Stable Audio Open by Stability AI

Open-weight text-to-audio (sound effects, samples). Run locally, commercial-OK.

Access
Open-weight (self-host)
Free limits
Self-host free
Modality
audio
Credit card
Not required
Commercial use
Allowed
License
Stability Community
Performance tier
Solid · ~ Medium
Last verified
June 2026

Quickstart

# load stabilityai/stable-audio-open-1.0 via diffusers
# prompt: "warm vinyl drum loop, 120bpm"

Frequently asked

Is Stable Audio Open free?

Yes. Stability AI offers it as Open-weight (self-host) with these limits: Self-host free. No credit card is required.

Can I use Stable Audio Open commercially?

Yes, commercial use is allowed under the Stability Community license. Verify the current license or terms before shipping.

How do I start using Stable Audio Open?

Open-weight text-to-audio (sound effects, samples). Run locally, commercial-OK.

Building with this model?

We wire free-tier and open-weight models into production stacks: evals against your real inputs, failover, cost caps.

Free monthly update

The monthly free-models update

What is newly free, what got rate-limited, and what to switch to. One email a month. Unsubscribe anytime.

Related free models