Head-to-head · profiles checked Oct 1, 2026
Pick Suno for songs you can publish, since it documents commercial rights on paid plans, and for a phone app. Pick Udio to fix or extend one section of a track and to buy extra credit packs. Suno and Udio both start at $10/month and top out at $30/month. Suno's free plan gives 50 credits a day; Udio's gives 10.
We based this comparison on our verified profiles of both tools, checked on October 1, 2026; we ran no benchmark and used no third-party tests or vendor payments.
Suno and Udio both turn text prompts into full songs with vocals and start at $10/month with the same $96/year and $288/year annual prices. Pick Suno if you want iOS and Android apps, a documented commercial-rights policy for paid plans, and a free plan that renews 50 credits daily. Pick Udio if you want credit packs you can buy on top of a plan and extend, remix and inpaint tools on the web. Udio's commercial terms and API are not verified in our profile, so check them before publishing anything.
Based on our profiles of both tools verified on October 1; Suno's pricing, homepage and privacy pages were checked, while Udio's official pages were blocked that day, so its figures come from earlier verified research and no benchmark was run.
If you only want the answer, this is the table. Everything below is the evidence from the two documented profiles.
| You want to | Use | Why |
|---|---|---|
| Make a song from a text idea | Either | Suno and Udio both generate full songs with vocals from a text prompt. |
| Set my own lyrics to music | Suno | Suno lists setting original lyrics to music as a use case; Udio's profile centers on style, mood and lyric prompts. |
| Make music on my phone | Suno | Suno has iOS and Android apps; Udio is listed as web only. |
| Fix or extend one section of a track | Udio | Udio documents extend, remix and inpaint tools; inpaint regenerates a chosen section. |
| Publish a song commercially | Suno | Suno documents commercial rights for Pro and Premier; Udio's terms are not verified. |
| Edit and mix songs in the browser | Suno | Suno Studio is a browser-based DAW with MIDI and plugins, on Premier. |
| Separate vocals and instruments into stems | Suno | Suno lists stem separation on paid plans; Udio does not list it. |
| Top up credits without changing plan | Udio | Udio sells packs of 100 credits for $3 and 1,000 for $25. |
| Sing with my own recorded voice | Either | Suno offers Voices on Pro and Premier; Udio has voice control on Standard and custom Voices on Pro. |
| Try it free every day | Suno | Suno renews 50 credits daily; Udio caps free use at 100 credits a month. |
| Plan | Tool | Price | Limits |
|---|---|---|---|
| Suno Free | Suno | $0 | 50 credits per day; 4 concurrent generations; no commercial rights |
| Suno Pro (monthly) | Suno | $10/mo | 2,500 credits per month; 20 song downloads per month; 10 concurrent generations |
| Suno Pro (annual) | Suno | $96/yr ($8/mo) | 2,500 credits per month; 20 song downloads per month; 10 concurrent generations |
| Suno Premier (monthly) | Suno | $30/mo | 10,000 credits per month; 60 song downloads per month; upload up to 30 minutes of audio |
| Suno Premier (annual) | Suno | $288/yr ($24/mo) | 10,000 credits per month; 60 song downloads per month; upload up to 30 minutes of audio |
| Udio Free | Udio | $0 | 10 credits per day, 100 per month; 3 full-length songs per day |
| Udio Standard (monthly) | Udio | $10/mo | 2,400 credits per month |
| Udio Standard (annual) | Udio | $96/yr ($8/mo) | 2,400 credits per month |
| Udio Pro (monthly) | Udio | $30/mo | 6,000 credits per month |
| Udio Pro (annual) | Udio | $288/yr ($24/mo) | 6,000 credits per month |
USD as published on each vendor's pricing page, checked Oct 1, 2026. Suno pricing in full · Udio pricing in full
| Suno | Udio | |
|---|---|---|
| Monthly credits | Pro 2,500; Premier 10,000; Free 50 per day | Standard 2,400; Pro 6,000; Free 100 |
| Downloads | Pro 20 per month; Premier 60 per month; none on Free | Not stated |
| Daily song cap on Free | About 10 songs from 50 daily credits | 3 full-length songs per day |
| Credit rollover and top-ups | Top-up credits need an active subscription; none on Free | Monthly credits do not roll over; packs of 100 for $3 and 1,000 for $25 |
| Seats / team | Not stated | Not stated |
| Feature | Suno | Udio |
|---|---|---|
| Text-to-song with vocals | Yes | Yes |
| Voice features | Yes: Voices on Pro and Premier | Yes: voice control on Standard, custom Voices on Pro |
| Audio upload | Yes: up to 30 minutes on Premier | Yes, on paid plans |
| Extend / remix | Yes: remix and custom models | Yes: extend, remix and inpaint |
| Stem separation | Yes, on paid plans | Not stated |
| Browser DAW | Yes: Suno Studio on Premier | Not stated |
| API | Not stated | Not stated |
| Mobile apps | Yes: iOS and Android | No: web only |
| Suno | Udio | |
|---|---|---|
| Training on your data | Specific training use is not detailed | Not stated |
| Retention | Retention periods not detailed | Not stated |
| Business controls | Data deletion request form; communication opt-outs | Not stated |
Taken from each vendor's published policy pages at the time of our check. Policies change; the source links are at the bottom.
AI music generator that creates full songs with vocals and instrumentals from text prompts or lyrics.
Free stops at: 50 credits per day, 4 concurrent generations in shared queue
Free · paid from $10/mo US · checked Sep 29
AI music generator that creates songs from text prompts, with extend, remix, inpaint and audio upload tools.
Free stops at: 10 credits per day, 100 per month, 3 full-length songs per day
Free · paid from $10/mo US · checked Sep 29
Their listed prices match. Suno Pro and Udio Standard are both $10/month or $96/year, and Suno Premier and Udio Pro are both $30/month or $288/year. The difference is what you get: Udio lists 2,400 and 6,000 monthly credits, while our Suno profile lists plan features rather than a monthly credit total.
Suno's free plan gives 50 credits per day, about 10 songs, but no downloads or stem separation. Udio's free plan gives 10 credits per day and 100 per month, with at most 3 full-length songs per day. Neither free plan allows commercial use as far as our profiles show, and Udio's commercial terms are unverified.
Suno documents full commercial rights for Pro and Premier subscribers and none on the free plan. For Udio, our profile marks commercial rights as not verified, so read its current terms before publishing.
Suno has iOS and Android apps, confirmed through its Help Center links. Udio is listed as web only. Neither profile confirms a public API.
Only official vendor pages. No third-party benchmarks, forum threads or press were used. How we review.
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