Can you use Suno music on YouTube?

What the free plan allows

Suno's help centre is direct about it. "Songs made on the free plan are only intended for personal, non-commercial use. These songs cannot be monetized, but can be shared using your Suno link."

The help article does not name YouTube. But a Short in the Partner Program earns a share of ad revenue, and that is monetising the song. A free-plan track in a monetised Short is outside what Suno allows.

The catch

Upgrading does not fix old songs. Suno says a paid plan "does not give you retroactive commercial use licensing for the songs made with a free plan by default."

Suno adds that it "may offer retroactive rights in certain cases, but this is not guaranteed". So the order matters. If you think you will ever monetise a video, subscribe first and generate the song afterwards. A favourite track made last month on the free plan stays a free-plan track.

What a paid plan gives you

Songs made while you hold a Pro or Premier plan come with commercial use rights, and they keep those rights after you cancel. Suno says plans start at 10 US dollars a month.

A free alternative from YouTube

YouTube has its own generator. In Creator Music, Dream Track turns a text prompt into four loopable instrumentals of about 60 seconds each. It is limited to creators who have Creator Music, which today means US creators in the YouTube Partner Program. The Creator Music page has the details.

What this guide does not cover

Other AI music tools have their own terms, and they change often. Only Suno's help pages were read for this guide. For any other generator, find the page in its terms that covers commercial use on the free plan before you put a track in a video.