Suno vs Udio

Suno

Plan price reference: Pro $10/month, or $8/month billed annually

Free creations do not include commercial rights; MP3 downloads are available on all plans, while WAV requires Pro or Premier on the web
Upgrading does not automatically grant commercial rights to songs created on the free plan; Suno may grant rights for specific songs case by case, without a guarantee

Udio

Downloads of audio, video and stems are disabled
The iOS app does not carry every web feature

Monthly and annual billing are different commitments: the annual figure is a prepayment, and an annual equivalent is not a monthly price. Nothing on this page is a test of output quality, and the list below names the official sources this entry uses with the date each was read - check them against the plan and the use you have in mind.

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What you are deciding	SunoSuno	UdioUdio
What it is for	AI music creation	AI song creation, currently without downloads
Typical tasks	Song ideas and demos Music for personal projects Lyric and melody experiments Audio for your own videos within the plan you bought	Song sketches and ideas Extending a musical idea Listening and sharing songs inside Udio Experimenting with lyrics and styles
Pricing model	Freemium	Paid
Plan pricing referenceFrom the vendor page listed, for the plan named. Not the lowest price worldwide: billing cycle, region and taxes change it.	Pro $10/month, or $8/month billed annually	No plan price stated on a vendor page we could read
Where it stops	Free creations do not include commercial rights; MP3 downloads are available on all plans, while WAV requires Pro or Premier on the web Upgrading does not automatically grant commercial rights to songs created on the free plan; Suno may grant rights for specific songs case by case, without a guarantee Commercial use requires downloads through Suno's official channels under the terms effective 3 September 2026 Remixes created by activating the remix feature are personal, non-commercial use only, paid plans included Editing depth and download allowances depend on the plan, and commercial rights are not a guarantee of copyright protection	Downloads of audio, video and stems are disabled The iOS app does not carry every web feature No official price page could be read when we checked, and no announcement of downloads returning
Price	Not establishedThe readable annual view shows Pro $8/month and Premier $24/month as yearly-billed equivalents with tax calculated at checkout. Actual monthly-payment prices, ISO currency and applicable purchase countries/channels remain unestablished.Source: Suno pricing	Not establishedUdio: a verified purchasable price with currency, cadence and applicable plan/channel were not established by the registered source statements. No contrary conclusion about the capability is inferred.
Availability	Not establishedSuno terms establish age/guardian and legal-eligibility conditions, but not a complete current client/country distribution policy. No country reachability, account or real-device test was made.Source: Suno - terms of service · Suno pricing	Not establishedThe registered announcement restricts platform downloads during a transition; it does not establish current client entry points or geographic access conditions.Source: Udio blog - A New Era of Music
Commercial use	Documented"Songs downloaded while subscribed are granted commercial use rights", and: "granting commercial use rights does not guarantee copyright protection". Upgrading does not automatically grant commercial rights to songs created on the free plan; song-specific retroactive permissions may be offered but are not guaranteed. Historical scope read on 2026-09-23, not rechecked in full on 2026-10-15: Effective 3 September 2026: commercial use requires downloading the output through Suno's official channels, and a Remix created by activating the remix feature is co-created and limited to personal, non-commercial use, including on paid plans. The terms effective 3 September 2026 require the necessary rights and permissions for uploaded material.Source: Suno help - What rights do I have with a paid subscription? · Suno help - Do I get retroactive rights when I upgrade? · Suno - terms of service	Not establishedUdio: permission and applicable conditions for the user to use outputs commercially were not established by the registered source statements. No contrary conclusion about the capability is inferred.
Training on your data	DocumentedRead on 12 October 2026. States that user activity, submissions and chat information are used to improve its services including to train the models behind them, and that voice-model biometric data is kept up to three years after the last interaction. Lists no training opt-out.Source: Suno - privacy notice	DocumentedRead on 12 October 2026. States that input and output may be used to train or improve its models under a perpetual, irrevocable, sub-licensable licence; documents no training opt-out. A separate help article states there is currently no public API.Source: Udio - terms of service
API billing	Not establishedThe API URL still redirects to a sign-in shell. Public API eligibility, consumer-subscription inclusion and API rates remain unestablished; this failed read does not prove Suno has no API.Source: Suno - API and developer routes	DocumentedRead on 12 October 2026 (HTTP 200). The article is dated 12 March 2025 and still reads: "We know there's keen interest, but we don't currently offer a public API. We'll update this document if and when we do!" The official changelog article, last updated 28 January 2026, lists no API release, so the 2025 statement is still current on our check date.Source: Udio Help - Udio public API
Export formats	DocumentedSuno lists MP3 downloads on all plans through web and mobile. WAV downloads require Pro or Premier and the suno.com web interface; mobile downloads default to MP3. MIDI is a Suno Studio option for Premier, and available download options can vary with the song, feature, plan and device. This format listing does not grant commercial rights or establish actual export quality.Source: Suno Help - downloadable formats	DocumentedStandard monthly credits raised to 2,400 and Pro to 6,000, a one-time grant of 1,000 credits, and: "downloading of audio, video, and stems has been disabled".Source: Udio Help - Changes with the Universal Music Group partnership
Usage limits	DocumentedThe pricing page lists no monthly song-download allowance on Free. Pro lists 2,500 monthly credits and 20 downloads, with extra credits and downloads available to purchase. Historical scope read on 2026-09-23, not rechecked in full on 2026-10-15: Free: 50 credits a day, no monthly song downloads, no commercial rights. Pro: $8/month billed annually equivalent, 2,500 credits and 20 downloads a month. Premier: Suno Studio with MIDI, effects and automation, 10,000 credits and 60 downloads a month.Source: Suno pricing	DocumentedStandard monthly credits raised to 2,400 and Pro to 6,000, a one-time grant of 1,000 credits, and: "downloading of audio, video, and stems has been disabled".Source: Udio Help - Changes with the Universal Music Group partnership
Facts	Category Audio Generation Launched December 20, 2023	Category Audio Generation Launched April 10, 2024
Where to check	Official site ↗ Suno pricing ↗ What this source supports The returned annual view lists Pro $8/month and Premier $24/month with yearly savings and checkout-calculated taxes; Pro has 20 monthly song downloads and Premier 60. Current actual monthly-payment amount, ISO currency and purchase country/channel conditions are not established from that annual view. Historical registered scope read on 2026-10-15, not rechecked in full on 2026-10-15: Historical registered scope from 2026-09-23; the entire statement was not re-read on 2026-10-15: Free: 50 credits a day, no monthly song downloads, no commercial rights. Pro: $8/month billed annually equivalent, 2,500 credits and 20 downloads a month. Premier: Suno Studio with MIDI, effects and automation, 10,000 credits and 60 downloads a month. Official body read on 2026-10-15, limited to this scope: Free lists $0, no monthly song downloads or commercial rights. Pro shows the $8 annual-billing equivalent, 2, 500 monthly credits, 20 downloads and purchasable extra credits/downloads. Monthly price is separately supported by the rights FAQ; taxes are calculated at checkout. The pricing page lists no monthly song-download allowance on Free. Pro lists 2,500 monthly credits and 20 downloads, with extra credits and downloads available to purchase. Historical scope read on 2026-09-23, not rechecked in full on 2026-10-15: Free: 50 credits a day, no monthly song downloads, no commercial rights. Pro: $8/month billed annually equivalent, 2,500 credits and 20 downloads a month. Premier: Suno Studio with MIDI, effects and automation, 10,000 credits and 60 downloads a month. Read on October 15, 2026 Suno help - What rights do I have with a paid subscription? ↗ What this source supports "Songs downloaded while subscribed are granted commercial use rights", and: "granting commercial use rights does not guarantee copyright protection". Read on September 23, 2026 Suno help - Do I get retroactive rights when I upgrade? ↗ What this source supports Historical registered scope from 2026-09-23; the entire statement was not re-read on 2026-10-15: Upgrading does not automatically grant commercial rights to songs made on the free plan; Suno may grant rights for specific songs case by case, without a guarantee. Official body read on 2026-10-15, limited to this scope: The register previously recorded the December 17, 2025 edit date. The body read today says paid upgrades do not automatically license earlier free songs; song-specific retroactive exceptions may be offered but are not guaranteed. Plans start at $10/month, with an annual discount. Upgrading does not automatically grant commercial rights to songs created on the free plan; song-specific retroactive permissions may be offered but are not guaranteed. Read on October 15, 2026 Suno - terms of service ↗ What this source supports The terms allow adults and minors aged at least 13 with guardian consent and exclude prohibited persons under applicable laws; they do not provide a complete current client/country access list. Historical registered scope read on 2026-10-15, not rechecked in full on 2026-10-15: Historical registered scope from 2026-09-23; the entire statement was not re-read on 2026-10-15: Effective 3 September 2026: commercial use requires downloading the output through Suno's official channels, and a Remix created by activating the remix feature is co-created and limited to personal, non-commercial use, including on paid plans. Official body read on 2026-10-15, limited to this scope: Terms effective September 3, 2026 require the necessary rights and permissions for uploaded material; the registered approved-download and jointly owned Remix personal/non-commercial conditions remain separate from a paid-plan price. Historical scope read on 2026-09-23, not rechecked in full on 2026-10-15: Effective 3 September 2026: commercial use requires downloading the output through Suno's official channels, and a Remix created by activating the remix feature is co-created and limited to personal, non-commercial use, including on paid plans. The terms effective 3 September 2026 require the necessary rights and permissions for uploaded material. Read on October 15, 2026 Suno - privacy notice ↗ What this source supports Read on 12 October 2026. States that user activity, submissions and chat information are used to improve its services including to train the models behind them, and that voice-model biometric data is kept up to three years after the last interaction. Lists no training opt-out. Read on October 12, 2026 Suno - API and developer routes ↗ What this source supports Requested on 12 October 2026 (HTTP 200) together with suno.com/developers and suno.com/api-docs: all three resolved to the site sign-in page with no readable documentation, and the terms and pricing pages read the same day carry no API section. Whether Suno offers a public API therefore remains unestablished, and no API availability or price is claimed. Read on October 12, 2026 Suno Help - downloadable formats ↗ What this source supports Suno lists MP3 downloads on all plans through web and mobile. WAV downloads require Pro or Premier and the suno.com web interface; mobile downloads default to MP3. MIDI is a Suno Studio option for Premier, and available download options can vary with the song, feature, plan and device. This format listing does not grant commercial rights or establish actual export quality. Read on October 15, 2026 Read the full entry Entry read against its sources on September 23, 2026.	Official site ↗ Udio Help - Changes with the Universal Music Group partnership ↗ What this source supports Standard monthly credits raised to 2,400 and Pro to 6,000, a one-time grant of 1,000 credits, and: "downloading of audio, video, and stems has been disabled". Read on September 23, 2026 Udio blog - A New Era of Music ↗ What this source supports The CEO's announcement of the UMG partnership states that "downloads from the platform will be unavailable" from that day, and describes a transition period for the service. Read on September 23, 2026 Udio - terms of service ↗ What this source supports Read on 12 October 2026. States that input and output may be used to train or improve its models under a perpetual, irrevocable, sub-licensable licence; documents no training opt-out. A separate help article states there is currently no public API. Read on October 12, 2026 Udio Help - Udio public API ↗ What this source supports Read on 12 October 2026 (HTTP 200). The article is dated 12 March 2025 and still reads: "We know there's keen interest, but we don't currently offer a public API. We'll update this document if and when we do!" The official changelog article, last updated 28 January 2026, lists no API release, so the 2025 statement is still current on our check date. Read on October 12, 2026 Read the full entry Entry read against its sources on September 23, 2026.

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How does Suno compare with Udio?

Check the download and rights conditions on each listing before choosing. Suno’s registered format guide allows MP3 downloads on all plans and WAV downloads for Pro or Premier on the web; free creations do not include commercial rights. Udio has its own documented download restrictions and unresolved commercial terms, recorded on its product page. We have not benchmarked their music quality.

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