The best ai music generators, according to hackers
8 ai music generators recommended in Hacker News comments over the past year, ranked by how many separate people recommend each one.
All ai music generators
- SunoTurns prompts, lyrics or hummed melodies into polished full songs, letting non-musicians make music, though critics find the output generic and note audio artifacts and weak lyrics.107recommend
- ElevenLabs MusicPeople recommend it for good sound quality, detailed creative control, and songs that are more listenable than rival tools. Critics say the output can feel soulless and the usage limits are tight.10recommend
- Google Flow MusicPeople enjoy experimenting with its song generation across languages and genres. Critics say output sounds generic and gives users little control over results.9recommend
- LyriaGoogle's AI music model, praised for great-sounding results, especially alongside manual sound design. Critics say it often ignores instructions and trails Suno.8recommend
- ACE-Step 1.5Open-source music model, cheap to run locally and fine-tunable on your own songs. Caveat: critics say its musicality trails commercial services.6recommend
- Stable Audio 3Recommended for fast generation, rendering 120 seconds of audio in under 2 seconds. Caveat: quality trails Suno 1.0 and some find outputs unhelpful for sampling.6recommend
- YuE2Open-weight music model that turns editable scores into renditions and covers, handy for musicians. Common caveat: vocals sound clearly AI.6recommend
- Demon music diffusion engineFree open-source music diffusion engine that people find responsive, with fast control updates approaching real time.5recommend