Google Launches Lyria 3.5 Music Model in Gemini App as Suno Faces Copyright Ruling

Google brings its Lyria 3.5 music model to every Gemini user

Lyria 3.5 blocks requests for specific artist voices and copyrighted lyrics, which is close to a description of what the Munich Regional Court found Suno liable for on 31 July, in a judgment that reached training carried out entirely in the United States Google has made Lyria 3.5 available in the Gemini app and API, generating full songs at 44.1kHz from text or images with SynthID watermarking. A Munich court ruled against Suno on 31 July over memorised works and infringing outputs, asserting jurisdiction over training done outside the EU. Google has put its Lyria 3.5 music model into the Gemini app and the Gemini API. It is available to all Gemini users globally on web and mobile, Google said. The model generates full songs with verses, choruses and bridges. It first launched in Google Flow Music on 29 July, and also runs in Google AI Studio and Google Vids. The API produces 44.1kHz stereo from text or images, the documentation says. Developers can supply up to ten images, write their own lyrics using section tags, and use timestamps to specify when instruments enter. Two models are listed. Lyria 3 Clip always produces 30-second clips, and Lyria 3.5 produces tracks lasting a couple of minutes. Generation is single-turn, so a clip cannot be edited across prompts. The guardrails are specific. Safety filters block requests for particular artist voices and for the generation of copyrighted lyrics. Those two prohibitions describe a European court case almost exactly. Google has not said the two are connected. A Munich court found on 31 July that Suno had broken copyright, in the first ruling of its kind in Europe. The works were memorised and reproducibly contained in model versions stored on German servers, the court held, which put them outside the text and data mining exception. It also held Suno responsible for the outputs, rejecting the argument that complex prompting shifted that responsibility to users. It went further still. The court asserted jurisdiction over training done outside the EU, ran its own analysis of US fair use, and concluded it did not apply. The injunctions cover training on the works, retaining them in model parameters and offering the trained models in Germany. The order carried language reaching copying inside the United States. The judgment is not final and can be appealed. The market Lyria is entering is already saturated. More than half of new uploads to Deezer are AI-generated, and Deezer has been fighting back while Spotify has not. Around 90,000 fully AI tracks arrive there daily, and they account for between 1% and 3% of actual listening. Up to 85% of the streams they generated in 2025 were fraudulent. Every Lyria track carries a SynthID watermark that Google calls imperceptible. Suno reached for the same answer, moving to watermark the flood once the lawsuits began.

Gemini hands Lyria 3.5 the mic as the music model makes its debut on the app

Google is also introducing new templates to help you get started. Google introduced its latest music generation model, Lyria 3.5, a little over a month ago. At the time of the announcement, the model was only available in Google Flow Music. Now you'll be able to access Lyria 3.5 in a couple more places. Starting today, Lyria 3.5 is available in the Gemini app and the Gemini API. That means you'll now find the model on the web, mobile, and Flow Music. Developers also have access to the model in Google AI Studio and Google Vids. With the launch of Lyria 3.5 on the Gemini app, Google says you'll now be able to choose between short and long tracks. New templates have been added as well, in case you need some inspiration on where to start. This rollout also makes it easier to select or describe your genre and choose between vocal or instrumental styles. As a brief overview of what Lyria 3.5 brings to the table, the model was designed to produce richer and more complex melodic structures. It better adheres to prompts, is more structurally aware, and improves upon pronunciation. And vocals are supposed to be more realistic and emotionally nuanced.

Create your best tracks yet with Lyria 3.5 in Gemini.

Lyria 3.5, our best-sounding music generation model, is now available in the Gemini app and the Gemini API. Lyria 3.5 brings more expressive vocals and richer musical arrangements, allowing you to craft tracks with higher fidelity. In the Gemini app, you can now: * Easily select or describe your genre and choose between vocal or instrumental styles * Use our new templates to jumpstart your creativity for anything from background music to custom birthday tracks * Plus, you'll now have the flexibility to choose short or longer tracks Whether you need a custom backing track for a video, a unique brand jingle, or just a personalized ringtone, it's easier than ever to bring your idea to life. Lyria 3.5 is available to all users globally on the web and in the mobile app. It's also available for artists and AI creatives in Google Flow Music, and for developers and technologists through Google AI Studio, and Google Vids.