Udio
AI song creation, currently without downloads
by Udio
Overview
Udio is a text-to-music service for creating, extending and listening to songs in the browser, with an iOS app that does not carry every web feature. Its current help documentation is short and specific about the thing anyone scoring a video needs to know: downloads of audio, video and stems have been disabled, a change tied to its Universal Music Group partnership, whose announcement says plainly that downloads from the platform are unavailable. Subscription credits went up at the same time (Standard to 2,400 a month, Pro to 6,000) and subscribers received a one-time grant of 1,000 credits. We could not read a current official price page, so no prices are restated here.
Udio's terms state that input content and any output may be used to train or otherwise improve its models, under a licence it describes as perpetual, irrevocable and sub-licensable, and the official pages read here document no way to opt out of that training. On access, Udio's help article "Udio public API", dated 12 March 2025 and still live on our check date, states: "We know there's keen interest, but we don't currently offer a public API. We'll update this document if and when we do!" - and the official changelog, last updated 28 January 2026, lists no API release, so that statement still stands and no public API is included in a subscription (Udio Help - Udio public API and changelog, read 12 October 2026).
Editor's take
Reasonable for ideas, extending a track and listening inside the service, and not a source of exported audio right now: downloads of audio, video and stems are disabled. If the music has to leave Udio, check that restriction first, and confirm prices and commercial terms on the official pages rather than here - we could not read them when we checked.
Our reading of who this suits, based on the sources above. Opinion, offered to help you decide - not a lab result.
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Key Features
- β’Song creation from a prompt in the browser
- β’Extending and remixing generated tracks
- β’Listening and sharing in the browser and iOS app
- β’Subscription credit allowances (Standard 2,400 a month, Pro 6,000)
- β’Custom lyrics or auto-generated ones
- β’Audio inpainting on paid tiers
Use Cases
- βSong sketches and ideas
- βExtending a musical idea
- βListening and sharing songs inside Udio
- βExperimenting with lyrics and styles
Pros
- βBrowser-based creation, extension and listening
- βCredit limits were raised alongside the UMG changes
- βAn iOS app exists for listening and creating
Cons
- βDownloads of audio, video and stems are disabled
- βThe iOS app does not carry every web feature
- βNo official price page could be read when we checked, and no announcement of downloads returning
Frequently Asked Questions
Can I download songs from Udio?
Not at the moment. Udio's help documentation says downloading of audio, video and stems has been disabled, and its announcement describes downloads from the platform as unavailable. We found no announcement of that changing.
Is Udio discontinued?
No. It still describes creating, extending and listening to songs; the download restriction is a change to one capability, not a shutdown.
How much does Udio cost?
We could not read a current official price page, so this page publishes no figure. Its subscription help still describes Standard and Pro tiers and a free 7-day trial, but that article is dated May 2025, so confirm the price at checkout.
Can I use Udio songs commercially?
We have not verified current commercial terms. Read the terms attached to your account rather than relying on summaries, including this one.
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Key facts and where they come from
- PriceNot established
- Udio: a verified purchasable price with currency, cadence and applicable plan/channel were not established by the registered source statements. No contrary conclusion about the capability is inferred.
- AvailabilityNot established
- The registered announcement restricts platform downloads during a transition; it does not establish current client entry points or geographic access conditions.Source: Udio blog - A New Era of Music
- Commercial useNot established
- Udio: permission and applicable conditions for the user to use outputs commercially were not established by the registered source statements. No contrary conclusion about the capability is inferred.
- Training on your dataDocumented
- Read on 12 October 2026. States that input and output may be used to train or improve its models under a perpetual, irrevocable, sub-licensable licence; documents no training opt-out. A separate help article states there is currently no public API.Source: Udio - terms of service
- API billingDocumented
- Read on 12 October 2026 (HTTP 200). The article is dated 12 March 2025 and still reads: "We know there's keen interest, but we don't currently offer a public API. We'll update this document if and when we do!" The official changelog article, last updated 28 January 2026, lists no API release, so the 2025 statement is still current on our check date.Source: Udio Help - Udio public API
- Export formatsDocumented
- Standard monthly credits raised to 2,400 and Pro to 6,000, a one-time grant of 1,000 credits, and: "downloading of audio, video, and stems has been disabled".Source: Udio Help - Changes with the Universal Music Group partnership
- Usage limitsDocumented
- Standard monthly credits raised to 2,400 and Pro to 6,000, a one-time grant of 1,000 credits, and: "downloading of audio, video, and stems has been disabled".Source: Udio Help - Changes with the Universal Music Group partnership
Official sources
The vendor pages we read for the claims on this page, what each one states, and the day we read it.
- Udio Help - Changes with the Universal Music Group partnership β
Standard monthly credits raised to 2,400 and Pro to 6,000, a one-time grant of 1,000 credits, and: "downloading of audio, video, and stems has been disabled".
Read on September 23, 2026
- Udio blog - A New Era of Music β
The CEO's announcement of the UMG partnership states that "downloads from the platform will be unavailable" from that day, and describes a transition period for the service.
Read on September 23, 2026
- Udio - terms of service β
Read on 12 October 2026. States that input and output may be used to train or improve its models under a perpetual, irrevocable, sub-licensable licence; documents no training opt-out. A separate help article states there is currently no public API.
Read on October 12, 2026
- Udio Help - Udio public API β
Read on 12 October 2026 (HTTP 200). The article is dated 12 March 2025 and still reads: "We know there's keen interest, but we don't currently offer a public API. We'll update this document if and when we do!" The official changelog article, last updated 28 January 2026, lists no API release, so the 2025 statement is still current on our check date.
Read on October 12, 2026
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Public signals
Read on 2026-09-20 from the sources linked below.
No public signals have been collected for this entry yet. This does not imply that the product has no Wikipedia article or public repository. Details on this page come from the vendor's own product information.
Basic Info
- Pricing
- Paid
- Category
- Audio Generation
- Launch Date
- April 10, 2024
- Maker
- Udio
- Last verified
- September 23, 2026
- Content updated
- October 15, 2026
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