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Suno vs ACE-Step: catalog facts
Suno	ACE-Step
Freemium Free tier with ten songs a day; paid plans are also offered.	Free Free and open source under the MIT license.
Web	Windows, macOS, Linux, Command line
Generates complete songs from a short text prompt Accepts your own lyrics as input	Runs locally across Mac, AMD, Intel and CUDA hardware Actively maintained with a 2026 model-series update
Runs only as an online service Free tier is capped at ten songs a day	Local generation quality and speed depend heavily on the hardware used Best results likely still require a capable GPU despite broader hardware support
Web application	Downloadable app, Self-hosted
Closed source	Open source
License not stated	License: MIT
Not stated if an account is needed	Not stated if an account is needed
Not stated if it works offline	Not stated if it works offline
Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 23, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 22, 2026

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