What is Google Flow Music?

It is Google Labs AI music studio, launched in April 2026. It began as the open-source project Riffusion, became ProducerAI, and was acquired and rebranded by Google in 2026. It runs on Google DeepMind Lyria 3.5 and works as a conversation with a producer agent rather than a single prompt box.

There is a free plan with daily top-up credits and two concurrent generations. Paid plans are Starter at $8 per month ($6 billed yearly), Plus at $24 ($18 yearly) and Member at $64 ($48 yearly), each adding credits and concurrent generations.

Is Flow Music the same as Riffusion?

Yes — same lineage. Riffusion became ProducerAI, Google acquired it in February 2026, and it was rebranded Flow Music in April 2026. The old producer.ai address redirects to flowmusic.app.

Does Flow Music watermark its output?

Yes. Every output carries Google SynthID watermark. That does not prevent you from using the audio, but it is a difference worth knowing if your workflow moves files between tools.

Flow Music vs Suno: which is better?

They optimise for different things. Flow Music is stronger for conversational editing, stems and remixing at a low credit cost; Suno is stronger on community, 8-minute generations and licensed catalog backing. The fastest answer is to run the same prompt in both.

Do Flow Music and Suno limit downloads?

Suno caps downloads by plan (free accounts cannot download; Pro 20 and Premier 60 per month, no rollover). Flow Music works on credits, so downloads follow your credit allowance rather than a fixed count. GenMusicLab paid plans have unlimited royalty-free downloads.

Is GenMusicLab output royalty-free?

Yes. Tracks generated on a paid plan are royalty-free and cleared for commercial use — monetized videos, ads, podcasts, games and client work — with unlimited downloads and no revenue share.

Google Flow Music vs Suno vs GenMusicLab: Which Fits You?

Google quietly entered consumer AI music this year, and the entry is bigger than it looks: Flow Music — the Riffusion lineage, acquired and rebranded — now runs on Lyria 3.5, ships an iOS and Android app, and replaced Google's old MusicFX experiments entirely.

So the practical question for anyone choosing an AI music tool in late 2026 is no longer "Suno or not" — it is Flow Music vs Suno vs the independent alternatives. Here is an honest comparison, including where each one wins and where each one will frustrate you.

First, what Flow Music actually is

Quick lineage, because the renames confuse everyone: Riffusion (the 2022 open-source hobby project) → ProducerAI → acquired by Google in February 2026 → Flow Music, April 2026. It runs on Lyria 3.5 (July 2026), and the Android and iOS apps landed in 2026, which is why search interest just spiked.

The defining difference is the interface: instead of one prompt box, you converse with a producer agent — "make the bass punchier", "sing this in a deeper voice" — and refine sections without starting over. It also does stems, remixing, AI covers, music videos (via Veo) and "Spaces", where you describe custom instruments and mini-apps in plain language.

The quick comparison

	Flow Music	Suno	GenMusicLab
Model	Lyria 3.5	v6 / v6-wild / v6-mini	V6 Quality / Fast / Wild
Style of working	Chat with a producer agent	Prompt box + Studio editor	Prompt box, custom length
Track length	Up to 3 minutes (structured songs)	Up to 8 minutes	10–360s if you set it, or up to 8 min on Auto
Inputs	Text, audio, images, video	Text and audio focus	Text, lyrics, image, audio, video
Downloads	Credits-based	Capped: free none, Pro 20/mo, Premier 60/mo	Unlimited on paid plans
Commercial rights	Yes, with terms	By plan, authorized downloads	All paid plans, royalty-free
Watermark	SynthID on all output

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Google Flow Music vs Suno vs GenMusicLab: Which Fits You?

First, what Flow Music actually is

The quick comparison

Where Flow Music wins

Where Suno wins

Where GenMusicLab wins

So which one?