Udio

Text-to-music generator producing complete songs with vocals and structure

AI Audio & MusicFree planOverseasβ˜…β˜…β˜…β˜…β˜† 4.0

What is Udio?

Udio generates complete songs from a text description, including vocals and lyrics rather than an instrumental loop. You describe a genre, mood or reference, and the model returns a track with verses, choruses and an arrangement; a continuation feature extends a clip into something longer, and lyrics can be supplied or written for you. The company was founded by former DeepMind researchers, and the pitch is musical coherence across a whole song rather than a few seconds of ambience. It suits songwriters after a starting idea and hobbyists making music for fun, while detailed editing of individual parts remains limited next to a DAW.

Last updated: 2026-09-20. This site only provides an index; for exact features, pricing, and licensing, see the official website.

Key features

  • Text-to-song generation with vocals, lyrics and full arrangement
  • Continuation that extends a clip into a longer structured track
  • Custom lyrics or model-written lyrics for each generation
  • Style and genre prompting, with reference audio for steering
  • Stem downloads and remix options on the paid plans
  • Public feed for browsing and building on other people's tracks

Pros & cons

Strengths

  • Full songs, not just short loops, are the core output
  • Vocal phrasing and song structure are unusually coherent
  • Prompting is simple enough for people who are not musicians

Watch out for

  • Fine control over individual parts and mixing is limited
  • Commercial rights and ownership depend on your plan
  • Training data provenance remains a contested legal subject

Best for & use cases

song ideas, demos, background music, lyric experiments and creative projects

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FAQ

Does Udio produce vocals?

Yes. Vocals and lyrics are generated as part of the song, and you can either write the lyrics yourself or let the model produce them from the style prompt you give it.

Who owns what I make?

Ownership and commercial rights depend on your subscription tier, and the free plan is generally limited to non-commercial use. Read the current terms for the plan you are on before releasing anything.

Can I edit the individual instruments?

Not in detail. You can extend, remix and download stems on paid plans, but arranging and mixing parts properly is still work for a DAW rather than something the service handles.