Music and sound

Stable Audio

Generates short music clips and sound effects from a description. Version 3 is split into separate models for music and for sounds.

Developer
Stability AI, UK
First release
May 2024
Latest release
May 2026
Sizes
about 0.5B – 2.3B
License
Commercial use with conditionsStability AI Community License: free for companies with revenue up to $1 million a year, a paid license above that
Ready-made builds
GGUF
Running
On your own serverNeeds a GPU
Industries
Media and production, Marketing and content
Deploy on your server Hugging Face GitHub

What it does

  • Sound effects for videos and games
  • Background music and jingles
  • Interface sounds

Where it is used

Video productionGamesMarketing

Hardware requirements

LaptopLaptop or regular PC, up to 8 GB of VRAM — smaller versions
fits
1 GPUOne GPU with 16–80 GB — mid-size versions
fits
ClusterServer with several GPUs — flagship versions
no versions

Versions

  1. Stable Audio 3 (small, medium)
  2. Stable Audio Open Small
  3. Stable Audio Open 1.0

How to run it

On your own serverWeights are downloaded from Hugging Face and served with vLLM (load and API) or llama.cpp (modest hardware). The model then runs in a closed network with no per-request fees.Hugging Face
How much hardware you needCalculate the VRAM for the model size, context length and number of concurrent requests.Open the hardware calculator

I can set this up end to end: pick the model size, deploy it on your server and connect it to your systems. Quantization compresses a model so it takes less video memory and runs on more modest hardware. Answers change slightly, so quality is checked on your own examples.

Frequently asked questions

Can Stable Audio be used in a commercial project?

With conditions. License: Stability AI Community License: free for companies with revenue up to $1 million a year, a paid license above that. Restrictions vary — region, company revenue, attribution requirements. Have a lawyer check the terms before a commercial launch.

What hardware does Stable Audio need?

At minimum: Laptop or regular PC, up to 8 GB of VRAM — smaller versions. Without a GPU the model is not practical. You can calculate the exact VRAM for your model size and context in the hardware calculator.

Does Stable Audio support Russian?

Language does not matter for this model: it does not work with text.

Where can I download Stable Audio and what does it cost?

The Stable Audio weights are open and free to download. You only pay for the hardware it runs on and for the setup. Source links are at the bottom of this page.

How I deploy it for clients

  1. SelectionI pick the model size for your task and hardware and test it on your examples.
  2. DeploymentI deploy it on your server or in a closed network and provide an API.
  3. Fine-tuningI fine-tune it on your data (LoRA) or connect a knowledge base — whichever is cheaper for the task.
  4. IntegrationI connect it to your CRM, ERP, bot, website or team chat and set up monitoring.

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Details

Source: huggingface.co/stabilityai/stable-audio-3-medium. Data checked against the model card on 22 Sep 2026. Have a lawyer review the license before commercial launch.