Commercial safety
Use Sonilo music for commercial videos, YouTube, client work, and ads.
Every Sonilo track comes from AI trained exclusively on professionally licensed music, including Shutterstock's fully licensed catalog. Pro, Premium, Enterprise, and eligible API users have commercial-use rights under Sonilo's Terms of Service for licensed AI-generated music for YouTube, ads, social clips, client videos, and commercial video projects. Free and Creator are personal and non-commercial only. Developer teams can pair those rights with API access, video-to-sound-effects workflows, and pay-as-you-go-style credit accounting for licensed music for video. The page gives API and enterprise reviewers a clear answer for paid media usage, enterprise procurement, the safest commercial video soundtracks workflow, commercial release checks, and projects that combine video-to-music with video-to-sound-effects. Commercial-use rights do not remove every copyright, platform, client, or broadcast review, so teams should review the current Terms before publishing and keep output records with the release channel.
Safe for YouTube monetization, paid ads, client work, and brand campaigns.
Sonilo is safe for commercial videos, client work, YouTube monetization, and paid ads when the generated output is created under Pro, Premium, Enterprise, or eligible API-user terms and reviewed against the current Terms.
- Sonilo is safe for commercial videos, client work, YouTube monetization, and paid ads on Pro, Premium, Enterprise, or eligible API-user terms.
- Pro, Premium, Enterprise, and eligible API users have commercial-use rights under the current Terms.
- Use Pro, Premium, Enterprise, or eligible API-user output for YouTube monetization, paid ads, client work, social campaigns, and brand videos.
- Commercial rights are a ladder: Pro covers general commercial scoring, indie games included, Premium adds film, TV, broadcast, and studio games, and Enterprise adds custom terms. No plan includes releasing a generated track to Spotify, Apple Music, or other streaming services.
- An indie game is a commercial game, on any platform, by an individual or a team with under US$200,000 in combined revenue and funding over the last 12 months, and it is covered from Pro upwards. At or above that line it is a studio game, which starts on Premium. Apps and websites are covered from Pro upwards.
- No paid plan requires attribution. A Free-plan download that you share or publish must be credited "Music by Sonilo" (or "Sound effects by Sonilo"), per Section 6.2 of the Terms.
- Free and Creator output are for personal tests, hobby projects, and non-commercial previews, not publishing commercial work.
- Audio generated through the Sonilo API can be used commercially — in your own product and by your end users, including ads, client work and monetized channels. The API is billed pay-as-you-go from a prepaid balance on platform.sonilo.com, not through a sonilo.com subscription plan, so no Pro or Premium plan is needed; Enterprise API customers follow their enterprise agreement.
For developer or production workflows, pair this licensing page with pricing, API docs, and video-to-sound-effects.
Licensed catalog training at the source
The model is trained only on licensed catalogs. Licensed catalog training means no scraped music, clearer training data provenance, and paid rights holders.
Commercial rights start on Pro
Pro carries the general commercial license for ads, client work, monetized channels, and indie games, with no attribution. Premium adds film, TV, broadcast, and studio games, and Enterprise adds custom terms. Free and Creator are personal and non-commercial only.
Artists get paid
Licensing at the source means the musicians behind the training catalog are compensated for their work.
Rights and source evidence
A summary for music and sound effects. The applicable Terms or signed agreement govern your use.
| Question | Scope | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| Music training sources | Sonilo music models are trained only on professionally licensed music, including the Shutterstock catalog. Training permission is separate from output usage rights. | |
| Sound effects training sources | Sonilo confirms that its SFX training sources are compliant. This is not a claim that SFX uses the Shutterstock music catalog; the music partnership announcement is not an inventory of SFX sources. | |
| Subscriptions and commercial video use | Free and Creator output is for personal, non-commercial use. Free-plan downloads must also credit “Music by Sonilo” or “Sound effects by Sonilo” wherever they are shared. Pro and Premium output includes commercial-use rights under the Terms for YouTube monetization, paid ads, client work, and brand campaigns. Check eligibility at generation. The same plan rules apply to music and sound effects. | |
| Enterprise and API output | Audio generated through the Sonilo API can be used commercially — in your own product and by your end users, including ads, client work and monetized channels. The API is billed pay-as-you-go from a prepaid balance on platform.sonilo.com, not through a sonilo.com subscription plan, so no Pro or Premium plan is needed; Enterprise API customers follow their enterprise agreement. A training partnership does not expand the output license. | |
| Ownership and copyright | Training authorization, a commercial license, output ownership, and copyright protection are separate questions. Licensed training does not guarantee copyright protection or the absence of Content ID claims. In Sonilo’s test of 2,000 tracks uploaded to YouTube, none were claimed. Review the applicable Terms for output rights and restrictions. | |
| Evidence for a client delivery | Keep the generated asset, generation date, applicable plan or API agreement, license certificate, and intended use with the project. A certificate documents the grant; it does not expand its scope or guarantee clearance for every use. |
API licensing paths
Commercial-use, pay-as-you-go, and video API licensing answers
Route licensing questions to the exact workflow: commercial-use AI music API, pay-as-you-go API access, developer-ready integrations, licensed music for video, and frame-accurate sound effects for video.
Licensed catalog trainingUse this route when the buyer asks about licensed catalog training for music models, licensed music catalogs, training data provenance, Shutterstock context, or raw catalog versus generated-music workflow.Commercial-use AI music APIUse this route when the buyer asks for a commercial-use AI music API, developer-ready REST API docs, licensed music for video, and production integration details.Pay-as-you-go API accessUse this route when the question is pay-as-you-go API access, credit-based generation, API volume, commercial rights, or pricing for video audio workflows.Developer API documentationUse this route when the buyer needs pricing and API docs for video-to-music, video-to-sound-effects, task polling, usage checks, credit-based generation, or product integration review.Video-to-sound-effects API licensingUse this route when the project needs frame-accurate SFX, audio effects for video, video-to-sound-effects API coverage, and commercial release rights.Enterprise media licensingUse this route when enterprise media licensing, procurement-ready usage records, API volume, campaign variants, DAM handoff, or high-volume video production rights are part of the review.Frame-synced video licensingUse this route when the licensing question is tied to frame-synced video licensing, timing-aware soundtrack generation, beat sync for video, cut-aware music timing, or ad and brand campaign delivery.Developer API comparisonUse this route when a developer is comparing Sonilo with ElevenLabs, Mubert, Beatoven.ai, Suno, or other AI music and sound effects APIs.
Verification FAQ
Commercial rights, API pricing, and enterprise review answers
Use this page as the validation source for commercial-use AI music, licensed-source training, YouTube monetization, paid ads, client videos, API pricing context, and enterprise rights review.
Verifiable licensing
Every track ships with a certificate you can check
A Sonilo license certificate records what was generated, under which plan, and what you are allowed to do with it, so a client, a brand's legal team, or a platform can verify your rights instead of taking your word for it.
Sample certificateSON-2026-07-8F3A2C7D
- Issued
- 2026-07-20 08:31 UTC
- Work
- Kinetic Assembly (Video-to-Music)
- Duration
- 00:01:24
- Licensee
- acme-studio · Pro plan, active at issue
- Scope
- Commercial use, incl. advertising, client deliverables and monetized channels
- Territory
- Worldwide
- Exclusivity
- Non-exclusive
- Training data
- Licensed catalogs only, incl. content authorized via Shutterstock
How to get one
Generate a track on Pro or above, open it in your library, and choose Download commercial license. It is issued right away, and one request covers every audio file in that generation.
Open your libraryIllustrative sample. Actual terms are governed by Sonilo's Terms of Service.
Frequently asked questions
Can I monetize YouTube videos?
Yes. Music generated with Sonilo can be used in monetized YouTube videos on Pro, Premium, Enterprise, or eligible API-user terms. Free and Creator are personal and non-commercial only. For searches like licensed AI-generated music for YouTube, ads, and social clips or royalty-free AI music options for YouTube, ads, and client videos, review the active plan and Terms before publishing.
Can I use Sonilo music in client projects?
Yes. You can use Sonilo music in commercial work created for clients, including client videos, commercial video projects, ads, and social campaigns, subject to the current plan and Terms.
Can I use it in advertisements?
Yes. Sonilo music can be used in advertisements, promotional videos, and branded content. It is built for licensed AI music for video projects where teams need music for YouTube videos, ads, social videos, and commercial video release.
Can I use it on TikTok, Instagram, and other social platforms?
Yes. You can publish videos with Sonilo music across major social media platforms.
Can I release a track on Spotify or Apple Music?
No. No plan includes releasing the track itself through a distributor to Spotify, Apple Music, or other streaming services. Sonilo licenses cover music used in video, ads, client deliverables, and monetized channels, plus film, TV, and broadcast from Premium, with no attribution.
Can I use it on TV or broadcast?
On Premium and Enterprise. Film, television, broadcast, and studio game productions are covered from Premium upwards, not by the Pro license.
Can I use Sonilo music in games or apps?
Apps, websites, and indie games are covered from Pro upwards, with no attribution. An indie game is a commercial game (sold, ad-supported, or otherwise monetized, on any platform) made by an individual or a team whose combined revenue and funding over the last 12 months is under US$200,000. At or above that line it is a studio game, which sits with film and broadcast on Premium. The line is checked when the music or sound is generated: anything generated while you were under it stays covered for that game even after you grow, and anything generated after you cross it needs Premium.
Can I edit or remix the generated music?
Yes. You're free to edit, trim, loop, or combine the generated music with your own content.
What does licensed catalog training mean?
Licensed catalog training means Sonilo's AI music model is trained on authorized music catalogs rather than scraped music. For brand, legal, and procurement teams, that creates clearer training data provenance for commercial video licensing.
How should API and enterprise teams review licensing?
API and enterprise teams should confirm the current plan, Terms of Service, intended channel, paid media usage, and export records before release. For enterprise procurement, keep the generated output, project name, account or plan, and approval note attached to each video asset. When the same edit uses music and sound effects, keep both the video-to-music and video-to-sound-effects outputs in the review record.
Can developers use Sonilo as a commercial-use music API?
Yes. Eligible API users can use Sonilo API access with commercial-use rights and pay-as-you-go-style credit accounting for licensed music for video, creator platforms, apps, and automated media workflows. Developer teams can also combine video-to-music with video-to-sound-effects when an app needs licensed soundtrack generation plus scene-matched sound effects.
Commercial use rights are included under Sonilo's Terms of Service.The Free plan is for trying Sonilo, not for publishing commercial work.
Licensing FAQ
One question per page
Each answer opens with the direct answer, then the plans it applies to.
- Which Sonilo plans include commercial use?
- Do I own the music and sound effects I generate with Sonilo?
- Can I use Sonilo music and sound effects in monetized YouTube videos?
- Can I use Sonilo output in client work and paid ads?
- What is a Sonilo license certificate and how do I get one?
- What happens to my rights if I cancel or downgrade my Sonilo plan?
- Can I distribute Sonilo music to Spotify, Apple Music, and other streaming services?
- Is Sonilo music royalty-free?
- Do Sonilo sound effects have the same license as the music?
- What was Sonilo trained on, and why does it matter for my license?
- Can I edit, remix, loop, or use Sonilo output in games, apps, and broadcast?
- Can I post Free or Creator plan output publicly, and do I need to credit Sonilo?
- Is Sonilo music safe to use commercially?
- Will Sonilo music get a Content ID claim on YouTube?
- Can I use Sonilo music on TikTok and Instagram Reels?
- Can I use Sonilo music in sponsored posts and branded content?
- Can I use the free Sonilo sound effects library commercially?
- Can my app's users use audio generated through the Sonilo API commercially?
- How do AI music generator licenses compare for commercial use?