AI Music Generator FAQ
Straight answers about SongUp AI: how the AI song generator works, what is free, what Pro adds, how to release your songs and how each AI audio tool works.
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About SongUp AI
Is SongUp AI legit and safe to use?
Yes. SongUp AI is a real product at songupai.com. Payments are processed by our Merchant of Record, a licensed payment company, so SongUp AI never sees your full card number; you can cancel at any time with no fee, we email you 3 days before a renewal, a song that didn't come out right is remade free, and in the EU and UK the 14-day right of withdrawal refunds whatever you haven't used. Free accounts never need a card, and many audio tools run on your own device, so those files are not uploaded.
Is SongUp AI the same as the SingUp app?
No. SingUp: AI Music Generator is a separate mobile app from a different company, and SongUp.tv is a party music queue. SongUp AI is the AI song generator at songupai.com. It runs in the browser and has no App Store or Google Play listing.
How do I sign up or log in to SongUp AI?
Go to songupai.com and press Get Started Free to sign up with Google, Facebook, X or email; no credit card is needed. To log in, press Sign In and use the same account. If you forgot your password, a wrong password shows a reset button on the sign-in screen, and the reset link arrives by email.
Does SongUp AI still give 10 free songs a day?
No. That was an earlier version. Today a free account gets 3 songs to start, all instant matches from the SongUp AI library, and Pro is $1 for the first month with 5 brand-new songs, then $9.99 a month for 21. Older reviews that mention daily free songs, credits or three engines are out of date.
How much is SongUp AI Pro per year?
Pro billed yearly is $95.88, which works out to $7.99 a month, 20% less than paying monthly. Pro Plus is $15.99 a month billed yearly. Every plan renews with the same number of songs each month.
Can I buy one AI song without a subscription?
Yes. One song composed from your own words costs $2.99, paid once, with nothing to cancel. It comes with the MP3, commercial rights, a certificate of ownership and a gift page you can send with your message and photo.
How much does a custom song cost?
A song written by a hired musician usually costs from about $30 for a template song to $200 or more for an original, and takes days. On SongUp AI an original song with their name in it is $2.99, paid once, and is ready in minutes, so it also works as a last-minute gift.
Can I hear my own lyrics sung for free before I pay?
Yes, once. A free account with a verified email can hear a free 30-second preview of a song with its own words, sung with the name in the chorus. If you like it, Get the full song turns it into the complete track.
Are SongUp AI songs watermarked?
No. Songs have no audio watermark on any plan. The only branding is on the free 30-second lyric video clip; lyric videos of paid songs are the whole song with no branding.
Is there an AI song generator with no sign up?
You need a free SongUp AI account to make songs, which takes a few seconds with Google and needs no card. Most browser audio tools, such as auto-tune, AI mastering and the acapella extractor, are free with a free account. The stem separator and karaoke maker need any paid plan but use no credits.
What is the best Suno alternative?
It depends on why you're leaving Suno. If you want to download every song you make, buy a single song without a subscription, or get a gift page, lyric video and stems with each song, SongUp AI is built for that. Suno still gives far more songs per month, so heavy experimenters may prefer it.
Which AI song generator lets me download every song?
SongUp AI: on any paid plan every song you make downloads as an MP3, with no monthly download count, and Pro and above add WAV. Suno counts downloads by plan, and Udio has disabled downloads since its October 2025 deal with Universal Music Group.
AI music generators
How do AI music generators work?
You describe a song in words (genre, mood, instruments, what it is about) or paste your own lyrics, and an AI model trained on music composes a track with melody, arrangement and vocals. On SongUp AI a free account gets an Instant Match from the SongUp AI library in seconds, and paid plans compose a brand-new song from your exact prompt.
What is the best AI music generator?
It depends on what you need: vocals, instrumentals, your own lyrics, downloads or a commercial license. Our comparison puts eight tools side by side, including Suno, Udio and SongUp AI, on exactly those points so you can choose for yourself.
Is there a free AI song generator with vocals?
Yes. A free SongUp AI account gets 3 songs with sung vocals, with no card needed: SongUp AI matches your idea to a finished song from its library (Instant Match) in about 10 seconds, in your language. The same free account makes songs and opens every browser audio tool. Free songs are for personal use; songs composed from your exact words, MP3 downloads and the commercial license come with a paid plan.
Can AI make a song with my lyrics?
Yes. SongUp AI makes full songs with sung vocals, or instrumentals if you ask for no vocals. On a paid plan you can paste your own lyrics and the AI sings your words over a full arrangement; tags like [Verse], [Chorus] and [Bridge] shape the structure.
Can I turn a poem into a song?
Yes, on a paid plan. Paste the poem as lyrics, mark the lines you want repeated as the [Chorus], and describe the style in the prompt, for example a gentle acoustic folk song with a soft female vocal. Short lines with a steady rhythm are the easiest to sing.
Can AI make a song for someone, like my wife, husband or mom?
Yes. On a paid plan the song is composed from your prompt, so tell SongUp AI who it is for, their name, a memory only you two share and the style they love, and the name can go straight into the chorus. Free songs are instant matches from the library, so they can't include a name.
Can AI make a song with my voice?
Not on SongUp AI: songs are sung by AI voices, and SongUp AI does not clone voices. You can still put yourself in the song. Hum to Song builds a full song around a melody you hum or whistle, Voice to Music turns your singing into an instrument, and the Karaoke Maker gives you an instrumental to record your own vocal over.
Can AI make beats?
Yes. Ask for an instrumental and name the genre and tempo, for example a dark trap beat at 140 BPM with 808s and hi-hat rolls. For rapped vocals over the beat, describe the flow and the topic instead.
Can I make an AI song in Hindi, Arabic, Spanish or other languages?
Yes. SongUp AI makes songs in 76 languages: English, Hindi, Spanish, French, German, Japanese, Korean, Portuguese, Arabic, Urdu, Turkish, Persian, Indonesian, Malay, Tamil, Punjabi, Bengali, Italian, Russian, Chinese, Vietnamese, Thai, Filipino, Swahili, Marathi, Telugu, Gujarati, Kannada, Malayalam, Nepali, Sinhala, Pashto, Hausa, Yoruba, Amharic, Polish, Dutch, Ukrainian, Romanian, Greek, Hebrew, Burmese, Khmer, Azerbaijani, Uzbek, Kurdish, Czech, Hungarian, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, Finnish, Serbian, Croatian, Bulgarian, Slovak, Lithuanian, Albanian, Catalan, Kazakh, Georgian, Armenian, Mongolian, Lao, Javanese, Sundanese, Cebuano, Odia, Assamese, Sindhi, Somali, Zulu, Igbo, Afrikaans, Haitian Creole and Tigrinya. Write your prompt or lyrics in that language, or pick it in the language menu. All of them are listed A to Z at songupai.com/languages.
Is AI-generated music copyrighted?
Copyright offices, including the US Copyright Office, protect human authorship, so lyrics you write, melodies you hum and your creative choices are your own work. What you may do with a SongUp AI song is set by its license: songs made on a paid plan come with a commercial license. Our guide explains the rules in the US and EU.
Is AI music legal to use?
Yes. Making and using AI music is legal. What matters is the license for the song and what is in it: use songs you have the rights to, don't imitate a real artist's voice, and don't copy an existing song. SongUp AI songs made on a paid plan come with a commercial license; free songs are for personal use with attribution.
Songs and the AI model
How does SongUp AI make songs?
Every song SongUp AI composes is made by SongUp AI, whatever kind of song it is: vocal songs, instrumentals, humming to song and background music. Every song counts the same, one song from your plan.
Are free songs made from my prompt?
They are matched to it. The free plan reads your idea and picks the closest finished song from the SongUp AI library (Instant Match) in about 10 seconds, in your language. Songs composed from your exact prompt, custom lyrics and the commercial license start with Pro at $9.99 a month.
How long does it take to make a song?
An Instant Match on the free plan arrives in about 10 seconds. A brand-new song on a paid plan takes longer because it is composed from scratch. You can keep using SongUp AI while it is made, and the song appears in your library when it is ready.
What kinds of songs can the AI song generator make?
Any genre you can describe, with vocals or as an instrumental. There are dedicated pages with ready-to-use prompts for rap, beats, lo-fi, birthday songs and love songs, and for turning your own lyrics into a song.
How do I write a good prompt for an AI song?
Name the genre, the mood, the tempo, the main instruments, the vocal style and what the song is about. For example: an upbeat 2000s pop-punk song at 160 BPM with loud guitars and a female vocal about leaving your hometown. Specific prompts give more predictable songs than one-word ideas.
Can I make an AI cover of a song or use a famous singer's voice?
No. SongUp AI does not imitate real artists or reproduce existing songs, and prompts that name real artists can be rejected. Describe the sound you want instead: genre, mood, tempo, instruments and vocal style. Using someone's voice without their consent is against the Community Guidelines. To sing your own cover, make an instrumental of the song with the Karaoke Maker and record over it.
Plans, pricing and payments
How many songs do I get?
Every plan is counted in songs, and every song counts the same whatever its type. A free account starts with 3 songs, all instant matches. Paid plans renew every month: Pro ($9.99) makes 21 brand-new songs and Pro Plus 45; in some countries a lower-priced Lite plan is offered too. Unused songs roll over while you stay subscribed.
What if I run out of songs?
On a paid plan you can buy 10 more songs for $4.99, once, without changing your plan, or move up to a bigger plan. Either way the new songs are added to the ones you have left.
How do I download my AI song as an MP3?
Open the song and press Download. Every song you make on a paid plan downloads as an MP3, with no monthly download count. A free account can download 3 of its songs as MP3s; the rest play in the app and can be shared with a link.
Is there a SongUp AI app?
SongUp AI runs in the browser on desktop and mobile, with nothing to install. On a phone you can add it to your home screen so it opens like an app: on Android, open Chrome's ⋮ menu and tap Add to Home screen or Install app; on iPhone, open it in Safari, tap Share and then Add to Home Screen. Many of the audio tools, such as auto-tune, the chord finder and the key & BPM finder, run on your own device, so those files are not uploaded.
Can I cancel or get a refund?
You can cancel your subscription at any time from the Billing page, with no fee; cancel at least 24 hours before the renewal date and nothing more is charged, and we email you 3 days before each renewal. Payments are non-refundable by default, but a song that didn't come out right is remade free and songs you haven't used can be kept for good: tell Jennifer in the Refunds card. In the EU, the EEA and the UK the 14-day right of withdrawal applies: whatever you haven't used is refunded when you ask within 14 days. Duplicate charges and charges after cancelling are always refunded.
What does the $1 Pro offer include?
Free accounts that have never subscribed can get their first month of Pro for $1. $1 gets you 5 brand-new songs made from your own words, with the commercial license. Then Pro renews at $9.99 a month for 21 songs unless you cancel before the renewal date. It is a limited-time offer and can end at any time.
Do unused songs roll over?
Yes. Songs you don't use roll over and don't expire while your subscription is active. If you upgrade, the new plan's songs are added on top of what you have left.
Who handles payments, and are taxes included?
Payments are processed by our Merchant of Record, whose name is on your receipt and bank statement. It charges you, adds any sales tax or VAT that applies in your country at checkout, and emails your receipt.
Rights, releases and earning
Can I use AI music commercially?
Yes, if you made the song on SongUp AI while on a paid plan (Lite, Pro or Pro Plus) or bought it as a single song. You can then use it in monetized videos, ads, podcasts, games and releases, with no royalties owed to SongUp AI. Songs from the free plan are for personal, non-commercial use with attribution to SongUp AI.
Is AI music allowed on Spotify and Apple Music?
Yes, and you can release songs you made on a paid plan. Spotify and Apple Music take AI-assisted music through distributors such as DistroKid, TuneCore or CD Baby. Spotify removes tracks that copy a real artist's voice without permission and filters spam uploads, such as mass uploads of near-duplicate tracks, and it shows AI use in a song's credits when you declare it. Each distributor has its own AI policy, so check it before you upload.
Can I sell AI music on Bandcamp or iTunes?
iTunes and Apple Music, yes: release songs made on a paid plan through a distributor and they are sold and streamed there. Bandcamp, no: since January 2026 it does not allow music made wholly or mostly by AI. You can also sell licenses for your songs to video makers directly.
Can I use AI music on TikTok, Instagram or Twitch?
Yes, songs made on a paid plan. Use them in your own TikToks, Reels and Stories, and as background music on Twitch or YouTube streams. If you release a song through a distributor, it can also appear in the TikTok and Instagram music libraries for others to use.
Can I monetize AI music on YouTube?
Yes, with songs made on a paid plan. Use them in videos on your own channel, which earn ad revenue once the channel joins the YouTube Partner Program, and release them to YouTube Music through a distributor. Be careful with Content ID: many distributors don't accept AI-assisted music for it.
How do I make money with AI music?
Release songs made on a paid plan to streaming platforms through a distributor and earn royalties from streams and from TikTok and Instagram videos that use them. Creators also sell licenses to video makers, lease beats and make custom jingles. SongUp AI takes no share of what you earn. Earnings depend on how many people listen, and nobody can promise an amount.
How do I prove I have a license for a song?
Download the license certificate for your song. Anyone can then check it on the Verify License page with the song's asset ID.
AI audio tools
What audio tools come with SongUp AI?
More than 45, including an acapella extractor, AI mastering, auto-tune, audio to MIDI, chord finder, key & BPM finder, noise remover, mashup maker, audio converter, MP3 cutter, slowed + reverb maker, pitch and speed changer, LUFS meter, guitar tuner, metronome, voice recorder and rhyme finder. They run in your browser and are completely free with a free account: no credits and no limit. The stem separator and vocal remover / karaoke maker also use no credits, but need any paid plan.
Are the music tools really free?
Yes. Every audio and studio tool is free with a free account: no limit and no watermark, and your files are processed on your own device, not uploaded. Sign in free with Google in a few seconds.
Can I turn humming into a song?
Yes. On Hum to Song, record or upload a melody you hum, sing or whistle. SongUp AI extracts the notes in your browser and composes a song around your tune. It counts as one song from your plan.
How do I remove vocals from a song?
Upload the song to the Vocal Remover & Karaoke Maker (no credits; any paid plan unlocks it), click Start Processing and download the instrumental as a WAV file. It runs in your browser, on a computer or a phone, and the song is never uploaded. For more control, the Stem Separator splits a song into vocals, drums, bass and other parts, or six stems including guitar and piano, and each part downloads as a WAV file.
How do I extract the acapella (vocals only) from a song?
Upload the song to the Acapella Extractor. AI source separation keeps the vocal and removes the instruments, so you can use the voice for remixes, covers, samples and mashups.
Is it legal to remove vocals from a song?
For personal use, such as karaoke at home or practicing an instrument, generally yes. Removing the vocals doesn't change who owns the recording, so publishing, selling or monetizing the instrumental or acapella of someone else's song needs the owners' permission, and a YouTube cover sung over the original instrumental can be claimed by the label. Instrumentals and stems of songs you make yourself are yours to use.
How do I make a karaoke version of a song?
Upload it to the Karaoke Maker. It removes the vocals with the same AI model as the stem separator and plays the instrumental with automatically transcribed lyrics, so you can sing along.
How do I master a song online?
Use AI Mastering. Upload your song and a released song in the same genre as a reference, and the tool matches your song's tone and loudness to it, with a limiter ceiling you can set. You download the result as a WAV file, ready for a distributor.
How do I convert audio or a melody to MIDI?
Upload a recording to Audio to MIDI. A pitch-detection model running in your browser finds the notes and gives you a MIDI file to play back and download for your DAW.
How can I find the chords of a song?
Upload the song to the Chord Finder. It detects the key, the tempo and each chord change over time, and shows them on a colour-coded timeline.
How do I remove background noise from a recording?
Upload it to the Noise Remover. It cleans up background noise in voice recordings, podcasts, interviews and field recordings, and you download the cleaned file.
How do I auto-tune my voice online?
Upload your vocal to AI Auto-Tune, choose the key and a style preset, and it pulls the pitch onto the notes of that scale. A pitch graph shows the before and after.
Can I turn my singing or humming into an instrument?
Yes. Voice to Music turns a melody you sing or hum into an instrument such as piano, sax, guitar or strings, in key, right in your browser.
How do I make background music for YouTube videos or podcasts?
Use the Background Music Generator: pick the mood and style and SongUp AI composes instrumental music that sits under a voice. Made on a paid plan, it comes with the commercial license, so you can use it in monetized videos.
How do I make a mashup of two songs?
Open the Mashup Maker, load two songs and combine the parts you want, such as the vocal from one and the beat from the other. Only use songs you have the rights to.
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