How to Generate Original Music with Suno on Sonna

The landscape of AI music generation has reached a point where anyone can produce radio-ready tracks, cinematic instrumentals, and deep vocal harmonies in seconds. At the absolute forefront of this technological shift is Suno AI, a generative music platform that can produce complete, high-fidelity songs from a single prompt.

Sonna integrates Suno's full suite of music generation models directly into its dashboard and developer API. Whether you are a content creator looking for royalty-free background music, an indie game developer in need of an ambient soundtrack, or an engineer building a creative platform, this guide will walk you through how to use Suno on Sonna to generate original, studio-quality music.

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Suno Model Versions on Sonna: Side-by-Side Comparison

Sonna offers multiple generations and variations of Suno's models, giving you control over cost, quality, and generation speed. The latest Suno v5.5 is the current state-of-the-art flagship model, while older versions like Suno v4 provide a fast and credit-efficient alternative for prototyping.

Here is a side-by-side comparison of the Suno versions available on Sonna:

Model Version	Model ID	Credit Cost (per Gen)	Latency	Key Strengths & Use Cases
Suno v5.5	suno-v5_5	1,800 credits	Standard	Highest fidelity, complex lyric structures, personalization
Suno v5	suno-v5	1,700 credits	Standard	Rich vocal harmonies, excellent instrument separation
Suno v4.5 Plus	suno-v4_5plus	1,600 credits	Fast	Optimized for clean studio mixes, advanced vocal tuning
Suno v4.5 All	suno-v4_5all	1,500 credits	Fast	Balanced workhorse model, fast generation times
Suno v4.5	suno-v4_5	1,500 credits	Fast	Standard pop, EDM, and acoustic structures
Suno v4	suno-v4	1,400 credits	Ultra-Fast	Ideal for quick drafts and rapid melodic brainstorming

Each generation creates a full 2-minute track with vocals, instruments, and structure based on your prompts.

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Deep Dive: What's New in Suno v5.5?

The release of Suno v5.5 brings substantial upgrades to the audio rendering engine. If you want the most lifelike and polished sound, v5.5 is the recommended choice.

1. Enhanced Vocal Fidelity

Older generations of AI music models sometimes suffered from a slight digital grain or metallic resonance in the vocals. Suno v5.5 resolves this by introducing an upgraded neural voice synthesizer. Vocals sound clean, clear, and fully integrated with the instrumental backing track, making it difficult to distinguish them from human session singers.

2. Personalization & Creative Control

Suno v5.5 introduces deeper stylistic training, allowing the model to adapt to highly specific and niche genre descriptions. You can combine unexpected genres (e.g., "synthwave city pop with traditional acoustic shamisen"), and the model will seamlessly weave the elements together into a cohesive arrangement.

3. Dynamic Instrument Separation

The stereo mixing in v5.5 features wider panning and cleaner EQ curves. The drums, bass, leads, and vocals have their own defined space in the mix, preventing the audio from sounding muddy. This makes it easier to use generated tracks directly in commercial audio production.

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How to Generate Music in Sonna Creative

Sonna Creative provides a visual interface that allows you to compose music in two distinct ways: Simple Mode and Custom Mode.

Option A: Simple Mode (Prompt-Based)

If you want to quickly generate a song without worrying about structure:

1. Open the Sonna Creative Dashboard and select Music Gen.
2. Type a general description of the song you want to hear (e.g., "An upbeat 80s synthpop song about driving under neon city lights").
3. Toggle off the Custom Mode switch (Suno will automatically write the lyrics and decide the vocal style).
4. Select your preferred Suno Model (we recommend Suno v5.5 for the best quality).
5. Click Generate and wait for your track to render.

Option B: Custom Mode (Lyric & Structure Control)

For advanced control over the song's progression:

1. Toggle the Custom Mode switch on.
2. In the Lyrics box, enter your own lyrics. You can use structural bracket tags to guide the arrangement:

   [Verse 1]
   Neon signs are glowing bright,
   Running through the digital night.
   
   [Chorus]
   We are lost in the sound,
   Spinning as the world goes round.
   
   [Guitar Solo]
   
   [Outro]
   Fading into the static...
   

3. In the Style of Music field, specify the genres, moods, and instruments (e.g., "120 bpm, melodic synthwave, analog synths, female vocals, driving drums").
4. Select your Suno Model and click Generate.

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Programmatic Integration via the Developer API

For developers, Sonna provides a unified REST API to trigger music generations programmatically. You can integrate music creation directly into your applications, games, or bots.

Here is an example of generating a Suno track via curl using the POST /api/generate endpoint:

curl -X POST https://sonnalabs.app/api/generate \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer sona_sk_YOUR_API_KEY" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{
    "model": "suno-v5_5",
    "prompt": "melodic liquid drum and bass, uplifting keys, airy female vocals",
    "custom": true,
    "lyrics": "[Verse]\nGliding through the clouds so high...\n[Chorus]\nFly away, into the sky...",
    "title": "Skyline Dream"
  }'

[!TIP] Integrating via the Sonna Developer API automatically applies a 10% discount on all Speech (TTS), Image, and Music generation tasks. (Please note that video models are excluded from this discount).

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Pricing, Credits, and Subscription Plans

Sonna operates on a unified credit system. Understanding how credit allocation and spending work helps you manage your generations efficiently:

1. Access Restrictions: High-fidelity music generation models (Suno v4, v4.5, v5, v5.5) and premium ElevenLabs TTS models require a paid subscription or PAYG credits. Users on the Free Plan are restricted to Google Cloud TTS (Neural2 and WaveNet).
2. Plans & Limits:
   • Free Plan: 10,000 credits/month (Google TTS only).
   • Pro Plan: 102,000 credits/month (all features, Rp139,000/month on web).
   • Max Plan: 187,000 credits/month (all features, Rp232,000/month on web).
3. Pay-As-You-Go (PAYG) Tiers: If you exceed your subscription limits, you can top up with PAYG packages, which never expire:
   • Starter: 62,500 credits for Rp94,000.
   • Plus: 125,000 credits for Rp174,000.
   • Creator: 250,000 credits for Rp317,000.
4. Consumption Order: The billing engine consumes credit balances in a specific priority: first, subscription credits are spent; second, PAYG credits are used; and third, free credits (if applicable).

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Summary of Suno Generation Costs

To help plan your production budget, here is a summary of how many songs you can generate per package:

Plan / Package	Monthly/Total Cost	Total Credits	Suno v5.5 Songs (1,800 cr/gen)	Suno v4 Songs (1,400 cr/gen)
Pro Plan	Rp139,000 / mo	102,000 credits	~56 generations	~72 generations
Max Plan	Rp232,000 / mo	187,000 credits	~103 generations	~133 generations
PAYG Starter	Rp94,000	62,500 credits	~34 generations	~44 generations
PAYG Plus	Rp174,000	125,000 credits	~69 generations	~89 generations
PAYG Creator	Rp317,000	250,000 credits	~138 generations	~178 generations

Start creating your soundtrack today using the Sonna web dashboard or the official Android application available on the Google Play Store.

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To explore all available AI models, visit our Models catalog. To obtain API keys, track credits, and integrate Suno into your app, visit the Sonna Console.