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ERoyalty-free music and sound effects with direct licensing for video creators
From $17.99/mo
Artlist vs Freepik
Pricing, features, platforms and who each one suits — side by side.
A
Choose Artlist if…
- you want the lower entry price ($9.99/mo vs $14.5/mo)
- you're in its core audience: youtubers, social media creators
F
Choose Freepik if…
- you need an API to build on
- you're in its core audience: graphic designers, marketers
Side by side
Feature Artlist Freepik
Pricing modelPaidPaid
Starting price$9.99/mo$14.5/mo
Free plan
Free trial
API
Open source
PlatformsWebWeb, API
CategoryRoyalty-free music & sound effectsAI image & video generation
CompanyArtlistMagnific
Full feature lists
A Artlist
- Royalty-free music library
- Sound effects catalog
- AI image and video generation with credits
- Unlimited generation on select models (yearly plans)
- Max plan bundling stock assets and AI tools
- Team business plans with parallel generations
F Freepik
- 250M+ premium stock assets
- AI image and video generation across 30+ models
- Music, voice and sound effect generation
- Magnific and Topaz image upscalers
- Brand Kit and Spaces workspace
- ComfyUI integration, MCP and plugins
- Credit-based API access
- Google Drive sync and metadata export
What you'd pay
The cheapest plan that fits, per month, billed yearly where the plan offers it.
Artlist
Music & SFX$9.99/mo billed yearly ($14.99 monthly)
AI Starter$11.99/mo billed yearly ($19.99 monthly)
AI Core$23.99/mo billed yearly ($39.99 monthly)
AI Creator$41.67/mo billed yearly ($69.99 monthly)
Max Business$399/mo billed yearly
Custom BusinessCustom
Freepik
Premium$20/mo or $14.50/mo billed annually (ex. VAT)
Plus$45/mo or $33.75/mo billed annually (ex. VAT)
Pro$110/mo or $82.50/mo billed annually (ex. VAT)
Strengths and limitations
Artlist
- Music & SFX plan from $9.99/mo billed yearly
- AI generation and stock assets available in one subscription
- Unlimited generation on select models with yearly plans of 40,000+ credits
- The AI tools work on credits, so usage is capped on most plans
- Monthly billing costs considerably more than yearly billing
Freepik
- Stock library and AI generation in one subscription
- Credits last a full year with no monthly reset
- Commercial AI license on every plan
- 30-day refund guarantee with no cancellation fees
- Generation is credit-based outside the unlimited models
- Music rights in the license start at the Plus tier
- Prices exclude VAT and local taxes
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SRoyalty-free music and sound effects licensing for video creators and brands
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Facts from each vendor's public pages, prices checked Nov 13, 2026. Editorial policy