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AI audio and music

Every ai audio and music we've tested, with pricing, models, and an honest verdict.

• Semrush AI Visibility ToolkitSEO teams and digital marketers at mid-to-large brands who are already paying for Semrush and want a structured way to monitor whether their content is being cited in AI-generated search results — particularly useful for brands in competitive verticals like SaaS, e-commerce, finance, and health.
  Bundled into existing Semrush subscription tiers; no standalone price. Requires at least a Pro plan ($139.95/month) to access Semrush at all, with AI Visibility features more fully available on Guru ($249.95/month) and Business ($499.95/month). Exact feature gating by tier was still being confirmed by Semrush as of early 2025 — verify directly before buying.
• UdioContent creators, indie musicians, and hobbyists who want to generate original background music or song demos quickly without hiring a composer or knowing music production. Particularly strong for generating songs with coherent vocals and lyrics in specific genres.
  Free tier available with limited credits; paid plans start at $10/month.
• Suno AIContent creators, hobbyists, and indie game or video developers who need original background music or demo tracks without hiring musicians. Also useful for quickly prototyping song ideas if you are a songwriter who wants a rough sketch fast.
  Free tier available; paid plans run $8 to $33 per month billed annually, or $10 to $40 month-to-month.
• HeyGenMarketing teams and solo creators who need to produce lots of talking-head explainer videos, product demos, or localized content at scale without hiring on-camera talent or a video crew. Also genuinely useful for enterprises that need the same video re-recorded in multiple languages.
  Free tier available; paid plans from $29/month (billed annually) up to enterprise custom pricing — all plans gate features by credit allowance and avatar access.
• Wispr FlowProfessionals and knowledge workers who want to write faster by talking — especially useful for emails, Slack messages, documents, and any text field on your desktop without switching apps.
  Free tier available; paid plan at roughly $16.67/month billed annually ($199/year) or $20/month billed monthly as of early 2025 — verify current pricing on their site.
• NotebookLM by GoogleStudents, researchers, and knowledge workers who need to rapidly understand, summarize, and cross-reference large collections of documents — think dense research papers, legal filings, lengthy reports, or course materials — without the AI making things up from its general training data.
  Free for personal use; NotebookLM Plus is available via Google One AI Premium at $19.99/month or through Google Workspace add-ons.
• Granola AIProfessionals who attend back-to-back video calls (Zoom, Google Meet, Teams, or any other platform) and want polished, organized notes without a creepy bot sitting in their meetings. Especially good for founders, consultants, and account managers who need to quickly reference what was decided and who said what.
  Free tier available with a hard usage cap; paid plan is around $18/month per user (billed monthly) or cheaper annually — no per-minute or per-token pricing.
• ElevenLabsCreators, publishers, and developers who need high-quality voiceovers or realistic voice cloning — especially for long-form content like audiobooks, YouTube videos, or multilingual dubbing where robotic-sounding TTS is not acceptable.
  Free tier available; paid plans from $5/month up to $330/month; enterprise pricing on request; all paid plans are billed per character generated.
• GeminiPeople already inside the Google ecosystem who want AI woven into Gmail, Docs, Drive, and Search; developers who want multimodal API access with competitive pricing; users who need real-time web search baked into their AI responses without a plugin.
  Free tier exists; Google One AI Premium plan is $19.99/month for consumers; API pricing is usage-based and varies by model.
• Profound GEOMarketing teams and SEO professionals at mid-size to enterprise brands who need to understand and improve their visibility in AI-generated search responses, not just traditional search rankings. Especially useful for teams already measuring SEO performance who want a parallel view of how AI tools are describing their brand versus competitors.
  Subscription-based with tiered plans; exact public pricing is not fully disclosed and typically requires contacting sales for enterprise quotes. A free trial or demo tier appears to be available.
• Ahrefs Brand RadarSEO professionals and content marketers who want to find unlinked brand mentions to convert into backlinks, track competitor brand visibility, and monitor press coverage — all without leaving their existing Ahrefs workflow.
  Included in paid Ahrefs subscriptions; no separate purchase required. Ahrefs plans start at $129/month.
• Semrush AI Visibility ToolkitSEO managers and brand marketers who already use Semrush and need to monitor whether their content is being surfaced by AI search tools, compare their AI citation rate against competitors, and adjust content strategy accordingly. Particularly useful for enterprise brands tracking presence across multiple AI platforms simultaneously.
  Bundled into existing Semrush subscription tiers; no standalone price — you must have an active Semrush plan starting at approximately $139.95/month (Pro) to access these features, with some AI visibility features gated to higher tiers.
• UdioMusicians, content creators, and hobbyists who want to generate complete songs with vocals quickly without any music production skills. Particularly useful for creating background music, demo tracks, social media content, or experimenting with new musical ideas across genres like hip-hop, pop, folk, or electronic.
  Free tier available; paid plans start at around $10 per month, billed monthly.
• DeepL TranslatorProfessionals and businesses translating documents, emails, or web content where natural-sounding output matters — especially for German, French, Spanish, Dutch, Polish, and other European languages. Also strong for developers needing a translation API with high accuracy.
  Free tier available; paid plans start at $8.74/month (billed annually) for individuals, with business and API plans scaling by usage and seats.
• Suno AIHobbyists, content creators, and marketers who want original background music or full songs quickly without hiring musicians or owning any music production skills. Also useful for game developers and indie filmmakers needing custom audio on a tight budget.
  Free tier available; paid plans run $8 to $33 per month billed annually, or slightly more month-to-month.
• Jasper AIMarketing teams that need to produce high volumes of on-brand content across multiple formats — particularly ad copy, landing pages, email sequences, and SEO blog posts. It is especially useful for teams that want to enforce a consistent brand voice across many writers or departments.
  Subscription-based with three tiers starting at $49 per month; no meaningful free tier, only a 7-day free trial.
• HeyGenMarketing teams, content creators, and L&D professionals who need to produce polished talking-head videos at scale without a camera crew — especially for product explainers, onboarding videos, sales outreach, and multilingual content localization.
  Free tier available; paid plans start at $29/month billed annually, scaling up to enterprise pricing.
• Wispr FlowProfessionals, writers, and developers who want to draft emails, documents, Slack messages, or code comments faster by speaking instead of typing — especially useful for people who think faster than they type or have repetitive strain concerns.
  Free tier available; paid plan at around $16.67/month billed annually ($199/year) or $25/month billed monthly as of early 2025 — verify current pricing on their website.
• NotebookLM by GoogleStudents and researchers who need to interrogate a specific set of documents without the AI hallucinating outside sources; professionals who want to quickly digest long reports, legal filings, or technical manuals; anyone who wants to turn a pile of PDFs into a structured study guide or podcast-style summary.
  NotebookLM is free; NotebookLM Plus is available via Google One AI Premium at $19.99/month or through Google Workspace plans.
• Granola AIProfessionals who attend many back-to-back meetings and want clean, searchable notes without a visible bot joining their calls. Particularly strong for founders, consultants, and sales reps who need to customize note templates and share summaries quickly.
  Free tier for limited meetings; paid plans start at roughly $18/month (billed annually) for unlimited meetings — pricing has shifted during beta so verify current rates on their site.
• ElevenLabsPodcasters, audiobook producers, video creators, and developers who need high-quality, natural-sounding voiceovers without hiring voice actors. Particularly strong for long-form narration, multilingual content, and applications requiring consistent custom voices.
  Free tier available; paid plans run from $5/month to $330/month, with enterprise pricing on request. All paid plans are billed per character generated.
• GeminiPeople already inside the Google ecosystem who want an AI assistant tightly integrated with Gmail, Google Docs, Google Drive, and Search; developers who want a capable multimodal API at competitive token prices; and anyone needing long-context document analysis up to 1 million tokens.
  Free tier available; Gemini Advanced costs $19.99/month via Google One AI Premium; API pricing is pay-per-token with no flat fee required.
• ChatGPTGeneral-purpose writing assistance, coding help, research summaries, brainstorming, and everyday question-answering for individuals and teams who want a capable all-in-one assistant without needing to use an API.
  Free tier available; paid plans from $20/month for individuals up to $30/user/month for teams; enterprise pricing is custom and negotiated directly with OpenAI.