AIVA vs Beatoven.ai

Both compose original music from a prompt, but for different shelves. AIVA is a composition platform aimed at scoring: film, game, and ad cues with editable scores, stemming from classical-style composition, with full copyright only on its Pro tier. Beatoven.ai is a mood-based soundtrack generator for creators: pick a mood/genre and get royalty-free background music for videos and podcasts, simpler and faster for content workflows. Choose AIVA if you need composed, editable cues for media; choose Beatoven.ai if you need quick royalty-free background music for content. No quality winner is declared here.

Decision point	AIVA	Beatoven.ai
Best suited to	Beginners, content creators, and composers who want to generate complete songs in many styles in seconds and export them as audio or MIDI.	Generating background music from a description for media projects.
Plans and cost	Prices are published in euros. The Free plan is €0 with no credit card required, 3 downloads per month, and tracks up to 3 minutes for non-commercial use. Standard is €11 per month plus VAT billed annually, with 15 downloads per month and tracks up to 5 minutes. Pro is €33 per month plus VAT billed annually, with 300 downloads per month, durations up to 5 mins 30 secs, and all file formats including high quality WAV.	Downloads in MP3 or WAV, paid per track or through subscriptions with download minutes.
Limitations	The free plan is non-commercial only: AIVA keeps the copyright, attribution is required, downloads are capped at 3 per month, and tracks are limited to 3 minutes. Standard keeps copyright with AIVA and limits monetization to YouTube, Twitch, TikTok, and Instagram; full copyright ownership comes only with Pro.	Downloaded tracks carry a non-exclusive perpetual license and cannot be distributed directly to streaming services such as Spotify or Apple Music.

Decision point

AIVA

Beatoven.ai

Best suited to

Beginners, content creators, and composers who want to generate complete songs in many styles in seconds and export them as audio or MIDI.

Generating background music from a description for media projects.

Plans and cost

Prices are published in euros. The Free plan is €0 with no credit card required, 3 downloads per month, and tracks up to 3 minutes for non-commercial use. Standard is €11 per month plus VAT billed annually, with 15 downloads per month and tracks up to 5 minutes. Pro is €33 per month plus VAT billed annually, with 300 downloads per month, durations up to 5 mins 30 secs, and all file formats including high quality WAV.

Downloads in MP3 or WAV, paid per track or through subscriptions with download minutes.

Limitations

The free plan is non-commercial only: AIVA keeps the copyright, attribution is required, downloads are capped at 3 per month, and tracks are limited to 3 minutes. Standard keeps copyright with AIVA and limits monetization to YouTube, Twitch, TikTok, and Instagram; full copyright ownership comes only with Pro.

Downloaded tracks carry a non-exclusive perpetual license and cannot be distributed directly to streaming services such as Spotify or Apple Music.

Use the same input

You need a 60-second cinematic cue for a video intro. Generate it on both, compare how much control each gives you over structure and mood, and check which plan grants the commercial rights you need.

What a successful result must preserve

The tool must generate downloadable music from a prompt, grant commercial-use rights on a paid plan, and allow at least basic control over mood or genre.

Evidence and test status

Official specification comparison. Plan prices, feature lists and platform details below come from each vendor's official site and documentation, checked October 2026. We did not run a scored hands-on test; no quality or ranking is claimed.

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