Create vocal songs and instrumentals from short inspirations and custom lyrics
Compared with its predecessor, Suno V4 officially emphasizes clearer audio, lyric expression, and more dynamic song structures, making it suitable for organizing complete creations around verses, choruses, and transitions. The platform invocation ID is chirp-v4. You can start from a theme description or custom lyrics, and manage selections through work audio and status. Capabilities such as Remaster and Covers in the official product should be distinguished according to the corresponding operations on this platform.
Input parameters and result formats vary by service. Use the public API for this model and follow its guide for generation, task retrieval and editing operations.
Specifications and interface features
Clarify capacity, inputs and outputs, and invocation methods before selecting a model.
Creation modes
Inspiration mode and custom lyrics mode
Music types
Vocal songs, instrumentals
Inspiration prompt
Platform input limit: 500 characters
Custom lyrics
Platform input limit: 3000 characters
Style and title
Platform limits: style 200 characters, title 80 characters
Song duration tier
Platform V4 model limit: 150 seconds; actual duration depends on the result
Audio delivery
MP3 audio URL and song metadata, with support for asynchronous tasks and callbacks
The figures above are this platform's V4 usage specifications. Creation parameters and finished output should be distinguished according to the corresponding model and operation.
Core capabilities
Learn what chirp-v4 can bring to your work.
Focus on audio and section dynamics
V4's official upgrade directions include audio clarity and dynamic song structures. Describing the restraint of the verse, the expansion of the chorus, and the resolution of the outro makes auditioning and revision easier than simply listing genre names; these directions still need to be verified through actual works.
Turn existing lyrics into a demo
Custom mode is suitable for projects that already have verses, choruses, or campaign copy. Set custom=true, submit lyric, title, and style, and express lyric content separately from the musical direction. V4's style space is relatively compact, so prioritize the core genre, main instruments, and mood, and avoid using lengthy descriptions that consume input space.
Deliver audio while retaining creation information
Generation results center on the audio URL, while also carrying the song ID, title, lyrics, status, and actual duration, making it easier for applications to build auditioning and archiving workflows. When backend processing is needed, use async=true to obtain task_id, or configure callback_url to receive results, separating music tasks from frontend interactions.
Use Cases
Start with specific tasks to find where the model can be effective.
First Draft of an Event Theme Song
Enter the event theme, audience, and the emotion you want to convey, then use Inspiration Mode to create a draft for listening; if you have a specific slogan or chorus, switch to custom lyrics. Deliver the audio and corresponding text for the planning team to discuss the musical direction. Brand names, key slogans, and sung content should be confirmed item by item after listening.
Lyric Writing and Melody Demo
Organize written lyrics into sections such as verses and choruses, add a brief style description, and generate a sung version for discussion. This is suitable for checking the sense of rhythm, section length, and emotional progression after words are set to music. The finished piece can serve as a reference for revising lyrics, rather than treating the returned lyrics field as a word-for-word transcription of the audio.
Exploring Short-Video Music Directions
Describe musical moods such as upbeat, soothing, or tense around the video imagery, select instrumental music, and create candidate tracks for rough-cut listening. Save the audio and its actual duration, then match it to visual cues in editing software. This is suitable for exploring music directions, but precise cueing, fixed durations, and final editing still need to be completed in post-production.
How to Choose This Model
Choose based on task complexity, input materials, and expected results.
Use V4 for Short Creations and Existing Projects
If your existing application already organizes inputs around chirp-v4's lyric and style limits, or if the task mainly involves short songs and music drafts, you can continue choosing V4. Compared with V3.5's 120-second tier, V4's 150-second tier provides more length; this difference is for planning content length, does not mean every generation reaches the limit, and is not a comparison of audio quality or speed.
Choose V4.5 for Long Lyrics and Vocal Preferences
When lyrics exceed 3000 characters, style descriptions need more space, or male and female vocal preference control is needed, chirp-v4-5 is more suitable. V4.5 has lyric and style limits of 5000 and 1000 characters respectively, with a duration tier of 4 minutes. Do not simply add new-version parameters to V4 as a substitute for switching models; fields in a shared interface do not mean that every version produces the same results.
Getting Started: Compare Song Structure and Vocal Clarity
Prepare the inputs first, then connect them to the appropriate application workflow.
Prepare Inputs
Prepare lyrics containing verses, choruses, and transition sections, and choose a familiar musical direction.
Organize Calls and Follow-Up Workflow
Explicitly select chirp-v4. Use prompt for theme creation; for custom creation, organize lyric, style, and title according to this model's limits. Save task_id, obtain audio_url after waiting for the completed result, and archive it together with the work ID and creation settings.
Practical Task Example: Compare Song Structure and Vocal Clarity
Design tasks directly based on the following inputs and acceptance criteria.
Suggested Task
Explicitly specify chirp-v4 and describe the dynamic changes of the sections, for example, “restrained verse, expanded chorus, smoothly resolved ending.”
Key Checks
Listen for section transitions, vocal clarity, and the ending, then compare with the previous version using the same lyrics; improvement in the official version does not mean every work achieves the same result.
Usage Limitations
Before formal use, understand the output quality and capability scope.
V4 is better suited to concise lyric and style descriptions: custom lyrics, style, and title are limited to 3000, 200, and 80 characters respectively. Long lyrics should be condensed first or generated with another version; Inspiration Mode uses a prompt of no more than 500 characters, and the full lyrics should not be pasted directly into the theme prompt.
Duration control is not precise editing. The maximum V4 duration listed by the platform is 150 seconds, which does not mean every work will reach that length. Custom generation (custom=true、action=generate) can submit duration as a desired duration hint, but this hint may be ignored and does not guarantee the target will be reached. When strict intros, ads, or shot timing are needed, listen to the actual returned duration first, then complete the final delivery through editing.
V4 does not provide the vocal_gender preference control available starting with V4.5, nor does it necessarily include all editing capabilities of other versions. Lyrics and style are mainly used to guide generation, and whether important words are sung correctly still needs to be confirmed by listening; before publishing, the usage rights for lyrics and reference materials should also be verified.
Frequently Asked Questions
Answers to common questions about using chirp-v4.
How does chirp-v4 generate from a single description?
Submit model=chirp-v4, action=generate, and custom=false to POST /suno/audios, describe the theme and musical direction in prompt, and keep it under 500 characters. If you want to create an instrumental track without vocals, set instrumental=true, then retrieve the completed audio result.
Which mode should I use if I already have lyrics?
Use custom=true, put the lyrics in lyric, the title in title, and the musical direction in style. V4 has limits of 3000, 80, and 200 characters for these three fields respectively. It is recommended to distinguish lyric content from style instructions and keep clear sections, making it easier to listen to and revise each section after generation.
Can V4 generate a specified length consistently?
You cannot treat the desired duration as an exact guarantee. The platform lists a maximum V4 duration of 150 seconds, but actual works may be shorter. Custom generation (custom=true, action=generate) can submit duration as a desired duration hint, but it may be ignored and does not guarantee the target length. Read duration in the result and listen to it; deliveries requiring a fixed number of seconds can be trimmed after generation.
Can V4 specify a male or female voice?
Do not rely on vocal_gender to achieve this control on V4; this parameter applies starting from V4.5. If male or female vocal preference is an important selection criterion, choose chirp-v4-5 or an applicable later model; even on supported models, it is preference guidance rather than a guarantee of strict compliance.
How do I retrieve a song after asynchronous generation?
After setting async=true, first save the returned task_id, then query the task to obtain its status and result; you can also configure callback_url to receive completion notifications. Once the song is complete, read audio_url, id, and duration from data, download the audio, and save the metadata for later listening and archiving.