Google Flow Music
Google Flow Music is Google's generative music platform. Describe a track in plain English, then refine it conversationally: structure, mix, instruments. Generate matching videos, build custom audio tools, publish and share. Free tier; paid plans from $6 monthly.
What is Google Flow Music?
Google Flow Music is a generative music platform published by Google at flowmusic.app. It grew out of Producer.ai, formerly Riffusion, which Google acquired in February 2026 and renamed that April; the old producer.ai address now redirects here.
The working metaphor is a studio session rather than a form. You open a session and talk to an interlocutor the interface calls Producer, describing what you want in ordinary language. The help centre's own example reads: make a high-energy synth-pop track with female vocals about a rainy night in Tokyo. References can be attached to the prompt, whether a microphone recording made on the spot, an audio file of your own, or an image to steer the lyrics or the cover art. Three models sit behind the box, named Instrument, Ghostwriter and Producer, and the pricing page lists the Lyria family.
Once a track exists, editing stays conversational: shorten the intro to four bars, add a bridge before the final chorus, make the kick drum punchier, swap the instruments for an acoustic folk feel. A Compose view separates Lyrics, Sound and Details for more deliberate work, while Remix offers Extend, Cover and Replace on a selected section. Finished songs export as mp3, wav or m4a, one by one or as a zip archive, and stems download separately.
Two features extend the platform beyond audio. Music videos are generated with Google's Veo model, the user directing characters, aesthetics and every detail. Spaces are small applications built from a prompt, such as audio plugins, music games or custom DAWs, publishable and remixable by other users, though they run on web and desktop only.
A social layer surrounds all of it: publishing, playlists, following artists, daily discovery and an Explore section. Usage runs on credits, with a daily top-up on every plan and a Turntable feature that pays credits for comparing two samples.
Access requires a Google account, verified age of 18 or over, and residence in a supported region. A web application and an iPhone and iPad app are available; Android has been announced but has not shipped.
What it does
- Generate a full-length song from a written, spoken, audio or image prompt
- Edit an existing track by describing the change: structure, mix, instrumentation
- Remix audio with Extend, Cover and Replace on a chosen section
- Split stems and export in mp3, wav or m4a, singly or as a zip archive
- Direct a music video for a track using Google's Veo model
- Build a Space: an audio plugin, a music game or a custom DAW, from a prompt
- Publish tracks, assemble playlists, follow artists and share by link
When to use Google Flow Music / When not to
A quick filter to help you decide if Google Flow Music is the right fit.
When to use Google Flow Music
- Musicians, producers and songwriters who want to iterate on an idea quickly and hear the result immediately
- Content creators who need an original soundtrack and a matching music video from the same tool
- Creators who would rather ask for a change in plain language than open a digital audio workstation
- People already paying for Google AI Plus, Pro or Ultra, since the corresponding Flow Music tier is included
- Tinkerers who want to build an instrument, a plugin or a small music game without starting a code project
When not to use Google Flow Music
- Anyone under 18: age verification on the Google account is a hard requirement
- Users outside the supported regions, which Google does not publish anywhere
- Teams that need programmatic access: the site documents no API
- Organisations that require a signed DPA or a published list of subprocessors before adopting a tool
- Android users and anyone who needs Spaces on a phone, since Spaces run on web and desktop only
How to use Google Flow Music
A typical end-to-end flow, from setup to results.
- Open flowmusic.app and sign in with Continue with Google, then approve the authorisation screen
- On first sign-in, tick the Google One checkbox manually if you want your Google AI membership benefits applied
- Select New session on the left and describe the music you want in the prompt box
- Add references if useful: Add Recording for your microphone, Add Audio for your own track, Add Image for lyric or cover inspiration
- Send the prompt, then hover a result and press Play to listen
- Refine from Songs by describing the change, or open Compose to work through Lyrics, Sound and Details before generating again
- Use More then Remix to Extend, Cover or Replace a chosen section of the track
- Create a clip from Music videos, New music video, choosing the video model under Settings before selecting Make the video
- Build a Space from Spaces, New space, by describing the instrument, game or plugin you want
- Publish, copy a share link, set visibility to anyone with the link or to yourself, and download in your chosen format
Pros & Cons
Pros
- Editing by conversation removes the need to learn a digital audio workstation
- One tool covers the whole chain, from song to music video to publication and sharing
- Stems and mp3, wav and m4a exports are available from the first paid tier
- The free plan is permanent, includes daily top-up credits and all core features
- Google AI Plus, Pro and Ultra subscribers get the matching tier at no extra cost
- Spaces let you build an instrument or a small game without writing the code yourself
- Retention periods are documented tier by tier in a notice specific to this product
Cons
- The list of supported regions is never published, so eligibility cannot be checked in advance
- Age verification at 18 or over and a Google account are both mandatory, with no alternative
- No public API and no API documentation anywhere on the site
- No Android application at the time of review, and Spaces are unavailable on mobile
- No DPA and no subprocessor list are published, and no support email address exists
- Conversation data is kept for up to eighteen months, and human-reviewed samples survive deletion
- Month-to-month prices are absent from the served pricing page, which defaults to annual billing
Pricing & Plans
A permanent free plan is available at no charge, with daily top-up credits, two concurrent generations and all core features. The lowest paid entry point is the Starter plan at 6.00 USD per month on annual billing. Higher tiers are priced at 18.00 USD and 48.00 USD per month on the same basis. Extra credits can be purchased on paid plans only, for as long as the subscription remains active. The platform is also included with a Google AI membership.
- daily top-up credits
- 2 concurrent generations
- all core features
- 3
- 000 monthly credits (around 600 songs) plus daily top-ups
- 8 concurrent generations
- all core features
- 10
- 000 monthly credits (around 2
- 000 songs) plus daily top-ups
- 12 concurrent generations
- 30
- 000 monthly credits (around 6
- 000 songs) plus daily top-ups
- 16 concurrent generations
- Member badge
- member events and merchandise
- early access to new features
- a Plus membership grants Starter benefits
- Pro grants Plus benefits
- Ultra grants Member benefits
Data, GDPR & hosting
A consolidated view of how Google Flow Music handles your data.
GDPR overview
GDPR obligations are handled through Google's group-wide framework rather than a document specific to this tool. The privacy policy names the controller by location: Google Ireland Limited, Gordon House, Barrow Street, Dublin 4, for users in the European Economic Area and Switzerland, and Google LLC for the United Kingdom. A dedicated European requirements section states that where EU or UK data protection law applies, the controls described in the policy exist so users can exercise their rights, and it points to the local supervisory authority for complaints. The data protection office is reachable through a Google form rather than an address, while data export for this product runs through flow-music-data-export@google.com. No Article 27 representative is designated, which follows from Google holding an establishment inside the Union. The terms name Google Ireland Limited, registration 368047, as the contracting party for the EEA.
Who owns the data?
The product notice states that Google collects your uploads, the outputs you generate, related feature usage and your feedback. Generated songs, videos and Spaces are stored by default until you delete them, and you can remove them one at a time or in batches of up to two hundred. Google's terms are explicit that the licence you grant covers what Google needs to run the service and does not affect your intellectual property rights in your own content. Visibility stays under your control: each song, video or Space is private until you publish it, can be limited to anyone with the link or to yourself, and community remixing is a separate switch you can turn off.
Reuse rights
You can reuse what you create without asking Google for permission: songs download as mp3, wav or m4a, stems download separately, videos download individually, and publishing or sharing a link is your decision alone. On Google's side, the data feeds a broader purpose. The notice says uploads, outputs, feature usage and feedback are used to provide, improve and develop Google products, services and machine-learning technologies, and that human reviewers read, annotate and process a sample of it after it has been disconnected from your Google account. A setting in the main menu, Help improve Google Flow Music, turns that off. The site asks users not to submit confidential material. Payments for Flow Music-only subscriptions go through Stripe, and Google says it keeps no identifying financial data.
Data retention & training
Hosting summary
No hosting country or region is announced for this product. Google's privacy policy states that it maintains servers around the world and that information may be processed on servers located outside the country where the user lives, pointing to a general page of data centre locations rather than to a list tied to this service. Jurisdiction is therefore established by the controller rather than by the hardware: Google Ireland Limited, at Gordon House, Barrow Street, Dublin 4, is the controller for the European Economic Area and Switzerland, and Google LLC in Mountain View covers the United Kingdom. The policy acknowledges that data protection laws vary between countries and says Google works with local supervisory authorities on transfer complaints. On the public side, the website itself resolves to Cloudflare anycast infrastructure, which says nothing about where user content is stored. Anyone with a data residency requirement should treat this as unresolved rather than as an implicit guarantee.
Things to keep in mind
Risks and trade-offs to weigh before adopting Google Flow Music.
- Outputs can be inaccurate or offensive, including about real people, and Google states they do not represent its views
- Do not rely on the tool's responses for medical, legal, financial or other professional advice
- Human reviewers read and annotate a sample of user data, so confidential material should never be submitted
- Samples already reviewed by a human are kept for up to eighteen months and survive both deletion and the opt-out switch
- Use falls under Google's Generative AI Prohibited Use Policy, which is worth reading before publishing commercially
- Fluency can substitute for craft: producing convincing tracks without understanding arrangement or mixing erodes the skills it imitates
- Purchased credits only work while a paid subscription stays active, so lapsing a plan forfeits what you bought
Setup & Integrations
Technical difficulty
Very low. On the web there is nothing to install: a browser and a Google account are enough. Two steps catch people out. Age must be verified on the Google account beforehand, and the Google One checkbox has to be ticked manually at first sign-in for a Google AI membership to apply. Authorisation is requested again at every log-in. On iPhone and iPad, the app is installed from the App Store, the sign-in flow is the same, and a username is chosen at the end. No API key, no configuration, no third-party tool to connect.
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Behind Google Flow Music
Fundraising
Resources
All the official URLs gathered for verification and reference.
Frequently asked questions
Who publishes Google Flow Music?
Is there a free plan, and what does it include?
What does the cheapest paid plan cost?
What do I need in order to sign up?
Is there a mobile application?
Can I download and keep what I create?
Is my data used to train Google's models?
How long is my data kept?
Is there an API for developers?
Which countries can use it?
Should you pick Google Flow Music?
Google Flow Music is one of the more complete generative music offers available today, and its main idea is a good one: you edit a track by describing the change rather than by learning an interface. Shorten the intro, add a bridge, make the kick punchier, move the whole thing towards acoustic folk. Around that sits a full chain, from the first prompt to a Veo-generated music video, a published page and a shareable link, with stems and standard audio formats available from the first paid tier onwards.
The more unusual feature is Spaces, where a prompt produces a working audio plugin, a music game or a custom DAW that other users can pick up and remix. It is the part of the product that looks least like its competitors, and it is also the part restricted to web and desktop.
The reservations are real and worth weighing before committing. Eligibility depends on a list of supported regions that Google requires but never publishes, which is an odd position for a paid product. Age verification at 18 and a Google account are non-negotiable. There is no API, no Android application yet, no published DPA or subprocessor list, and no support email at all. Conversation data is kept for up to eighteen months, and samples already seen by human reviewers survive both deletion and the opt-out switch.
The pricing is legible: free forever at the entry level, then 6, 18 or 48 USD per month on annual billing, or nothing extra if a Google AI membership is already in place. For a musician or content creator inside a supported region, the free tier costs nothing to test and answers the only question that really matters, which is whether the conversational workflow suits the way you work.
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