Google Flow Music vs Suno vs EasyMusic (2026): Lyria 3.5 and a Suno-Style Engine Compared
Flow Music runs on Google's Lyria 3.5, Suno on its own v6 models. EasyMusic offers both kinds in one place. Length, editing, pricing and rights compared.
Disclosure: this blog is run by the EasyMusic team, and EasyMusic is one of the tools mentioned below. We have tried to stick to what each company publishes about its own product, and we link to those pages so you can check them. Facts are as of October 22, 2026; plans in this space change often.
If you search for an AI song generator this year, two names come up again and again: Suno, which has been at it since 2023, and Google Flow Music, Google’s newer music studio. Both take a text prompt or your lyrics and give you a finished song with vocals. The differences are in song length, editing, cost and usage terms.
There is a third option, and it’s ours: EasyMusic. We include it because it offers Google’s model alongside our own. Inside EasyMusic you can pick Google Lyria 3.5, the same model family behind Flow Music, or switch to EasyMusic’s own in-house model, which in our team’s view plays in the same league as Suno.
What each tool is
Google Flow Music is part of the Google Flow family from Google Labs, at flowmusic.app. Google introduced it earlier in 2026 as the place where artists and songwriters can use its Lyria music models. The site now names Lyria 3.5 as its latest model. The main way of working is a chat with an agent called Producer: you ask it to “make the bass punchier” and it applies the change. It also has Spaces, where you describe a small tool, say a virtual keyboard or a music game, and it builds one for you, plus music video creation with Google’s video models.
Suno is a dedicated AI music company. In September 2026 it released v6, a set of three models built with industry partners including Warner Music Group, BMG and Believe: v6 for precise results, v6-wild for more surprising ones, and v6-mini, the free model. All models before v6 have been retired, though songs you made with them stay in your library.
Sound quality and vocals
We have not run a controlled listening test, so we are not ranking sound quality; results also swing with genre and prompt. What follows is what each company documents. Google says Lyria 3.5 brings “significant advancements across musicality, lyrics, and vocal quality,” and its developer documentation describes 44.1 kHz stereo output with timed lyrics. Suno describes v6 as faster and more expressive than earlier versions, and the paid plans add Voices and Custom Models.
One difference worth knowing: Google says every Lyria track carries an inaudible SynthID watermark that marks it as AI-generated.
Lyrics and languages
Both tools can write lyrics for you or sing the lyrics you paste in. Google says Lyria can sing in many languages, and Google Flow is offered in a long list of interface languages, but Google’s own availability page recommends English prompts for the best results. Suno’s v6 announcement focuses on understanding musicians’ vocabulary rather than listing languages. If you write in a language other than English, the only reliable test is a short song in that language on each tool.
Google’s API documentation also says prompts asking for a specific artist’s voice or copyrighted lyrics are blocked.
Song length and editing
- Length. Lyria 3.5 makes songs up to about three minutes, and you can ask for a set length such as 60 seconds. Suno says its v6 models can generate up to eight minutes in one go, and you can extend past that.
- Section edits. In Flow Music you can highlight part of a song to rewrite or translate lyrics or restyle a beat drop without touching the rest, extend a section in a new direction, or make a cover that keeps the melody. Suno’s pricing page lists extend, cover, crop and fade for everyone, and replacing or adding sections plus stem extraction on paid plans.
- Your own audio. Both let you upload a track and rework it.
- Stems. Both offer stem separation. Suno Studio, on the Premier plan, is Suno’s full stem-based production tool.
If you want long songs or a track built up stem by stem, Suno has more room. If you want quick, conversational fixes to a three-minute track, Flow Music’s Producer chat is the more natural way to work.
Control, prompting and speed
Flow Music is built around conversation: you describe a change and the agent makes it. Suno leans on detailed style and lyric fields, the v6/v6-wild choice, and a Max Mode that spends more credits on getting long songs, covers and consistent vocals right.
On speed, neither company publishes generation times we could verify. What they do publish is how many jobs can run at once: Flow Music allows 2 on Free and 8 to 16 on paid plans, and Suno 4 on Free and 10 in a priority queue on paid plans.
Pricing and free tier
Flow Music (pricing): Free gives daily top-up credits and all core features. Starter is $8 a month for 3,000 credits (about 600 songs), Plus $24 for 10,000 (about 2,000 songs), and Member $64 for 30,000 (about 6,000 songs). There is also another way in: Google AI Plus, Pro and Ultra include the Starter, Plus and Member benefits. If you already pay for Google AI, check your plan before buying a second subscription.
Suno (pricing): Free gives 50 credits a day on v6-mini. Pro costs $10 a month ($8 a month billed annually) for 2,500 credits, and Premier costs $30 a month ($24 billed annually) for 10,000 credits plus Suno Studio. A standard generation produces two songs for 10 credits. Since September 2026, Suno also limits downloads: 7 lifetime trial downloads on Free, 20 a month on Pro and 60 on Premier, with extra downloads for sale. Listening and sharing inside Suno stay unlimited.
Compared at list monthly prices, Flow Music Starter ($8) lists about 600 songs; Suno Pro ($10) gives 2,500 credits, about 250 generations of two songs each, but only 20 downloads. Edits, covers and extensions use credits on both, so real counts are lower.
Commercial use and copyright
Flow Music. Google’s help pages list commercial use rights as a benefit of the Starter tier through Google AI Plus and the Member tier through Google AI Ultra. Google’s Terms of Service say Google does not claim ownership of original content you generate. We could not find a clear official statement on commercial use for free-tier songs, so read the current terms before monetising one.
Suno. Songs downloaded while subscribed come with commercial rights, which you keep even after you cancel. Free trial downloads are for personal, non-commercial use only.
Neither tool can promise that an AI-generated track is copyrightable, and distributors and platforms set their own rules for AI music. Treat commercial rights as permission to use the track, not as a guarantee it is protected.
Platforms and availability
Flow Music runs in the browser, on an iOS app, and on an Android app updated in October 2026. To sign up you need a verified age of 18+ and must be in a supported country. The list is long, but it does not include every market, mainland China being one example. Suno is used through its website; check its terms for age and regional rules.
Comparison table
| Google Flow Music | Suno | EasyMusic | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Maker | Google Labs (Google Flow family) | Suno | NetInnovate Ltd (our team) |
| Models | Lyria 3.5 (also Lyria 3 Pro) | v6, v6-wild, v6-mini (free) | Google Lyria 3.5, plus in-house models (V7.0 and earlier) |
| Max length per generation | About 3 minutes | Up to 8 minutes, extendable | Up to 8 minutes on V7.0; about 3 on Lyria |
| Editing | Chat-based Producer, section edits, covers, extend | Extend, cover, section replace, Studio (Premier) | Extend, timed lyric replace, Smart refine, covers (paid) |
| Stems | Yes | Paid plans | 2-track and 12-track (paid) |
| Free tier | Daily top-up credits | 50 credits/day, 7 lifetime downloads, non-commercial | A few songs, personal use only, no card needed |
| Paid from | $8/mo (or via Google AI Plus) | $10/mo ($8/mo annual) | $12.80/mo ($6.40/mo annual) |
| Commercial rights | Listed for paid tiers | Paid plans, for songs downloaded while subscribed | Lifetime license on quarterly and annual plans |
| Platforms | Web, iOS, Android | Web | Web |
| Notable | SynthID watermark, Spaces, music videos | Long songs, Studio, label-partnered v6 | Lyria and a Suno-style engine in one account |
Which one fits which job
- Video creators and social clips: Flow Music. Three minutes is plenty, you get lots of songs for the money, and music videos are built in.
- Songwriters drafting full-length songs: Suno, for the eight-minute ceiling and its focus on lyrics and structure.
- Producers who want stems and a timeline: Suno Premier with Studio, or Flow Music if you like to work by talking to the agent.
- Tinkerers: Flow Music’s Spaces lets you build small custom music tools, which neither of the others offers.
- People who want both kinds of model without two subscriptions: EasyMusic, covered next.
EasyMusic: Lyria 3.5 and a Suno-style engine in one place
If Flow Music doesn’t suit you, perhaps because of the three-minute limit, the 18+ and region rules, or because you’d rather not tie your music to a Google account, the usual answer is Suno. Our answer is EasyMusic. We build it, so read this section with the disclosure in mind.
Flow Music gives you Google’s model, and Suno gives you its own song engine. EasyMusic gives you Lyria 3.5 and our own in-house model in the same browser tab:
- Google Lyria 3.5. EasyMusic has a Google Lyria workspace, and its changelog says it now defaults to Lyria 3.5 for full songs. Songs are about three minutes long, the same as on Flow Music. The Lyria tutorial covers how it works.
- EasyMusic’s in-house model. EasyMusic also runs its own model in-house; it is not resold from another provider. The current version, V7.0, writes vocal songs or instrumentals from a description or your lyrics, up to eight minutes long.
How the two compare, in our team’s view
We have not run a formal benchmark, so treat this as what our team has seen in day-to-day use rather than a test result:
- Sound and stability: we think our in-house model is roughly on par with Suno for audio quality and for how controllable and consistent its songs are.
- Creativity: we think it is clearly more creative than Suno, with more varied melodies and arrangements.
- Precise prompt control: like Suno, it is weaker than Lyria 3.5 here. When a brief has to be followed closely, Lyria is better.
In practice, our team reaches for Lyria 3.5 when a song has to follow a detailed brief, and for EasyMusic’s own model when we want a creative, full-length, Suno-class song. To compare them yourself, run the same lyrics and prompt through both, then listen for how closely each follows the brief, how clearly the lyrics are sung, and how much editing the result still needs.
What you can do after generating
- On paid plans you can rework a song instead of starting over: extend it, replace a timed lyric segment line by line, use Smart refine to describe several changes at once, or make a cover in a new style.
- Two-track and 12-track stem downloads, plus WAV and MP4 export.
- Our guide to fixing one mispronounced word shows the line editing in practice.
Price and terms
- You don’t need a credit card to sign up. A free account can generate a few songs, but free use is limited to personal purposes.
- Paid plans start at $12.80 a month billed monthly. The quarterly plan (shown as $10.27 a month) and the annual plan (shown as $6.40 a month) list a lifetime commercial license. Totals and discounts change, so check the pricing page. Current terms are on the pricing page.
Where EasyMusic is not the best pick
EasyMusic is web-only, while Flow Music has mobile apps. Flow Music’s paid tiers also list more songs per month for less money, and it has Spaces and agent-driven music videos. Suno has Studio, its stem-based production tool. If one of those is what you need, use that tool.
FAQ
Is Google Flow Music free? Yes, there is a free tier with daily top-up credits. Paid plans start at $8 a month, or come bundled with Google AI Plus, Pro and Ultra.
Can I use Flow Music songs commercially? Google lists commercial use rights for its paid tiers. Check the terms before monetising songs made on the free tier.
Which makes longer songs? Suno and EasyMusic’s in-house V7.0 model both reach eight minutes per generation. Lyria 3.5, on Flow Music or inside EasyMusic, tops out at about three.
Can I use Lyria 3.5 without Flow Music? Yes. EasyMusic offers Lyria 3.5 in its Google Lyria workspace, and developers can use it through Google’s Gemini API.
What happens to my songs if I cancel? On Suno, songs downloaded while subscribed keep commercial rights and your library stays playable; downloads drop to free limits. Google does not spell this out for Flow Music, so check its terms.
Is Flow Music the same as Google Flow? They are two products in the same family. Flow is for video and images; Flow Music is for songs.
Do I need a Google account? Yes. You sign in with Google, and you need a verified age of 18+.
Are Flow Music songs watermarked? Yes. Google says all Lyria audio carries an inaudible SynthID watermark identifying it as AI-generated.
Bottom line
Flow Music lists the most songs for the entry price and edits by conversation, within a three-minute cap. Suno is the stronger pick for long, finished songs and stem-level production, though downloads are now capped. EasyMusic puts Lyria 3.5 and a Suno-class in-house model in one place, with songs up to eight minutes and line-by-line editing. Whichever you lean towards, run the same prompt through the free tiers before you pay.
