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Suno vs Udio

The short answer. Both turn a short description into a full song with vocals. Suno is the practical choice today: Udio no longer lets you download songs, so they can only be played on Udio.

Which one should you pick?

Choose Suno if

  • You want to download the song and use it in a video or at an event
  • You want the larger free daily allowance
  • You may need commercial rights later, on a paid plan

Choose Udio if

  • You only want to listen and share inside Udio
  • You like extending and remixing songs you made there
  • You want to compare how the two sound on the same idea
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Suno
Udio
Free plan
Yes
Yes
Price
Free plan with 50 credits a day. Paid from $8/month billed yearly (Pro); Premier also available.
Free plan with 10 credits a day (100 a month). Standard $10/month ($8 yearly), Pro $30/month ($24 yearly).
Skill needed
No coding
No coding
Made by
Suno
Udio
The details

Suno

by Suno

Makes complete songs with vocals and music from a short description or your own lyrics.

People use it to

  • Create a song for a birthday, video or event
  • Turn your own lyrics into a finished track
  • Make background music in a chosen style

What it costs

Free plan with 50 credits a day. Paid from $8/month billed yearly (Pro); Premier also available.

Good to know

The free plan has no commercial rights and no monthly song downloads; you need Pro or Premier to use songs commercially.

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Udio

by Udio

Makes full songs with vocals from a short text description of the style and lyrics.

People use it to

  • Create a song from a text description
  • Write custom lyrics and have them sung
  • Extend or remix a song you made

What it costs

Free plan with 10 credits a day (100 a month). Standard $10/month ($8 yearly), Pro $30/month ($24 yearly).

Good to know

Since October 2025 downloads are disabled after Udio's deal with Universal Music, so songs can only be played on Udio.

Open UdioHow to start

Prices as listed by each company when we last checked; they change often and can differ by country. Spotted something wrong?

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