Lyria 3
FAIR · middle third for this operationGoogle Lyria 3 (Gemini API) costs $0.08 for one minute of music. That is the middle third of the 7 entries we price on the same operation.
Lyria 3 · the arithmetic
the unit$0.04 per clip of 30 seconds · Pay-as-you-go API, no plan to buy: 'Lyria 3 Clip Preview $0.04 per song (30 seconds)'.
the meterBilled per generated clip, and the clip length is declared: 30 seconds. Lyria 3.5 is billed per whole song at $0.08.
the sumTwo 30-second clips make a minute: 2 x $0.04 = $0.08. Both the price and the clip length are published on the same line, so nothing is assumed.
the verdictFAIR · middle third for this operation
the catchLyria 3.5 charges $0.08 for a whole song, but the page does not say how long a whole song is, so that model cannot be reduced to a per-minute figure.
read on 14 sep 2026 · pricing page ↗ · documentation ↗
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How much does Lyria 3 cost on Google?
$0.08 for 1 min of music, read from Google's own pages on 14 sep 2026. The meter: Billed per generated clip, and the clip length is declared: 30 seconds. Lyria 3.5 is billed per whole song at $0.08..
Where does this number come from?
Two 30-second clips make a minute: 2 x $0.04 = $0.08. Both the price and the clip length are published on the same line, so nothing is assumed.
What counts as one operation here?
1 min of music. Every entry in the same operation is priced on that same unit, which is what makes the comparison mean anything.