Best Music Generators (2026)
Create music, beats, and soundtracks with AI. No musical experience needed.
7 tools ranked S through F.
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Sorted by overall score. Click any tool for the full review.
| # | Tool | Tier | Overall | Ease | Output | Value | Features |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lyria 3.5 (Google) **Two new surfaces in two days: Lovable apps can generate music with Lyria 3 Clip Preview (about 30 s) and Lyria 3 Pro Preview (up to 184 s) from 2026-10-05, credits charged per finished track; and Google Flow Music now exports custom Spaces as VST3/AU plugins for DAWs (2026-10-06).** Google DeepMind's music generation model. **Lyria 3.5 launched 2026-07-29 into Google Flow Music only** -- and on **2026-09-04 it finally reached the Gemini app and the Gemini API**, closing the availability caveat this page has carried since July. Now **available to all users globally on web and mobile**, plus Flow Music, AI Studio and Google Vids, with genre and vocal/instrumental selection, starter templates and a choice of short or longer tracks. Still no API rate card, track-length spec or commercial-rights statement. The Lyria 3 Pro line brought 3-minute structured songs with intro, verse, chorus and outro control | B | 7.8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 8 |
| 2 | ElevenMusic ElevenLabs' AI music platform -- commercially licensed from day one, voice-cloning stack built in. Web platform launched 2026-04-29 alongside iOS (originally iOS-only at 2026-04-02 launch). $11M paid to creators via the ElevenLabs voice library, 4,000+ independent artists creating on the platform, and Eleven Album Vol. 2 curated release with Danger Twins, Justin Love, and partner Jonas Group Entertainment | B | 7.8 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 7 |
| 3 | Suno Type a sentence, get a full song back -- vocals, instruments, and all. **Speech (beta) opened to everyone on 2026-10-01: Suno's first audio model that generates a spoken voice and original background music as one track -- type a poem or script, describe the voice and musical style, and get a scored reading; it is explicitly a beta (accents can wander) and no pricing or credit cost is stated.** **Suno v6 launched 2026-09-09**: the first model generation developed with industry partners (Warner Music Group, BMG, Believe), in three variants -- **v6** (Pro/Premier), **v6-wild** (Pro/Premier, more varied) and **v6-mini** (everyone, now the free model). Section-level edits, mashups and sampling by plain-language prompt; text/audio/image/video input. **All previous models (v4-v5.5) will be retired as v6 rolls out.** Download caps and a new ToS took effect 2026-09-03: Free 7 lifetime trial downloads, Pro 20/month, Premier 60/month (unlimited via Suno Studio), retroactive | B | 7.5 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 7 |
| 4 | Stable Audio Stability AI's music + sound-effects model family -- Stable Audio 3.0 (2026-05-20) ships open weights on its small/medium models, generates full 6-minute compositions, and is trained on fully licensed Warner + Universal data. **A Stable Audio DAW plugin (macOS AU/VST3, Logic and Ableton, tempo-synced) and a multi-track web editor shipped in beta on 2026-08-18**, and Stability closed a **$76M Series B on 2026-08-25** ($232M total) with EA, Sony Music, Universal and Warner Music investing | B | 7.4 | 6.5 | 7.5 | 8 | 7.5 |
| 5 | Udio AI music generation that leans harder into audio fidelity and sonic detail than the competition | B | 7.3 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 7 |
| 6 | Soundraw AI music generator that builds royalty-free tracks you can customize beat by beat | B | 7.3 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 6 |
| 7 | AIVA AI music composer specializing in orchestral and cinematic scores -- one of the oldest players in AI music **Pricing is in euros and was verified 2026-10-06: Free (3 downloads a month, AIVA keeps the copyright, credit required), Standard EUR 11/month billed annually, Pro EUR 33/month billed annually for full copyright, 300 downloads and WAV export; monthly billing costs more, and AIVA now claims 250+ styles.** | C | 6.6 | 6.5 | 7.5 | 6 | 6.5 |