Verdict
Flow Music is the old Riffusion and ProducerAI studio, bought by Google in February 2026 and now running its Lyria 3.5 model. The free account gets daily credits worth about six songs and lets them be downloaded as MP3, WAV or stems, which Udio and Suno's free plans no longer do. individual reviewers find it weaker than Suno outside mainstream genres, and Google keeps uploads and chats to train its models unless the setting is switched off.
Best for
Trying AI songwriting for free and keeping the files
Skip if
Under 18, or wanting a written music licence for commercial release
Key facts
- Category
- Music & audio
- Made by
- Google LLC
- Based in
- United States
- Launched
- 2026
- Works on
- Web, iPhone, Android
- In the UK
- Yes
- Price from
- $6 a month
- Free plan
- daily top-up credits, 2 generations at once, all core features, MP3/WAV/M4A and stem downloads; about six songs a day at 5 credits each (AI Alleyway test, October 2026)
Pricing
| Plan | Price | Billed |
|---|---|---|
| Starter | $6 | month |
| Plus | $18 | month |
| Member | $48 | month |
What it does
- creates full-length songs with vocals by chatting with an AI producer
- makes music videos with Google's Veo video model
- splits songs into stems and adds audio effects
- remixes uploaded audio
- downloads tracks as MP3, WAV or M4A
- publishes songs and playlists to other listeners
Ratings
What people say
user reviews is split. Some users say Lyria 3.5's sound and vocals beat Suno, while others call the app buggy, say it keeps adding guitars and falls apart outside mainstream genres, and long-time Riffusion users say quality dropped after the Google takeover. Store ratings are too thin to compare (8 UK App Store ratings).
“I was blown away by the quality. Suno needs to step up their game.”
Individual user review, 1 August 2026 · source
“Lyria 3.5 vocals are on a different level. Sound too real. Downside is the app is buggy and there is not much control.”
Individual user review, 4 August 2026 · source
“Lyria 3.5 is decent. Stray from mainstream genre and it's a mess.”
Individual user review, 1 August 2026 · source
“It has serious problems with any song that has no guitar. I have to tell it multiple times in each prompt, and after it gives me another guitar track, and it just keeps throwing guitars into my music.”
Individual user review, 30 April 2026 · source
“Use Google Flow Music to generate songs too. It's Free and good.”
Post on X, 25 August 2026 · source
Press reviews
- Gizmodo 2026-07-30
Hands-on with Lyria 3.5: one deliberate song was forgettable 'slop', while an accidental one was 'very bad' but oddly likeable; notes Flow Music 'hasn't really set the world on fire'.
- AI Alleyway 2026-10-07
Most generous with files of the AI song makers it tested: a free day gave five tracks plus MP3, WAV and stems and sang supplied lyrics word for word; music videos are expensive in credits and there's no written licence.
- MusicTech 2026-05-21
News report on the iOS app (18+ only), section editing, covers and Gemini Omni music videos; likens the cover feature to Suno's.
Privacy
- Trains on your data
- yes by default; Google uses uploads, generated output, usage and feedback 'to provide, improve, and develop Google products and services and machine learning technologies', and human reviewers read a sample
- Opt-out
- switch off the 'Help improve Google Flow Music' setting; conversations already seen by human reviewers are kept separately for up to 18 months even after opting out or deleting
- Retention
- generated songs kept until deleted; conversation data up to 18 months; system logs 30 days; deleted items stay with the account for up to 72 hours
- Incidents
- Proposed class action filed 6 March 2026 in the US District Court for the Northern District of Illinois by independent artists led by David Woulard, alleging Lyria 3 used 44 million clips and 280,000 hours of their music without permission (Bloomberg Law); unresolved in searches. No label licensing deal for Lyria found; Google says its models train on data it has the right to use. Every track carries a SynthID watermark.
- Age limit
- 18+ with age verification (Google Flow Help)
Official videos
- Introducing Lyria 3 Pro 2026-03-25
FAQ
Is Google Flow Music free?
Yes. The free plan tops up credits daily and AI Alleyway's October 2026 test got about six songs a day, with MP3, WAV and stem downloads included. Paid plans start at $6 a month, and Google AI Plus, Pro and Ultra subscribers get a tier included.
Does Google Flow Music work in the UK?
Yes. The United Kingdom is on Google's list of supported countries, and the app is on the UK App Store and Google Play. Users must be 18 or over and verify their age.
Is Google Flow Music the same as Riffusion?
It grew out of it. Riffusion became ProducerAI, Google bought ProducerAI in February 2026 and renamed it Google Flow Music in April. Some long-time Riffusion users in user reviews say the old library was wiped in the move and quality dropped.
Google Flow Music vs Suno?
Flow Music's free plan allows downloads, which Suno's free plan does not. individual reviewers are split on sound, with some preferring Lyria 3.5 vocals and others saying Suno handles unusual genres better.
Does Google use my songs to train its AI?
By default, yes. Turning off 'Help improve Google Flow Music' stops it, but conversations already sampled for human review are kept for up to 18 months.
Scores are based on published evidence, not lab tests. How we score.
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