Mubert

Mubert is a generative AI music platform, founded in 2016 by Alexey Kochetkov, that produces royalty-free soundtracks by blending machine learning with a library of over a million samples, loops, and stems contributed by human musicians. The company describes itself as a "Human and AI Music Generator," built around the idea that algorithms and producers work together rather than the AI generating music from nothing: contributing artists upload material through Mubert Studio and earn royalties whenever the AI recombines their contributions into a new track. The platform spans four connected products: Mubert Render for content creators, Mubert API for developers and brands, Mubert Studio for contributing artists, and Mubert Play, a listening app that streams endless adaptive AI music organized by mood or activity. Mubert Render is the consumer-facing tool most people encounter first: users pick a genre, mood, BPM, and target duration, and Mubert generates a fitting royalty-free track in seconds, with Text-to-Music and Image-to-Music modes for more prompt-driven control. It's commonly used for YouTube, TikTok, and podcast background music, and ships with a dedicated plugin for Adobe Premiere Pro and After Effects. Mubert also publishes free copyright/DMCA checker tools for YouTube, Twitch, TikTok, and Instagram Reels, helping creators verify whether audio in their content is likely to trigger a claim. The Mubert API targets developers and brands who want real-time generative background music embedded directly into apps, games, retail environments, or wellness products, with custom pricing available on request. Mubert uses a tiered subscription model: a free Ambassador plan (25 tracks/month, watermarked, attribution required, personal use only), Creator at $14/month (~$11.69/month annual, social media and promoted content), Pro at $39/month (~$32.49/month annual, full commercial and advertising use), and Business at $199/month (~$149.29/month annual, in-app and agency use), plus custom Enterprise/API pricing. Mubert also sells individual tracks outside a subscription, priced from about $19 for standard social use up to $499 for sublicensing rights. A notable limitation across every plan: generated tracks cannot be released as standalone music on Spotify or other streaming platforms, and none of the tiers include Content ID licensing or stock-music-site resale rights.