Suno announces plans for a song download cap for free and paid tiers to limit the amount of “slop” that circulates from the platform.
Last week, Suno said that it had plans to impose download limits on users of its AI music generator to limit the amount of “slop” that spreads off-platform as it strives to legitimize its presence in the music industry. Now, we have the details on that update.
Starting September 3, free Suno users can only download a total of seven tracks. Suno’s $8-a-month Pro plan limits users to 20 downloads a month and grants them the right to license their tracks for commercial use. For users paying $24 a month for Suno’s Premier tier, they will be given 60 downloads a month.
Users who want to download more songs than their limits allow can purchase them. Suno also notes that Premier subscribers who use Suno Studio, the company’s production suite of generation tools, will not have download limits.
While it’s unclear how such limits will impact downloads for Suno’s upcoming vinyl program, more information will surely roll out as the program launches in the coming months.
According to Suno, the download limits are part of an effort to “make it harder for bad actors to mass-export music.”
“We are introducing download limits to ensure our platform is used for intentional music creation, while still allowing everyone to create, remix, listen, and share on Suno,” the company wrote on Monday.
The limits will apply to all songs in a user’s Suno library. Suno CEO Mikey Shulman also said last week that the company would begin watermarking songs downloaded from the platform to help signify the use of AI. It’s a move that follows Suno’s settlement (and subsequent deal) with Warner Music Group last year.
Notably, Suno rival Udio disabled downloads completely as part of its copyright infringement settlement with Universal Music Group. Both Suno and Udio are working on models backed by their respective label partners.
Suno is still being sued by Universal and Sony for copyright infringement, despite its settlement and partnership with Warner. Last month, a German court found the company in violation of both U.S. and German copyright laws.
