AI music generation company Suno has released a new suite of models, dubbed “v6,” built on licensing deals with Warner Music Group, BMG, and Believe. The models aim to incorporate revenue sharing for artists and labels, representing a shift toward benefiting the existing music ecosystem.
The new models are split into three variants. The flagship “v6” model, available to Suno’s Pro and Premier subscribers, allows users to create songs across genres with detailed instructions, including editing lyrics or generating music from text, audio, images, and videos. A “wild” variant offers more ambitious, less predictable sonic exploration for those same tiers. The “v6-mini” model is available to all users and is claimed by Suno’s chief product officer, Jack Brody, to outperform competitors’ paid models. “If you were to exclude v6 and v6-wild for a moment, v6-mini would be the best music model in the world,” Brody said. “It is better than any other competitor’s best paid model, and we’re super excited to give it away for free.”
The release of the “v6” models is Suno’s attempt to gain legitimacy within the music industry, which has seen criticism of AI music generation and legal challenges. The company currently faces copyright infringement lawsuits from Sony Music Entertainment and Universal Music Group, and Round Hill Music recently refused to settle a suit against them. Mary J. Blige ended an advertising partnership with Suno after a representative made a deal she was “uncomfortable” with.
According to Jack Brody, the new models reflect “a very long period of hard work and deep conversations around what matters to all the different constituents.” Suno hopes to continue proving its commitment to artists skeptical of its training methods. “It’s really kind of making good on this long-term effort to not only grow the pie for the industry, but to grow the pie in a way that benefits everyone and creates opportunities for the existing music ecosystem and artists and musicians of every size and shape to benefit from that,” Brody said.
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