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Udio
Create songs with vocals from text prompts or your own lyrics
New York, US
Founded 2024
11-50 employees
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Udio is an AI music app that creates songs with vocals and instruments from a text prompt or the user's own lyrics. It was founded by former Google DeepMind researchers, including David Ding, and launched publicly in April 2024. The company is based in New York.
Users describe a genre, mood or topic, and Udio generates short tracks that can be extended into full songs. Editing tools let users change sections, remix tracks and control the structure of a song. The app runs on Udio's own models. Users can upload audio clips to build on, and they can share tracks with the Udio community.
There is a free plan with a credit allowance. Paid plans give more credits and more features. Major record labels sued Udio in 2024 over training data. In 2025 it reached deals with labels and announced plans for a new licensed service, which led to changes in how users can download songs.
Users describe a genre, mood or topic, and Udio generates short tracks that can be extended into full songs. Editing tools let users change sections, remix tracks and control the structure of a song. The app runs on Udio's own models. Users can upload audio clips to build on, and they can share tracks with the Udio community.
There is a free plan with a credit allowance. Paid plans give more credits and more features. Major record labels sued Udio in 2024 over training data. In 2025 it reached deals with labels and announced plans for a new licensed service, which led to changes in how users can download songs.
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