What's the difference between v5 and v5.5?

v5 focuses on audio quality — more natural vocals, better mixing, and longer songs up to 4 minutes. v5.5 builds on that with Voices and Custom Models, letting you train a consistent style from your own reference tracks.

Do I own the copyright to my Suno songs?

Suno's commercial licence gives you the right to sell and monetise your output on a paid plan, but this is a contractual permission rather than a registered copyright. For everyday uses like Fiverr gigs or stock libraries this is sufficient; for major sync deals it's worth understanding the distinction further.

Is Suno AI available on mobile?

Suno is primarily a web-based tool at suno.com, accessible from any browser. Check Suno's own site for the current state of any dedicated mobile app.

What Is Suno AI? Beginner's Guide to Versions & Pricing

Q: How many songs can I make per day?

On the Free plan, roughly 10 songs a day. Pro and Premier give you a monthly credit pool instead of a daily one, working out to significantly more songs per month.

⚡ Quick Answer

Suno AI is a text-to-song generator. You type a description of the song you want, and Suno produces a full track — vocals, lyrics, and instrumentation — in under a minute. It's free to start with 50 credits a day (about 10 songs), but you'll need a paid Pro or Premier plan (from $10/month, roughly €9/£8) to sell or monetise anything you make, or to use the newest v5.5 model.

Suno AI turns a written description into a finished song. You're not editing a template or picking pre-made loops — you write what you want ("a slow acoustic ballad about missing home"), and Suno generates the vocals, lyrics, melody, and instrumentation from scratch. No instrument, singing voice, or music theory required.

This guide covers what you actually need to know before your first session: how Suno works, which mode to start in, how to generate your first song, what the basic settings do, the real differences between the model versions, and current pricing — in one place.

How Suno AI Works

Suno is a text-to-song AI model. You give it a generation — a text prompt describing the song — and it converts that description into an audio file with sung (or instrumental) music.

Every generation costs credits, Suno's internal currency. A typical song costs around 5 credits and returns two separate takes, so you can compare and keep the one you prefer.

Common misconception: people assume Suno only makes instrumental background music, like a stock-music generator. It doesn't just do that — it writes full lyrics and sings them, with a distinct AI voice, unless you specifically ask for an instrumental track.

Simple Mode vs Custom Mode: Which Should You Use First?

Suno has two ways to prompt a song, and picking the wrong one for your experience level is the single most common reason beginners get disappointing first results.

Simple Mode gives you one text box. You describe the song in a sentence or two — genre, mood, topic — and Suno decides everything else: structure, lyrics, instrumentation. This is the right starting point if you've never used Suno before.

Custom Mode splits your prompt into two separate fields:

Style — describes the sound: genre, tempo, instruments, mood
Lyrics — your own written lyrics, with structure tags like [Verse] and [Chorus] marking each section

Suno Custom Mode showing the separate Style and Lyrics input fields — Screenshot: Custom Mode with the separate Style and Lyrics fields.

Warning: Don't start in Custom Mode on your first session. Writing a good Style prompt and a properly tagged Lyrics field takes practice — beginners who start here usually get worse results than Simple Mode would've given them, then assume Suno "doesn't work well." Get a feel for Simple Mode first, then move to Custom Mode once you want more control.

How to Generate Your First Song (Step-by-Step)

Go to suno.com and sign up. Click Sign Up in the top right. You can sign up with Google, Discord, or Microsoft — no payment details needed for the free plan.
Click Create in the left-hand menu. This opens the song generation screen.
Make sure Simple Mode is selected. It's usually the default toggle at the top of the Create panel.
Type a description of the song you want in the main text box. Be specific about genre, mood, and topic — "upbeat 80s synth-pop song about a road trip" works better than "a happy song."
Click Create. A progress indicator appears. Generation usually takes 30–90 seconds.
Listen to both takes. Suno returns two versions of your song. Play each one from your library and pick the one you prefer — you don't have to settle for the first result.

Suno Create page with Simple Mode selected and the description text box visible — Screenshot: The Create page with Simple Mode selected.

Two generated song takes in Suno with play and download controls — Screenshot: The two generated takes with playback and download controls.

Tip: If neither take sounds right, don't keep clicking Create with the exact same prompt — small wording changes (adding a specific instrument, changing the mood word) usually produce a more noticeably different result than repeating the same prompt.

What Do the Basic Settings Actually Do?

Once you're comfortable with Simple Mode, a few settings are worth understanding before you move to Custom Mode:

Instrumental toggle

ON / OFF— switches off vocals for music-only tracks

Style field

Custom Mode— genre, tempo, instrumentation, mood

Structure tags

[Verse] [Chorus]— organise sections inside Lyrics field

Exclude field

optional— list things you don't want in the track

Warning: Don't stack more than 3–4 genre or instrument tags into the Style field at once. Suno tends to get confused past that point and produces a muddled, inconsistent result rather than blending everything cleanly.

If you want the full breakdown of writing Style and Lyrics prompts properly — including a downloadable structure template — see our full guide to structuring Suno prompts.

Suno's Model Versions Explained

Suno has released several model versions, and the names alone don't tell you much. Here's what actually changes for you as a creator:

Version	Available On	What Changes
`v4.5-all`	Free	Solid for experimenting and learning how Suno responds to prompts — a step behind paid-tier models in vocal naturalness and mix quality.
`v4.5`	Pro / Premier	Improved audio quality and fuller mixes vs v4.5-all, with less metallic "shimmer" artifacting.
`v5`	Pro / Premier	Bigger jump in fidelity — more natural vocals, better balanced mixing, songs up to 4 minutes with consistent quality.
`v5.5`	Pro / Premier	Current top-tier model (March 2026). Adds Voices (voice cloning/personalisation) and Custom Models on top of v5 quality.

In practice: if you're on the free plan, you're using v4.5-all only. If you want v5.5 — which most creators should, since it's Suno's best current model — you need Pro or Premier.

Hear the Difference Yourself

Here's the same Style prompt generated on v4.5-all and v5.5, so you can hear the version difference directly rather than take our word for it.

🎧 Same Prompt, Two Model Versions

Identical Style prompt, generated on v4.5-all (free tier) and v5.5 (Pro/Premier) — listen for the difference in vocal naturalness and mix quality.

v4.5-all (Free)

v5.5 (Pro/Premier)

Suno Pricing Plans Compared (2026)

Free

—

50/day (~10 songs) credits

✓v4.5-all model only
✓No commercial use
✓Shared generation queue
✓Upload up to 8 min audio

Pro ★

$10/mo

$8/mo billed annually · approx. €9 / £8

2,500/mo (~500 songs) credits

✓Full model access incl. v5.5
✓Commercial rights (while subscribed)
✓Priority queue
✓Voices & Custom Models
✓Upload up to 30 min audio

Premier

$30/mo

$24/mo billed annually · approx. €27 / £23

10,000/mo credits

✓Everything in Pro
✓Suno Studio (DAW editing)
✓Stem separation
✓Highest priority queue

Suno.com pricing page showing Free, Pro, and Premier plan comparison — Screenshot: The plan comparison on suno.com/pricing.

Euro/pound figures are approximate — check suno.com/pricing for exact current regional pricing.

Tip: Annual billing saves 20% on both paid plans. If you're planning to use Suno for more than a couple of months — for instance, to make money with Suno AI — the annual plan pays for itself quickly.

Warning: Commercial rights only cover songs you make while subscribed to Pro or Premier. If you downgrade to Free later, that doesn't retroactively strip rights from songs already made under a paid plan, but you can't create new commercial-use songs until you resubscribe.

Common Beginner Mistakes to Avoid

Using Free plan songs commercially

The Free plan's licence is non-commercial only — selling or monetising a track made on Free breaks Suno's terms of service, regardless of how the song sounds.

Overloading the Style field

Piling on five or six genre and instrument tags at once tends to produce a confused, generic result rather than a rich, blended one. Stick to a focused description.

Judging Suno off one generation

Every generation returns two takes, and results vary between attempts. Compare both takes — and consider trying the same idea with slightly different wording — before deciding a style "doesn't work" in Suno.

Frequently Asked Questions

Yes. The free plan gives you 50 credits a day, renewing daily, which is enough for roughly 10 songs. It only accesses the v4.5-all model and doesn't include commercial rights.

No. Commercial use requires a Pro or Premier subscription. Songs generated on the Free plan are for personal, non-commercial use only.

v5 focuses on audio quality — more natural vocals, better mixing, and longer songs up to 4 minutes. v5.5 builds on that with Voices (personalisation/voice cloning) and Custom Models, letting you train a consistent style from your own reference tracks.

Suno's commercial licence gives you the right to sell and monetise your output on a paid plan, but this is a contractual permission from Suno rather than a registered copyright. For most everyday uses — Fiverr gigs, stock libraries, YouTube — this is sufficient; for major licensing or sync deals, it's worth understanding the distinction more closely.

On the Free plan, roughly 10 songs a day (50 credits, ~5 credits per song). Pro and Premier give you a monthly credit pool instead of a daily one, working out to significantly more songs per month.

Suno is primarily a web-based tool at suno.com, with account access from any browser. Check Suno's own site for the current state of any dedicated mobile app.

What to Do Next

Generate a few songs in Simple Mode, then learn to structure prompts properly.

Once you've got a feel for how Suno responds, our prompt guide covers Custom Mode in depth — including a downloadable template for turning a rough idea into a properly structured song.

Suno Prompt Guide →Make Money With Suno AI →

Published: 2026-07-23 · Last updated: 2026-07-23 · Figures verified against suno.com/pricing