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Udio

Udio is an AI music generator that makes songs from text prompts. The free plan gives 10 daily credits and up to 100 more per month, per its help center. Audio downloads were disabled after a 2025 label deal.

Pricing model
Freemium
Price start
Free plan available

Description of Udio

Udio is an AI music generator at udio.com. Its site describes it as a way to discover, create and share music, and the help center also documents an iOS app. The pages we could read do not name the operating company beyond the Udio Team, so no company is recorded here.

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Udio official website

Udio works on credits. Its help center says the Free plan gives 10 daily credits, then up to 100 more credits per month after the daily credits run out, with no rollover. Free accounts can make only three 130-second songs per day. Paid subscriptions are named Standard, with up to 2,400 credits per month, and Pro, with up to 6,000 credits per month. Credit packs can also be bought separately and do not expire. The pricing page itself did not return plan prices when we read it, so no starting price is shown.

Udio offers a trial for Standard only. It lasts up to seven days, each creator gets one, and cancelling before it ends avoids a charge. If you do not cancel, you are billed the full annual Standard price unless you switched to monthly, and the help article gives $96 plus tax in the US as its example.

One important limit for anyone who wants files: a help article on changes tied to Udio's partnership with Universal Music Group says downloading audio, video and stems is now disabled. That article follows an October 29, 2025 partnership announcement and we did not find a later notice reversing it. If you plan to publish or edit songs outside the site, confirm the current download and licence rules on Udio's help center first, because the pages we read did not address commercial use.

Features of Udio

  1. Text-prompt song generation on the web, with an iOS app documented in the help center.
  2. Free plan gives 10 daily credits plus up to 100 monthly credits; Standard and Pro offer up to 2,400 and 6,000 monthly credits.
  3. Credit packs can be bought separately and do not expire; a one-time Standard trial runs up to seven days.

Frequently asked questions

Is Udio free?

There is a Free plan: 10 daily credits and up to 100 more per month, no rollover, and three 130-second songs per day, according to Udio's help center.

Can I download Udio songs?

A help article tied to the Universal Music Group partnership says downloading audio, video and stems is disabled. We found no later notice reversing it, so confirm on the help center before relying on exports.

How much does Udio cost?

Plan prices did not load on the pricing page when we read it. Help pages name Standard and Pro and give an example Standard annual price of $96 plus tax in the US.

Website: https://www.udio.com/

Key facts

Credit-based AI song generator with a free plan (10 daily credits). Downloads were disabled after the 2025 Universal Music partnership, which limits use outside the site. Paid prices were not readable today.

Pricing model Freemium
Free tier Yes · 10 daily credits, up to 100 more credits a month; three 130-second songs a day · 7-day trial
Starting price Not verified
Data residency Not verified
Compliance (as stated by vendor) Not verified
Integrations Not verified
Public API Not verified
Self-hostable Not verified
Official site Not verified
Can a general AI assistant replace it? General chatbots cannot make audio. Udio fits quick song drafts; if you need downloadable files for publishing, check another generator's export and licence terms.
Last verified 2026-10-10 by editor

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Update history

  1. 2026-10-10 · ai alternative note updated (editor)
  2. 2026-10-10 · editor verdict updated (editor)
  3. 2026-10-10 · pricing page url updated (editor)
  4. 2026-10-10 · free tier updated (editor)
  5. 2026-10-10 · pricing model updated (editor)

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