Can You Monetize Suno AI Music on YouTube? Here's What You Need to Know
Gary WhittakerShare
✅ This article was updated on April 16, 2025 to reflect the latest Suno AI terms and YouTube monetization practices.
Can You Monetize Suno AI Music on YouTube? Yes, If You Follow These Rules
Yes, you can monetize Suno AI music on YouTube—but only if you follow key requirements. This article breaks down what you need to know about legal use, platform policies, and how to build a monetizable AI music brand from day one.
🎯 The Short Answer
If you're using a paid Suno AI plan and creating original music or fully licensed content, you can legally monetize your videos on YouTube.
If you're using the free plan, monetization is not allowed. Suno retains ownership, and it's for personal use only.
📺 What YouTube Looks for When Monetizing
- ✅ Original content you created or own the rights to
- ✅ Consistent publishing schedule (weekly/biweekly uploads)
- ✅ Long-form or high-engagement Shorts
- ✅ Meeting platform thresholds (1,000 subs & 4,000 watch hours or 10M Shorts views in 90 days)
⚠️ Using copyrighted lyrics or unlicensed samples—even in AI-generated music—can get your videos demonetized or removed.
🛡 Understanding Suno AI’s Terms of Service
- Free Plan: For personal, non-commercial use only. Suno owns the generated music.
- Paid Plan: You own the sound recordings, and you can monetize them—provided your lyrics are original or licensed.
⚖️ 3 Legal Risks to Avoid
- Copyrighted Lyrics: AI-generated music doesn’t protect you from using copyrighted text. You need permission to use lyrics from existing songs.
- Cover Songs Without a License: You need a mechanical license to legally publish a cover—even if the music is AI-generated.
- Underestimating Legal Enforcement: AI doesn’t exempt you from copyright law. Monetization = business, and that means legal accountability.
🧠 Build a Real Monetization Strategy
- 📌 Upgrade to Suno Pro or Max
- 📝 Write or source original lyrics
- 📅 Create a publishing schedule (1–2 uploads per week)
- 📈 Build a music series, album, or concept brand
- 💡 Use YouTube as your flagship channel, not your end goal
📋 Monetization Checklist (Sample)
- ✅ You’re using a paid Suno AI plan
- ✅ Your lyrics are original or licensed
- ✅ You’ve added visuals, captions, or edits to increase originality
- ✅ You've avoided using copyrighted melodies or vocals
- ✅ You’ve added titles, descriptions, and tags for discoverability
- ✅ You have a video publishing schedule in place
- ✅ Your channel is aligned with YouTube’s monetization policies
🚀 Your Next Steps
- 🎯 Original AI Music Toolkit – Create professional prompts & structured compositions
- 📘 AI Music Monetization Playbook – Learn how to launch, scale, and monetize across platforms
- 📦 Get the Creator Bundle – Everything you need in one place
🤝 Join the Movement
- 🔒 Private Suno Facebook Group
- 🎧 Follow The Righteous Ass on Facebook
- 🎶 Jack Righteous on BandLab
- 📨 Join The Righteous Beat Newsletter
7 comments
Sir,
If I go for Suno AI pro, can I make music from Chat GPT lyrics and may I finally use in my videos for YouTube.
It is not clear if you are talking about people using existing lyrics to make an ai cover or if the non commercial use of song generated by Suno.ai applies also on new songs generated by Suno through a prompt made by a human that can also alter the lyrics if he wants