Gemini can now generate a 30-second approximation of what real music sounds like

Google has announced that using its new Lyria 3 model, Gemini users will be able to generate 30-second music tracks based on a prompt, or remix an existing track to their liking. The new model builds on Gemini’s pre-existing ability to generate text, images and video, and will also be available in YouTube’s “Dream Track” feature, where it can be used to generate detailed backing tracks for short films.

Like some other music generation tools, the Gemini prompt doesn’t require a lot of detail to produce usable results. Google’s example prompt is “a comedic R&B slow jam about a sock finding its match,” but after playing with Lyria 3, you can certainly get more detail into the individual elements of a track – changing the tempo or drum style, for example – if you want. Aside from text, Gemini can also generate music based on a photo or video, and tracks can be matched with album art created by Google’s Nano Banana image template.

Google says Lyria 3 improves on its previous audio generation models in its ability to create more “realistic and musically complex” tracks, give prompters more control over individual components of a song, and automatically generate lyrics. Gemini’s releases are limited to 30-second clips for now, but given the way Google’s promotional video presents the feature, it’s not hard to imagine these clips getting longer or the model being incorporated into other apps, like Google Messages.

Like Gemini’s other AI-generated output, songs created with Lyria 3 are also watermarked with Google’s SynthID, so a Gemini clip cannot be as easily passed off as a human clip. Google began rolling out its SynthID Detector to identify AI-generated content during Google I/O 2025. The sample leads Google included alongside its announcement are compelling, but you might not need the company’s tool to notice their machine-created qualities. The instrumental parts of Gemini’s music videos often sound great, but the composition of Lyria 3’s lyrics produces sounds that are alternately cheesy and strange.

If you’re curious to try Lyria 3 for yourself, Google says you can submit tracks in Gemini starting today, provided you’re 18 or older and speak English, Spanish, German, French, Hindi, Japanese, Korean, or Portuguese.