Free tier with an allowance
Usually a few songs per day or a lifetime trial. Expect a lower-priority queue, MP3 only at best, and often no commercial rights on anything generated during the trial.
Free signup · no subscription · no card on file
Free AI Song Generator
Free here means you can sign up and start without a card, and you are never billed monthly. Generation is pay-per-use: 0.6 CNY returns two finished songs, and every download after that is free and unlimited. Below is what free actually gives you on each pricing model, so you can pick the right one.
0.6 CNY per generation · two songs returned · unlimited MP3/WAV downloads
¥0.6Per generation, two songs
¥0Signup, no card required
UnlimitedMP3 and WAV downloads
No subNothing billed monthly
What "free" means on each pricing model
Three models are sold as free or cheap, and they are not interchangeable. The difference shows up later, when you try to download or publish the songs.
Subscription
A flat monthly fee unlocks more generations and commercial terms. It is the cheapest option per song only if you actually use it every month — otherwise you pay for idle capacity.
Pay-per-use (this site)
Signup is free, there is no card on file and nothing renews. You pay 0.6 CNY per generation, which returns two songs, and downloads are unlimited afterwards.
What costs nothing here
Worth knowing before you decide: several useful things never touch your balance.
Signing up and looking around
An email address is enough. No phone number, no card, no trial that auto-converts into a subscription.
Downloads and re-downloads
MP3, WAV, the video render, cover art and lyrics files are all free to fetch, as many times as you like, forever.
Checking status and reading the API
Song status queries, word-level timeline lyrics, prompt suggestions and the whole API documentation cost nothing.
The two things that do cost money: a generation (0.6 CNY, two songs) and the optional stem separation (0.6 CNY for two stems, 3 CNY for multi-stem). Failed runs are refunded automatically, so a broken attempt does not leave you short.
The arithmetic, before you subscribe to anything
A subscription is a bet that you will use it every month. Here is the same volume priced both ways, so you can see where the crossover sits.
Five songs a month
Two or three generations: about 1.8 CNY. A typical entry-level subscription costs more than that in a single month and would not be used again until the next one.
Twenty songs a month
Ten generations: about 6 CNY. Still below most monthly plans, and you keep unlimited downloads of everything you made.
Every day, all month
If you generate dozens of songs weekly, a flat monthly plan can work out cheaper per song. That is the point where a subscription earns its keep.
One caveat that applies to every model: whether you may publish a song commercially depends on the terms of the plan it was generated under. Read the commercial licence guide before you plan a release.
Related guides
If you want the detail behind any of the above, start here.
Pricing models compared
Free allowance, subscription and pay-per-use side by side, including the hidden cost of each.
Suno's own free plan limits
How many songs the official free tier allows, and what its trial downloads do not include.
Getting a usable song first time
Fewer wasted generations is the cheapest way to spend less: four things worth putting in a prompt.
Frequently asked questions
Is this a free AI song generator?
Signing up is free and never asks for a card, and there is no subscription to cancel. Generation itself is pay-per-use: one generation costs 0.6 CNY and returns two finished songs, so the honest answer is free to start, cheap per use.
What do other free plans include?
Usually a daily or lifetime allowance of a few songs. The trade-offs are consistent: lower-priority queue, MP3 only at best, and often no commercial rights on anything made during the trial. Check the terms before building anything on top of it.
How much does a song cost here?
0.6 CNY per generation, which returns two complete songs, so about 0.3 CNY each. There is no monthly fee and failed generations are refunded automatically. Full breakdown in the pricing guide.
Are downloads limited on a pay-per-use plan?
No. MP3 and WAV downloads are unlimited and never consume balance, and you can re-download an older song at any time. That is the part most free tiers restrict first.
What can I do here without paying anything?
Registering, checking song status, downloading finished files, fetching word-level timeline lyrics and generating prompt suggestions all cost nothing. Generation and the optional stem separation are the only paid actions.
Do I need a phone number to sign up?
No. An email address is enough, and there is no card on file because there is no recurring charge to bill.
When does a subscription work out cheaper?
When you generate dozens of songs every month, a flat monthly plan can cost less per song. Below that, pay-per-use usually wins, because you never pay for a month you barely used.
Can I use the songs commercially?
Commercial use depends on your licence terms. Review the position for your own use case before publishing — the commercial licence guide covers what to check.
Start without a card
Signing up takes an email address and nothing else. Generate one song, listen to both takes, and decide whether pay-per-use suits you before spending anything more.