Cartesia
Ultra-low-latency voice models built on state space models.
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Cartesia vs Suno
Cartesia (Cartesia) and Suno (Suno) both sit in Audio. Cartesia is the cheaper entry point at Free tier · from $5/mo. Suno shipped more tracked changes in the last 30 days (5 vs 0). Every value below comes from the latest crawl of the vendors' own pages.
| Attribute | Cartesia Cartesia | Suno Suno |
|---|---|---|
| Segment | Audio | Audio |
| Version | Sonic 3 | v6 |
| Entry cost | Free tier · from $5/mo | Free tier · from $10/mo |
| Pricing tiers | — | Free Plan free · Pro Plan $10 · Premier Plan $30 |
| Model stack | Sonic 3 | Bark · Chirp · Suno v5 · v4 · v4.5-all · v4.5+ · v5 · v5.0 · v5.5 · v6 · v6-mini · v6-wild |
| Context window | — | n/a |
| Public API | ||
| Routes models | ||
| Changes / 30d | 0 | 5 |
| Origin | Global | Global |
| Capabilities | Sub-100ms TTS, Voice cloning, Realtime API | Full song generation, Custom lyrics, Personas, Stem separation, Cover and extend, AI music generator, Suno Studio (generative DAW), Audio uploads (up to 30 mins) |
Suno
Generates vocals, lyrics and instrumentation into complete tracks.
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