> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://docs.summerengine.com/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Stable Audio 3 SFX

> Stable Audio 3 SFX on the Summer API: $0.0206 per sound, about 3 s, WAV saved to your Summer library. Model id sound/stable-audio-3-sfx.

Fast sound effects, strong on quick movement.

| | |
| - | - |
| Model id | `sound/stable-audio-3-sfx` |
| Price | \$0.0206 per sound |
| Typical time | about 3 s |
| Does | [Sound effects](https://docs.summerengine.com/api/models.md#sound-effects) |
| Output | WAV |
| Made by | Stability AI |
| Try it | [Examples and playground on summerengine.com](https://www.summerengine.com/models/stable-audio-3-sfx) |
| Commercial use | Yes |

## Best for

* Sword swings, whooshes and dashes.
* Projectiles, fly-bys and quick passes.
* Short UI and pickup sounds.

## Price

**\$0.0206 per sound**. Exact list price: `0.0206 USD`.

No markup: this is the provider's list price, checked 2026-10-12. A failed job costs nothing. Get the exact price of one request, free and without a key, from [`POST /v1/estimate`](https://docs.summerengine.com/api/jobs#know-the-price-first).

## Example call

Sign in once with `summer login`; over HTTP, send `Authorization: Bearer $SUMMER_TOKEN` after `export SUMMER_TOKEN=$(summer token)` ([sign-in](https://docs.summerengine.com/api/sign-in.md)). This job comes back done in the same call, with the file ready to download.

```bash CLI theme={null}
npx -y summer-engine@latest api run sound/stable-audio-3-sfx \
  --input '{"text":"a sword hits a wooden shield","durationSeconds":2}' \
  --download .
```

```bash curl theme={null}
curl https://www.summerengine.com/v1/jobs \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $SUMMER_TOKEN" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -H "Idempotency-Key: $(uuidgen)" \
  -H "Prefer: wait=60" \
  -d '{"model":"sound/stable-audio-3-sfx","input":{"text":"a sword hits a wooden shield","durationSeconds":2}}'
```

```ts TypeScript theme={null}
const res = await fetch("https://www.summerengine.com/v1/jobs", {
  method: "POST",
  headers: {
    Authorization: `Bearer ${process.env.SUMMER_TOKEN}`,
    "Content-Type": "application/json",
    "Idempotency-Key": crypto.randomUUID(),
    Prefer: "wait=60",
  },
  body: JSON.stringify({
    "model": "sound/stable-audio-3-sfx",
    "input": {
      "text": "a sword hits a wooden shield",
      "durationSeconds": 2
    }
  }),
});
const { job } = await res.json();
console.log(job.state, job.id);
```

```python Python theme={null}
import os, uuid, requests

res = requests.post(
    "https://www.summerengine.com/v1/jobs",
    headers={
        "Authorization": f"Bearer {os.environ['SUMMER_TOKEN']}",
        "Idempotency-Key": str(uuid.uuid4()),
        "Prefer": "wait=60",
    },
    json={"model": "sound/stable-audio-3-sfx", "input": {"text": "a sword hits a wooden shield", "durationSeconds": 2}},
)
job = res.json()["job"]
print(job["state"], job["id"])
```

```js MCP theme={null}
// Summer's MCP server: npx -y summer-engine@latest setup <agent> --yes
summer_api_run({
  model: "sound/stable-audio-3-sfx",
  input: {
    text: "a sword hits a wooden shield",
    durationSeconds: 2
  },
  out: "assets",
})
```

The finished job has `state` `"done"` and `result.assets`: one entry per file, each with `assetId`, `fileUrl` (a Summer URL) and `thumbnailUrl`. Download the file into your project, or import it in Summer Engine by its asset id.

## Input

Send these fields in `input`. The full JSON Schema is `inputSchema` in [`GET /v1/models/sound/stable-audio-3-sfx`](https://docs.summerengine.com/api/reference/get-models-model).

| Field | Type | About |
| - | - | - |
| `text` (required) | string | The sound to make, at most 450 characters, e.g. "heavy sword swing whoosh". up to 450 characters |
| `durationSeconds` | number | Seconds, 0.5 to 30 (default 5). 0.5 to 30 |
| `loop` | boolean | Sound effect: a seamless loop, where the model can. |

## Related models

> **[Sound Effects v2](https://docs.summerengine.com/api/models/sound/sfx-v2.md)**
>
> `sound/sfx-v2`: \$0.002 per second (default)

> **[Sonilo SFX 1.1](https://docs.summerengine.com/api/models/sound/sonilo-sfx-1-1.md)**
>
> `sound/sonilo-sfx-1.1`: \$0.0018 per second

> **[Mirelo SFX 2.0](https://docs.summerengine.com/api/models/sound/mirelo-sfx-2-0.md)**
>
> `sound/mirelo-sfx-2.0`: \$0.01 per second

## For agents

This page as Markdown: [https://docs.summerengine.com/api/models/sound/stable-audio-3-sfx.md](https://docs.summerengine.com/api/models/sound/stable-audio-3-sfx.md). The live record with the JSON Schema: `GET https://www.summerengine.com/v1/models/sound/stable-audio-3-sfx`, public, no sign-in.


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