Both land at $10/month for the entry paid tier, so this isn't a price fight — it's a question of which one can actually get a finished track out the door.
Right now that's Suno, and not by a small margin. Udio has disabled audio, video and stem downloads during a platform transition, which means anything you make there is stuck on Udio until that lifts. If the plan is to move a track into a DAW, hand it to a client, or upload it anywhere, Udio currently can't do that and Suno can.
| Entry paid | Top tier | Downloads | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Suno | Pro — $10/mo ($8 annual) | Premier — $30/mo ($24 annual) | yes |
| Udio | ~$10/mo | — | disabled during transition |
Suno also restructured its limits in September 2026 — the free tier no longer includes any monthly song downloads, Pro gets 20, Premier 60. And Premier now bundles Suno Studio, an AI-native DAW with timeline editing, up to 12-stem separation and MIDI export, which is a real jump from "type a prompt, get an MP3" toward something you can actually produce with.
Udio's pitch, when it's working normally, is simpler pricing and arguably better raw output on certain styles — one $10 tier, less to think about. But "less to unlock" also means fewer high-end features, and the current download freeze makes it hard to recommend for anything beyond messing around in the browser.
For a hobbyist making music purely for fun inside the app, Udio at $10 is fine and pleasant. For anyone who needs the file — a creator scoring videos, someone delivering to a client, anyone building a catalog — Suno is the only practical choice until Udio turns downloads back on, and Premier's Studio tier is worth the step up if you're doing this seriously rather than occasionally.