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What is AIVA?
AIVA is an artificial intelligence composer aimed at soundtracks: it generates pieces in more than 250 styles, from classical and orchestral to electronic or rock, with control over structure and instrumentation. Its big differentiator against other generators is MIDI export, so you can open the composition in your DAW and keep working on it as a musician.
Pros
- Exports to MIDI and WAV: you can keep editing in your DAW
- More than 250 styles, with control over structure and instrumentation
- Particularly strong at orchestral and cinematic music
- 30% discounts for students and schools
Cons
- The free plan adds a watermark and caps you at 3 downloads a month
- No commercial licence until the Standard plan
- Does not generate vocals or lyrics
What AIVA is like in practice
Where it stands out
It is oriented to instrumental music with compositional judgement: symphonic, cinematic, ambient, with structures respecting genre conventions. And it lets you edit the generated score, not just the audio, which brings it closer to a composition tool and sets it apart from the rest of the generative catalogue.
Where it falls short
It does not do vocals or modern genres with its competitors' fluency: its ground is instrumental and stepping outside disappoints. And score editing, its virtue, requires reading music: anyone who cannot is left with the generative part, which other tools do better.
How its pricing works
The plans differ mainly on rights: the free one requires attribution and does not transfer ownership, and only the higher tiers grant full rights over what you generate. If the music goes into something you sell, that is the figure to check before the price or download count.
Is AIVA right for you?
Yes, if…
You are a musician or compose for video and want to keep working on the piece: it exports to MIDI, so you can open it in your DAW and change notes and instruments. Very strong at orchestral and cinematic.
No, if…
You want songs with vocals and lyrics: AIVA only does instrumentals. And the free plan watermarks output and caps you at 3 downloads a month, with no commercial licence.
Frequently asked questions
Is AIVA free?
It has a free plan with unlimited compositions, but it adds an audio watermark and limits you to 3 MP3 downloads a month. The Standard plan costs €15/month billed annually.
Can I edit the music afterwards?
Yes, that is its big advantage: paid plans export to MIDI, so you can open the piece in your DAW and change instruments and notes.
Is it suitable for commercial use?
Yes, from the Standard plan it includes a commercial licence. The free plan does not.