AI Music Showdown: Suno v4 vs Udio v1.1 vs DeepMind’s Lyria 2 – Which Hits the Right Notes?
Suno v4 arrived in late 2024, and by mid-2025 the v4.5 upgrade enabled songs up to 8 minutes in a single render with 48 kHz audio and features like Extend, Covers, and multi-part song structures. Suno originated in Cambridge, MA as a 2022 startup led by Mikey Shulman and secured a $125 million funding round in mid-2024 valuing the company at about $500 million, with roughly 12 million users by mid-2024. Suno’s licensing lets Pro and Premier subscribers monetize outputs commercially, while the free Basic plan restricts use to personal, non-commercial projects. Udio launched v1.0 in April 2024 and reached
