In short
How they differ.
Worked out from the makers' own pages, read Oct 20, 2026. Prices change; check before you pay.
- Only Suno has a free plan.
- Suno also has a phone app.
- Suno shipped an update more recently (Oct 1, 2026).
- Lawsuits or complaints on file: Stable Audio 1, Suno 2.
Side by side
The details.
| Stable Audio | Suno | |
|---|---|---|
| Made by | Stability AI · UK | Suno, Inc. · US |
| What it says it is | — | “Suno is a music company building the world's first creative entertainment platform.” |
| Free plan | Not stated | Yes50 credits per day; 'No commercial rights'; no monthly song downloads |
| Plans | Not shown | Free: freePro: $8 a monthPremier: $24 a month |
| Runs on | web, API, open weights | web, iOS, Android |
| Latest update | Stable Audio 3.0 model family (small SFX, small, medium open weights; large via API), May 20, 2026 | Introducing Speech (beta), Oct 1, 2026 |
| Its terms | “as between you and Stability, you own outputs generated from the Core Models or Derivative Works”Who owns what you make · Stability AI Community License summary | “Suno hereby assigns to you all of its right, title and interest in and to any Output owned by Suno”Who owns what you make · Suno Terms of Service |
| Disputes | Getty Images v Stability AI (UK High Court, [2025] EWHC 2863 (Ch)) over use of Getty images to train Stable Diffusion (Stability's image model, not Stable Audio). Reuters: Getty 'largely lost its landmark lawsuit'.Getty was granted permission to appeal part of its claim on 2025-12-16 (LexisNexis, 2025-12-22); appeal outcome as of 2026-10 not verified. | Universal Music and Sony Music sued Suno a second time, alleging its v6 models still infringe; the labels allege 60,202 recordings were infringed. Filed in the U.S. District Court for the District of Massachusetts.Newly filed; pending. Warner Music Group is not a party (it settled and licensed Suno).Original June 2024 copyright suit by the major record labels (UMG, Sony, Warner) over training on their recordings, U.S. District Court for Massachusetts.Boston.com (2026-09-27): 'The record labels previously filed a lawsuit against Suno in June 2024, and that suit is ongoing.' Warner Music Group 'settled out of court and created a licensing agreement with Suno.' |
| Sources | Prices, Oct 20, 2026 · company-reported | Prices, Oct 20, 2026 · Description · company-reported |
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