AI music generation service Suno released three new models on September 9, 2026: v6, v6-wild, and v6-mini. They are the company's first models built with licensed catalogs from major labels, including Warner Music Group, marking a turning point for an AI music industry that has been mired in copyright disputes. The release also brings new editing tools that let users rewrite a single section of a song with plain-language instructions, and Suno is retiring its older models.

Three Models for Different Purposes

The three new models are built for different use cases. The flagship v6, available to Pro and Premier subscribers, is designed to deliver consistent, polished results close to what users intend. v6-wild, also limited to Pro and Premier plans, is tuned to produce more unpredictable, experimental output. v6-mini is free for all users and replaces the model that previously powered Suno's free tier, offering a lighter and faster alternative. Suno's older models, from v4 through v5.5, are being phased out; songs already generated on those models will remain playable, but users will no longer be able to regenerate tracks with them.

Section-Level Editing and Mashups

The biggest change in the v6 generation is expanded editing capability. Users can now describe an edit in plain language, such as changing the chorus to be sung by a gospel choir, and Suno will rewrite that specific section without regenerating the entire track. Individual lyric lines can also be swapped while keeping the underlying performance intact. A new mashup feature lets users combine vocals, drums, and other elements pulled from multiple songs into a single workflow. Suno also added multimodal prompting, accepting text, audio, images, and video at once, along with sampling tools that isolate parts of existing recordings to build new beats.

Major Label Licensing Deals, Litigation Continues

Suno had previously been sued jointly by Universal Music Group, Sony Music Entertainment, and Warner Music Group for copyright infringement, after it emerged that the company had trained its models on large amounts of music scraped from the internet and YouTube without authorization. Warner Music Group settled its case with Suno in late 2025, creating a framework in which Warner artists and songwriters can voluntarily contribute their music and likeness to the platform. BMG and Believe also joined as licensing partners for the development of v6. Suno's chief product officer has said the company will pay labels and publishers for the copyrighted music used in training, with labels then distributing royalties to artists and songwriters, though specific financial terms have not been disclosed. The lawsuits from Universal Music Group and Sony Music remain ongoing.

Pricing Plans and the End of Older Models

The free tier gives users 50 daily credits on v6-mini. The paid Pro plan costs 8 to 10 USD per month (about 1,200 to 1,500 yen), including 2,500 monthly credits and 20 downloads per month. The higher-tier Premier plan costs 24 to 30 USD per month (about 3,700 to 4,600 yen), with 10,000 monthly credits and 60 downloads per month. ※1 USD = 154 JPY (as of September 14, 2026)

Summary

Suno's v6, v6-wild, and v6-mini are the company's first model family built on licensing agreements with major labels, representing a step toward legitimizing how AI music services handle copyright. The release also brings practical new features such as plain-language section editing, mashups, and multimodal input, as older models are phased out. At the same time, the lawsuits from Universal Music Group and Sony Music remain unresolved, and how the wider industry settles the copyright question is still being watched closely.