Music tool profile
Suno
An AI music platform that generates full songs with vocals from text prompts, with remixing, personas, stem separation, and commercial-use rights on paid plans.
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- Best for
- Creators who want original-sounding AI music — background tracks or full songs — with clear commercial rights on paid plans.
- Starting point
- Free plan (50 credits/day, no commercial use, no downloads).
- Free plan
- Yes — Free plan: $0 with 50 credits renewing daily.
- Key limitation
- Free plan: no commercial use, no stem separation, and no song downloads.
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- Monthly credits and downloads do not roll over; download limits apply (Pro 20/month, Premier 60/month).
- When new models launch, prior models are retired per official docs.
- Commercial use applies to new songs made on paid plans; review the terms of service for limitations.
Free-plan suitability
Free plan: $0 with 50 credits renewing daily, access to the free v6-mini model, no monthly song downloads, no commercial use, standard features only, uploads up to 8 minutes, shared creation queue, no add-on credit purchases, and no stem separation.
Pricing
Free plan (50 credits/day, no commercial use, no downloads). Pro $8/month billed yearly (2,500 credits/month, 20 downloads/month, commercial rights), Premier $24/month billed yearly (10,000 credits, 60 downloads/month). Credits do not roll over.
Verify the current plan, credits, output limits, and commercial terms before purchasing.
What Suno does
- AI music generation platform: Free plan uses the v6-mini model; Pro and Premier unlock the v6 and v6-wild models
- Credits: Free 50 credits renewing daily; Pro $8/mo (2,500 credits/mo, 20 song downloads/mo); Premier $24/mo (10,000 credits/mo, 60 song downloads/mo) - monthly download limits apply
- Commercial use rights for new songs on Pro and Premier; no commercial use on Free; credits do not carry over (purchased top-up credits don't expire but need an active subscription)
- Upload audio up to 8 minutes on Free and 30 minutes on paid plans; stem separation: 2 types on Pro (Auto; Split from mix), 3 on Premier (incl. Advanced split)
- Creation tools: remix songs (extend, cover, adjust speed), co-write with Suno, add new vocals or instrumentals to existing songs, record/upload and create with your own voice, create custom models from your own audio
- Paid plans get priority queue with up to 10 songs at once, early access to new features, and the ability to purchase add-on credits; Premier adds Suno Studio
- Speech (beta), introduced Oct 1, 2026: a model that creates spoken audio and its soundtrack together, available on mobile and web; Suno's release notes do not say which plans can use it (suno.com/release-notes, checked Oct 13, 2026)
Is it legit?
Who is behind Suno, where it is based, and what is publicly known about its funding. Company details change — verify on the official site before committing.
- Company
- Suno, Inc.
- Founded
- 2022
- Headquarters
- Cambridge, MA, USA
- Funding
- $400M+ Series D at $5.4B post-money led by Bond Capital (June 2026, per company blog)
Evaluation guide
Step-by-step evaluation guides for Suno — workflow fit, pricing, rights, and a same-input test before paying.
Suno for YouTube Background Music: Plans & RightsHow to use Suno for YouTube background music: commercial rights, Pro ($8/mo) plan credits, 20 monthly song downloads, copyright safety, and creator setup.
Suno Pricing Guide: Plans, Credits & DownloadsSuno pricing guide: Free (50 daily credits), $8/mo Pro (2,500 credits, 20 downloads) and Premier compared. Real costs, commercial rights, rollover.Compare Suno with alternatives
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