In short
How they differ.
Worked out from the makers' own pages, read Oct 20, 2026. Prices change; check before you pay.
- Both have a free plan.
- Both run on the same kinds of device (web, phone app).
- Suno shipped an update more recently (Oct 1, 2026).
- Lawsuits or complaints on file: Suno 2, Udio 2.
Side by side
The details.
| Suno | Udio | |
|---|---|---|
| Made by | Suno, Inc. · US | Uncharted Labs (Udio) · US |
| What it says it is | “Suno is a music company building the world's first creative entertainment platform.” | — |
| Free plan | Yes50 credits per day; 'No commercial rights'; no monthly song downloads | Yes10 daily credits, plus a monthly limit of 100 credits that do not roll over |
| Plans | Free: freePro: $8 a monthPremier: $24 a month | Standard: not in US$Pro: not in US$ |
| Runs on | web, iOS, Android | web, iOS |
| Latest update | Introducing Speech (beta), Oct 1, 2026 | Voices launched (early access for all subscribers), Sep 11, 2025 |
| Its terms | “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 | 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.' | Universal Music Group and Udio reached a 'compensatory legal settlement' and agreed to build a licensed creation and streaming platform; AP reported 'Udio immediately stopped allowing people to download songs they've created.'Settled (UMG). AP said the new subscription service 'will debut next year' (2026); launch not verified.Sony Music filed a second lawsuit against Udio in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York after a judge denied its bid to add more tracks to the 2024 case; Variety: 'discovery for the case revealed 30,117 tracks were found among Udio's training datasets.'Pending. Variety: 'both Universal Music Group and Warner Music Group have settled their respective cases against Udio.' Sony has not settled. |
| Sources | Prices, Oct 20, 2026 · Description · company-reported | Prices, Oct 20, 2026 · company-reported |
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