AI Music for Short Video BGM: What to Check

Updated 2026-09-10 · Suno-API team

Use AI music as short video background music safely: confirm commercial rights, set track length, and handle volume and copyright risk.

Generating background music with AI is cheap and you don't have to worry about a track being pulled from a library. More and more creators are doing it. But a few details, if handled badly, can get your upload flagged for infringement.

Confirm the licensing source is clear first

Whether the licensing chain is clean comes down to two things: which account generated the track, and whether the material involves someone else's copyright.

• New songs generated on a paid account during an active subscription carry commercial use rights, and can be used in short videos, film and TV, and client projects.
• Songs generated during a subscription keep their commercial rights after you cancel.
• Covering copyrighted songs or using copyrighted lyrics falls outside the license.

Writing your own lyrics, humming them yourself, and then generating is the safest route.

Set the length to match the video's pacing

Advanced mode allows up to 6 minutes, but a short video usually doesn't need that much. Generate to the actual length of the video so you don't cut off the chorus when trimming later. If you have the track before the video, you can also extend the song with continuation.

Volume handling

AI-generated songs usually have a fairly full dynamic range, so laying one straight under a voiceover easily buries the narration. Push the BGM below the vocal, then apply one small dip at the chorus. The result sounds much cleaner.

Materials worth keeping

• Generation record: song ID and generation time.
• Commercial license: provided by the platform, available after 200 yuan cumulative top-up for individuals or 500 yuan for companies.
• Material notes: if you used reference audio, keep the licensing proof.

Songs generated on the platform have a matching record on Suno's official side, and screenshots can be provided on request, free for the first 2 times.

Cost reference

0.6 yuan per run, fixed at 2 songs, unlimited downloads, and you can take both MP3 and WAV. One song per short video means the cost is basically negligible.