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date: "2026-02-18"
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As of: 2026-11-13 13:49 CET.
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# Google launches Lyria 3

Full title: Google launches Lyria 3: song generation with vocals in the Gemini app

Google put Lyria 3 into the Gemini app, letting adults generate 30-second songs with vocals and auto-written lyrics from text, photos or videos in 8 languages, all SynthID-watermarked; on 2026-03-25 Lyria 3 Pro added ~3-minute structured songs and developer access (Gemini API, Vertex AI).

## Key facts
- Gemini app: 30 s tracks with vocals + lyrics, Nano Banana cover art, 18+ only, higher limits for AI Plus/Pro/Ultra
- Languages: English, German, Spanish, French, Hindi, Japanese, Korean, Portuguese
- Gemini app can check uploaded audio for SynthID watermarks
- YouTube Dream Track (Shorts soundtracks) moved to Lyria 3
- 2026-03-25 Lyria 3 Pro: up to ~3 min with intro/verse/chorus/bridge control; API ids lyria-3-pro-preview ($0.08/song) and lyria-3-clip-preview ($0.04/clip)

## What happened

Lyria 3 was Google's first Lyria model to sing: it generates vocals and writes lyrics, not just instrumentals like Lyria 2. It rolled out on desktop on 2026-02-18, then mobile. Prompts naming an artist are treated as broad inspiration, not imitation.

Five weeks later (2026-03-25) Google released Lyria 3 Pro for full ~3-minute songs with structure control and opened both models to developers in the Gemini API/AI Studio and in public preview on Vertex AI, plus Google Vids and ProducerAI. The Pro launch cited producer Yung Spielburg's Lyria-assisted score for the DeepMind short film "Dear Upstairs Neighbors".

## Why it matters

It put a Suno-class song generator in front of Gemini's mass consumer audience and gave developers a first-party, pay-per-song music API with watermarking and C2PA credentials.

## Your AI and this story

- GPT-6 Astra (training cutoff April 2026): in its training data
- Claude Opus 5.5 (training cutoff June 2026): in its training data
- Gemini 4 Hydrogen (training cutoff March 2026): in its training data
- Grok 4.7 (training cutoff May 2026): in its training data

## Sources

1. [Google: Use Lyria 3 to create music tracks in the Gemini app](https://blog.google/innovation-and-ai/products/gemini-app/lyria-3/) (blog.google, official)
2. [Google: Lyria 3 expands to more Google products (Lyria 3 Pro)](https://blog.google/innovation-and-ai/technology/ai/lyria-3-pro/) (blog.google, official)
3. [Workspace Updates: custom soundtracks with Lyria 3](https://workspaceupdates.googleblog.com/2026/02/create-custom-soundtracks-with-lyria-3.html) (workspaceupdates.googleblog.com, official)
4. [Vertex AI Lyria 3 model page](https://docs.cloud.google.com/gemini-enterprise-agent-platform/models/lyria/lyria-3) (docs.cloud.google.com, docs)
5. [Music Business Worldwide on Lyria 3](https://www.musicbusinessworldwide.com/google-just-launched-lyria-3-its-most-advanced-ai-music-generator-yet-in-the-gemini-app/) (musicbusinessworldwide.com, press)

## Changes

- 2026-09-29 (filed): Created

## Related

- 2026-07-29: [Google launches Lyria 3.5 music model in Flow Music](https://postcutoff.com/e/2026-07-29-google-lyria-3-5/index.md)
- 2026-02-25: [Google acquires ProducerAI, later relaunched as Google Flow Music](https://postcutoff.com/e/2026-02-25-google-acquires-producerai/index.md)
- Models: [Lyria 3 (Clip / Pro)](https://postcutoff.com/m/lyria-3/) (`lyria-3`)