Down Round Spotify for Sickos
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Oct 30, 2025 The podcast dives into Suno, an AI music generation app reportedly raking in $150 million annually. The hosts explore the pricing dynamics and why $10 tiers are now commonplace in generative AI. They examine Suno's user experience, predicting casual creators may stick around. Discussions also cover the quality of AI music, with both hosts debating when AI tracks can actually impress. The rise of OpenAI's Sora and its impact on meme culture sparks interest, along with the complex issues surrounding deepfakes and content regulation in this rapidly evolving landscape.
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AI Music Can Scale Like Consumer Apps
- Suno reportedly reached $150M ARR by focusing on a consumer-friendly music-generation experience.
- Rapid, low-friction generation plus $10 basic tiers likely scaled it to millions of paying users.
Fast, Fun Generation Beats Deep Editing
- Suno's v5 produces tracks that can pass for human-made in casual listening contexts.
- The product emphasises instant, playful creation rather than deep manual editing workflows.
Portuguese Lyrics Produced A Convincing Track
- Raph fed Portuguese lyrics generated by Claude into Suno and got a plausible Brazilian hip-hop funk track.
- The model even added an unexpected police siren intro that felt contextually right to him.
