Suno’s free plan costs $0 and provides 50 credits that renew daily. Suno says that allowance is enough to make 10 songs per day. Unused credits do not accumulate: the daily balance refreshes using UTC. (Suno Help Center, credit reset details)
The free tier may suit personal, non-commercial experimentation. It is not suitable for monetizing songs made on the free plan. If you need a production-model API, do not assume a consumer subscription—or Suno’s MCP beta—provides general-purpose API access on production terms.
What the free plan includes
| Budget question | What the available information says |
|---|---|
| Price | Free; $0. |
| Creation allowance | 50 credits per day. Suno says that is enough for 10 songs per day. |
| Reset | Credits refresh daily, using UTC. Unused credits do not carry forward. |
| Commercial use | Free-plan songs are for personal, non-commercial use and cannot be monetized. |
| Downloads | Free trial downloads are limited and non-commercial; eligibility can depend on when the account joined. |
Suno’s help pages describe the free-plan credit allowance and reset schedule. Its download guidance says rules can vary by account join date: some older accounts may have up to seven lifetime trial downloads, while accounts created on or after September 3, 2026 may receive trial downloads occasionally. Those downloads are non-commercial. (free-plan rights and credits, reset details, trial download rules)
Can you buy more credits without upgrading? A third-party pricing summary reports that free users cannot purchase add-on credits. I could not confirm that restriction in the official material retrieved for this article. If you use up the daily allowance, that summary says to wait for the next refresh or upgrade; check Suno’s current plan terms before relying on add-on availability. (third-party pricing summary)
Suno’s help center equates 50 credits with 10 songs a day. Treat that as Suno’s stated allowance, not a guarantee that every attempt will produce a finished song you want to keep. Credit balance is the clearer budgeting measure. Third-party pages disagree about which model the free tier uses, so this article does not claim a specific free-plan model.
Can you use songs made on the free plan commercially?
No. Suno says songs made on the free plan are for personal, non-commercial use and cannot be monetized. A later paid subscription does not automatically grant commercial rights retroactively to songs created while you were on the free plan. Suno says exceptions may be offered for specific songs, but are not guaranteed. (free-plan rights, rights for songs made before subscribing)
Generation credits and download allowances are separate limits. Suno’s help pages list monthly download allotments of 20 for Pro and 60 for Premier. A third-party policy summary says paid-plan commercial use is limited to output obtained through an approved download within those allotments. The official excerpts available here establish the download counts but do not fully clarify how the allotments define commercial eligibility. If you plan to monetize a song, confirm its eligibility and the applicable terms with Suno before publishing or distributing it. (Suno download guidance, third-party summary of the reported conditions)
When does a paid plan make sense?
Consider a paid plan if you need more credits or access to commercial-use terms for eligible songs created while subscribed. Suno’s help center lists 2,500 monthly credits for Pro and 10,000 for Premier, says annual subscriptions are discounted 20% versus monthly billing, and says paid options start at $10 per month. (Suno credit and plan information)
A third-party pricing comparison lists Pro at $10/month and Premier at $30/month. It reports annual-billing equivalents of $8/month ($96/year) and $24/month ($288/year), respectively. These are reported figures, not a checkout quote: the lower monthly equivalents involve an annual commitment. Confirm the currency, billing term, and total shown for your account on Suno’s pricing page; the available official excerpts do not establish the applicable checkout price for every region or purchase channel. (third-party pricing comparison)
Do not treat estimated song counts as guaranteed capacity. A third-party calculator estimates roughly 500 songs for Pro and 2,000 for Premier using an approximate credits-to-songs conversion. Actual output can vary, so monthly credit allowances are a more dependable comparison point than those estimates. (calculator estimates)
Simple budget example: If you are experimenting and do not need to monetize your songs, start with the $0 tier and see whether the daily refresh meets your needs. If you need commercial-use rights for eligible new songs, compare the monthly charge with the annual total and download terms before choosing a plan. Do not assume a subscription changes the rights for older free-plan songs.
Does Suno’s free plan include a production-model API?
A free subscription and production API access are different questions. Suno documents an MCP beta that works with Free and paid plans; music creation through it uses credits from the connected plan. That does not by itself establish a general-purpose production API with published generation endpoints, authentication instructions, service limits, and API pricing. (Suno MCP beta FAQ)
Suno also has a platform portal described as a place to manage a Suno API account. The available information does not establish API generation access, eligibility requirements, production limits, or pricing. If you need an API for a production application, do not budget for it based on a free-plan subscription or the MCP beta alone; confirm the access route and terms directly with Suno. (Suno Platform)
Bottom line
- For free experimentation: The free plan costs $0 and includes 50 credits refreshing daily; unused credits do not roll over. Suno says that allowance is enough for 10 songs per day.
- If you run out: A third-party source reports free users cannot buy add-on credits, but that restriction was not confirmed in the official material retrieved here. Check current terms; the reported alternatives are waiting for the next daily refresh or upgrading.
- For commercial use: Free-plan songs are non-commercial. A later subscription does not automatically grant rights to older free-plan songs. Confirm the paid-plan download and commercial-use conditions for each song you intend to monetize.
- For a paid budget: Suno’s help center says paid options start at $10/month. A third-party comparison lists Pro at $10/month and Premier at $30/month, with lower monthly equivalents for annual billing. Confirm current checkout pricing and terms before purchase.
- For production API use: MCP beta access uses plan credits, but the available information does not establish a general production-generation API or its price. Verify API access separately.
Sources
What rights do I have with the free plan? — Suno
When will I get more credits? — Suno
How do free trial downloads work? — Suno
If I subscribe, do I get rights for the songs I made before subscribing? — Suno
How do I get more credits? — Suno