Music FX vs Suno vs Udio
Generating full tracks from a text prompt, vocals included. A young category where rights are the real question.
All 3 checked against the vendor's own pricing page · checked Sep 2026
Which should you pick?
Suno is the most capable all-rounder and the easiest to get a finished song out of. Udio tends to be preferred for vocal quality and for finer control over structure. MusicFX is Google research you can try free, and is the right place to start if you are only curious. Read the commercial use terms on whichever you choose: for music generation the licence attached to the output matters more than the output quality.
| Visit Music FX | Visit Suno | Visit Udio | |
|---|---|---|---|
| What it costs | |||
| Pricing | Freemium | Freemium | Freemium |
| Pricing details | Basic $14.90/month or $10.40/month billed annually at $124.80, with 1,000 credits (~166 songs) - 7-day money-back guarantee - BPM, key and audio-to-MIDI utilities are free | Free tier: 50 songs/month. Pro: $10/month. Premier: $30/month | Free tier available. Standard: $10/month. Pro: $30/month |
| Price range | $0 - $49.90/moChecked 2026-09-21 | $0 - $30/moChecked 2026-09-19 | $0 - $30/moChecked 2026-09-22 |
| Free option | Free tier | Free tier | No free option |
| Plans |
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| Not available |
| What it is | |||
| What it does | Generates royalty-free songs and beats with vocals or instruments using Suno V5, alongside vocal removal, voice cloning and a set of free music utilities. | Suno is an AI music generation platform that creates complete, original songs with vocals and instrumentation from simple text descriptions. | Udio is an AI music generation platform that creates original songs and music from text descriptions and vocal inputs. |
| The details | |||
| Tags | musiccompositioncomposesongaudio | musicaudiocreativetext-to-music | musicaudiocreativeai-generation |
What it costs
- Pricing
- Freemium
- Pricing details
- Basic $14.90/month or $10.40/month billed annually at $124.80, with 1,000 credits (~166 songs) - 7-day money-back guarantee - BPM, key and audio-to-MIDI utilities are free
- Price range
- $0 - $49.90/moChecked 2026-09-21
- Free option
- Free tier
- Plans
- Free$0/mo
- Basic$14.90/mo
- Pro$29.90/mo
- Business$49.90/mo
What it is
- What it does
- Generates royalty-free songs and beats with vocals or instruments using Suno V5, alongside vocal removal, voice cloning and a set of free music utilities.
The details
- Tags
- musiccompositioncomposesongaudio
What it costs
- Pricing
- Freemium
- Pricing details
- Free tier: 50 songs/month. Pro: $10/month. Premier: $30/month
- Price range
- $0 - $30/moChecked 2026-09-19
- Free option
- Free tier
- Plans
- Free Plan$0/mo
- Pro Plan$10/mo
- Premier Plan$30/mo
What it is
- What it does
- Suno is an AI music generation platform that creates complete, original songs with vocals and instrumentation from simple text descriptions.
The details
- Tags
- musicaudiocreativetext-to-music
What it costs
- Pricing
- Freemium
- Pricing details
- Free tier available. Standard: $10/month. Pro: $30/month
- Price range
- $0 - $30/moChecked 2026-09-22
- Free option
- No free option
- Plans
- Not available
What it is
- What it does
- Udio is an AI music generation platform that creates original songs and music from text descriptions and vocal inputs.
The details
- Tags
- musicaudiocreativeai-generation
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What each one is actually like to use, tested by hand rather than summarised from the vendor’s own page.
