Suno

Suno generates complete songs, vocals included, from a text prompt. Hobbyists, content creators looking for background tracks and musicians sketching ideas make up its user base. The Basic free plan refills every day rather than every month, which keeps it useful long after signup.

What the free plan gives you

• 50 credits that renew daily, enough for 10 song generations a day
• Access to the v4.5-all model
• Lyrics and style prompts, plus audio uploads up to 8 minutes to extend or remix
• A shared creation queue and a personal library

Where the free plan stops

Free songs are for personal, non-commercial use, which rules out monetised YouTube videos and podcasts. You also do not get the newest v5.5 model, stem separation or the priority queue. Pro is $8/mo, or $96 a year, with 2,500 credits a month (up to 500 songs), commercial rights on new songs, v5.5, 20 downloads a month, advanced editing, 2 stem types, custom voice and a priority queue with 10 concurrent jobs. Premier at $24/mo or $288 a year gives 10,000 credits (up to 2,000 songs), 60 downloads a month, all 3 stem types and Suno Studio with MIDI and effects.

Who it suits

The free plan suits anyone making music for fun or testing ideas, and 10 songs a day is more than most people will use. Creators who publish the output anywhere that earns money need Pro for the licence alone, and at $8/mo it is one of the cheaper upgrades in AI tooling. Producers who want stems and studio controls are the Premier audience.