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Udio
AI music generation platform for creating songs from text prompts
As of 29 August 2026, Udio has a free plan and paid plans start at $10/month. AI platform that generates original songs and instrumentals from text prompts, now operating under a licensing settlement with UMG. Softwr lists it under Music. Udio is available on Web.
Overview
What Udio does
Udio is an AI music generation platform that creates original songs, including vocals and instrumentals, from text prompts. The company settled a copyright lawsuit with Universal Music Group in October 2025 and is building a licensed joint platform targeted for 2026 launch, under terms that include per-generation royalties and content-identification requirements. Litigation with Sony Music and Warner Music Group, which declined to settle, remains ongoing as of mid-2026.
What people use it for
- Generating original songs from text descriptions
- Creating instrumental backing tracks
- Songwriting experimentation and demoing
- Producing commercially licensed tracks under a paid subscription tier
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Where it falls short
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- Ongoing litigation with Sony Music and Warner Music creates uncertainty about catalog-adjacent output and future platform terms.
- Detailed subscription pricing was not published on the site's pricing page at the time of research.
- Under the UMG settlement, the service is moving toward a walled-garden model restricting downloads and off-platform posting.
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Pricing
What Udio costs
Taken from the vendor's own pricing page. Prices move, so check before you buy.
Free
Free
- 10 credits per day plus 100 monthly credits
- Up to 3 130-second songs per day
- No credit rollover
Standard
$10 /mo
- Up to 2,400 credits per month
- Commercial usage rights
- Annual billing available at $8/month
Pro
$30 /mo
- Up to 6,000 credits per month
- Higher-volume generation
- Annual billing available at $24/month
Capabilities
Features
Text-to-song generation
Generates full songs with vocals and instrumentals from text prompts
Content identification
Flags outputs with substantial similarity to licensed catalog tracks, per the UMG settlement
Credit-based generation
Each song generation consumes credits, with 32-second and 130-second song lengths costing different amounts
Free daily credits
Free accounts receive a daily credit allowance plus a monthly top-up, with 130-second songs capped at 3 per day
Song trimming
Trimming generated tracks does not consume additional credits
Subscription trial
Offers a 7-day free trial that can be upgraded to a paid plan at any time from the pricing page
Answered, with sources
Questions people ask
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What are Udio's subscription prices?
Standard is $10/month ($8/month billed annually) and Pro is $30/month ($24/month billed annually); a Free tier and a 7-day subscription trial are also available.
SourceHow many credits does each plan include?
Free accounts get 10 credits per day plus 100 monthly credits; Standard includes up to 2,400 credits per month and Pro includes up to 6,000 credits per month.
SourceDo unused credits roll over?
No, subscription credits do not carry over between months, and if a subscription ends the account reverts to free-tier credit limits.
SourceHow do I cancel or change my Udio subscription?
Manage or cancel from udio.com/account; upgrades apply immediately with prorated charges, downgrades take effect next billing cycle, and cancellations stay active until the end of the paid period.
SourceDoes the free trial include extra credits?
No, accounts on the 7-day subscription trial keep free-tier credit limits and remain capped at 3 130-second songs per day until they upgrade.
SourceTimeline
Udio over time
- Milestone2025-10-30T00:00:00.000Z
Universal Music Group settles AI copyright lawsuit with Udio, plans joint platform
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