Suno is an AI music generator from Suno, Inc. that writes full songs with vocals, lyrics and instrumentation from a text prompt. Its v6 models, released September 9, 2026, were developed with Warner Music Group, BMG and Believe, and paid plans add commercial rights, stems and the Suno Studio editor.
Describe a genre, mood or topic, or paste your own lyrics, and each generation returns two complete songs with vocals.
v6 and the more experimental v6-wild are reserved for Pro and Premier, while the faster v6-mini is available to every account.
Rewrite one section, line or single word of a song in plain language while the rest of the track stays intact.
v6 accepts text, audio, images and video as prompts, and can sample, isolate and mash up elements from several sources.
Split a finished song into parts such as vocals and instruments, with 2 separation types on Pro and 3 on Premier.
A Premier-only production workspace with MIDI, effects, automation and design-your-own plugins, and no monthly download cap.
Suno turns a written idea into a finished song with singing, lyrics and backing music. It runs in the browser and in mobile apps for iOS and Android, where you can also record your own voice or a melody as a starting point.
Two changes reshaped Suno in September 2026. From September 3, downloads became capped per plan, and free accounts lost regular monthly downloads. On September 9, Suno released v6, its first model family built with licensed music from industry partners, and retired every earlier model.
Casual users can experiment every day on the free credits. Creators who publish music on YouTube, social media or in podcasts need Pro or Premier for commercial rights, and producers who want MIDI and effects work belong on Premier for Suno Studio.
As of October 2026, the best free AI tools are ChatGPT, Gemini and DeepSeek for chat, GitHub Copilot for coding, Canva and Freepik for images, Kling and CapCut for video, ElevenLabs and Suno for audio, and NotebookLM for research. Every free plan has a cap, usually credits that reset daily or monthly.
10 min read
To save money on AI subscriptions, keep one main assistant, pay yearly where the vendor offers it (Claude Pro is $200/year, about $17/month instead of $20), use free tiers for light tasks, and claim student, device and trial offers before they renew. As of October 2026, ChatGPT has no yearly plan, but ChatGPT Go costs $8/month.
8 min read
Some links are affiliate links. We may earn a commission at no extra cost to you — it never changes which deals we list. Affiliate disclosure