What Suno's terms and help center say
We read Suno's Terms of Service and three help-center articles on 20 Oct 2026: Does Suno own the music I make?, What rights do I have with a paid subscription? and Can I distribute my songs to Spotify?.
- Paid plans: you own it. For Pro and Premier subscribers, the terms say Suno "assigns to you all of its right, title and interest" in the output. The help center adds that you "retain the rights to commercial use for the song, even if you end your subscription."
- Free plan: Suno owns it. "If you are using the free version of Suno (our Basic tier), we retain ownership of the songs you generate," and you may use them only for "lawful, personal and non-commercial purposes."
- No retroactive licence. "Starting a subscription after you made a great song will not give you a retroactive license for the song." If a free-plan song takes off, you can't fix that by upgrading.
- What commercial use covers. Suno lists distributing to streaming platforms, using songs in film, TV or games, and selling them independently, for example on Bandcamp, "without Suno claiming a stake in the earnings." You don't have to credit Suno.
Downloads are the real limit
From 3 Sep 2026, Suno caps how many songs you can download off the platform (downloads FAQ) Verified:
| Plan | Downloads | Commercial rights |
|---|---|---|
| Free | Up to 7 trial downloads, lifetime | No, personal use only |
| Pro | 20 a month | Yes |
| Premier | 60 a month (Suno Studio users can keep downloading) | Yes |
One song counts once however many formats or stems you take, and monthly downloads reset on your billing date. Our AI music note lists Pro at $10/month and Premier at $30/month; Suno's pricing page showed Premier at $24 when we checked on 20 Oct 2026, which may reflect annual billing, so confirm the price for your billing period.
What that means for a music side hustle: if each client order needs a few takes, 20 downloads supports only a handful of paid orders a month. That's why our research treats Suno music as a custom service (podcast intros, channel music, jingles) rather than a volume business.
The copyright catch
Owning a song under Suno's contract isn't the same as holding a copyright you can enforce.
- Suno's terms say it "makes no representation or warranty to you that any copyright will vest in any Output."
- The US Copyright Office says purely AI-generated material isn't protected without enough human authorship. Lyrics you wrote yourself, or your own arrangement and edits, are what you can protect.
So you can sell and stream a paid-plan Suno song, but you can't promise a client exclusivity or copyright, and you may have little recourse if someone copies it. Sell it with a plain non-exclusive licence.
Where Suno songs can and can't go
- Streaming distributors: allowed for paid-plan songs, according to Suno. Each distributor also has its own AI-content rules, so read them before uploading.
- YouTube and TikTok: allowed for paid-plan songs. YouTube asks creators to disclose realistic AI content, and its list includes AI music that's the main focus of a video.
- Stock-music libraries: mostly no. Envato, for example, doesn't accept AI-generated content as a standalone item (Envato AI policy).
- Sound-alikes: don't prompt for a real artist's voice or style, and don't upload other people's music to remix.
FAQ
Can I monetize Suno songs made on the free plan?
No. Suno owns free-plan songs, and they're for personal, non-commercial use only. Subscribing later doesn't give you a retroactive licence, according to Suno's help center (checked 20 Oct 2026).
Do I keep commercial rights if I cancel Suno Pro?
Yes. Suno says songs made while you were subscribed to Pro or Premier keep their commercial-use rights after you end the subscription.
Can I put Suno songs on Spotify?
Yes, if you made them on a paid plan. Suno says paid-plan songs can be distributed to Spotify, Apple Music and other platforms through the distributor of your choice.
Can I copyright a Suno song?
Suno makes no promise that copyright will exist in its output, and the US Copyright Office says purely AI-generated material isn't protected. Lyrics you wrote and your own creative edits can be. This isn't legal advice.