Suno
Browser and mobile AI music generator that makes complete songs (vocals, lyrics, production) from a prompt.
AI music generationResearched — not yet hand-checkedNot rated — no hands-on test
Sourced facts
- Monthly billing (US, logged-out): Free $0/month; Pro $10/month; Premier $30/month, with 'Taxes calculated at checkout' — source
- Annual billing ('Annual save 20%'): Pro $8/month, Premier $24/month — source
- The homepage structured data lists Pro at $96/year and Premier at $288/year (20% discount) — source
- Free plan: v6-mini model, 50 credits a day, Standard features, audio uploads up to 8 min, shared queue, no monthly song downloads, no commercial rights, no stems — source
- Pro plan: v6 and v6-wild models, 2,500 credits a month, 20 song downloads a month, commercial rights, 2 stem types, priority queue (10 at once), your own voice, custom models, uploads up to 30 min — source
- Premier plan: everything in Pro plus Suno Studio (MIDI, effects, automation), 10,000 credits a month, 60 downloads a month, 3 stem types — source
- Terms effective 3 September 2026: Pro and Premier users are assigned the rights to their Output, and commercial rights for permitted Downloads are perpetual and survive cancellation or a downgrade — source
- Suno states there is no warranty that copyright vests in any Output, and that Output may not be unique; it says 100% AI music would not qualify for US copyright and Remixes are non-commercial on every tier — source
- Anything you submit is licensed to Suno perpetually, including for model training — source
- Suno's own help articles disagree: article 2410177 (2025-12-17) says songs 'generated' during a subscription may be used commercially, while article 9601665 (2026-09-03) and the Terms say songs 'downloaded' during a subscription may be — source
Quick facts
- Pricing: US logged-out reference prices from suno.com/pricing: monthly Free $0, Pro $10/month, Premier $30/month; annual ('Annual save 20%') Pro $8/month, Premier $24/month. The pricing page states 'Taxes calculated at checkout'. Logged-in prices not verified.
- Best for: Creators who need fast, original vocal songs or background tracks for videos and social posts, and who will pay for Pro or Premier if any song might ever be monetised.
- Website: suno.com
What it does well
- Usable free tier: $0 with 50 credits a day on the v6-mini model, and no credit card needed according to the homepage FAQ
- Durable rights on paid tiers: under the Terms effective 3 September 2026, Pro and Premier users are assigned the rights to their Output, and commercial rights for permitted Downloads are perpetual and survive cancellation or a downgrade
- Cheap route into commercial use: Pro is $10/month or $8/month billed annually (US logged-out reference prices, taxes at checkout), including 2,500 credits a month, v6 and v6-wild, 2 stem types, your own voice and custom models
- Premier adds Suno Studio (a browser DAW with MIDI, effects and automation) with no download limit inside Studio, 10,000 credits a month and Advanced split stems; subscribers who run out of credits get 50 bonus credits a day until renewal
Where it falls short
- The free tier is personal use only: no commercial rights, Suno owns free-plan songs, and there are no monthly song downloads, stems or add-on credits. Upgrading later does not automatically license songs made on free — Suno says retroactive rights are not guaranteed
- Download caps limit commercial use: only permitted Downloads can be used commercially, and Pro gets 20 a month against 2,500 credits while Premier gets 60 against 10,000. Monthly credits and monthly download credits do not roll over, and purchased credits need an active subscription
- Suno states its own legal caveats: no warranty that copyright vests in any Output, Output may not be unique, 100% AI music would not qualify for US copyright, Remixes are non-commercial on every tier, and anything you submit is licensed to Suno perpetually including for model training
- Payments are non-refundable unless Suno decides otherwise, and Suno's own pages disagree: the homepage FAQ still says Pro gives '500 songs a month', calls v5.5 the best model and lists 8-minute uploads, while the pricing page shows v6 and uploads up to 30 minutes
Verdict
A strong pick for creators who want complete vocal songs fast, and the free tier is fine for experimenting. If a song might ever earn money, make it on Pro or Premier from the start and download it within your monthly allowance (20 on Pro, 60 on Premier). Free-plan songs stay non-commercial, and only permitted Downloads carry commercial rights. Suno itself warns that copyright may not vest in AI output. Prices quoted ($10/$30 monthly, or $8/$24 a month billed annually) are US logged-out reference prices with taxes calculated at checkout; logged-in prices were not verified.
What our judgement is based on
Based only on Suno's own pages, fetched logged out on 2026-10-11: the pricing page (rendered in a headless browser), the homepage and its structured data, the Terms effective 3 September 2026, and several help articles. The suno.com/faq page redirects to a login wall, so it was not read — we do not log in, and no retry was attempted. The top 3 search results were compared in full text (eesel.ai 2026-09-10, theexpertranking.com 2026-09-25, beaimaster.com 2026-10-10); none of their figures could be confirmed on Suno's own pages. No hands-on testing of audio quality, prompt adherence, generation speed or download limits, so the rating is null. What this page adds over the top 3: every price carries its region, login state and tax basis, the rights and download rules are quoted from dated Terms and help articles, and it flags where Suno's own pages contradict each other.