SOUNDRAW vs AIVA: AI game music pricing and commercial licence
Side-by-side from each vendor's own pricing and terms pages, checked 2026-10-15. Prices shown exactly as displayed (promos and billing period noted).
The licence question first
- SOUNDRAW: free tier: unverified. Paid: commercial use allowed (Licence page: 'All Plans: Personal and commercial use in all of your projects (… video games …)'. Not OK: registering Content ID, distributing unmodified music, selling beats on stock sites. Terms (updated 2025-06-12): licence is non-exclusive, non-transferable, non-sublicensable). Details
- AIVA: free tier: no commercial use. Paid: commercial use allowed with conditions (Standard: Limited Commercial License (YouTube, Twitch, TikTok, Instagram only), so not for a commercial game. Pro: 'Licensor hereby assigns, grants and conveys all copyrights of the MIDI and/or Audio Composition to Licensee'). Details
| SOUNDRAW | AIVA | |
|---|---|---|
| Free tier | Free plan exists (Terms define a 'Free Plan'); download and licence scope for free use not stated on the licence page | Free: 3 downloads/month, tracks up to 3 min, MP3 & MIDI; non-commercial only, credit to AIVA required, copyright owned by AIVA |
| Paid price (as shown) | Creator $16.99/mo ($11.04/mo billed annually); Artist Starter $29.99/mo ($19.49); Artist Pro $35.99/mo ($23.39); Artist Unlimited $50/mo ($32.50); Enterprise contact | Standard €11/mo billed annually (15 downloads/mo; monetize only on YouTube, Twitch, TikTok, Instagram); Pro €33/mo billed annually (300 downloads/mo; copyright owned by you) |
| Credits / cost per asset | not stated | not stated |
| Licence: free tier | unverified | EULA s.3: Free plan gets a Non-Commercial License; credit must be given to AIVA |
| Licence: paid | Licence page: 'All Plans: Personal and commercial use in all of your projects (… video games …)'. Not OK: registering Content ID, distributing unmodified music, selling beats on stock sites. Terms (updated 2025-06-12): licence is non-exclusive, non-transferable, non-sublicensable | Standard: Limited Commercial License (YouTube, Twitch, TikTok, Instagram only), so not for a commercial game. Pro: 'Licensor hereby assigns, grants and conveys all copyrights of the MIDI and/or Audio Composition to Licensee' |
| Export / engines | Web generator; download tracks | MP3, MIDI; Pro adds all formats and WAV |
| Engine integrations | not stated | not stated |
| API / MCP | unverified | unverified |
| IP indemnity | No vendor IP indemnity found in the terms | No vendor IP indemnity found in the terms |
| Affiliate | not stated | not stated |
Sources
- https://soundraw.io/pricing
- https://soundraw.io/license
- https://soundraw.io/terms
- https://www.aiva.ai/pricing
- https://www.aiva.ai/legal/1
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