Google has released Lyria 3.5 through Gemini, Google AI Studio and the Gemini API, with full-song generation priced at $0.08 per request.
RELATED BUYER PROFILEReview Lyria 3.5 pricing, controls and production limitsPricing · access · strengths · limitations →What you need to know
- Full-song API generation is listed at $0.08 per request with no free API tier
- Prompts can control genre, instruments, tempo, key, language, lyrics and timestamped structure
- Lyria 3.5 is currently single-turn, so continuing conversational edits are not supported
Research-agent reality check
What Lyria 3.5 actually generates
Lyria 3.5 can create multi-minute songs with verses, choruses, bridges, vocals and instrumental arrangements. Developers can use the lyria-3.5 identifier through Google’s Interactions API, while creators can access the model through Gemini and Google AI Studio where available.
The price is simple; production cost is not
Google lists full-song generation at $0.08 per API request and does not offer a free API tier. That headline is unusually low, but a buyer still needs to count failed takes, alternate versions, lyric corrections, mastering and human approval. HubAI therefore treats cost per usable song—not cost per request—as the useful comparison with Suno and Udio.
Control is the differentiator—and editing is the limit
Prompts can specify musical style, instruments, tempo, key, mood, language, custom lyrics and timestamped changes. Up to ten images can be supplied as references. The current single-turn workflow does not let a user continue a conversation to revise an existing result, and repeated prompts may produce materially different songs.
Rights and provenance still need a buyer check
Google says requests for copyrighted lyrics or direct imitation of named artists are blocked and generated audio carries an imperceptible SynthID watermark. Professional teams should still verify ownership, commercial-use terms, performer and voice risks, distribution rules and the treatment of uploaded reference material before release.
HUBAI VIEWThe buying question is not the lowest generation price: it is the cost of reaching a usable, rights-cleared song after revisions.
Buyer decision signal: New model · AI music API
What to verify next
1Run the same brief through Lyria 3.5, Suno and Udio
2Count attempts and editing time per approved song
3Verify UK account access and Gemini plan requirements
4Confirm commercial-use, ownership and distribution terms
5Keep SynthID disclosure visible in the procurement record
Read the evidence
Capabilities, availability and prices can change. HubAI keeps analysis separate from the underlying official material.
01Google: Lyria 3.5 launch announcementOpen source ↗02Google AI for Developers: music generationOpen source ↗03Google AI for Developers: Lyria 3.5 model cardOpen source ↗04Gemini API pricingOpen source ↗
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