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Meta AudioGen

Research demo

Open sound-effect generation model (non-commercial weights).

Sound effects
Free
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Overview

Meta AudioGen: Open sound-effect generation model (non-commercial weights). It scores 54/100 in our audio, voice & NPCs ranking. Best for: Research and prototyping, not shipped games.

AudioGen is part of Meta's AudioCraft research library and generates sound effects from text. The model weights are licensed for non-commercial use only.

Pros

  • Free plan available
  • Open source
  • Text to sound effect

Cons

  • No commercial use
  • Needs technical skills
  • Research demo, not a product you can use
  • Multiple variations: limited (Python API generates a batch of samples per call with random sampling; no app UI)
  • API: limited (Python library you run yourself; no hosted web API)

Meta AudioGen pricing

Open source
Free

Open source, self-hosted; code MIT, weights CC-BY-NC 4.0

Monthly prices in USD as listed by Meta AudioGen. Last checked 2026-10-21. Rights: Code MIT; model weights CC-BY-NC 4.0 (non-commercial).

Features

  • Text to sound effect audiogen-medium 1.5B text-to-sound; needs 16GB GPU Yes
  • Multiple variations Python API generates a batch of samples per call with random sampling; no app UI Partly
  • Loopable sounds Not confirmed
  • API Python library you run yourself; no hosted web API Partly

Checked against Meta AudioGen's own site, docs and pricing page. How we check

Score breakdown: 54/100

  • Accessibility 21%
    74
  • Output & integration 17%
    44
  • Commercial rights 21%
    10
  • Value 9%
    100
  • Maturity 9%
    20
  • Game focus 9%
    100
  • Features 15%
    65

Based on price, free plan, commercial rights, exports and features. How we score

#6 AI Sound Effect Generators #50 Free AI Game Development Tools

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