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Best free AI for music generation
Options you can use without paying: free, open source or with a free tier, ranked from public benchmarks.
STop ranked: Suno v6-mini (Suno), 1,130 on Artificial Analysis Music Arena: Vocals (AA-Music-Vocal v1.1).15 options listed · data verified 19 Oct 2026
Ranked list
| Tier | Name | Approach | Runs | Rated by | Price | Skill | Compare |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| S |  Suno v6-miniSuno | Models | Cloud | 1,130 on Artificial Analysis Music Arena: Vocals (AA-Music-Vocal v1.1) | — | — | |
| S | Suno Suno | Apps | Cloud | via Suno v6 | Free tier · $10/mo | beginner | |
| S |  TuneeQustar Technology Pte. Ltd. | Apps | Cloud | via Mureka V9.5 | Free tier | beginner | |
| A |  Lyria 3.5Google DeepMind | Models | Cloud | 1,052 on Artificial Analysis Music Arena: Vocals (AA-Music-Vocal v1.1) | — | — | vs Suno v6-mini |
| A |  Flow Music (formerly ProducerAI)Google | Apps | Cloud | via Lyria 3.5 | Free tier | beginner | |
| A |  GeminiGoogle | Apps | Cloud | via Lyria 3.5 | Free tier · $4.99/mo | beginner | |
| B |  Eleven Music v2.5ElevenLabs | Models | Cloud | 1,012 on Artificial Analysis Music Arena: Vocals (AA-Music-Vocal v1.1) | $0.15/min of audio | — | vs Suno v6-mini |
| B |  MiniMax Music 3.0MiniMax | Models | Local | 1,000 on Artificial Analysis Music Arena: Vocals (AA-Music-Vocal v1.1) | ~24 GB VRAM | — | |
| B |  Stable Audio 3 MediumStability AI | Models | Local | 996 on Artificial Analysis Music Arena: Instrumental (AA-Music-Instrumental v1.1) | Open weights | — | |
| B | ElevenLabs ElevenLabs | Apps | Cloud | via Eleven Music v2.5 | Free tier · $6/mo | beginner | |
| B |  ComfyUIComfy Org | Workflow platforms | Local | via MiniMax Music 3.0 | Free | advanced | |
| B |  WanGP (Wan2GP)deepbeepmeep (community project) | Apps | Local | via MiniMax Music 3.0 | Free | intermediate | |
| B |  audio.cpp0xShug0 (community) | Runtimes & APIs | Local | via MiniMax Music 3.0 | Free | advanced | |
| C |  MusicGenMeta | Models | Local | 868 on Artificial Analysis Music Arena: Instrumental (AA-Music-Instrumental v1.1) | Open weights | — | |
| C |  TTS WebUIrsxdalv (open source) | Runtimes & APIs | Local | via MusicGen | Free | intermediate |
Tiers come only from public benchmarks (Artificial Analysis Music Arena: Vocals (AA-Music-Vocal v1.1), Artificial Analysis Music Arena: Instrumental (AA-Music-Instrumental v1.1)); tools without a result of their own inherit the tier of the best model they offer. How we rank.