10/month or $8/month billed annually ($96/year, 2,400 credits/month). Pro $30/month or $24/month billed annually ($288/year, 6,000 credits/month). Credit top-ups from $3 per 100 credits.
Verify the current plan, credits, output limits, and commercial terms before purchasing.
Estimate your music costIs it legit?
Who is behind Udio, where it is based, and what is publicly known about its funding. Company details change — verify on the official site before committing.
- Company
- Uncharted Labs, Inc. (Udio)
- Founded
- 2023
- Headquarters
- New York, NY, USA
- Funding
- $10M seed (April 2024) with a16z and others (per Forbes)
Free plan details
Free plan (no credit card required): 10 credits per day and 100 credits per month (no rollovers), generate up to 4 songs at the same time, and a limit of 3 full-length (2:10) song generations per day; basic features only.
Trade-offs to check
- Free tier is very limited: 10 credits/day, no rollover, max 3 full-length generations per day.
- Monthly credits do not roll over.
- The official Terms of Service include restrictive clauses on downloading and distributing output and assign output ownership to the company, with paid-subscriber exceptions on attribution — review the current ToS before relying on it commercially (flagged ).
What Udio does
- AI music generator: create brand-new songs, extend or remix songs, create with Styles (use a musical reference), premium Artist Styles, blend styles, and edit music and lyrics
- Free plan: 10 credits per day and 100 credits per month (no rollover), generate up to 4 songs at the same time, limit of 3 full-length (2:10) song generations per day
- Standard $10/mo ($8/mo billed annually): 2,400 credits/month (no rollover), no daily 3-song limit on 2-minute generations, up to 6 songs at once, Voice Control, edit music and lyrics, generate songs from uploaded audio, use existing songs as style reference, upload custom cover art
- Pro $30/mo ($24/mo billed annually): 6,000 credits/month, generate up to 10 songs at once, all features from other plans
- Voices: create songs with Udio's library of voices and save & reuse your own voices; generate cover art; adjust song access permissions
- Extra credits purchasable (100 credits $3.00, 1,000 credits $25.00); student pricing available; credits do not roll over
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