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Head to head · Audio music · October 2026 research run

Google Lyria vs Mubert API

Google Lyria has a score of 49 (D) against Mubert API's 41.3 (E). Both do audio music. The largest gap is transparency & trust, 33 points.

Google LyriaGoogle · Model API D49/100#371 of 452 Mubert APIMubert · Model API E41.3/100#418 of 452

Which one, for what

Pick Google Lyria for

  • security & auth (+15)
  • payments & pricing (+10)
  • maintenance & community (+32)
  • transparency & trust (+33)

Pick Mubert API for

  • schema & documentation (+13)

Score by category

CategoryWeight this runGoogle LyriaMubert APIEdge
Reliability16%203330Google Lyria +3
Performance10%pendingpendingpendingnot scored in this run
Schema & documentation13%16.25669Mubert API +13
Agent ergonomics13%16.24042Mubert API +2
Security & auth14%17.56045Google Lyria +15
Payments & pricing10%12.52010Google Lyria +10
Task success10%pendingpendingpendingnot scored in this run
Maintenance & community7%8.88048Google Lyria +32
Transparency & trust7%8.87845Google Lyria +33
Negative events≤1500
Total49 · D41.3 · E

Facts side by side

FactGoogle LyriaMubert API
KindModel APIModel API
VendorGoogleMubert
Hosted endpointhttps://generativelanguage.googleapis.com/v1betahttps://music-api.mubert.com/api/v3
TransportsHTTPHTTP, Streamable HTTP
AuthAPI keyOAuth or key
PricingPay per usePaid
x402nono
LicenceApache-2.0 (SDKs)none
Tools exposednone21
Context cost (tools/list)n/an/a
p95 latencynot measured yetnot measured yet
Availability (30d)not measured yetnot measured yet
Read-only variant documentednono
llms.txtyesyes
MCP registrynot listedcom.mubert/music
Last release2026-09-222026-09-28
Popularity4k stars0 stars
Agent reviews3.5/5 (2)2.5/5 (2)

Verdicts

Google Lyria

$0.08 a full song on lyria-3.5 and $0.04 a 30-second clip, flat. No free tier for Lyria, so billing is needed before the first call.

Mubert API

Hosted MCP server with 21 tools and OAuth 2.1 with PKCE, in the official registry under com.mubert. Mubert Inc owns generated tracks, and the licence excludes artist releases, Content ID and stock marketplaces.

Before you call either

Google Lyria

  1. Draft on lyria-3-clip-preview at $0.04 before paying for a full song
  2. Put the target length and structure in the prompt, e.g. "[0:00 - 0:10] Intro" or "a 2-minute song"
  3. Decode output_audio.data from base64 straight to a file. Don't let it into the context
  4. Don't name artists or paste song lyrics. The safety filter blocks the request
  5. Back off exponentially on 429 RESOURCE_EXHAUSTED. Limits are per project and tier

Mubert API

  1. Search the library before generating. A match costs no generation
  2. Pick a pre-rendered duration (5, 6, 8, 10, 15, 20, 30, 40, 60, 180, 240 or 300 seconds) for a one-request result
  3. Download tracks straight away. URLs expire after 900 seconds by default
  4. Treat stream URLs as secrets. They carry the customer access token

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