The 2026 Music-AI Landscape
Music-generation AI has reached an era where one line of text makes a 3-4 minute song with vocals. Suno and Udio are the two major forces; AIVA specializes in classical/film music; Soundraw is Japan-origin royalty-free.
Features by Model
Suno v4.5
- A high-completeness full song from one line of text
- Japanese-lyrics support
- Style Reference to borrow another song's mood
- Cover feature (convert existing audio to another genre)
- Pro $10/mo for commercial, Premier $30/mo for mass generation
Udio v2
- Well-regarded for vocal naturalness
- Long generation (up to 15 min)
- Inpainting (regenerate part of a song)
- Stem-separated output
- Confirm license terms after the RIAA lawsuit settlement
AIVA
- Specialized in film music/classical
- MIDI / score output possible
- Licensed training data for peace of mind
