Google Flow Music vs Hailuo AI
Which is better in 2026? Five scores, side by side.
Google Flow Music is the better app overall, scoring 8.0 to 7.7. Google Flow Music wins on 3 of the 5 scores, Hailuo AI on 2.
Songwriters and producers who want to shape a track by talking to it
Creators who want a strong second video model for realistic motion and sound
Score by score
The details
| Feature | Google Flow Music | Hailuo AI |
|---|---|---|
| Category | AI Creative Tools | AI Creative Tools |
| Category rank | #10 of 12 | #12 of 12 |
| Developer | MiniMax | |
| Pricing | Free + paid plans | Free + paid plans |
| Usable for free | Yes | Yes |
| iPhone & iPad | ✓ | — |
| Android | ✓ | ✓ |
| Web | ✓ | ✓ |
Common questions
Is Google Flow Music better than Hailuo AI?
Google Flow Music is the better app overall, scoring 8.0 to 7.7. Google Flow Music wins on 3 of the 5 scores, Hailuo AI on 2.
Which is cheaper, Google Flow Music or Hailuo AI?
Google Flow Music: Free daily credits, no card needed; Starter from $6 a month for 3,000 credits. Hailuo AI: Trial credits only; Standard is $14.99 a month, or $8.40 billed yearly. On value for money, Google Flow Music scores higher.
Do Google Flow Music and Hailuo AI work on the same devices?
Only Google Flow Music runs on iPhone & iPad.
Which is more private, Google Flow Music or Hailuo AI?
Google Flow Music scores higher on privacy (6.6/10). Flow Music links to Google's general privacy policy rather than a separate notice. The App Store label links audio, photos, search history, content and IDs to you, partly for personalization.
Strengths and weaknesses
Google Flow Music
- Free to start with daily credits
- Edit one section without redoing the song
- Google doesn't claim ownership of your songs
- New, with mixed early app reviews
- Failed generations can still cost credits
- No separate privacy notice for the app
Flow Music, formerly ProducerAI, is Google's chat-driven music studio. Start from a prompt, lyrics or your own upload, then ask the Producer to make the bass punchier, rewrite one section or restyle the whole track as a cover. It runs on Lyria 3.5 and can direct a music video too. It's free to start with daily credits, and Google doesn't claim ownership of your songs, but early reviews grumble about credits lost to failed generations.
Full Google Flow Music review
Hailuo AI
- H3 adds sound and 2K detail in one pass
- Takes text, image, video and audio references
- Yearly billing cuts Standard to $8.40 a month
- No monthly free credits, only trial credits
- No official iPhone app in the US
- Privacy policy doesn't say whether it trains on uploads
Hailuo is MiniMax's video app, and its July 2026 H3 model is the reason to look: clips up to 15 seconds in 2K, with stereo sound generated alongside the picture and editing driven by reference images, video or audio. The free plan is really just trial credits, and removing the watermark costs money, so plan on paying if you like it. There's an Android app but no US iPhone app.
Full Hailuo AI review
