Udio

Udio is an AI-powered music creation company building tools that let anyone generate complete songs from a text description. According to available research, the company was founded by Yaroslav Ganin and David Fengning Ding, who are associated with a former Google DeepMind research background. Its mission centers on making music creation accessible to creators regardless of technical or musical training.

The platform delivers its product as a web-based service and emphasizes ease of use, offering a no-credit-card free tier alongside paid subscription plans for more serious creators.

Udio (built by Uncharted Labs, co-founded by Andrew Sanchez, David Ding, and Yaroslav Ganin — former Google DeepMind researchers) has been central to the AI-music copyright fight. After the RIAA sued in June 2024, Udio settled with Universal Music Group (October 2025) and Warner Music Group (November 2025), agreeing to license their catalogs for a new, licensed AI music platform launching in 2026 with opt-in artist compensation. Sony Music has not settled and continues to litigate, with a fair-use ruling expected in 2026. Following the settlements, Udio restricted downloads/exports of generated songs as it transitions to the licensed model — so commercial-use and export terms are in flux and should be verified before relying on the platform for distributable music.

Udio's core capability is generating full songs — including vocals, instrumentation, and arrangement — from natural-language prompts, with optional custom lyrics. Users can create short (32-second) or full-length (roughly two-minute) tracks depending on their plan, and generate multiple songs simultaneously.

Beyond generation, Udio supports a transformation and editing workflow: extending, remixing, and blending or reducing styles; using existing songs as musical references; and editing both music and lyrics. Paid tiers add Voice Control, the ability to save and reuse custom voices, uploading your own audio files, and generating or uploading cover art.

The platform operates on a credit-based system. Credits fund generations and other creative actions, do not roll over between billing cycles, and can be topped up with one-off packs, giving flexibility for occasional heavy projects.

Udio serves a broad consumer and prosumer market spanning beginners experimenting with music, hobbyists making songs for fun, content creators needing custom tracks, and independent artists prototyping ideas. Its generous free tier lowers the barrier for casual users, while Standard and Pro plans target creators producing music more regularly.

Available research indicates Udio is independently held by its founders and has raised venture funding, but specific amounts, valuation, and ARR figures are not confirmed in the provided context. Competitor Suno's figures are referenced in the research but do not apply to Udio.