Suno, a leading AI music generator company valued at $500 million, has rolled out its latest update, version 4.5, which brings significant enhancements to its platform. The update introduces improvements in vocal quality, longer track lengths, and enhanced features aimed at providing users with more creative control.
The v4.5 update enhances AI-generated vocals, adding emotional depth and a wider range of vocal expressions. According to Suno, users can now create vocals ranging from delicate, intimate performances to powerful, vibrato-filled deliveries.
Another exciting feature of the update is the ability to blend different musical genres. For example, users can now mix styles like midwest emo with neosoul or EDM with folk, broadening the creative possibilities for music creation.
Suno also emphasized that version 4.5 better understands user descriptions, capturing the moods, details, and instruments they specify. This makes it easier for users to create songs that reflect both emotional depth and technical accuracy.
Additionally, Suno introduced a prompt-enhancement helper. This feature guides users in crafting more detailed prompts, which can help transform their ideas into clear, actionable instructions for the AI.
In terms of song length, Suno has increased the maximum duration from four minutes to eight minutes, allowing for more extensive content creation. While Suno also claims improved generation speed, specific performance metrics were not provided.
The update also expands the platform’s “Covers” and “Personas” features, enabling users to “genre switch” existing songs. For example, a rock song can now be transformed into a house remix.
Another notable change is the improvement in audio quality. Suno promises that songs will maintain consistent sound quality from start to finish, even in longer tracks. The update also addresses previous issues related to audio degradation and shimmer effects, providing more balanced mixes.
The new features are available exclusively to paid subscribers, with Pro plans starting at $8 per month. Free users will continue to have access to the older version 4.0, with a limit of 20 songs and 10 daily creations using the previous v3.5 model.
Suno’s update comes at a time when competition in AI music generation is heating up. Last week, Splice, a company valued at nearly $500 million in 2021, announced its acquisition of Spitfire Audio, a UK-based virtual instrument library, as part of its investment in AI music creation.
However, the use of copyrighted material to train AI models has sparked legal challenges. In January, Suno was sued by GEMA, a German licensing body, for copyright infringement. In June, Suno, along with another AI company, Udio, was sued by major record companies for allegedly using their recordings without permission—an accusation the companies nearly acknowledged in court filings.
Despite its legal challenges, Suno’s reputation hasn’t deterred Amazon from partnering with the company. In February, Amazon launched a next-generation version of its Alexa voice assistant, which now integrates with Suno’s AI technology, highlighting the growing influence of AI in the music industry.
