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Vocals vs Suno
Suno generates finished songs with vocals. Vocals writes the instrumental as parts you can open, change and own outright.
Suno generates complete songs, including sung vocals, from text and lyrics in the cloud. Its free plan is non-commercial, paid plans add commercial rights and credits, and Suno Studio, a browser workstation, comes with the top plan. Vocals generates instrumental arrangements as editable MIDI, in your browser or on your Mac, with no credits to count.
| Vocals | Suno | |
|---|---|---|
| Price | €2.95 for 7 days, then €49.90 / month | Free (non-commercial, 50 credits a day); Pro $10/month; Premier $30/month |
| Platforms | Any modern browser; macOS 13+ (Apple silicon and Intel) | Web, iOS, Android; Suno Studio in a desktop browser |
| Song from a text prompt | Full instrumental arrangement, all editable | Complete songs from text and lyrics, up to 8 minutes |
| Generates sung vocals | No | Yes, its main strength |
| Edit every note | Piano roll, drum sequencer, 31 MIDI tools | MIDI editing in Suno Studio 2.0 (Premier only) |
| Clip launching | Session view with quantized launching | No |
| Third-party plug-ins | No VST/AU yet | Suno Studio doesn’t support VST or AU |
| Built-in sounds | Synth, FM, sampler, 8 drum kits, 26 recorded instruments, 12 effects | Generated audio; Studio 2.0 adds a wavetable synth and effects |
| AI mixing and mastering | AutoMix and mastering to a LUFS target, local | Studio has effects and automation; no loudness-targeted mastering found |
| Works offline | Yes; the built-in AI uses a connection | No, cloud generation |
| Account needed | None | Suno account |
| AI agent control (MCP) | Built-in MCP server, 47 tools, can listen to its renders | No official public API or MCP |
| Online collaboration | No; projects are local files | Sharing and publishing on Suno |
| Stem separation | Yes, on your Mac: vocals, drums, bass, other, then rebuilt as MIDI | Stem separation on paid plans |
Where Suno is stronger
- Sung vocals and lyrics. Vocals doesn’t generate vocals at all.
- Finished, radio-style audio from a single prompt, with tools to extend, cover and replace sections.
- Runs in any browser and on phones.
Where Vocals is stronger
- You own what you make, for commercial use too. Suno’s free plan is non-commercial and Suno keeps ownership of those songs.
- Every part is real MIDI on real instruments: change one chord, one drum hit or the whole bassline.
- No credits to count (Suno added download caps in September 2026), and the Mac app works offline.
- Claude can drive Vocals over MCP; Suno has no official API.
Choose Suno if…
you need sung vocals or want a finished-sounding song in one step.
Choose Vocals if…
you want to produce the instrumental yourself, edit every note, own the result outright, or work offline.
Make your first songSources, checked 2026-10-20
- Suno pricing
- Ownership on the free plan
- Commercial use of free-plan songs
- Download limits (September 2026)
- Suno Studio requirements
- Suno Studio 2.0
- v6 models
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