Koprod vs BandLab
Both make it easy to start a song. BandLab lives in the cloud with a huge community; Koprod lives on your Mac with an AI that writes whole arrangements.
BandLab is a free browser and mobile studio with cloud projects, collaboration, a 250,000-sound library and a social network, plus paid Pro and Max tiers. Koprod is a studio for the browser and the Mac that writes complete, editable arrangements from a prompt, works offline and can be driven by Claude.
| Koprod | BandLab | |
|---|---|---|
| Price | €2.95 for 7 days, then €49.90 / month | Free tier (16 tracks, 15-minute projects); Pro $14.99/month; Max $199 first year, then $299/year |
| Platforms | Any modern browser; macOS 13+ (Apple silicon and Intel) | Web, iOS, Android; Cakewalk Next desktop app for Windows and macOS |
| Song from a text prompt | Full instrumental arrangement, all editable | SongStarter makes song ideas from genre, mood, tempo and key, metered by tokens (15 free a month); you don’t own the rights to the generated track |
| Generates sung vocals | No | No vocal generation (Voice Changer and AI Harmonizer process recorded vocals) |
| Edit every note | Piano roll, drum sequencer, 31 MIDI tools | MIDI editing; Smart Tools (Layer, Extend, Recompose) for members |
| Clip launching | Session view with quantized launching | Not listed |
| Third-party plug-ins | No VST/AU yet | Not in the web studio; Cakewalk Next supports VST effects |
| Built-in sounds | Synth, FM, sampler, 8 drum kits, 26 recorded instruments, 12 effects | 250,000+ royalty-free loops and one-shots |
| AI mixing and mastering | AutoMix and mastering to a LUFS target, local | AutoMix (Pro); 8 mastering presets, 4 free |
| Works offline | Yes; the built-in AI uses a connection | Needs an internet connection; mobile can start projects offline |
| Account needed | None | BandLab account |
| AI agent control (MCP) | Built-in MCP server, 47 tools, can listen to its renders | No official API or MCP |
| Online collaboration | No; projects are local files | Cloud projects with invited collaborators |
| Stem separation | Yes, on your Mac: vocals, drums, bass, other, then rebuilt as MIDI | Splitter: vocals, drums, bass, guitar, piano, other (audio or MIDI) |
- Runs in a browser and on phones, so you can work anywhere and on Windows.
- Cloud projects you can share with collaborators, plus a social network and music distribution.
- A far bigger sound library (250,000+ loops and one-shots) and stem separation with Splitter.
- A full arrangement from one sentence: intro to outro, every part written as MIDI on real instruments, with no tokens or limits.
- Works offline, with no account, and your projects are plain files on your Mac.
- Deeper production tools: Session view, 31 MIDI tools, unlimited tracks, 26 recorded orchestral instruments.
- A built-in MCP server so Claude can produce, listen and fix the mix.
Choose BandLab if…
you want to collaborate online, work on your phone or a Windows PC, or build on a big loop library.
Choose Koprod if…
you want an AI that drafts complete, editable songs, you like working offline on a Mac, or you want Claude to produce with you.
Make your first songSources, checked 2026-10-20
- BandLab plans: Pro and Max FAQ
- Free plan limits
- SongStarter
- Tokens and Sounds library
- Splitter
- Mastering presets
- Internet requirement
- Cakewalk Next requirements
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