AI music and soundtracks for your videos
Stock music libraries get repetitive and copyright claims kill monetisation. Generate a track that fits the mood instead, on a plan that actually lets you use it.
Not hands-on tested yet. The picks below are based on vendor documentation and pricing we verified on 19 Oct 2026. Test results will appear here once we've run our standard task. We don't publish made-up test results.
Suno (Pro)
Generates full songs, with vocals or instrumental, from a text prompt on its v6 models. Pro adds commercial use rights, 20 song downloads a month and stem separation, so you can pull out an instrumental bed to sit under your voice.
source, checked 19 Oct 2026
ElevenLabs (Eleven Music)
If you already pay for ElevenLabs for voiceover, music comes out of the same credit pool. Eleven Music costs about 900 credits a minute, and commercial use of music is listed from Starter, so Starter's 30k credits would cover roughly 33 minutes of music if you spent them on nothing else.
source, checked 19 Oct 2026
Suno Free, for anything you'll publish
Suno's pricing page lists the Free plan with no commercial rights and no monthly song downloads. It's fine for sketching ideas, not for a monetised video or an ad. Even on paid plans, Suno points to its terms of service for limits on commercial use, so read them before you use a track in client work.
The full stack
- Brief: Your LLM of choice
Describe the mood, genre, tempo and length, and whether you need vocals, an instrumental or a 10-second sting. - Generate: Suno (or ElevenLabs on a budget)
Generate a few versions and keep the best one. - Stems and trims: Suno stem separation
Split out the instrumental, and trim or extend it to match your edit. - Mix: Descript or your usual editor
Lay the track under your voiceover and lower it whenever someone speaks.
Also considered
| Tool | Why it's not the pick | Pricing (verified) |
|---|---|---|
| Google Flow Music (Lyria 3.5) | Included with Google AI plans, which is handy if you already pay for one. We haven't verified Google's commercial-use terms for Flow Music tracks, so check them before you publish. | Google AI Plus $4.99/mo (3,000 Flow Music credits/mo); Google AI Pro $19.99/mo (10,000/mo). US prices. (source, 19 Oct 2026) |
Test notes
Pending hands-on test
Pending hands-on test. Planned standard task: generate a 60-second lo-fi instrumental bed and a 15-second jingle with lyrics from identical prompts in each tool, then score prompt adherence, audible artefacts and how well the bed sits under speech. We'll record the credits used and the licence terms that apply on each plan.
Who this is for
YouTubers, podcasters and small businesses who need intro music, background beds or a jingle, and want to avoid copyright claims.
How to choose
- Music matters to the content: Suno Pro.
- You already pay for ElevenLabs: use Eleven Music from the same credits.
- You only need a few seconds of sting or ambience: try your existing tools first before you add another subscription.