Yes — client work is legitimate commercial use (on a commercial tier). The business side matters more than the generation side:
1. Charge for taste, not generations. Clients pay for your curation, revisions, and judgment — not the 30 seconds of compute. Price on the value of the finished product and your time.
2. Get the brief in writing. What they want, references, length, deadline, revision limit (two rounds is standard). Verbal briefs become 'that's not what I wanted' disputes.
3. 50% upfront. Standard freelance practice, non-negotiable. It filters serious clients from tire-kickers.
4. Deliverables: final WAV + MP3, and stems if they paid for them (charge extra — stems are leverage). Include a simple usage agreement: what rights they're buying (work-for-hire vs. license).
5. Start local. Restaurants, gyms, realtors, podcasts — local businesses need jingles and intros and don't care about your process. Your first five clients teach you pricing better than any guide.
Good luck! Hank founder of SonorixPG