CassetteAI

What is CassetteAI?

What CassetteAI is now

CassetteAI is a developer-facing audio service rather than a consumer song maker. It offers music and sound effect generation through one API, hosted or on device, with playgrounds on the site. Text-to-speech is marked as coming soon with a waitlist.

If you remember it as a simple web app for making tracks, the current positioning is aimed at product teams adding sound to apps and games.

Pricing is pay as you go

Music costs $0.02 per output minute, with each call producing 10 to 180 seconds. Sound effects cost $0.01 per generation, 1 to 30 seconds each. There are no seat fees or monthly commitments. Dedicated capacity, volume pricing and on-device licensing are by quote.

At those rates a ten-minute batch of music costs about 20 cents, which is why it targets apps that generate audio on demand.

Speed claims

The vendor says music renders at 44.1 kHz stereo, with a 30-second sample in under 2 seconds and a 3-minute track in under 10. Sound effects up to 30 seconds take around a second. These are the company's figures, so test with your own prompts.

Quality is the open question. Cheap, fast generation fits background beds and prototypes more than a finished release.

Company and decision rule

The page names Pixl Technologies, Inc., based in Salt Lake City, Utah, and lists press coverage and availability through fal.

Use it if you are a developer who needs low-cost on-demand audio. Skip it if you want an editor with a timeline, vocals or a subscription tool for musicians.

Key features

• Music generation API
• Sound effect generation API
• 44.1 kHz stereo output
• Hosted or on-device options
• Pay-per-use pricing
• Playgrounds on the site
• Text-to-speech announced

Use cases

• Background music in apps
• Game sound effects
• Prototype soundtracks
• Video tools needing fast audio

CassetteAI pricing

As of October 2026 pricing is pay per use, with no monthly commitment.