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Suno review

AI song generator that writes and sings full songs from a prompt, with Suno Studio, stem separation and custom models on paid plans.

By the HearSmart research desk · Updated November 9, 2026

Performance (40%)
9.4
Ease of use (25%)
9.0
Value (35%)
9.0

Suno is the most complete AI songwriting tool a creator can buy for under $10 a month. Pro costs $8 a month billed yearly, or $10 monthly, and adds Suno's v6 and v6-wild models, 2,500 credits, 20 song downloads a month and commercial use rights. Suno says songs made as a paid subscriber are yours to keep, from background music in videos to an album. Beyond prompts, you can record your own voice and hear it sing, upload up to 30 minutes of audio, separate stems and train custom models on your recordings. Premier, at $24 a month billed yearly, adds Suno Studio, a browser DAW with MIDI, effects and automation, plus 10,000 credits and 60 downloads. The limits are on downloads rather than generation: the free plan cannot download songs at all, and paid plans cap monthly downloads, so heavy users of background music may run short.

Who it is for

Creators who want complete songs with vocals and commercial rights at a low monthly price.

Price

Free plan without commercial rights; Pro from $8 a month billed yearly ($96 a year) or $10 monthly; Premier $24 a month billed yearly.

$10 $8 / month Save $24 Billed $96/year
Quoted from the vendor pricing page on November 9, 2026.

Key features

  • v6 and v6-wild models on Pro and Premier, v6-mini on the free plan
  • Suno Studio browser DAW with MIDI, effects and automation on Premier
  • Stem separation: 2 types on Pro, 3 on Premier
  • Record, upload and create with your own voice
  • Custom models trained on your own recordings

Strengths and weaknesses

  • Strength: Commercial use rights on every paid plan
  • Strength: Pro costs $8 a month billed yearly
  • Strength: Full songs with lyrics and vocals from a short prompt
  • Weakness: The free plan has no song downloads and no commercial rights
  • Weakness: Pro caps downloads at 20 songs a month, Premier at 60
  • Weakness: Monthly credits do not carry over

Key facts

  • Free plan: 50 credits per day, no downloads, no commercial rights
  • Pro: 2,500 credits and 20 song downloads per month
  • Premier: 10,000 credits and 60 song downloads per month
  • Audio upload: Up to 8 minutes free, up to 30 minutes paid
  • Concurrent generations: Up to 10 songs at once on paid plans

Where it ranks

Suno is No. 1 in our Best AI Music Generators verdict.

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