Stable Audio - AI Tools Nav

What it is for

Stable Audio is a credit-metered music studio from Stability AI: prompt a full mix or multi-track, then open the same models in the web app or the DAW plugin. Use it when the job is instrumental generations up to 6 minutes, not when you need vocals-first text-to-song.

It is not open source. Free exists ($0). Solo is the first public paid card.

What makes it unique: the cover is Stable Audio’s signed-out web composer — prompt, length, START, and the track strip — not a vinyl poster.

Key features

Prompted music generation — describe a full mix and generate it in the web composer (Stable Audio).
Sound-effects generation — prompt cues, atmospheres, and one-shot SFX from the same composer.
Multi-track / stem generation — ask for separate stems instead of one bounced mix (experimental on the web app).
Audio-to-audio variations — start from a clip you already made and generate new versions of it.
Inpainting — swap one section of a track instead of regenerating the whole piece.

Who it's for

Best fit: producers who already think in a DAW and will burn a monthly credit pool.

Poor fit: people who want a vocal song from a sentence (Suno) or licensed BGM with unlimited MP3s (SOUNDRAW).

Pricing

Verified 2026-10-22 (Asia/Shanghai) from the live cards on stableaudio.com/pricing. Displayed dollars can vary by region at checkout.

Free — $0. 50 credits/month (~12 full-mix or 8 multi-track); personal, non-commercial use.
Solo — $12/mo. 660 credits/month (~165 full-mix or 110 multi-track); commercial license.
Session — $30/mo. 1,800 credits/month.
Producer — $90/mo. 6,000 credits/month.
Studio — $199/mo. 14,000 credits/month.

Limitations / costs

Credits do not roll over (page note).
Free is non-commercial and about 12 full-mix gens.
Six minutes is the paid length cap on the cards.
Vocals-first songs live on Suno.

Alternatives

Suno — text-to-song with vocals; annual cards $8 and $24.
SOUNDRAW — genre/mood editor; Creator $11.04 billed annually.
Udio — signed-out song wizard; Standard $8 billed annually.

Official tutorial

Official written path: Open Stable Audio plus Pricing.

Website

https://stableaudio.com

Source

Catalog row curated for AI Tools Nav. Cover is Stable Audio’s official web composer. Dollars checked on stableaudio.com/pricing after JS render (Free $0; Solo $12; Session $30; Producer $90; Studio $199). Written tutorial: the signed-out web app.

Last verified

2026-10-22 (Asia/Shanghai) editorial check.