Can you monetize AIVA’s free tier?

Reproduce it yourself: each factor's risk points = weight × level ÷ 4 (an unclear factor counts as half its weight). The seven add up to 72. Every scored factor quotes AIVA’s own current terms, pricing or help page.

1. Commercial-use rights

   Level 4/428 / 28 pts

   Does the license actually permit monetizing the free-tier output (monetized video / paid client deliverable)? The single most decisive factor.

   “For beginners who want to use compositions for non-commercial use cases only, and don't mind giving credit to AIVA. Copyright owned by AIVA No monetization Credit must be given to AIVA”

   The Free plan grants only a Non-Commercial License and the pricing page states 'No monetization' outright. The EULA reinforces this: 'Licensee shall use the Free plan in order to evaluate whether the paid offerings are suitable for them or not.' Free is evaluation/non-commercial only, so L4.

2. Free-plan monetization gate

   Level 2/49 / 18 pts

   Free-tier blockers that make output unusable even when commercial use is allowed: watermark, 'personal-only' wording, publish-barring caps.

   “3 downloads per month Track durations up to 3 minutes Download MP3 & MIDI formats”

   Free produces a fully finished, download-ready MP3/MIDI with no audible watermark, so the asset itself is publishable. The block is the license (non-commercial), not a visible mark, so L2 rather than L3.

3. Output ownership & sublicensing

   Level 4/416 / 16 pts

   Do you own (or get a clean, transferable, sublicensable license to) the output? Decisive for agency/client work where rights must be handed over.

   “Non-Commercial License: Licensor hereby assigns, grants and conveys to Licensee a non-exclusive, non-transferrable and non-commercial license to use, modify and distribute the MIDI and Audio Composition”

   On free the copyright is 'owned by AIVA' and the licence is expressly non-transferable, so you cannot assign or sublicense the music to a client. That is the L4 'can't transfer' case. Full Copyright (own + transferable) only comes with the Pro plan.

4. Attribution / branding obligation

   Level 3/49 / 12 pts

   Must you credit the tool, keep a logo, or disclose it by name? An enforceable monetization burden even when commercial use is allowed.

   “Credit must be given to AIVA”

   Free-tier use carries a mandatory, named credit to AIVA. It is not a persistent embedded brand watermark (L4), but it is a required on-screen/credit attribution, so L3. Both Standard and Pro remove the credit requirement.

5. Copyright & training-data exposure

   Level 2/46 / 12 pts

   Risk the output infringes third-party rights or triggers a platform claim: training-data provenance, indemnity, likeness/voice-clone consent, YouTube synthetic-content exposure.

   “IT IS YOUR RESPONSABILITY TO ENSURE THAT ANY COMPOSITION, CREATED PARTIALLY OR FULLY WITH THE SERVICES, ARE NOT INFRINGING ON THE COPYRIGHT OF OTHERS. YOU SHALL BE SOLELY RESPONSIBLE”

   AIVA disclaims all warranties and pushes infringement liability onto the user, and using non-commercially-licensed AI music in a monetized video invites Content-ID/demonetization exposure. No realistic-clone or active demonetization wave is documented for AIVA specifically, so this is L2 (liability-on-user / synthetic-music caution) rather than L3/L4.

6. Terms stability

   Level 2/44 / 8 pts

   How likely are today's rights to be quietly changed or revoked tomorrow? Modification clause, retroactivity, notice, and observed change history. The factor the ToS-monitor sells against.

   “AIVA may also modify the Agreement at any time and without prior notice. By continuing to access or use the Services, you indicate that you agree to be bound by the modified Terms.”

   The EULA reserves a broad, unilateral right to modify the Agreement at any time without prior notice. No retroactive or active-adverse change is documented, so this is L2 (broad unilateral, no notice), not L3/L4.

7. Creator practicality

   Level 0/40 / 6 pts

   The gap between 'technically licensed' and 'actually usable safely': terms clarity/findability, login-gated pricing, credit-model traps. Modulates, never decides.

   “Pricing for Individuals Billed monthly Billed yearly Free, Forever €0 No credit card required”

   Pricing is public and plainly stated in euros, and the full EULA is publicly readable at /legal/1. Both load without a login, so verification is frictionless: L0.

ClipJury's monetization-risk verdicts are an editorial read of each tool's own current public terms and pricing as of the last-checked date — not legal advice. Terms change; always confirm against the linked sources before relying on any tool for monetized or paid client work. How we score risk →