Use Lyria 3 to create music tracks in the Gemini app
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A new way to express yourself: Gemini can now create music
Feb 18, 2026
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The Gemini app now features our most advanced music generation model Lyria 3, empowering anyone to make 30-second tracks using text or images in beta.
Joël Yawili
Senior Product Manager, Gemini app
Myriam Hamed Torres
Senior Product Manager, Google DeepMind
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The Gemini app now lets you create custom music using Google DeepMind’s Lyria 3. Just describe an idea or upload a photo, and Gemini will generate a 30-second track with custom cover art. Also, all tracks generated in the Gemini app are embedded with SynthID, our imperceptible watermark for identifying Google AI-generated content.
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- Gemini's new feature, using Lyria 3, lets you create custom music from text or images.
- Just describe your idea, and Gemini will generate a 30-second track with custom cover art.
- Lyria 3 improves on previous models with lyrics, creative control, and complex tracks.
- SynthID watermarks all Gemini-generated music, and you can verify if audio is AI-made.
- Available in the Gemini app for users 18+ in multiple languages, with higher limits for subscribers.
Summaries were generated by Google AI. Generative AI is experimental.
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The Gemini app can now make music using Google's new AI model, Lyria 3. You can type in a description or upload a photo, and Gemini will create a short song based on it. The AI adds a special code to the music, so people know it was made by AI. This new feature is supposed to help people express themselves in a fun way.
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Since launching the Gemini app, we've built tools to encourage creative expression through images and video. Today, we're taking the next step: custom music generation. Lyria 3, Google DeepMind’s latest generative music model, is rolling out today in beta in the Gemini app. Just describe an idea or upload a photo, like “a comical R&B slow jam about a sock finding their match" and in a matter of seconds, Gemini will translate it into a high-quality, catchy track. To push the creative envelope further, you can even ask Gemini to take inspiration from something you upload.
Lyria 3 improves on audio generation from our Lyria models in three important ways:
- No need to provide your own lyrics! They'll be generated for you based on your prompt.
- You have more creative control over elements like the style, vocals and tempo you want.
- You can create more realistic and musically complex tracks.
Here’s how you can use it:
- Text to track: Describe a specific genre, mood, inside joke, or memory to create unique tracks with lyrics or instrumental audio that fits your vibe. “I’m feeling nostalgic. Create a track for my mother about the great times we had as kids and the memories of her home cooked plantains. Make it a fun afrobeat track with a true African vibe.”
- From photos and videos to track: Upload a photo or video and watch Gemini use the content to compose a track with lyrics that fit the mood perfectly. “Use these photos to create a track about my dog Duncan on a hike in the woods.”
The Gemini app creates 30-second tracks with custom cover art generated by Nano Banana. This makes it easy to quickly share with friends by downloading or simply clicking the share link. The goal of these tracks isn't to create a musical masterpiece, but rather to give you a fun, unique way to express yourself.
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Sweet Like Plantain
Creators can also explore Lyria 3 on YouTube’s Dream Track. Available in the U.S. and now rolling out to YouTube creators in other countries, Lyria 3 will enhance the quality of each unique Shorts soundtrack. Whether it's creating a lyrical verse or a vibey backing track, being able to better customize the soundtrack will take creators’ Shorts to the next level.
New audio verification capabilities
All tracks generated in the Gemini app are embedded with SynthID, our imperceptible watermark for identifying Google AI-generated content. We are also giving you more tools to help identify AI content, broadening our verification capabilities in the Gemini app to include audio, along with image and video. Simply upload a file and ask if it was generated using Google AI, and Gemini will check for SynthID and use its own reasoning to return a response.
Our commitment to developing generative AI responsibly
Since we first launched Lyria in 2023, we've sought to develop this technology responsibly in collaboration with the music community. We've learned a lot through these collaborations and our experiments, like Music AI Sandbox, and have been very mindful of copyright and partner agreements as we've trained Lyria 3.
Lyria 3 is available in the Gemini app for all users 18+ in English, German, Spanish, French, Hindi, Japanese, Korean and Portuguese, with plans to expand quality and coverage of more languages, rolling out on desktop today and to the mobile app over the next several days. And Google AI Plus, Pro and Ultra subscribers will enjoy higher limits.
Our goal with music generation in the Gemini app is to help you add a fun, custom soundtrack to your daily life. Try it out today at gemini.google.com.
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