Google introduced at Google I/O 2025 that it’s making the AI mannequin that powers its experimental music manufacturing app, MusicFX DJ, obtainable by way of an API.
The mannequin, Lyria RealTime, is now in Google’s Gemini API and AI Studio platform. It might combine musical genres, change devices, and alter the temper of AI-generated music, giving customers management over the important thing, tempo, brightness, and different track traits and parts.
The launch of Lyria RealTime by way of API comes amidst an explosion of AI-powered music apps. There’s Udio and Suno, in addition to the not too long ago debuted Riffusion — amongst many others.
Many of those have confirmed to be controversial, notably these pushed by fashions skilled on copyrighted music with out permission. However Google pitches Lyria RealTime as a collaborative instrument — one which can be utilized to interactively create, management, and even carry out high-quality (48kHz stereo) songs.
Google didn’t announce pricing for Lyria RealTime forward of its API rollout.
