The Riffusion Alternative That Actually Sings
Looking for a Riffusion alternative? Today, Riffusion is really two things: an open-source model you download and run on your own NVIDIA GPU, or a redirect to Google Flow Music. The open model turns text into short, roughly five-second instrumental clips built from spectrogram images — riffs and loops, not full songs, and not real sung vocals. Neume is the opposite of a DIY setup. Type one prompt and get a complete song, with real vocals and lyrics, in about a minute. No GPU, no Python, no clips to stitch. Your first song is free, and you can download it as a 320 kbps MP3.
Why people pick Neume over Riffusion
Real vocal songs from one prompt — no GPU, no code, no clips to stitch.
Real vocals, full songs
Neume writes lyrics and sings real vocals across a complete track — not short instrumental clips or garbled vocal-like texture.
One prompt, no GPU
Type one prompt and get a finished song in about a minute — no Python, no CUDA, no 16GB graphics card.
Download and own
Keep every song as a 320 kbps MP3, and use what you make personally or commercially.
Everywhere you are
Make songs on web, iOS, and Android, or from Claude and your own AI agent via the MCP server.
Frequently Asked Questions
Yes. Neume is free to start — your first song is free, with no credit card, plus a free option for lower-quality songs. The open Riffusion model is free too, but you host it yourself on your own GPU. Neume simply works in a browser or app.
No. The open-source Riffusion model generates short, roughly five-second audio clips from spectrogram images — instrumental riffs and loops. It can only produce garbled, vocal-like texture, not real singing or lyrics. Neume writes lyrics and sings real vocals across a full track.
Neume starts free — your first song costs nothing. Paid plans are from $3.99, and if you'd rather not subscribe, one-time top-ups start at $4.99 and never expire. You only pay for more when you want more.
Yes. You can use the songs you make personally or commercially, and download each one as a 320 kbps MP3 to keep. Riffusion's open model also allows commercial use under its OpenRAIL license — but only if you self-host and supply the compute.
For the open-source model, yes. Running it well means an NVIDIA CUDA card with around 16–24GB of VRAM, plus a Python and PyTorch setup. Neume needs none of that — it runs on the web, iOS, and Android, no hardware required.
Yes. Neume offers an MCP server, so you can generate songs straight from Claude or your own AI agent. You also get two versions of every song to choose from, plus separate vocal and instrumental stems. Riffusion has no built-in MCP.
Ready to make a full song?
Available on web, iOS, and Android. No credit card required.