Comparison · Updated
Tunami.ai vs SoundCloud for AI music
Short answer
SoundCloud is far bigger, can pay you and distribute your music, and has mature apps — but its distribution and monetisation for AI music are limited to its partner tools. Tunami.ai is built only for AI music: free to publish from any generator, the tool credited on every track, listening without an account, and streaming only. Many creators use both.
At a glance
| Tunami.ai | SoundCloud | |
|---|---|---|
| Built for | AI-generated music only | All music |
| Free uploads | 3 new tracks a day, up to 100 MB each | 2 hours of audio on the free plan |
| AI music | Every track is AI-made; the tool is credited | Uploads allowed; distribution and monetisation only for content from its AI partner tools |
| Distribution to other services | No | Yes, on paid Artist plans |
| Earning money | No payouts today | Yes, on paid Artist plans |
| Listener downloads | Never: streaming only | Can be offered by the creator |
| Review before publishing | Every track | No |
| Charts | Weekly chart by listeners' upvotes | Charts and recommendations |
| Audience | Small and specialised: people looking for AI music | Very large and general |
Where SoundCloud is better
- A much larger audience, and apps on every platform.
- Paid Artist plans that distribute your music to other services and pay royalties.
- Years of community features, playlists and recommendations.
- Room for music made without AI too, if you release both.
Where Tunami.ai is better
- Built only for AI music, so the tool you used is a feature, not a problem: it is credited on the track and listeners can browse by it.
- Free to publish from any generator, with no paid plan needed and no partner list.
- Streaming only: listeners can never download your file.
- A weekly chart where only other listeners’ upvotes count.
Which should you choose?
If you want income and distribution today, SoundCloud's paid Artist plans can do things Tunami.ai cannot. But check its AI rules first: its help pages say SoundCloud for Artists can currently approve only content made with its AI integration partners for distribution or monetisation, after a licence check. A song from a general generator may be uploadable but not distributable there.
If you want a home where AI-made music is the point, where listeners came looking for it, and where your song is credited to the tool you used, publish on Tunami.ai. It costs nothing, and you can still post the same song on SoundCloud.
For the wider picture of where AI music is accepted, read AI music on Spotify, Apple Music and Deezer.
On Tunami.ai
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Written by the Tunami.ai team. Published .
