Custom Song Prices in 2026: What 15 Services Actually Charge
Custom song prices run from under $20 to over $265, and the advertised number is often not what you pay. This is a survey of published prices as of August 2026, with the add-ons that change the total.
The price bands
Under $50 — AI-generated, minutes to hours. Songoven $19.90. Songkeep $24.99. SonglyGift $29.95 on sale. GiftSong $34.99. Melodfy about $38. Songful $49 on sale. JoyBox $49. OurSong $49.95.
$79 to $99 — mixed methods, 1 to 7 days. UniqueSong from $79. Custom Song Gift $99. TunedForYou $99.
$159 and up — human artists, days to a week. Songs With You $159–$199. Songfinch $199.99. Tuneriver from about $200. Songlorious up to $265 for three minutes.
The median advertised price across the market sits around $50.
What actually drives the price
Human or AI. This is the largest single factor. Human services pay a songwriter to write, perform, and produce, which is why they land at $159 and up. AI services generate from your story in minutes, which is why they can charge $20 to $50 — and why some of them can play you the song before you pay.
Length. Human services often price per minute. Songlorious is the clearest case: $80 for 30 seconds, $265 for three minutes.
Speed. Rush delivery is a common upsell at human services. Songlorious adds $80 for two-business-day delivery. Songs With You adds $60 for four days or $100 for two. Most AI services don't charge for speed, because fast is the default.
The add-ons that change the total
The advertised price is rarely the checkout price. Published examples as of mid-2026:
- Songfinch — extra verse $65.99, Spotify release $49.99, vinyl $59.99
- Songlorious — commercial licence +$150
- UniqueSong — lyrics PDF $19, Spotify add-on $49, which can take a $79 song near $150
- GiftSong — MP3 download from $9, lyric wall art from $8.99, music video from $23.99
- TunedForYou — photo cover $4.99, animated cover $8.99
- OurMelody — the MP3 download is bundled into a $49.95 add-on
Songkeep has no add-ons. The $24.99 includes two full versions of the song, MP3 downloads, and the shareable gift page. The $34.99 gift pack is the only other option.
Revision policies are narrower than they sound
Sales pages promise revisions freely. The published policies are specific:
- Songfinch: up to five lyric-line edits, requested within 48 hours
- Custom Song Gift and Tuneriver: one revision
- Songs With You: $35 per edit, $100 for a redo
- OurMelody: one remake, if requested within 24 hours of delivery
The more useful version of this happens before payment. Services that let you regenerate lyrics or samples before you commit are giving you unlimited revisions in the only window where revisions are cheap for everyone.
Is a $200 song better than a $25 one?
Different, not automatically better. At $200 you're paying for a named human to write and perform it, and for some people that provenance is the entire point. At $25 you're paying for lyrics that are unmistakably about one person, produced in minutes.
The honest test is the same either way: does the story in the lyrics sound like your story? You can answer that for free at any service that plays you a sample. You can't answer it at all at a service that doesn't.
How not to overpay
- Check what the base price includes. At several services the MP3 download is a separate charge after purchase.
- Read the revision policy, not the headline. "Until you love it" and "one round of edits within 48 hours" are different products.
- Treat crossed-out prices carefully. Several services run permanent-looking sales. Judge the number you'd pay today.
- Match delivery to the occasion. Rush fees are the easiest cost to avoid — by ordering early or choosing a service where fast is standard.
- Hear something first if you can. A free preview answers the value question better than any price comparison.
Where Songkeep sits
$24.99 for two full versions of the same lyrics, MP3 downloads and a shareable gift page included, 33 languages, and a 60-second preview of your actual song before any payment. You can also edit the lyrics before the song is generated, which is where most of the difference between a good custom song and a forgettable one gets decided.