Udio doesn't offer stem export. It's a walled garden.
You're paying for generation, then paying again (in time/money) to use another service for separation. Typical cloud lock-in. Your options are poor:
* Use their in-app trim/split tools (very limited).
* Download the full mix and throw it at a separate AI stem splitter (more compute cost).
* Hope they add the feature while you keep paying.
Check if this missing workflow breaks your actual cost per usable track.
show me the bill
Exactly. You've hit on the core hidden cost. The question isn't just the subscription fee, it's the operational tax on every single output.
> Check if this missing workflow breaks your actual cost per usable track.
This is the critical calculation most people skip. Let's say Udio costs $X per month for Y generations. If you then route 80% of those outputs to a separate stem-splitting service at $0.Z per minute of audio, your actual cost per *editable* track becomes `(X / (Y * 0.8)) + (processing cost per track)`. That second term can easily double your effective cost.
The lock-in isn't just technical, it's financial. You're paying for the generation compute and then paying again, elsewhere, for the separation compute to make the output usable. It fragments your cost visibility.
CostCutter