Model · Music and sound

Lyria 2

Google DeepMind's earlier music model, which turns a text description into a short piece of music. Developers reach it through Google's cloud platform and pay per 30 seconds of audio. Newer Lyria 3 and 3.5 models now power Google's own music apps.

Go to Lyria 2’s website

At a glance

Open or closed: Closed
Only usable through the maker's app or API
Only available through Google's paid cloud API; no downloadable weights.
source · checked 12 Oct 2026 · checked on the maker's own page
Licence: Google Cloud terms (The maker's own terms)
Specific terms page not read (fetch budget).
source · checked 12 Oct 2026 · inferred or from a secondary source; needs review
Can I sell what I make?: The terms don't say clearly
Google Cloud service terms on output use were not read. Needs review.
source · checked 12 Oct 2026 · inferred or from a secondary source; needs review
Cost: No free plan.
Plans below.
How you use it: Maker's own API
source · checked 12 Oct 2026 · checked on the maker's own page
Skill needed: Technical
source · checked 12 Oct 2026 · checked, but the page was unclear or partial
Made by: Google DeepMind
Lyria page credits list 'Lyria 2 was developed by...'. Country not read on a company page.
source · checked 12 Oct 2026 · checked on the maker's own page
Status: Available
Still priced on Google Cloud and listed in its docs next to Lyria 3. DeepMind's Lyria page now features Lyria 3.5 and mentions Lyria 2 only in credits. No retirement date seen.
source · checked 12 Oct 2026 · checked, but the page was unclear or partial

What you can make with it

Music and sound, background music (main use)

text to audio

Pricing page describes it as 'generate music from a text prompt'. Clip length and whether it can sing were not readable on the docs pages (content not returned).

source · checked 12 Oct 2026 · checked, but the page was unclear or partial

Plans and prices

Plan	Price	Includes
Google Cloud API	$0.06 per use	Charged per 30 seconds of generated music

Listed as $0.06 per 30 seconds; page says prices are in USD unless your account pays in another currency.

source · checked 12 Oct 2026 · checked on the maker's own page

Rough cost of one 3-minute song: about $0.36 / £0.27 (estimate, worked out by Plainly, not a price the maker publishes). 3 minutes = 6 x 30 seconds x $0.06 = $0.36 (as six separate clips; one clip length not verified). GBP at 0.75.

Rights and safety

Watermark: Invisible watermark
DeepMind says all its Lyria tracks carry an inaudible SynthID watermark; not stated specifically for Lyria 2 on the page read.
source · checked 12 Oct 2026 · checked, but the page was unclear or partial

Other options for “Music and sound, background music”

ACE-Step, Adobe Firefly, AIVA, BandLab SongStarter, Beatoven.ai, Boomy, Captions, DeeVid AI, Eleven Music, Filmora, FlexClip, getimg.ai, Google Flow Music, Google Flow Music (formerly MusicFX), Google Flow Music (formerly Riffusion), ImagineArt, Loudly, Magic Hour, Mubert, Mureka, MusicGen, MyEdit, Picsart, Replicate

About this entry

Facts last checked 12 Oct 2026 against the maker’s own pages (each fact links to its source). Entry status: draft. Plain-English summary written by Plainly.