AI Music Tagging Pricing Compared: AIMS vs Cyanite vs TrackTag (2026)
Updated July 21, 2026·5 min read·by the TrackTag team
Pricing for AI music tagging is weirdly opaque: one vendor hides prices behind a signup, another behind a demo call. Since we compete in this market, here are the actual numbers in one place, including ours, compared at the catalog sizes composers and labels actually tag.
The three pricing models on the market
AIMS (aimsapi.com) sells credits, one credit per track, on a sliding scale that works out to roughly $0.33–$2.50 per track depending on volume (about $50 for 50 tracks, ~$550 for 1,000, ~$2,250 for 5,000, based on its published in-app pricing as of July 2026).
Cyanite sells subscriptions: publicly listed tiers start around €290/month, with API access priced via sales conversations. A subscription can make sense for platforms continuously ingesting new music; for a one-time catalog backfill it means paying monthly for a one-off job.
TrackTag Studio sells one-time credit packs that never expire: $20 for 50 tracks, $89 for 250, $149 for 1,000 and $499 for 5,000, with an optional Studio Unlimited-BYOK plan at $49/month for unlimited tagging on your own Gemini API key.
Cost per catalog size (July 2026)
What tagging actually costs at real catalog sizes:
- •50 tracks: AIMS ≈ $50 · Cyanite ≥ €290 (one month) · TrackTag $20
- •1,000 tracks: AIMS ≈ $550 · Cyanite ≥ €290+ · TrackTag $149
- •5,000 tracks: AIMS ≈ $2,250 · Cyanite: months of subscription · TrackTag $499
- •Ongoing unlimited: AIMS: not offered · Cyanite: enterprise quote · TrackTag $49/mo (BYOK)
What you're actually paying for, and when to pay more
To be fair to the competition: AIMS and Cyanite also sell similarity-search and recommendation APIs that platforms embed in their own products. If you're building a streaming service that needs "find tracks like this reference," those APIs are their real value and worth their price.
But if the job is tagging your catalog (generating BPM, key, genre, mood, instrument and keyword metadata so your music is searchable and submission-ready), you're paying 3–5× more at AIMS and committing to a subscription at Cyanite for the same core output TrackTag Studio delivers at $0.10–0.40 per track. See the detailed head-to-heads: TrackTag vs AIMS and TrackTag vs Cyanite.
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Open TrackTag Studio →Frequently asked questions
What does AI music tagging cost per track in 2026?
Between roughly $0.10 and $2.50 per track depending on vendor and volume. TrackTag Studio runs $0.10–0.40 per track (packs from $20/50 tracks); AIMS runs about $0.33–2.50 per track; Cyanite prices via subscription from ~€290/month.
Which AI tagging service is cheapest for a large catalog?
For 5,000 tracks: TrackTag Studio $499 vs roughly $2,250 at AIMS, about 78% less. Cyanite isn't directly comparable since it's subscription-based.
Is there unlimited AI music tagging?
TrackTag's Studio Unlimited-BYOK is the only flat unlimited tier among the three: $49/month (or $490/year) using your own Google Gemini API key. AIMS and Cyanite have no equivalent public offer.