Suno

What it is

Suno presents itself as an AI music generator: the pitch is that a user can make any song they can imagine, either by describing it in a prompt or by working with professional editing tools ^[1]. It is not only a text-to-song box. Around the generator Suno has built a set of editing features — a browser studio, voice recording, stem separation — that move the product closer to ordinary music production software ^[1].

The models

The site lists v6 as its newest model, and describes it as having fuller vocals, tighter arrangements and more detail ^[1]. v6 was developed with industry partners including Warner Music Group, BMG and Believe ^[4]. It ships as three models: v6 itself, offered to Pro and Premier subscribers; v6-wild, aimed at exploration; and the faster v6-mini, available to everyone ^[4]. Suno says it screens uploaded audio files and lyrics for unauthorized use as part of its safeguards ^[4].

Studio and editing tools

Suno Studio is a browser-based digital audio workstation (DAW) for arranging, editing and mixing every part of a song ^[1]. A DAW is the software environment where a track is assembled: material is recorded or imported, placed on a timeline, and balanced with volume, panning and effects. Studio 2.0 added MIDI import, recording and timeline editing plus a wavetable synth, and let MIDI clips be used as prompts for new audio generations ^[5]. MIDI carries note information rather than sound itself, so a MIDI part can be replayed through any instrument.

Stem separation pulls any song apart into clean, time-aligned stems ^[1]. Stems are the separated parts of a finished mix — drums, bass, vocals and so on — and once they are apart, a single part can be replaced or reworked without touching the rest. Voices goes in a different direction: a user records a few seconds of their own voice, and that voice can then sing anything they write, in any style ^[1].

The WavTool acquisition

In June 2025 Suno acquired WavTool, an AI-accelerated DAW built entirely in the browser, and gave its core team leadership roles in product and engineering ^[3]. The purchase fits the same direction as Studio: putting arrangement and mixing work inside the browser rather than in software installed on a machine.

Reach

In November 2025 Suno described its community as nearly 100 million music makers ^[2]. Its mobile apps are widely used: the iOS app is listed at 4.9 stars from more than 1 million reviews, and the Android app at 4.8 stars from 2.3 million reviews ^[1].

Where it sits

Suno's product line covers two habits that used to belong to different tools. One is quick: type a description, get a song. The other is detailed: import MIDI, record a take, split a mix into stems, sing with your own recorded voice, and arrange the parts on a timeline ^[1][5]. The three-model v6 release serves the same spread of users, from a fast free tier to a subscriber model for heavier work ^[4]. Star ratings and a community reported in the tens of millions indicate that most of its users come from the quick end of that range ^[1][2]. The safeguards Suno describes — screening uploaded audio and lyrics — point to a second concern beyond making songs: what material goes into the system, and whether it is authorized ^[4].