{
  "schema_version": "1.0",
  "schema": "https://assetforgeindex.com/api/schema.json",
  "generated": "2026-10-15",
  "source": "https://assetforgeindex.com",
  "license_note": "Free to use and cite; please link to the tool page you used.",
  "disclaimer": "Prices and terms change. Confirm on the vendor page (source_urls) before buying or shipping.",
  "tool": {
    "slug": "stable-audio",
    "name": "Stable Audio",
    "url": "https://stableaudio.com",
    "category": "audio",
    "free_tier": "Free: 50 credits/month, personal non-commercial use",
    "paid_price": {
      "display": "Solo $12/mo; Session $30/mo; Producer $90/mo; Studio $199/mo",
      "currency": "USD",
      "note": ""
    },
    "cost_per_asset": "Solo 660 credits = ~165 full-mix generations (~4 credits each)",
    "license": {
      "free": "Conflicting official sources: the pricing page lists the Free plan as 'Personal, non-commercial use', while Stability's licensing knowledge-base article says 'Whether you use a Free, Solo, Creator, Pro, Studio, Max, or pay-as-you-go through the API, commercial use is permitted' and allows games 'including on the Free plan'",
      "paid": "Pricing page: 'Commercial license' on Solo, Session, Producer and Studio; enterprises with annual revenue over $1M deploying the models on their own infrastructure should contact Stability for licensing"
    },
    "export_engine": "Web app and DAW plugin",
    "api_mcp": "unverified",
    "affiliate": {
      "status": "unverified",
      "url": null,
      "terms": null
    },
    "source_urls": [
      "https://stableaudio.com/pricing",
      "https://kb.stability.ai/knowledge-base/stable-audio-commerical-and-usage-licensing",
      "https://stability.ai/terms-of-service"
    ],
    "last_checked": "2026-10-15",
    "verification": {
      "price": "verified",
      "license": "verified"
    },
    "notes": "Until Stability reconciles its pricing page and knowledge base, treat free-plan audio as non-commercial to be safe. Contractual indemnification is offered only under an Enterprise agreement (knowledge base).",
    "changelog": [
      {
        "date": "2026-10-15",
        "type": "added",
        "entry": "Added to index; baseline snapshot of pricing/terms pages taken."
      },
      {
        "date": "2026-10-15",
        "entry": "Correction: Free-tier licence re-checked: Stability's licensing knowledge base says commercial use is permitted on every plan including Free, but the pricing page still says 'Personal, non-commercial use'. Marked 'conflicting' (was 'no').",
        "type": "correction"
      },
      {
        "date": "2026-10-15",
        "type": "correction",
        "field": "license.free",
        "vendor_change": false,
        "entry": "Our record corrected (not a vendor change). Free-tier licence changed: 'Personal, non-commercial use' → 'Conflicting official sources: the pricing page lists the Free plan as 'Personal, non-commercial use', while Stability's licensing knowledge-base article says '…'",
        "old": "Personal, non-commercial use",
        "new": "Conflicting official sources: the pricing page lists the Free plan as 'Personal, non-commercial use', while Stability's licensing knowledge-base article says 'Whether you use a Free, Solo, Creator, Pro, Studio, Max, or pay-as-you-go through the API, commercial use is permitted' and allows games 'including on the Free plan'"
      },
      {
        "date": "2026-10-15",
        "type": "correction",
        "field": "license.paid",
        "vendor_change": false,
        "entry": "Our record corrected (not a vendor change). Paid licence changed: 'Commercial licence on all paid plans' → 'Pricing page: 'Commercial license' on Solo, Session, Producer and Studio; enterprises with annual revenue over $1M deploying the models on their own infrastruc…'",
        "old": "Commercial licence on all paid plans",
        "new": "Pricing page: 'Commercial license' on Solo, Session, Producer and Studio; enterprises with annual revenue over $1M deploying the models on their own infrastructure should contact Stability for licensing"
      },
      {
        "date": "2026-10-15",
        "type": "correction",
        "field": "commercial_use.free",
        "vendor_change": false,
        "entry": "Our record corrected (not a vendor change). Free-tier commercial use changed: 'no' → 'conflicting'",
        "old": "no",
        "new": "conflicting"
      }
    ],
    "commercial_use": {
      "free": "conflicting",
      "paid": "yes",
      "basis": "Editorial summary of the licence text in license.free / license.paid"
    },
    "attribution": {
      "free": "n/a",
      "paid": "none_found",
      "basis": "No attribution requirement found on the vendor pages in source_urls"
    },
    "engines": {
      "unity": "not_stated",
      "unreal": "not_stated",
      "godot": "not_stated",
      "blender": "not_stated",
      "mcp": false,
      "source": null,
      "basis": "No engine plugin or export claim found on the vendor pages we reviewed"
    },
    "indemnity": {
      "vendor_ip_indemnity": "offered_some_plans",
      "you_indemnify_vendor": "yes",
      "source": "https://kb.stability.ai/knowledge-base/stable-audio-commerical-and-usage-licensing",
      "quote": "KB: 'If you need contractual indemnification or other negotiated protections, contact our sales team about an Enterprise agreement.' Terms of Service: 'YOU AGREE TO INDEMNIFY, DEFEND, AND HOLD THE STABILITY PARTIES HARMLESS …'"
    },
    "links": {
      "page": "https://assetforgeindex.com/tools/stable-audio",
      "markdown": "https://assetforgeindex.com/tools/stable-audio.md",
      "commercial_use_page": "https://assetforgeindex.com/commercial-use/stable-audio",
      "json": "https://assetforgeindex.com/api/tools/stable-audio.json"
    }
  }
}