Last updated: 2026-10-14
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This AI music generator from Uncharted Labs turns a text prompt into a full song with vocals. Downloads of audio, video and stems have been disabled since its Universal Music Group partnership began, so finished songs stay inside Udio's own player and library.
About Udio
Udio is an AI music generator from Uncharted Labs. You describe a song in a text prompt, optionally add lyrics or a Style reference, and it generates tracks with vocals that you can extend, remix and edit. Udio's own changelog dates its Allegro v1.5 model to March 2025, Styles to March 2025, Sessions to June 2025 and Voices to September 2025.
The biggest fact about the product in 2026 is a restriction. On 29 October 2025 Udio announced a partnership with Universal Music Group and turned off downloads of audio, video and stems; its help center still lists that change in an article dated 18 February 2026. The CEO called it a transition period while the team builds new models around artist-controlled, licensed music, and a Warner Music Group partnership post followed on 19 November 2025. We found no date for downloads returning, so a song you make today lives in Udio's player and library.
That makes Udio a place to explore and iterate rather than a source of finished files. If you need a track for a video, a game or a client, Suno and its V6 model still export, which is the conclusion of our Suno vs Udio comparison. Stable Audio, Google Flow Music (built on Lyria 3.5 from Google DeepMind) and Riffusion are the other options, ranked in our best AI song generators of 2026. To turn a finished song into a clip, see the AI music video generators roundup.
Who should not buy Udio right now: anyone who needs to publish the audio. Where it still wins: Voices, Styles and in-app editing for people who value creating inside the app, plus the credit increase that came with the Universal deal.
Pricing
Source: the USD prices on udio.com/pricing, read 2026-10-14; taxes vary by location. Standard costs $10 monthly, or $96 for a year (the $8 rate), with 2,400 credits a month. Pro costs $30 monthly, or $288 for a year (the $24 rate), with 6,000 credits a month.
Credits do not roll over. Top-ups are $3 for 100 credits or $25 for 1,000. The free plan has a 100-credit monthly pool with a 10-credit daily cap.
Udio also lists discounted student pricing; the amount was not read. Compare with Suno, which prices differently.
| Tier | Monthly price | What it includes |
|---|---|---|
| Free | Free | A pool of 100 credits per month, spent at up to 10 per day, Up to 4 songs generated at the same time, 3 full-length (2:10) song generations per day |
| Standard | $10/mo | 2,400 credits each month and no daily limit; leftovers are lost at renewal, Up to 6 songs generated at the same time, Full-length generations without the 3-a-day limit, Voice Control, music and lyric editing, audio upload, Style references and custom cover art |
| Pro | $30/mo | 6,000 credits each month, no daily limit, nothing carried over, Up to 10 songs generated at the same time, Every feature from the other plans |
Key Features
- Text-to-song generation: Turns a prompt into a song with vocals, and generates several songs at once, with the count rising by plan.
- Voices: Create with Udio's library of Voices or save and reuse your own, with Voice Control on the paid plans.
- Styles and audio upload: Use a track or an uploaded clip as a style reference; uploads need a paid plan and you must own the rights to the audio.
- Editing, extend and remix: Edit music and lyrics, extend or remix a song, and blend or reduce Styles on the paid plans.
- Per-song permissions: Choose whether other people can remix, extend or style each song; all three are allowed by default.
- iOS app: An iOS app is available in the App Store alongside the web app.
Pros
- Voices and Styles give more direction than a plain text prompt, and a saved Voice can be reused across songs
- Music and lyric editing, extend and remix are included from the Standard plan
- The free plan needs no credit card
- Standard and Pro monthly credit limits rose after the Universal deal, and every subscriber got a one-time credit grant
- Per-song permissions control whether others can remix, extend or style your tracks
Cons
- Downloads of audio, video and stems are disabled, with no return date in Udio's own posts
- With no export, a finished song cannot go to YouTube, Spotify or a client as a file
- Credits do not roll over, so unused monthly credits are lost
- Udio calls the current service a transition period, so features and limits may change when the licensed platform launches
Data Handling
- Compliance
- No SOC 2 or HIPAA claim found on Udio's pricing or help pages.
Frequently Asked Questions
How much does Udio cost in 2026?
Free is $0 with 100 credits a month. Standard is $10 monthly or $96 a year with 2,400 credits, and Pro is $30 monthly or $288 a year with 6,000 credits. Extra credits are sold as 100 for $3 or 1,000 for $25, in USD as listed on 2026-10-14.
Is there a free Udio plan?
Yes, and it needs no credit card. It resets a small daily quota and caps full-length generations at three a day. Audio upload, music and lyric editing, Style references and Voice Control start on the Standard plan.
Can you download songs from Udio?
No. Udio disabled downloads of audio, video and stems on 29 October 2025 after its Universal Music Group partnership, and a help center article from February 2026 still lists the change. The CEO called it a transition period and gave no date for downloads to return.
Should you pick Udio or Suno right now?
Pick Suno if the song has to leave the app, because Hokai's Suno vs Udio comparison found it is the one that still lets you download. Pick Udio if you mainly want to explore Voices, Styles and editing and are fine keeping songs in Udio's player.
What changed with Udio's Universal Music Group deal?
Udio announced the partnership, turned off downloads, raised the Standard and Pro monthly credit limits and gave every subscriber a one-time grant of 1,000 non-expiring credits. Warner Music Group announced its own tie-up with Udio on 19 November 2025. Udio says it is building new models and a licensed product.
Top Alternatives
- Suno: Suno's paid plans export songs and stems, which Udio has not allowed since the Universal deal. Udio's pitch is Voices, Styles and in-app editing.
- Stable Audio: Udio is a hosted app for songs with vocals that keeps them in-app. Stable Audio's smaller models run offline for free on your own machine.
- Google Flow Music: Flow Music's page lists free unlimited downloads and stem splitting on Lyria 3.5, while Udio has downloads disabled.
Hokai guides covering Udio
- Suno vs Udio in 2026: Only One Still Lets You Download Your Songs: Suno vs Udio in 2026: Udio disabled downloads in October 2025, while Suno Pro allows 20 a month with commercial rights. Plans, limits and ownership compared.
- Best AI Song Generators in 2026: Suno v6, Udio and What Actually Ships a File: Suno retired every model for a licensed v6 lineup on Sept 9, 2026, and Udio still cannot export songs. Which AI song generator actually fits your workflow?
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