--- title: Suno API Alternative: Songs With Vocals at $0.001/Second description: Suno's API sits behind a sign-in. The ModelsLab song API is public: lyrics or a prompt in, a sung WAV of up to 8 minutes out, $0.001 per second. url: https://modelslab.com/suno-api-alternative canonical: https://modelslab.com/suno-api-alternative type: website component: Seo/SunoApiAlternative generated_at: 2026-10-15T15:54:47.242240Z --- AudioGen Suno API Alternative: Songs With Vocals at $0.001/Second --- Last updated Oct 15, 2026 · By ModelsLab Engineering Suno runs its API behind a sign-in at platform.suno.com and publishes no API price list. The ModelsLab song API is public: send your lyrics, or a prompt it writes lyrics from, and get back a sung song of up to 8 minutes as WAV for $0.001 per second of audio. A 3-minute song costs $0.18. [Get API key](https://modelslab.com/register) [API Documentation](https://docs.modelslab.com) - $0.001 per second of audio - 3-minute song: $0.18 - No per-song charge on the $149/month plan Suno vs the ModelsLab Song API --- What a developer can get from each today, from each provider's own pages. | | Suno | ModelsLab song API | |---|---|---| | API access | Portal at platform.suno.com behind a Suno sign-in | Public: POST https://modelslab.com/api/v6/voice/song\_generator | | Price | No public API price; app plans $10 and $30 a month | $0.001 per second of audio ($0.0047 minimum), +$0.02 when the API writes the lyrics | | 3-minute song | Not published | $0.18 ($0.20 with written lyrics) | | Input | Prompt or lyrics | Your lyrics with \[Verse\] and \[Chorus\] tags, or a prompt (up to 2,000 characters) the API writes lyrics from; caption sets genre, voice and instruments; instrumental option; 50 language codes | | Length | Not published for the API | Up to 480 seconds, 30 by default | | Output | Not published for the API | WAV file URL; songs over 30 s are queued and fetched by id | | Commercial use | Only for songs made while on a paid plan | Yes — ModelsLab’s terms say generations are yours | | Unlimited plan | No | $149/month, no per-song charge | Read on October 15, 2026. Suno's API portal shows only a sign-in, so its API limits and prices are not public. Should You Use Suno or a Song API? --- ### Use a song API when you need published terms today If your app generates songs for users, you need a price per song you can put in a spreadsheet, a documented request and response, and rights you can pass on. Suno’s API exists, but its documentation and prices sit behind a sign-in. The ModelsLab endpoint is documented on this page: at $0.001 per second, 1,000 three-minute songs cost $180, and on the $149/month Open Source Unlimited plan they carry no per-song charge. ### Stay on Suno when its sound is the product Suno’s models are its own, and a different model will not sound the same on your prompts. If your users ask for Suno by name, apply for Suno’s API and compare. You can also run Sonauto on the same ModelsLab key at $0.08 per song, or Google Lyria 3 for 30-second clips at $0.05. For instrumental music, sound beds and loops, see the [AI music API](/ai-music-api); to write lyrics only, call the lyrics generator at $0.02 per set. Generate a song with one request --- Set lyrics\_generation to true to send a prompt, or to false to send your own lyrics. Always set caption: it carries the genre, voice and instruments, and a request without it gets a default style. ### cURL — prompt to song bash ``` 1curl -X POST 'https://modelslab.com/api/v6/voice/song_generator' \ 2 -H 'Content-Type: application/json' \ 3 -d '{ 4 "key": "YOUR_MODELSLAB_API_KEY", 5 "lyrics_generation": true, 6 "prompt": "An upbeat pop song about a summer sale at a small shop", 7 "caption": "upbeat pop, female lead vocal, bright synths, 120 bpm", 8 "duration": 60, 9 "language": "en" 10 }' 11# Songs up to 30 s usually return the WAV URL in "output". Others are queued: 12# POST the "fetch_result" URL with your key until "status" is "success". ``` ### Python — your own lyrics python ``` 1import time 2 3import requests 4 5KEY = "YOUR_MODELSLAB_API_KEY" 6 7result = requests.post( 8 "https://modelslab.com/api/v6/voice/song_generator", 9 json={ 10 "key": KEY, 11 "lyrics_generation": False, 12 "lyrics": "[Verse]\nNeon on the water, city never sleeps\n[Chorus]\nWe run until the morning", 13 "caption": "synthwave, male vocal, driving drums", 14 "duration": 120, 15 }, 16 timeout=60, 17).json() 18fetch_url = result.get("fetch_result") 19 20while result.get("status") == "processing": 21 time.sleep(10) 22 result = requests.post(fetch_url, json={"key": KEY}, timeout=60).json() 23 24print(result["output"][0] if result.get("status") == "success" else result) ``` Song Generation APIs and Suno Alternatives Compared --- Every song or music offer we priced, in the unit each provider publishes. | Provider | API access | Published price | What you send | |---|---|---|---| | ModelsLab song API | Public REST API, plans from $21/month | $0.001 per second of audio ($0.0047 minimum), +$0.02 when the API writes the lyrics; no per-song charge on the $149/month plan | Your lyrics, or a prompt it writes lyrics from; up to 480 s | | Sonauto on ModelsLab | Same ModelsLab key | $0.08 per song | Prompt, tags or lyrics | | Suno | API portal at platform.suno.com behind a Suno sign-in; no public API price list | App plans: Pro $10/month (2,500 credits), Premier $30/month (10,000 credits) | Prompt or lyrics in the app | | Mureka | Public API, prepaid from $10 | $0.045 per song from lyrics (O2, V8, V9); $0.30 per song from a prompt | Lyrics or a prompt | | ElevenLabs Music | Public API | $0.15 per minute of music | Prompt; tracks up to 5 minutes | | Google Lyria 3 (Vertex AI) | Public API on Google Cloud | $0.04 per 30-second clip; Lyria 3 Pro $0.08 per song | Prompt | | Udio | No API on its pricing page; udio.com/api returns 404 | App plans: Standard $10/month, Pro $30/month | Prompt or lyrics in the app | Read on each provider's own page on October 15, 2026, in the unit the provider publishes. Suno's prices are its monthly app plans; its API terms are visible only after signing in. Commercial use: Suno grants it only for songs made while you hold a paid plan; ModelsLab's terms of service say every generation is yours to use commercially. Sources --- Every competitor price and limit on this page, with the page we read it on. - [Suno — API portal (platform.suno.com)](https://platform.suno.com/) — "Make music with the Suno API" above a sign-in form; no public docs or prices, read October 15, 2026 - [Suno — pricing](https://suno.com/pricing) — Pro $10/month or $96/year, Premier $30/month or $288/year; commercial use only for songs made while subscribed - [Mureka — API pricing](https://platform.mureka.ai/pricing) — $0.045 per lyrics-to-song (O2, V8, V9), $0.30 per prompt-to-song, top-ups from $10 - [ElevenLabs — API pricing](https://elevenlabs.io/pricing/api) — Music Generation $0.15 per minute - [Google Cloud — Vertex AI generative AI pricing](https://cloud.google.com/vertex-ai/generative-ai/pricing) — Lyria 3 30-second clip $0.04; Lyria 3 Pro $0.08 - [Udio — pricing](https://www.udio.com/pricing) — Standard $10/month, Pro $30/month; no API listed Get Expert Support in Seconds We're Here to Help. --- Want to know more? You can email us anytime at Chat with support[View Docs](https://docs.modelslab.com) Suno runs an API portal at platform.suno.com, but it asks you to sign in with a Suno account and shows no public documentation or price list (checked October 15, 2026). Suno's public prices are for its app: Pro at $10/month with 2,500 credits and Premier at $30/month with 10,000 credits. With a public price on October 15, 2026: the ModelsLab song API at $0.001 per second of audio, Sonauto on the same ModelsLab key at $0.08 per song, Mureka at $0.045 per song from lyrics or $0.30 from a prompt, ElevenLabs Music at $0.15 per minute, and Google Lyria 3 at $0.04 per 30-second clip. Udio lists no API. $0.001 per second of audio with a $0.0047 minimum, so a 3-minute song costs $0.18, plus $0.02 when the API writes the lyrics for you. On the $149/month Open Source Unlimited plan songs carry no per-song charge. Yes. Set lyrics_generation to false and send lyrics with section tags such as [Verse] and [Chorus], or set it to true and send a prompt of up to 2,000 characters for the API to write lyrics from. Always send caption with the genre, voice and instruments — a request without it gets a default style. instrumental: true makes a song without vocals, and language takes 50 language codes. Up to 480 seconds, 30 by default. A song of up to 30 seconds usually returns the WAV URL in the response; longer ones, and short ones that take more than 30 seconds, are queued, and you POST the fetch_result URL with your key until status is success. ModelsLab's terms of service say every generation is yours and can be used for commercial purposes. Suno grants commercial use only for songs made while you hold a paid plan. ## Frequently Asked Questions ### Does Suno have an API? Suno runs an API portal at platform.suno.com, but it asks you to sign in with a Suno account and shows no public documentation or price list (checked October 15, 2026). Suno's public prices are for its app: Pro at $10/month with 2,500 credits and Premier at $30/month with 10,000 credits. ### Which song APIs can I use instead of Suno? With a public price on October 15, 2026: the ModelsLab song API at $0.001 per second of audio, Sonauto on the same ModelsLab key at $0.08 per song, Mureka at $0.045 per song from lyrics or $0.30 from a prompt, ElevenLabs Music at $0.15 per minute, and Google Lyria 3 at $0.04 per 30-second clip. Udio lists no API. ### How much does a song cost on ModelsLab? $0.001 per second of audio with a $0.0047 minimum, so a 3-minute song costs $0.18, plus $0.02 when the API writes the lyrics for you. On the $149/month Open Source Unlimited plan songs carry no per-song charge. ### Can I send my own lyrics? Yes. Set lyrics_generation to false and send lyrics with section tags such as [Verse] and [Chorus], or set it to true and send a prompt of up to 2,000 characters for the API to write lyrics from. Always send caption with the genre, voice and instruments — a request without it gets a default style. instrumental: true makes a song without vocals, and language takes 50 language codes. ### How long can a song be? Up to 480 seconds, 30 by default. A song of up to 30 seconds usually returns the WAV URL in the response; longer ones, and short ones that take more than 30 seconds, are queued, and you POST the fetch_result URL with your key until status is success. ### Can I use the songs commercially? ModelsLab's terms of service say every generation is yours and can be used for commercial purposes. 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