By Jesse Meria, founder of HookGenius · Tested 1 November 2026

Which AI writes the best songs for Suno? A blind test of ChatGPT, Claude and HookGenius

HookGenius is an app that writes the lyrics and the style prompt you paste into Suno. To find out whether it is any better than just asking ChatGPT or Claude, we gave all three the same four song ideas, three times each, and asked two AI models to pick the better song without telling them who wrote which. They picked the HookGenius song 142 times out of 144.

We make HookGenius, so we published every song, every lyric and every judge’s answer below. Read them and decide for yourself.

[Intro]

142 of 144

times the judges picked the HookGenius song over ChatGPT’s and Claude’s.

Claude never picked its own song.Claude judged 72 times and chose the song Claude wrote 0 times.
OpenAI’s model never picked ChatGPT’s song.GPT-6.1 judged 72 times and chose ChatGPT’s song 0 times.
Same result with no instructions.Asked only “which is the better song?”, they still picked HookGenius 71 of 72 times.

HookGenius Claude ChatGPT 36 judge picks per song.

Below: each song idea with all four writers’ choruses, the full lyrics and the finished songs in Suno. Want to test your own ear first? Pick your favorite before we show who wrote it.

[Verse 1]

Try it yourself: pick a favorite before we tell you who wrote it

For each song idea you will see four choruses with the writers’ names hidden: HookGenius, ChatGPT, Claude, and Suno writing the song itself in its Simple mode. Pick the one you would rather hear. The names then appear, with how the judges voted. (The judges compared HookGenius, ChatGPT and Claude; Suno’s own song is here so you can hear it too.) Open “The whole song” on any card to read every line first, and your score is at the end.

[Chorus 1]

The song idea everyone got · A genre

“A 90s boom bap hip hop song about closing down a restaurant kitchen after a double shift.”

The judges picked HookGenius 34 of 36 times

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Song AClaude

Hoods Off

Hoods off (hoods off), scrape the flat top clean
Wrap it, date it, stack it in the walk-in, you know what I mean
Double shift, sixteen deep, still on my feet
Last one out the kitchen when the city's asleep

The whole song

Style: 90s boom bap hip hop, East Coast, dusty sampled drums, hard snappy snare, jazzy upright bass loop, muted horn stabs, vinyl crackle, scratched hook, male rapper, gritty laid-back flow, late-night melancholic mood, 90 BPM

[Intro]
(Yeah... last ticket out)
(Kill the hood fans... let's go)

[Verse 1]
Clocked in at ten when the sun was still yawnin'
Prepped forty pounds of onions, eyes burnin' all mornin'
Lunch rush hit like a freight train, tickets on the rail
Dinner crowd stacked behind it, printer never failed
Sixteen hours on the line, I can't feel my feet
Non-slips stickin' to the tile from the grease and the heat
Chef callin' "Corner! Behind!" Yes chef, heard
Sizzle on the flat top talkin' louder than words
Burn marks on my forearm like a city map
Every scar a Friday night, never took a nap
Last check fired, last plate up in the window
Server mouthin' "thank you" while the lights go dim slow

[Hook]
Hoods off (hoods off), scrape the flat top clean
Wrap it, date it, stack it in the walk-in, you know what I mean
Double shift, sixteen deep, still on my feet
Last one out the kitchen when the city's asleep

[Verse 2]
Now it's breakdown time, everything in its place
Cambros in the walk-in, label tape, date, no waste
Fryer oil filtered, black gold in the drum
Dish machine steamin' like a subway when the pots come
Bucket of sanitizer, red rag, wipe the steel
Dishwasher Manny bumpin' oldies, keepin' it real
We don't talk much, just a nod, that's respect
Two soldiers in the trench, both waitin' on a check
Rent due Tuesday and the tip-out was thin
Knees creakin' like the walk-in when I'm haulin' stock in
Squeegee the floor, push the water to the grate
Mop strings swingin' like a DJ cuttin' breaks
Pull the mats, hose 'em down out back by the dumpster
Alley cat starin' at me like a regular customer

[Hook]
Hoods off (hoods off), scrape the flat top clean
Wrap it, date it, stack it in the walk-in, you know what I mean
Double shift, sixteen deep, still on my feet
Last one out the kitchen when the city's asleep

[Verse 3]
Two a.m., hood fans finally silent
Kitchen was a warzone, now it's quiet as an island
Check the pilot lights, burners off, walk-in shut
Count the drawer twice, throw the deadbolt, that's what's up
Smell like fryer oil and bleach, that's my cologne
Bus stop bench, to-go box, eatin' cold on my own
Stars over the parking lot, my feet in a fever
Six hours of sleep then I'm back on the cleaver
Ain't complainin', this the grind that I chose
Every plate that you love came from hands nobody knows

[Hook]
Hoods off (hoods off), scrape the flat top clean
Wrap it, date it, stack it in the walk-in, you know what I mean
Double shift, sixteen deep, still on my feet
Last one out the kitchen when the city's asleep

[Outro]
(Hoods off...)
(Lights out... see you at ten)
(Yes chef.)

Judges picked it 2 of 36 times

Take 1 3:17
Take 2 3:16

Song BHookGenius

Last One Out

Who's the last one out?
Who's the last one out?
Fryer off, mats up, who's the last one out?
Twelve hours deep, tell me who's the last one out?

The whole song

Style: 90s East Coast boom bap, 88 BPM, heavy unhurried groove that never rushes. Chopped soul loop of dusty Hammond organ and muted Rhodes pitched down, vinyl upright bass sample with crackle at the loop point, thumping console-warm kick, roomy snare on two and four, lightly swung 16th hats with a ghosted open hat, scratched soul vocal chop between verses, tape flutter on the loop tail, faint kitchen ambience and exhaust fan buried low. Bone-tired satisfaction, low-burn energy. Male rapper, thirties line cook, mid-range dipping into chest on stressed syllables, friction rasp at the top, rides just behind the kick, hard-clipped front consonants, swallows final consonants, sparse low exhaled ad-libs.

[Intro | dusty Hammond loop alone, exhaust fan hum, drums drop in bar five]

[Hook | chanted, straight eighths, end-stopped, chest drops on 'out']
Who's the last one out?
Who's the last one out?
Fryer off, mats up, who's the last one out?
Twelve hours deep, tell me who's the last one out?

[Verse 1 | behind the kick, medium density, end-stopped bars, clipped front consonants]
Last ticket printed at eleven-forty, then the printer quit
Pulled the rail, killed the lamps, wiped the pass where the plates sit
Dish guy dipped at twelve, so the pit is mine to finish
Hotel pans stacked high, crusted rice and creamed spinach
Flat-top still talking, so I hit it with the brick
Brick in the left, scraper in the right, quick
Lemon water on the steel, watch the black lift in the steam
Sixteen hours on these feet and the surface coming clean
Filter the fryer, drain it slow, I don't rush the oil
Got a shiny patch on my wrist from the night it boiled
Four-ten covers, lunch and dinner, nobody counting but me
Owner home asleep and I'm the one holding the key (yeah)

[Hook | chanted, straight eighths, end-stopped, doubled tight]
Who's the last one out?
Who's the last one out?
Fryer off, mats up, who's the last one out?
Twelve hours deep, tell me who's the last one out?

[Break | scratched soul vocal chop, two bars, drums hold the pocket]

[Verse 2 | leans ahead a hair, stacked internal rhymes, gaps between syllables tighten]
Walk-in sitting thirty-eight, Sharpie on the tape, every quart dated
Wrap the sixth pans tight, first in, first out, that's how I was raised in it
Mats out back, hose 'em down by the dumpster in the alley
Cat on a milk crate watching like he running the tally
Degreaser on the hood, that orange smell over old grease
Floor drain gurgle, wringer squeal, then nothing, then peace
Fluorescent tubes humming a note nobody sing
Radio been dead since six and I don't miss a thing
Sanitizer buckets dumped, rags in the bin for the truck
Knives wiped, rolled up, nobody touch 'em, that's luck
Mop it in a figure eight, back my way to the door
Don't step on what I cleaned, that's the only rule for the floor

[Hook | chanted, straight eighths, grit at the top, doubled tight]
Who's the last one out?
Who's the last one out?
Fryer off, mats up, who's the last one out?
Twelve hours deep, tell me who's the last one out?

[Break | scratched soul vocal chop, kick drops out, just hats and kitchen hum]

[Verse 3 | conversational, sparse, deep behind the beat, close-mic dry, breath audible]
Lean on the back door, family meal in a deli quart
Last of the short rib over rice, eat it with my fingers, short
Hands smell like bleach and garlic, that don't wash out by Monday
Back in at ten tomorrow, yeah, I know, it's Sunday
Nobody clapped, nobody gonna, that was never why
Every burner off, every drain clear, I can close my eyes
Punch the code, four digits, wait on the beep
Pull the gate, turn the key, check it twice, then I sleep

[Hook | chanted, straight eighths, end-stopped, chest drops on 'out']
Who's the last one out?
Who's the last one out?
Fryer off, mats up, who's the last one out?
Twelve hours deep, tell me who's the last one out?

[Outro | Spoken, low half-mutter, loop tape-flutters out under exhaust fan]
Gate down. Lights off.
Last one out.

[End]

Judges picked it 34 of 36 times

Take 1 3:08
Take 2 3:21

Song CSuno, writing it itself

Kill the Flame

Kill the flame, turn the key,
Long day done, let the back door breathe.
Wipe it down, count to three,
We close this place, then we’re finally free.

The whole song

Style: Boom bap hip hop, dusty chopped soul sample, head-nodding swung drums, deep rounded bass, sparse muted piano stabs, close-miked conversational rap with crisp consonants and tired-but-wry character. Open with a brief spoken kitchen-close moment over vinyl texture, bring in the full kick-snare groove for tightly rhymed verses, make the hook chantable and memorable, strip back briefly for a reflective bridge, then finish with a concise final refrain and room-tone tail. Raw, warm, intimate mix with restrained saturation and clear vocal placement.

[Intro - Spoken]
Two tickets left. Then we lock it up.

[Verse 1]
Two shifts deep, my apron’s wearing the night,
Last pan rinsed clean, every burner gone white.
Chef’s got the checklist, I’m counting the trays,
Grease on my cuff from a hundred small plays.
Stack chairs, sweep salt from the grout by the line,
That clock says late, but the floor says it’s fine.
Cold fries in a bowl, heel of bread for the ride,
We made it through service with the whole crew beside.

[Chorus]
Kill the flame, turn the key,
Long day done, let the back door breathe.
Wipe it down, count to three,
We close this place, then we’re finally free.

[Verse 2]
Dish pit’s quiet, just a drip in the sink,
I sign out slow, too tired now to think.
Mop bucket rolling like a cart with a limp,
One last look at the pass and the stainless steel glint.
Tip jar split, names scratched on the sheet,
We traded bad jokes over aching feet.
Tomorrow comes early; tonight, let it wait,
I pull down the latch and walk out through the gate.

[Chorus]
Kill the flame, turn the key,
Long day done, let the back door breathe.
Wipe it down, count to three,
We close this place, then we’re finally free.

[Outro]
Two shifts deep, but the crew got through.
Lock that door. I’m going home too.

Suno wrote this itself. Not judged.

Take 1 1:31
Take 2 1:29

Song DChatGPT

Last Ticket

Last ticket, last call, lights low
Mop that floor where the long nights go
Two shifts deep, still we get it done
Steel-toe shuffle when the day is gone

The whole song

Style: 90s boom bap hip-hop, around 90 BPM, dusty chopped soul-jazz sample, warm piano and muted horn accents, vinyl crackle, punchy kick and snare, loose swung hi-hats, subtle upright bass. Grounded, vivid storytelling rap with a memorable melodic hook and a worn-in late-night mood. Confident but tired delivery, crew camaraderie, closing-shift atmosphere. Raw, warm, analog mix; no glossy modern trap elements.

[Intro]
Yeah…
Two shifts in, lights coming down
One more thing before we leave…

[Verse 1]
Last ticket clipped, hear the printer go quiet
Flame on the range gets a final little riot
Wipe down the steel till it shines back dim
Apron soaked through, but the rush wore thin

Bus tubs stacked like a wall by the sink
Soap in the water, let the whole day drain
Scrape off the plates, send the leftovers home
Everybody tired, nobody alone

Chef calls “behind” out of habit, then laughs
We’ve been moving so long, still walking too fast
Count out the drawer, let the front door lock
Midnight in the kitchen, last tick on the clock

[Hook]
Last ticket, last call, lights low
Mop that floor where the long nights go
Two shifts deep, still we get it done
Steel-toe shuffle when the day is gone

Last ticket, last call, doors chained
Steam in the window, rain on the pane
When the room goes dark and the burners cool
We leave our names in the work we do

[Verse 2]
Sweep up the rice and the herbs by the line
Stack every pan like we’re building with time
Turn off the pilot, check twice, check again
Hang up the towels, let the quiet move in

Someone hums off-key while the mop bucket rolls
Someone saves fries in a paper-boat fold
Back door swings and the cold air bites
We trade tired grins under streetlamp light

Feet hurt bad, but the crew still jokes
Trading small stories through the last blue smoke
Tomorrow’s another long round to run
Tonight we’re out when the cleanup’s done

[Hook]
Last ticket, last call, lights low
Mop that floor where the long nights go
Two shifts deep, still we get it done
Steel-toe shuffle when the day is gone

Last ticket, last call, doors chained
Steam in the window, rain on the pane
When the room goes dark and the burners cool
We leave our names in the work we do

[Bridge]
Clang of the pans fades into the street
One deep breath, one slow heartbeat
No crowd, no clock, no order to send
Just the crew and the night at the end

[Final Hook]
Last ticket, last call, lights low
Mop that floor where the long nights go
Two shifts deep, still we get it done
Steel-toe shuffle when the day is gone

[Outro]
Lock the door, let the city roll
Kitchen’s asleep, but we gave it soul

Judges picked it 0 of 36 times

Take 1 3:12
Take 2 3:26

The judges picked HookGenius 34 of 36 times: 17 of 18 when they knew the songs were for Suno, 17 of 18 when asked only which is the better song. Suno’s own song was not judged.

“A [HookGenius] is the only entry that sounds like a real line cook doing the close: "Flat-top still talking, so I hit it with the brick / Brick in the left, scraper in the right," "Lemon water on the steel, watch the black lift in the steam" and "Mop it in a figure eight, back my way to the door" are procedural truth, not kitchen props, and "Nobody clapped, nobody gonna, that was never why" earns its feeling without asking for it. It has flaws: the hook's "Twelve hours deep" contradicts "Sixteen hours on these feet" and "Four-ten covers, lunch and dinner," so change it to "Sixteen deep." "That's how I was raised in it," "that's luck" and the "Monday/Sunday" turn are soft, but they are fixable dents in by far the strongest song.”

Claude Opus 5.5, judging, test 1 (knew it was for Suno)

“A [HookGenius] has the strongest finished-record identity: its blunt, chantable “Who's the last one out?” hook and exhausted pocket give the detailed verses a compelling musical center. Lines like “Fluorescent tubes humming a note nobody sing” and “Don't step on what I cleaned, that's the only rule for the floor” make its narrator more distinctive than B [Claude]'s familiar grind imagery or C [ChatGPT]'s softer, more generalized sentiment.”

GPT-6.1, judging, test 2 (no instructions)

[Chorus 2]

The song idea everyone got · An artist’s sound

“A song that sounds like Fleetwood Mac, about two people who still work together after they broke up.”

The judges picked HookGenius 36 of 36 times

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Song AChatGPT

Across the Office Floor

We still pass each other every day
Trading small talk where the old words used to stay
You take the stairs, I take the hall
We know the shape of every silence in these walls

The whole song

Style: Bittersweet, melodic 1970s-inspired soft rock with a warm, intimate lead vocal and layered vocal harmonies. Mid-tempo, gently swaying groove; chiming electric guitar, acoustic strumming, rounded bass, restrained drums, and subtle keys. Reflective and emotionally understated, with a memorable chorus that opens into rich harmonies. Organic studio sound, polished but not glossy.

[Verse 1]
You’re by the window with the morning light
I’m at the table sorting out the night
You ask me if the numbers look all right
I say, “They do,” and keep my eyes in sight

[Pre-Chorus]
We learned to speak in careful lines
Like nothing happened, like we’re fine

[Chorus]
We still pass each other every day
Trading small talk where the old words used to stay
You take the stairs, I take the hall
We know the shape of every silence in these walls
We made our choice, we let it go
But there’s a little more to lose than we let show
We still pass each other every day
And walk the long way home

[Verse 2]
Your coffee’s cold beside the copy machine
You laugh at something that I almost mean
The team heads out, the room turns blue
For one brief moment, it’s just me and you

[Pre-Chorus]
The clock keeps moving, so do we
Past the place we used to be

[Chorus]
We still pass each other every day
Trading small talk where the old words used to stay
You take the stairs, I take the hall
We know the shape of every silence in these walls
We made our choice, we let it go
But there’s a little more to lose than we let show
We still pass each other every day
And walk the long way home

[Bridge]
Maybe time will make it easy
Maybe time just makes it kind
Maybe we can keep the good things
Without turning back in time

[Final Chorus]
We still pass each other every day
Sometimes there’s a smile we don’t quite look away
You take the stairs, I take the hall
We know the shape of every silence in these walls
We made our choice, we let it go
And some goodbyes take longer than we know
We still pass each other every day
Then walk the long way home

Judges picked it 0 of 36 times

Take 1 3:52
Take 2 3:38

Song BSuno, writing it itself

Same Desk, Same Street

We still work the same old floor
Pass the files, don’t say much more
You know my jokes, I know your face
We give each other room and space

The whole song

Style: Rock, Soft Rock, Pop Rock, Blues Rock. Mid-tempo 4/4 groove with warm electric piano and clean electric guitar setting a restrained verse, rounded bass and steady live drums. Build into a wide, melodic chorus with lightly overdriven guitar answers and a bluesy lead fill; pull back for an intimate bridge, then return to a fuller final chorus. Mature, conversational male lead vocal, clear phrasing, subtle harmony on the hook. Organic, polished band mix with warm low mids and natural room ambience.

[Verse 1]
You take the corner office, I take the window seat
We trade the morning numbers like the weather and the week
Your coffee’s gone stone cold beside the plans we have to make
I ask if you can check the figures; you say, “Sure, I’ll take a look”

[Pre-Chorus]
We know the rules, we know the lines
We keep the past outside the signs

[Chorus]
We still work the same old floor
Pass the files, don’t say much more
You know my jokes, I know your face
We give each other room and space
By five o’clock we leave it there
Two separate rides into the air
We broke apart, the work goes on
We clock in side by side till dawn

[Verse 2]
The team orders lunch, you ask if I still skip the pickles
I almost say, “You always knew,” then laugh and pass the napkins
You lead the meeting, steady as the first day that we met
I write down every deadline, keep the things I shouldn’t forget

[Pre-Chorus]
We know the rules, we know the lines
No need to turn back time

[Chorus]
We still work the same old floor
Pass the files, don’t say much more
You know my jokes, I know your face
We give each other room and space
By five o’clock we leave it there
Two separate rides into the air
We broke apart, the work goes on
We clock in side by side till dawn

[Bridge]
Maybe someday this won’t sting
Maybe it’s just a changing thing
For now, you sign, I take the page
We make it through another day

[Final Chorus]
We still work the same old floor
Pass the files, don’t say much more
You know my jokes, I know your face
We give each other room and space
By five o’clock we leave it there
No promises we need to share
We broke apart, the work goes on
We clock in side by side, move on

[Outro]
You take the stairs, I wait a beat
Tomorrow, same desk, same street

Suno wrote this itself. Not judged.

Take 1 4:04
Take 2 4:09

Song CHookGenius

Same Hours

You take the morning, I take the close
Same gate, same keys, same dirt on our clothes
Same wind through the doors when the truck runs late
Same sign by the road with both our names

The whole song

Style: Mid-1970s California soft rock, warm analog tape, live-room Neve warmth, 118 BPM, steady forward groove with wistful mood. Clean fingerpicked electric guitar through a crisp vintage amp, Rhodes and Clavinet counterpoint, fat pattern-driven bass, dynamic coaxing drums, acoustic guitar on the bridge. Lead: young-to-grown female mezzo, hazy airy frayed tone, slightly nasal, floats behind the beat; she sings verse one and every chorus. A warm grown female contralto, satin-husky and chest-anchored, sings the bridge alone. A bright compact male tenor with a raw edge, pushing ahead of the beat, sings verse two alone. All three stack into choral harmonies on the choruses.

[Intro | Fingerpicked clean electric alone, Rhodes swells in, bass and kick at bar four]

[Verse 1 | Female lead — sighed-into onset, close-mic, single, dry]
Frost on the cold frames, March won't let go
You're out in the far rows counting what didn't grow
I hand you the clipboard, careful with my sleeve
We talk about the peonies, the only thing we grieve
The customers all smile at us, they think we're still a pair
The lady with the lilacs asks how long we've been there

[Chorus | Female lead — air thinning as she pushes, trio stacked behind, warmer room]
You take the morning, I take the close
Same gate, same keys, same dirt on our clothes
Same wind through the doors when the truck runs late
Same sign by the road with both our names
We keep the same hours
We just don't keep each other

[Verse 2 | Male tenor — mask-forward and bright, pushing ahead, room mic, rawer]
Your writing's still on all the seed drawer tags
Foxglove and sweet pea on little paper flags
I swear I'll print new ones, I never do
I'm cutting back the roses harder than they need me to
You laugh with a stranger out there by the till
Tell me how you do it, 'cause I'm not over it still

[Chorus | Female lead — air thinning, male tenor answering high, doubled harmonies]
You take the morning, I take the close
Same gate, same keys, same dirt on our clothes
Same wind through the doors when the truck runs late
Same sign by the road with both our names
We keep the same hours
We just don't keep each other

[Break | Band drops out, only Rhodes and acoustic guitar, room audible]

[Bridge | Female contralto — chest-anchored, clean struck onset, single mic, intimate]
Nobody tells you the hard part
Isn't the leaving, it's staying on
Handing each other the hose in July
Being kind about it, kind for so long
Maybe someday one of us will sell
Till then I'll see you here at eight

[Final Chorus | Female lead + Female contralto + Male tenor — full trio, sandy edge rising, wide]
You take the morning, I take the close
Same gate, same keys, same dirt on our clothes
Same wind through the doors when the truck runs late
Same sign by the road with both our names
We keep the same hours
We just don't keep each other

[Tag | Female lead — air thinning to a whisper, harmonies fading]
We keep the same hours
We just don't keep each other

[Outro | Clean electric figure and Rhodes trade, drums ease out, bass rings]

[End]

Judges picked it 36 of 36 times

Take 1 3:35
Take 2 3:37

Song DClaude

Business As Usual

So it's business as usual
Keep it civil, keep it cool
Pass the papers, sign your name
Pretend I never needed you

The whole song

Style: 1970s soft rock, California sound, male and female vocal duet, lush three-part harmonies, jangly electric guitar, fingerpicked acoustic, driving steady drums, melodic bass, warm analog production, bittersweet, emotional, mid-tempo

[Intro]
[Fingerpicked acoustic guitar, soft drums enter]

[Verse 1 - Female Vocal]
Nine o'clock, you're in the doorway
Same blue coat I used to wear
You say "morning" like a stranger
Like I never slept right there
I pour coffee, black, no sugar
Still remember how you take it
Funny how the hands keep moving
When the heart's already breaking

[Pre-Chorus - Female Vocal]
And nobody here can see it
Nobody knows what we were

[Chorus - Both, Harmonies]
So it's business as usual
Keep it civil, keep it cool
Pass the papers, sign your name
Pretend I never needed you
Oh, it's business as usual
Every day from nine to five
I can make it through the meetings
It's the drive home that I don't survive

[Verse 2 - Male Vocal]
You laugh at someone's joke at lunch
The way you used to laugh at mine
I study numbers on a screen
And read you in between the lines
We built this thing when we were golden
Now we're shareholders in the ruin
Neither one of us will leave it
Maybe that's the stubborn truth

[Pre-Chorus - Male Vocal]
And nobody here can see it
Nobody knows what we were

[Chorus - Both, Harmonies]
So it's business as usual
Keep it civil, keep it cool
Pass the papers, sign your name
Pretend I never needed you
Oh, it's business as usual
Every day from nine to five
I can make it through the meetings
It's the drive home that I don't survive

[Bridge - Both, Trading Lines]
(Female) Don't you look at me like that
(Male) Like what? Like I remember?
(Female) We said we'd keep it in the past
(Male) Then why are you still here?
(Both) Why are we still here?

[Guitar Solo]
[Soaring electric guitar solo, building drums]

[Final Chorus - Both, Full Harmonies]
'Cause it's business as usual
Keep it civil, keep it cool
Pass the papers, sign your name
Pretend I never needed you
Oh, it's business as usual
Every day from nine to five
I can make it through the meetings
It's the drive home, it's the drive home
It's the drive home that I don't survive

[Outro - Female Vocal, Soft]
Nine o'clock, you're in the doorway
See you tomorrow
Same as always

[Fade Out]

Judges picked it 0 of 36 times

Take 1 4:12
Take 2 4:12

The judges picked HookGenius 36 of 36 times: 18 of 18 when they knew the songs were for Suno, 18 of 18 when asked only which is the better song. Suno’s own song was not judged.

“Entry A [HookGenius] turns the brief into a real place, an ex-couple running a plant nursery, with lines like "Same sign by the road with both our names" and "I'm cutting back the roses harder than they need me to", and it lands on a chorus hook that is the whole song in two lines: "We keep the same hours / We just don't keep each other." Its three-voice casting (airy mezzo lead, husky contralto bridge, raw tenor verse) is a deliberate Stevie/Christine/Lindsey setup, so it captures the Fleetwood Mac sound and story better than B [Claude]'s generic "male and female vocal duet" or C [ChatGPT]'s unassigned single voice.”

Claude Opus 5.5, judging, test 1 (knew it was for Suno)

“A [HookGenius] has the strongest combination of lived-in writing and a convincing finished-record identity: “Same gate, same keys, same dirt on our clothes” gives its warm, driving arrangement a concrete emotional world, while “We keep the same hours / We just don't keep each other” delivers the most memorable hook. Details like “I'm cutting back the roses harder than they need me to” reveal hurt without announcing it, and the contrasting solo voices and expanding chorus harmonies promise more replay value than B [Claude]'s familiar melodrama or C [ChatGPT]'s occasionally strained phrasing.”

GPT-6.1, judging, test 2 (no instructions)

[Chorus 3]

The song idea everyone got · A true story

“A country song for my dad. He taught me to drive in his 1994 Ford Ranger in the church parking lot on Sunday afternoons. He passed away last spring and I still have the truck. I can't bring myself to change the radio station.”

The judges picked HookGenius 36 of 36 times

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Song ASuno, writing it itself

Your Station Stays On

I still have that Ford Ranger,
And your station’s still the same.
I turn the key, the dial lights up,
I leave it where you left your name.

The whole song

Style: Traditional contemporary country ballad, intimate and plainspoken, slow swaying 6/8 groove with brushed snare, warm acoustic guitar, restrained pedal steel, and soft piano. Begin with close, nearly dry male vocal over sparse guitar; gently widen into a memorable chorus with steel answers and steady low bass; let the bridge pull back before a final chorus that rises without becoming grand. Natural, warm studio mix, lived-in vocal with clear storytelling.

[Verse 1]
You picked a Sunday after church,
The lot was empty, sun was low.
That old '94 Ranger rattled
When you said, “Easy now, let go.”
Your hand rested near the shifter,
Mine was tight around the wheel.
You said, “Look where you’re going, son,”
And somehow made the whole thing feel
Like I could do it.

[Chorus]
I still have that Ford Ranger,
And your station’s still the same.
I turn the key, the dial lights up,
I leave it where you left your name.
I know the road keeps rolling,
But some things I can’t move on.
So I let that old song play awhile
Like you’re riding along.

[Verse 2]
You never rushed me through the turns,
Just nodded when I found the line.
The church bells rang across the lot;
You said I’d get it with some time.
Now spring came and took you from us,
And the cab still smells like dust.
There’s a crease worn in the driver’s seat
Where you taught me how to trust
My hands, my eyes, the road.

[Chorus]
I still have that Ford Ranger,
And your station’s still the same.
I turn the key, the dial lights up,
I leave it where you left your name.
I know the road keeps rolling,
But some things I can’t move on.
So I let that old song play awhile
Like you’re riding along.

[Bridge]
Maybe one day I’ll change the station,
Maybe I’ll let a new tune in.
But today I’ll take the long way home
Past that church lot once again.

[Final Chorus]
I still have that Ford Ranger,
And your station’s still the same.
I turn the key, the dial lights up,
I leave it where you left your name.
The road keeps rolling forward,
Though I miss you every dawn.
I let that old song play awhile
And drive like you’re riding along.

[Outro]
Sunday afternoon, the lot is quiet.
Your station stays on.

Suno wrote this itself. Not judged.

Take 1 4:29
Take 2 3:48

Song BClaude

Leave It on His Station

Now it's still on the station he always played
Old songs and the farm report, static in the rain
I could find something better, I could turn it up loud
But he was the last one to set it, so I don't touch it now

The whole song

Style: heartfelt traditional country ballad, acoustic guitar, weeping pedal steel, soft fiddle, slow tempo, warm male vocal with gentle twang, nostalgic, intimate, sparse verses, building emotional final chorus

[Intro]
[Soft acoustic guitar and pedal steel]

[Verse 1]
Sunday after service when the lot cleared out
He'd toss me the keys to that '94 Ford
Said, "Ease off the clutch like you're letting go slow"
I stalled it six times and he never got bored
Light poles for cones and the chapel for a backstop
His hand on the dash when I took the turn wide
Laughing, "You'll get it," and I did, eventually
With my daddy riding on the passenger side

[Chorus]
Now it's still on the station he always played
Old songs and the farm report, static in the rain
I could find something better, I could turn it up loud
But he was the last one to set it, so I don't touch it now
I just leave it right where he left it
Let it play like he's riding with me
Yeah, it's still on his station
Right where it's supposed to be

[Verse 2]
We laid him down last spring when the dogwoods bloomed
Mama pressed the keys in my hand at the door
His sunglasses still tucked up in the visor
A feed store receipt lying on the floor
The seat's still worn in the shape of a working man
The tailgate's dented and I won't get it fixed
Some days I just sit there with the engine running
Feeling closer to him than I've felt since

[Chorus]
And it's still on the station he always played
Old songs and the farm report, static in the rain
I could find something better, I could turn it up loud
But he was the last one to set it, so I don't touch it now
I just leave it right where he left it
Let it play like he's riding with me
Yeah, it's still on his station
Right where it's supposed to be

[Bridge]
[Stripped down, quiet]
He said, "You're gonna stall, everybody does
Ain't no shame in a stop and a start
Just turn the key, give it a little gas
And trust what you learned by heart"
Lord, I'm stalling now
Lord, I'm stalling now
But I'm turning the key

[Final Chorus]
[Full band, emotional build]
So it's still on the station he always played
Old songs and the farm report, static in the rain
And someday I'll be sitting in that church lot
With a kid of my own behind the wheel
Saying, "Ease off the clutch," and I'll hear him
Clear as Sunday, clear as anything's real
And it'll still be on his station
Right where it's supposed to be

[Outro]
[Pedal steel fades out]
Right where he left it
Right where it's supposed to be

Judges picked it 0 of 36 times

Take 1 3:31
Take 2 3:38

Song CChatGPT

I Can’t Change the Station

That old truck still starts if I turn the key
The dash lights up like it remembers me
The radio’s right where you left it, low
Same old song coming through the speakers, soft as smoke

The whole song

Style: Heartfelt contemporary country ballad with a warm, intimate lead vocal and a lived-in, conversational delivery. Slow-mid tempo, around 72 BPM, 4/4. Acoustic guitar up front, gentle piano, subtle pedal steel, light fiddle accents, and restrained drums that build gradually into the final chorus. Nostalgic, tender, and understated—like a personal memory shared from the driver’s seat. Clear storytelling, memorable chorus, organic Nashville-style production; emotional without becoming overly dramatic.

[Verse 1]
Sunday afternoon, the church lot cleared
You slid across and said, “Come on, let’s steer”
In that ’94 Ranger, you took your time
Said, “Look where you’re going, you’ll be just fine”
My hands shook some on that old wheel
You smiled like you knew how nervous I’d feel
And when I got us parked between the lines
You said, “That’s a good start”—and I thought you were right

[Chorus]
That old truck still starts if I turn the key
The dash lights up like it remembers me
The radio’s right where you left it, low
Same old song coming through the speakers, soft as smoke
I could turn the dial, but I don’t know why
Maybe I’m not ready for that goodbye
So I let it play, and I let the memories stay
In the driver’s seat where you taught me the way

[Verse 2]
Last spring came and took you from this town
But your Ranger’s still here, and I still drive around
Past the church lot where I learned to go
A little too fast, then a little too slow
Now I sit with the engine off sometimes
With your voice still riding in the back of my mind
There’s a whole wide world on that radio dial
But I leave it alone for a little while

[Chorus]
That old truck still starts if I turn the key
The dash lights up like it remembers me
The radio’s right where you left it, low
Same old song coming through the speakers, soft as smoke
I could turn the dial, but I don’t know why
Maybe I’m not ready for that goodbye
So I let it play, and I let the memories stay
In the driver’s seat where you taught me the way

[Bridge]
I know someday I’ll find a new song
Maybe even sing it with the windows down
But tonight I’ll take the long way home
With your station keeping me company

[Final Chorus]
That old truck still starts if I turn the key
And for a little while, you’re riding with me
The radio’s right where you left it, low
Your memory comes through everywhere I go
I could turn the dial, but I don’t know why
I’m not quite ready for that goodbye
So I let it play, let the miles roll away
In the Ranger you taught me to drive someday

[Outro]
Sunday afternoon, the church lot clear
I leave the radio on, like you’re still here

Judges picked it 0 of 36 times

Take 1 3:44
Take 2 3:44

Song DHookGenius

How Do I Turn It

How do I turn it
When your hand was the last on the dial
I can change the oil, I can patch the rust
But that station's been playing a while

The whole song

Style: Traditional country with slow-burn Americana lean, 68 BPM half-time, unhurried Sunday-afternoon feel. Fingerpicked Martin D-28 with thumb walking bass, bowed upright bass, one undoubled lap steel answering the vocal slightly behind the beat, brushed snare on a vintage kit far back in the mix. Dry, close production with small fellowship-hall room ambience and slight tape compression rounding every transient; AM radio static bleeds into the intro. Male lead, thirties, self-taught mid-tenor, dry grain frayed at the upper edge, long open Southern vowels, sings behind the beat and pulls back before phrases peak, small breath catch on weighted words, light 80ms slapback. Aching restraint, still energy.

[Intro | AM radio static half-tuned, dissolving into fingerpicked acoustic, brushes from another room]

[Verse 1 | Male mid-tenor, conversational, settling after the beat — close-mic, single, dry]
Sunday after service, lot near empty
You slid across the bench seat
Said the clutch don't bite, son, it listens
Ease her out and mind your feet
I stalled her by the fellowship hall
Twice beside the pastor's car
You just laughed and turned the radio up
Said that's how drivers are

[Chorus | Male mid-tenor, pulls back before the phrase peaks — slapback on held notes]
How do I turn it
When your hand was the last on the dial
I can change the oil, I can patch the rust
But that station's been playing a while
How do I turn it, Daddy
How do I turn it

[Verse 2 | Male mid-tenor, quieter, breath audible, catch on the first heavy word]
We buried you in April
Mama handed me the keys
Your Skoal ring's still in the dash tray
Seat's still set back for your knees
I drive her out to the church lot
Sundays, just to hear her run
Static on the farm report
Some old song you'd have sung

[Chorus | Male mid-tenor, a little more open, still holding back the top]
How do I turn it
When your hand was the last on the dial
I can change the oil, I can patch the rust
But that station's been playing a while
How do I turn it, Daddy
How do I turn it

[Instrumental | lone lap steel answering the empty vocal line, upright bass bowed underneath]

[Bridge | Male mid-tenor, near-spoken, thinking twice mid-line — mic closer, drier]
You'd say it's just a radio
You'd say, boy, just turn the thing
But if that tower ever signs off
And there's nothing left to sing
I'll leave it hissing where you left it
And drive along to that

[Chorus | Male mid-tenor, full weight at last, then releasing on the final line]
How do I turn it
When your hand was the last on the dial
I can change the oil, I can patch the rust
But that station's been playing a while
How do I turn it, Daddy
How do I turn it

[Outro | fingerpicked guitar thinning out, lap steel fades back into soft radio static]
How do I turn it
How do I turn it

[End]

Judges picked it 36 of 36 times

Take 1 3:23
Take 2 3:27

The judges picked HookGenius 36 of 36 times: 18 of 18 when they knew the songs were for Suno, 18 of 18 when asked only which is the better song. Suno’s own song was not judged.

“Entry A [HookGenius] turns the brief's last sentence into a question-hook: "How do I turn it / When your hand was the last on the dial," set against "I can change the oil, I can patch the rust," which makes not touching the radio a choice rather than a passive ache. Its details feel lived rather than listed ("Said the clutch don't bite, son, it listens," "Seat's still set back for your knees," "I'll leave it hissing where you left it"). This outweighs its one real miss, never naming the '94 Ranger, and the awkward "And drive along to that," which B [Claude] partly makes up for but cannot match.”

Claude Opus 5.5, judging, test 1 (knew it was for Suno)

“A [HookGenius] makes grief tangible through details like “Your Skoal ring's still in the dash tray” and concentrates its emotional pull in “When your hand was the last on the dial,” a hook that trusts the listener rather than explaining itself. Its restrained vocal and lone lap steel promise the most affecting finished record, especially when “I'll leave it hissing where you left it” turns even radio static into something worth keeping.”

GPT-6.1, judging, test 2 (no instructions)

[Chorus 4]

The song idea everyone got · In Spanish

“Una canción de pop latino en español sobre volver al barrio donde creciste y darte cuenta de que la panadería de la esquina ya no está.”

The judges picked HookGenius 36 of 36 times

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Song AHookGenius

Ya no huele a pan

La reja verde, el poste chueco,
la cancha, el tianguis de los martes,
todo está donde lo dejé,
pero ya no huele a pan.

The whole song

Style: Late-1990s Latin acoustic pop romántico, nostalgic Sunday-afternoon feel, mid-tempo clave-inflected groove at 84 BPM. Close-recorded nylon-string guitar with thumb-and-nail attack, dry and slightly buzzy; requinto fills answering behind the beat; restrained plucked bass with air between notes; cajón bass thump instead of kick, brushed snare, loose conversational feel; dusty Rhodes in choruses with slow wide tremolo and slight wobble. Small-room natural reverb, analog-tape warmth, unpolished. Lead: female in her mid-thirties, medium-low mezzo, chest-centered, words pressed close rather than thrown, lightly frayed edges on sustained notes, small involuntary catch at the start of phrases after a rest; soft Mexican Spanish consonants, aching tenderness, intimate.

[Intro | nylon guitar alone, close and buzzy, requinto answers behind the beat]

[Verse 1 | Female, medium-low mezzo, conversational weight, close-mic, dry, small catch]
Me bajé del camión en la avenida,
seis cuadras que me sé de memoria.
Todavía me cruzo por la sombra
del laurel de la señora Gloria.
Y doblé en la esquina sin pensarlo,
ya traía las monedas en la mano.

[Chorus | Female mezzo, words pressed close, Rhodes enters, light plate]
La reja verde, el poste chueco,
la cancha, el tianguis de los martes,
todo está donde lo dejé,
pero ya no huele a pan.
Ya no huele a pan en mi calle.

[Verse 2 | Female mezzo, starts phrases a half-beat early, still dry]
Hay una cortina a medio subir
y un letrero que dice celulares.
Donde don Ramiro sacaba las conchas
hoy cuelgan fundas y cargadores.
Le pregunté al muchacho por el pan,
se rió y no supo de qué le hablaba.

[Chorus | Female mezzo, compression not volume, single voice]
La reja verde, el poste chueco,
la cancha, el tianguis de los martes,
todo está donde lo dejé,
pero ya no huele a pan.
Ya no huele a pan en mi calle.

[Break | band drops out, cajón thump and one requinto fill]

[Bridge | Female, top of chest thinning, guitar only, breath audible]
Pensé que volver era lo mismo
que encontrar todo como lo dejé.
Y nadie me avisó, nadie,
que la calle también se iba a ir.
Igual que yo.

[Chorus | Female mezzo, catch before each phrase, Rhodes wobble returns]
La reja verde, el poste chueco,
la cancha, el tianguis de los martes,
todo está donde lo dejé,
pero ya no huele a pan.
Ya no huele a pan en mi calle.

[Outro | Female mezzo barely above speech, requinto answers, room tone]
Pero ya no huele a pan.
Ya no huele a pan en mi calle.

[End]

Judges picked it 36 of 36 times

Take 1 3:10
Take 2 3:22

Song BChatGPT

La esquina ya no está

Ya no está la panadería de la esquina,
ni el vapor empañando el ventanal.
Ya no suena la campana cuando abría,
ni me guardan una factura para el final.

The whole song

Style: Pop latino nostálgico y cálido, en español. Voz principal emotiva y cercana, melodía memorable con un coro amplio y fácil de cantar. Guitarra acústica brillante, piano suave, bajo redondo, percusión latina ligera y moderna, palmas sutiles y capas de sintetizador cálidas. Empieza íntimo y va creciendo hasta un coro luminoso y conmovedor; puente más contenido y último coro con armonías vocales. Producción contemporánea, orgánica, sentimental pero esperanzadora, tempo medio. Evitar un tono demasiado triste o dramático.

[Verso 1]
Volví por la calle de siempre,
con la tarde cayendo detrás.
Los balcones tenían otros nombres,
pero el mismo olor a humedad.
En la plaza jugaban los chicos
donde yo aprendí a pedalear,
y doblé por la esquina de casa
sin saber lo que iba a encontrar.

[Pre-coro]
Busqué el toldo a rayas, la puerta,
el saludo de “¿cómo te va?”.
Pero había un cartel en la ventana
y un silencio difícil de explicar.

[Coro]
Ya no está la panadería de la esquina,
ni el vapor empañando el ventanal.
Ya no suena la campana cuando abría,
ni me guardan una factura para el final.
Pero cierro los ojos y todavía
cruje el pan caliente al despertar.
Aunque el tiempo cambie todo en esta vida,
hay lugares que no se van.

[Verso 2]
La señora que atendía se ha ido,
el mural se empezó a despintar.
Un café ocupa ahora la esquina
y hay otras historias por contar.
Me senté donde estaba la puerta,
con las manos vacías, nomás,
y entendí que extrañar no es volver
a encontrarlo todo igual.

[Pre-coro]
Porque el barrio también se transforma,
como uno al crecer y marchar.
Y aunque cambien las calles y tiendas,
algo nuestro se queda por acá.

[Coro]
Ya no está la panadería de la esquina,
ni el vapor empañando el ventanal.
Ya no suena la campana cuando abría,
ni me guardan una factura para el final.
Pero cierro los ojos y todavía
cruje el pan caliente al despertar.
Aunque el tiempo cambie todo en esta vida,
hay lugares que no se van.

[Puente]
No era solo el pan, era la espera,
la moneda apretada en mi puño,
la voz de mi madre desde la vereda:
“Trae dos, que hoy somos algunos”.
Y aunque no haya letrero ni horno,
ni esa esquina me pueda abrazar,
cada vez que comparto la mesa
vuelvo un poco a aquel lugar.

[Coro final]
Ya no está la panadería de la esquina,
pero vive en mi forma de recordar.
En el barrio que cambia y me mira,
en las ganas de volver a caminar.
Y si cierro los ojos, todavía
cruje el pan caliente al despertar.
Aunque el tiempo cambie todo en esta vida,
hay lugares que no se van.
Hay lugares que no se van.

Judges picked it 0 of 36 times

Take 1 4:03
Take 2 4:20

Song CClaude

Ya No Huele a Pan

Ya no huele a pan en la esquina de mi infancia
ya no están las conchas tibias detrás del cristal
ni Don Ramiro con su risa y su balanza
fiándome una dona, "me la pagas al final"

The whole song

Style: Latin pop, nostalgic, bittersweet, acoustic guitar, warm piano, soft cajón and light percussion, subtle strings, emotional male vocals in Spanish, mid-tempo 92 bpm, intimate verses, anthemic singalong chorus, cinematic build

[Intro]
(Guitarra acústica suave)

[Verse 1]
Bajé del bus en la parada de siempre
con la maleta llena de diez años de ciudad
las mismas calles, el mismo sol de diciembre
pero algo en el aire me empezó a faltar

Caminé despacio por la calle Primavera
saludé a un perro que ya no me conoció
conté los pasos hasta la vieja esquina
y donde estaba el horno, un letrero de neón

[Pre-Chorus]
Me quedé parado sin saber qué hacer
como quien busca una foto que se le perdió

[Chorus]
Ya no huele a pan en la esquina de mi infancia
ya no están las conchas tibias detrás del cristal
ni Don Ramiro con su risa y su balanza
fiándome una dona, "me la pagas al final"
Ya no huele a pan, y me pesa la distancia
entre el niño que fui y el que vuelve a mirar
volví al barrio pa' encontrarme y en su ausencia
supe que el tiempo no se sienta a esperar

[Verse 2]
Ahora venden celulares y café de máquina
música en inglés y gente con prisa
pregunté por él a la señora de la tienda
me dijo "se fue al norte a vivir con su hija"

Y me acordé de los domingos con mi abuela
la bolsa de papel manchada de mantequilla
el pan francés, las orejas, las campechanas
el mundo cabía en diez pesos y una sonrisa

[Pre-Chorus]
Y aunque el barrio sigue aquí de pie
hay un hueco que ninguna tienda va a llenar

[Chorus]
Ya no huele a pan en la esquina de mi infancia
ya no están las conchas tibias detrás del cristal
ni Don Ramiro con su risa y su balanza
fiándome una dona, "me la pagas al final"
Ya no huele a pan, y me pesa la distancia
entre el niño que fui y el que vuelve a mirar
volví al barrio pa' encontrarme y en su ausencia
supe que el tiempo no se sienta a esperar

[Bridge]
(Instrumentación se reduce)
Tal vez no era el pan, tal vez era yo
el niño que corría con la moneda en la mano
tal vez lo que se fue no fue el horno ni el olor
sino aquel tiempo en que todo era temprano

[Final Chorus]
(Build, full band)
Ya no huele a pan en la esquina de mi infancia
pero sigue el olor guardado en mi pecho
Don Ramiro, si me escuchas en la distancia
gracias por el pan y por todo lo hecho
Ya no huele a pan, pero queda la esperanza
de que alguna esquina me vuelva a encontrar
volví al barrio pa' encontrarme y en su ausencia
aprendí que lo que amas no se va

[Outro]
(Guitarra sola, voz suave)
Ya no huele a pan...
pero todavía huele a hogar

Judges picked it 0 of 36 times

Take 1 4:08
Take 2 4:04

Song DSuno, writing it itself

La panadería de la esquina

Ya no está la panadería de la esquina,
ni el olor a pan caliente al salir.
Sólo queda una persiana silenciosa
y un hueco que no sabía que era de mí.

The whole song

Style: Pop latino contemporáneo de pulso medio, guitarra acústica rítmica con rasgueo cálido, bajo redondo, percusión latina ligera y teclas discretas. Estrofas íntimas y narrativas que crecen hacia un estribillo melódico, memorable y luminoso; voz principal cercana en español, armonías suaves en el estribillo y mezcla limpia con aire orgánico.

[Verse 1]
Doblé por la calle de los jacarandás,
la cancha tenía otra red y otro color.
En la pared, la marca de aquel mural,
y un portón azul donde jugábamos al sol.

[Pre-Chorus]
Traía en el bolsillo una moneda,
la misma que guardaba para el pan.
Pero en la esquina el vidrio está cubierto,
y el letrero ya no vuelve a despertar.

[Chorus]
Ya no está la panadería de la esquina,
ni el olor a pan caliente al salir.
Sólo queda una persiana silenciosa
y un hueco que no sabía que era de mí.
Volví buscando el barrio de mi infancia,
pero el tiempo hizo su parte y siguió.
Ya no está la panadería de la esquina,
pero en cada paso me acompaña su sabor.

[Verse 2]
La señora del balcón regó sus plantas,
un muchacho va en bicicleta sin mirar.
La ventana donde el viejo hacía cuentas
ahora anuncia un local por alquilar.

[Pre-Chorus]
Me acuerdo de las bolsas de papel,
de las migas en la manga del uniforme.
Hay recuerdos que parecen tan pequeños
hasta que uno vuelve y los descubre enormes.

[Chorus]
Ya no está la panadería de la esquina,
ni el olor a pan caliente al salir.
Sólo queda una persiana silenciosa
y un hueco que no sabía que era de mí.
Volví buscando el barrio de mi infancia,
pero el tiempo hizo su parte y siguió.
Ya no está la panadería de la esquina,
pero en cada paso me acompaña su sabor.

[Bridge]
Si cierro los ojos, oigo la campanita,
la bolsa tibia entre mis manos otra vez.
No puedo comprar los días que se fueron,
pero puedo recordarlos bien.

[Final Chorus]
Ya no está la panadería de la esquina,
ni el olor a pan caliente al salir.
Pero guardo aquella mesa junto al vidrio,
y las tardes que aprendieron a partir.
Volví buscando el barrio de mi infancia,
y aunque todo cambió alrededor,
ya no está la panadería de la esquina,
pero en cada paso me acompaña su sabor.

[Outro]
Su sabor…
me acompaña su sabor.

Suno wrote this itself. Not judged.

Take 1 4:13
Take 2 3:34

The judges picked HookGenius 36 of 36 times: 18 of 18 when they knew the songs were for Suno, 18 of 18 when asked only which is the better song. Suno’s own song was not judged.

“A [HookGenius] earns its grief through restraint: the chorus lists what survived, "La reja verde, el poste chueco, / la cancha, el tianguis de los martes, / todo está donde lo dejé," and then turns on "pero ya no huele a pan," so the loss lands as an absence rather than a speech. The bridge closes the idea in five words, "que la calle también se iba a ir. / Igual que yo," while B [Claude] and C [ChatGPT] both end on greeting-card resolutions ("aprendí que lo que amas no se va", "hay lugares que no se van").”

Claude Opus 5.5, judging, test 1 (knew it was for Suno)

“A [HookGenius] makes loss audible through ordinary details: “ya traía las monedas en la mano” establishes an unconscious habit, and “se rió y no supo de qué le hablaba” lets the encounter hurt without explaining the emotion. Its compact, repeatable chorus—“todo está donde lo dejé, / pero ya no huele a pan”—and intimate guitar-and-requinto arrangement promise the most distinctive, affecting finished record, without the more conventional reassurance of B [Claude] and C [ChatGPT].”

GPT-6.1, judging, test 2 (no instructions)

[Verse 2]

Did we lead the judges? We ran it twice to check

Test 1: the judges were told they were a songwriter and producer, given the song idea, and told the songs were going into Suno. That is a fair test of the job, but it gives them a role, so we ran a second one.

Test 2: a fresh session for every read, no role, no song idea, no mention of Suno. Just the three songs and one question: which is the better song, the one you would want to hear as a finished record?

	Test 1: knew it was for Suno	Test 2: no instructions
A genre	17 of 18	17 of 18
An artist’s sound	18 of 18	18 of 18
A true story	18 of 18	18 of 18
In Spanish	18 of 18	18 of 18
All four	71 of 72	71 of 72

The result did not move. Even the one time HookGenius lost was the same in both tests: the same three hip hop songs, in the same order, where GPT-6.1 preferred Claude’s.

What both judges said in test 2, about the true story song:

“A [HookGenius] makes grief tangible through details like “Your Skoal ring's still in the dash tray” and concentrates its emotional pull in “When your hand was the last on the dial,” a hook that trusts the listener rather than explaining itself. Its restrained vocal and lone lap steel promise the most affecting finished record, especially when “I'll leave it hissing where you left it” turns even radio static into something worth keeping.”

GPT-6.1, judging, test 2 (no instructions)

“Song A [HookGenius] turns grief into one physical question, "How do I turn it / When your hand was the last on the dial," and backs it with lean, specific detail like "Your Skoal ring's still in the dash tray / Seat's still set back for your knees." Its bridge, "I'll leave it hissing where you left it / And drive along to that," lands with more restraint than B [Claude]'s busier final-chorus payoff, while C [ChatGPT] relies on stock lines like "soft as smoke" and "you're riding with me.”

Claude Opus 5.5, judging, test 2 (no instructions)

One sentence in. The whole song out.

HookGenius Studio writes the lyrics, the voice and the sound for every part, ready to paste into Suno.

HookGenius Studio on a phone: the box "Tell Mix your song" holding a brief for a warm 70s soul song, with Make it below. — Tell Mix the songIn your own words, typed or out loud.

The song on a colored timeline of its parts, Intro, Verse 1, Chorus, Verse 2, with its tempo and an energy line. — Every part on one timelineVerses, chorus, bridge, how loud each one gets.

Verse 1 of the song with a note on how the voice should sit (staying low, a syllable late, close-mic, dry) above the lyrics. — A direction for every partHow the voice sits, then the words to sing.

The sound of the song written out in boxes: the era and tempo, the instruments, the horns, the tape and room, the voice. — The sound, written outEra, instruments, the room, the voice.

The finished song "I Won't Tell" with Copy for Suno, Open Suno, and Copy only Style, Lyrics or Exclude. — One tap into SunoStyle, lyrics and what to keep out.

Write my song free → 5 free songs · no card Or learn the method: the Suno Mastery Guide, $29

[Bridge]

The part the others leave out

Lyrics are half a song for Suno. The other half is how it is played: who sings each part and how, what the band does, where it builds and where it drops. Suno reads instructions written inside the section labels, like [Chorus | Male mid-tenor, pulls back before the phrase peaks]. HookGenius writes one into nearly every section. Here is how many sections in each first attempt carry an instruction like that:

	HookGenius	Claude	ChatGPT	Suno
A genre	11 of 12	0 of 8	0 of 8	1 of 6
An artist’s sound	10 of 11	9 of 14	0 of 8	0 of 9
A true story	9 of 10	0 of 12	0 of 7	0 of 7
In Spanish	9 of 10	0 of 10	0 of 8	0 of 9

The first few from the HookGenius country song, exactly as they go into Suno:

[Intro | AM radio static half-tuned, dissolving into fingerpicked acoustic, brushes from another room]
[Verse 1 | Male mid-tenor, conversational, settling after the beat — close-mic, single, dry]
[Chorus | Male mid-tenor, pulls back before the phrase peaks — slapback on held notes]
[Verse 2 | Male mid-tenor, quieter, breath audible, catch on the first heavy word]

[Outro]

Quick answers

What is the best AI for writing songs for Suno?

In our blind test, HookGenius. Two AI judges, Claude Opus 5.5 and OpenAI’s GPT-6.1, picked the HookGenius song over ChatGPT’s and Claude’s 142 times out of 144, across four song ideas and two separate tests. We make HookGenius, so every song is published on this page for you to judge. The difference is focus: ChatGPT and Claude are general assistants, while HookGenius is built for Suno and writes the style prompt and an instruction for each section of the song as well as the lyrics.

Can ChatGPT write songs for Suno?

Yes. Asked for lyrics and a style prompt, ChatGPT wrote a complete song every time. In this test neither judge picked ChatGPT’s song over HookGenius’s or Claude’s: it was chosen 0 times in 144.

Is Claude better than ChatGPT for song lyrics?

In this test, slightly. Claude’s song was picked 2 times in 144 and ChatGPT’s 0. Both lost to HookGenius on all four song ideas.

Does Suno write good lyrics on its own?

Suno’s Simple mode writes its own lyrics from a short description. We made its songs for every idea so you can hear them, but the judges did not compare them, so we make no claim either way.

How was the test run?

Each writer wrote each of the four songs three times on the same day, with no regenerating. Each judge read every set of three songs with the names replaced by letters, in three different orders, in a fresh session every time. We ran it twice: once with the judges told the songs were for Suno, once with no instructions at all. The rule for publishing was fixed before the first run.

Is HookGenius free to try?

Yes. New accounts get five free songs, no card needed.

[Outro]

How we tested

4 songsA genre, an artist’s sound, a true story, and one in Spanish. Written down before anything ran.

3 attemptsEach writer wrote every song three times on the same day. No regenerating, no picking the best one.

2 judges, 2 testsClaude Opus 5.5 and GPT-6.1 read every set with the names hidden, in three different orders: once knowing the songs were for Suno, once with no instructions.

1 ruleFixed before the run: HookGenius had to be chosen in two thirds of the reads, and more than either rival, on every song. Otherwise no page.

ChatGPT and Claude got the message a person would type: “I’m going to make this song in Suno. Give me the lyrics and the style prompt to paste in. Here’s the idea:” and then the song idea. HookGenius got the song idea alone, typed into the app with every setting left as it starts. Suno wrote its own song from the song idea in its Simple mode. Then every first attempt went into Suno, pasted exactly, on the same settings, two takes each.

What we got wrong the first time

Our first versions of this test gave each writer one attempt per song, and HookGenius kept losing the story song. On the morning of 1 November it lost all eight reads to a single Claude answer from October, one with a chorus about changing the oil and the tires but not the radio. When we asked Claude the same thing three more times, that chorus did not come back, and HookGenius won all 12 head-to-head reads against the new answers. One attempt measures luck, so this version gives everyone three and counts them all.

The one time HookGenius lost, on the hip hop song in test 1:

“A [Claude] offers the strongest complete song: “Wrap it, date it, stack it in the walk-in” makes the hook kitchen-specific and rhythmically memorable, while “Bus stop bench, to-go box, eatin' cold on my own” earns its loneliness through a concrete scene. Despite clichés like “Two soldiers in the trench,” it needs less repair than C [HookGenius], whose “Twelve hours deep” contradicts “Sixteen hours on these feet” and whose “eat it with my fingers, short” forces the rhyme, while B [ChatGPT] leans on generic uplift such as “Kitchen’s asleep, but we gave it soul.”

GPT-6.1, judging

Who did what

ChatGPT: OpenAI’s API, model gpt-6-luna, which OpenAI described on 22 October 2026 as the model ChatGPT’s free plan uses. One message, no system prompt, no memory.
Claude: Anthropic’s API, model claude-opus-5-5. One message, no system prompt.
HookGenius: the live app on 1 November 2026, build 0b3bb922, an internal test account, every setting at its default.
Suno: its own Simple mode, the song idea typed into the song description, model v6.
Judges: Claude Opus 5.5 and OpenAI gpt-6.1-sol, each reading every set with the names replaced by letters, in three different orders, in a fresh session for every read. Test 1 told them they were a songwriter and producer and gave them the song idea and the word Suno; test 2 gave them a plain assistant prompt and asked only which is the better song. They are AI models, with the limits that brings.
Rendering: Suno v6, Advanced mode, Variety off, each writer’s first attempt pasted exactly and read back from the song page afterwards.
Not claimed: how the songs sound. Listen and decide.

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