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Stable Audio

Instrumental tracks, loops and stems from a prompt, with a DAW plugin. Pricing, the evidence and the alternatives, checked Oct 2026.

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At a glance

CH 163Music & soundFree tier
Music generator

Instrumental tracks, loops and stems from a prompt, with a DAW plugin.

Best for
Video makers and producers who need background music and multi-track stems.
Red flags
Free is 50 credits/month (about 12 tracks) for personal use only; built for instrumentals, not songs with vocals; unused credits don't roll over.
Price
$0 with these limits50 credits/mo (about 12 full-mix tracks), non-commercialUpgrade: $12/mo (Solo, 660 credits)
Opening line: “Make a 90-second lo-fi hip hop beat for a study vlog, mellow keys, no vocals.”
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Our take on Stable Audio

Stable Audio: Instrumental tracks, loops and stems from a prompt, with a DAW plugin. Best for Video makers and producers who need background music and multi-track stems. Watch out for: free is 50 credits/month (about 12 tracks) for personal use only; built for instrumentals, not songs with vocals; unused credits don't roll over. Price: $12/mo (Solo, 660 credits) (free tier, checked Oct 2026).

Note: From Stability AI. Every plan includes the web app and the Stable Audio DAW plugin; paid plans add a commercial license and tracks up to 6 minutes. Multi-track generations cost more credits than full mixes.

Free tierFree tier: 50 credits/month, personal use
Job in a stackMusic & sound, music generator
Cheapest paid planSolo, $12/mo (monthly)
Price checked2026-10-19, verified

What Stable Audio costs

PlanPriceBillingKey limits
FreeFreefree50 credits/mo (~12 full mixes or 8 multi-track), personal non-commercial
Solo$12/momonthly660 credits/mo (~165 full mixes), up to 6 min, commercial license
Session$30/momonthly1,800 credits/mo (~450 full mixes), commercial license
Producer$90/momonthly6,000 credits/mo (~1,500 full mixes), commercial license
Studio$199/momonthly14,000 credits/mo (~3,500 full mixes), commercial license

From stableaudio.com/pricing, checked 2026-10-19, verified. Prices are before tax and vendors change them often.

What outside sources say

No public benchmark or rating with enough reviews yet, so this one is scored on our own testing and marked unverified.

Our scores: quality 3.8/5, ease 4/5, value 3.5/5 ($3.20 per quality point). Editorial start 3.8/4; benchmark adjustment +0, rating adjustment +0. How we rank.

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Questions people ask

Is Stable Audio free?

Free tier. Cheapest paid plan: $12/mo (Solo, 660 credits) (checked Oct 2026).

What is Stable Audio best for?

Video makers and producers who need background music and multi-track stems.

What are the downsides of Stable Audio?

Free is 50 credits/month (about 12 tracks) for personal use only; built for instrumentals, not songs with vocals; unused credits don't roll over.

What are the best Stable Audio alternatives?

Suno, Google Flow Music, Udio, AIVA.