Beatoven.ai vs Google Flow Music (formerly Riffusion)

Beatoven.ai generates royalty-free background music and sound effects from text prompts through its maestro model. You describe the mood or scene you need, customize the result, then download MP3 or WAV files with a commercial license emailed on each download. Over 2 million creators have used the platform to produce more than 15 million tracks for video, podcast, and game projects.

Unlike stock music libraries where you hunt for a close match, Beatoven builds a unique track per prompt and also offers maestro Sound Effects for foley-style clips. The service is Fairly Trained certified, meaning contributing musicians receive compensation when their work trains the model. Pay-per-track minutes or monthly download quotas keep costs tied to how much audio you actually export.

YouTube creators, podcasters, game designers, and filmmakers use Beatoven when they need cleared background audio without hiring a composer. The API extends the same generation to apps, with over 100 developers already integrating maestro music and SFX endpoints.

Google Flow Music lets you create full-length songs, remix tracks, and publish music through a conversational studio built on Google's Lyria 3.5 model. riffusion.com now redirects to flowmusic.app, where you chat with Producer like you are in a session, iterate on vocals and arrangement, and export finished tracks.

Unlike one-shot music generators that spit out a clip and stop, Flow Music focuses on iterative editing. Replace and Extend let you swap specific sections or continue a song past its endpoint without regenerating the whole track. You can also direct Veo-powered music videos, split stems, apply audio effects, and vibe-code custom instruments or mini apps inside Spaces.

The free tier includes daily top-up credits and two concurrent generations with no credit card required. Paid plans raise monthly credits, concurrent generation limits, and add member perks. Google acquired the Riffusion team in 2026 and folded the product into Google Labs alongside Lyria and Veo.