Deep dive · last verified May 2026
Xport Studio vs Kits.ai
Two products built for music producers, two opposite answers to "where does the AI run." Kits.ai puts it in the cloud and licenses celebrity voices on top. Xport puts it on your laptop and lets you bring any voice you want.
The short version: Kits.ai has the strongest officially-licensed voice roster in the space (real artists, real label deals) and a polished web app. Xport keeps your audio on your machine, lets you train your own voices, and bundles the production tools you'd otherwise need three other apps for. Choice depends on whether you'd rather rent licensed voices or own your workflow.
| Xport Studio | Kits.ai | |
|---|---|---|
| Where AI runs | Your machine | Their cloud |
| Audio leaves your machine? | Never | Yes, every conversion |
| Train your own voice | Yes · Train Clone tab | Yes, cloud only |
| Bring your own RVC model (.pth) | Drag-drop from HuggingFace | Curated library only |
| Licensed artist voices | No (community models) | Yes · direct artist deals |
| Music tools beyond voice | 6 free tools | Stem splitter + AI mastering |
| Pricing | One-time license | $9–50 / mo |
| Offline? | Yes | No |
Pick Kits.ai if…
- You want to use officially-licensed artist voices with clear rights
- You'd rather use a web app than install software
- You're fine uploading your vocal stems to their cloud for processing
- You don't need to work offline
- You're OK with a recurring subscription
Pick Xport Studio if…
- Your vocals are unreleased and can't leave your machine
- You want to train your own voice from your own samples
- You want to use any RVC model from HuggingFace, not a curated subset
- You also need BPM detection, stem splitting, mix & mastering in the same app
- You prefer to pay once instead of every month
- You're OK with a 376 MB install for a fully offline workflow
Feature by feature
Where AI inference runs
Xport Studio
Locally, on your CPU or GPU. The Voice Modeling Pack (~4.7 GB) downloads once. Every conversion after that is local.
Locally, on your CPU or GPU. The Voice Modeling Pack (~4.7 GB) downloads once. Every conversion after that is local.
Kits.ai
On their servers. You upload a vocal, their cloud processes it, you download the result.
On their servers. You upload a vocal, their cloud processes it, you download the result.
Voice library model
Xport Studio
Community-driven. Import any RVC .pth file (HuggingFace has thousands). Train your own from samples. Library lives on your disk.
Community-driven. Import any RVC .pth file (HuggingFace has thousands). Train your own from samples. Library lives on your disk.
Kits.ai
Curated. Their roster includes officially-licensed artist voices that you cannot get elsewhere · this is their real moat.
Curated. Their roster includes officially-licensed artist voices that you cannot get elsewhere · this is their real moat.
Music production tools
Xport Studio
Six free tools: Key/BPM Finder, Stem Splitter, Noise Remover, Mix & Master, Audio Converter, Trimmer. Always free, always local.
Six free tools: Key/BPM Finder, Stem Splitter, Noise Remover, Mix & Master, Audio Converter, Trimmer. Always free, always local.
Kits.ai
Stem Splitter and AI Mastering are included on paid tiers. No BPM/key detection, noise removal, or audio conversion in the core product.
Stem Splitter and AI Mastering are included on paid tiers. No BPM/key detection, noise removal, or audio conversion in the core product.
Voice training
Xport Studio
Train Clone tab. Drop in 1+ minutes of samples, get a trained RVC v2 model in your Library after ~30 min of local training. Model is yours, on your disk.
Train Clone tab. Drop in 1+ minutes of samples, get a trained RVC v2 model in your Library after ~30 min of local training. Model is yours, on your disk.
Kits.ai
Upload samples to their cloud. Their servers train. The model lives in your Kits account and can only be used through their platform.
Upload samples to their cloud. Their servers train. The model lives in your Kits account and can only be used through their platform.
Pricing
Xport Studio
Free during beta. Post-beta: one-time license for the AI Voice features. Music tools always free.
Free during beta. Post-beta: one-time license for the AI Voice features. Music tools always free.
Kits.ai
Free tier with watermarking + length caps. Paid: Sprout $9.99/mo, Hobby $19.99/mo, Creator $49.99/mo. Higher tiers unlock longer audio, more conversions, commercial use.
Free tier with watermarking + length caps. Paid: Sprout $9.99/mo, Hobby $19.99/mo, Creator $49.99/mo. Higher tiers unlock longer audio, more conversions, commercial use.
Rights / clearance
Xport Studio
You are responsible for the rights to any voice you train or convert (the in-app consent dialog records this). We don't license artist voices.
You are responsible for the rights to any voice you train or convert (the in-app consent dialog records this). We don't license artist voices.
Kits.ai
Their licensed artist roster is cleared for use within their platform. Their non-licensed user-uploaded voices have the same rights ambiguity as anywhere else.
Their licensed artist roster is cleared for use within their platform. Their non-licensed user-uploaded voices have the same rights ambiguity as anywhere else.
Offline + privacy
Xport Studio
Fully offline after install. Audio never leaves your machine. Engine is local and auditable.
Fully offline after install. Audio never leaves your machine. Engine is local and auditable.
Kits.ai
Cloud-only. Their privacy policy governs uploads; per their terms, audio may be retained and used to improve services.
Cloud-only. Their privacy policy governs uploads; per their terms, audio may be retained and used to improve services.
Best for
Xport Studio
Producers handling unreleased material, ghost-written tracks, label-NDA stems, or anyone who wants their voice models on their own disk.
Producers handling unreleased material, ghost-written tracks, label-NDA stems, or anyone who wants their voice models on their own disk.
Kits.ai
Producers who want to use specific licensed artist voices on Kits' roster, with an account-based web workflow.
Producers who want to use specific licensed artist voices on Kits' roster, with an account-based web workflow.
Try Xport Studio free
Same target user, different posture on privacy and pricing. If you'd rather own your workflow than rent licensed voices, this is the trade you want.
Kits.ai feature + pricing claims verified May 2026 from kits.ai/pricing and their public documentation. We update this page quarterly.