Suno - the practical guide.

Suno is a generative AI music platform that turns text prompts (or your own lyrics) into full songs - vocals, instrumentation and structure - in 30-60 seconds. It supports many genres, custom lyrics, instrumental tracks, and song extension/editing. It's the most prominent consumer-facing AI music tool alongside Udio.

Content creators, marketers, podcasters and indie developers who need original music for videos, ads, intros or game prototypes without licensing fees or composer time. Useful for ideation and demos. Less of a fit for professional musicians wanting full creative control of every stem.

Free tier with daily credits and non-commercial use only. Pro plan around $10/month gives 2,500 credits and commercial use. Premier around $30/month gives 10,000 credits and priority generation. Credits convert to a fixed number of song generations per month.

Right when you need fast, royalty-friendly background music, jingles or social audio and you can iterate through prompts. Wrong fit when you need professional-grade mastering, exact stem control, or original music for high-stakes commercial release where IP risk matters.

Commercial-use rights only apply on paid plans - free generations cannot be used in monetised content. Vocals can hit uncanny-valley moments; pick instrumentals where unsure. Copyright debates around training data are unresolved; assess legal risk for high-profile use.