Magenta RealTime 2 at a glance
Checked 15 Oct 2026Magenta RealTime 2 (Google, 2026) streams instrumental music you steer live with text prompts, as a Python library, a C++ engine, a standalone macOS app and an AUv3 DAW plugin. Two sizes: 230M (real time on any Apple Silicon Mac) and 2.4B (needs a Pro or Max chip). Code is Apache-2.0 and weights CC BY 4.0, and Google claims no rights in outputs. It is trained mostly on instrumental music, so it does not sing lyrics or write full songs. Real-time use is Apple Silicon only; offline generation also works on NVIDIA GPUs.
RepoQuarry. “Magenta RealTime 2.” Checked 15 Oct 2026. https://repoquarry.dev/projects/magenta-realtimeHow much of Suno does it replace?
1 of 5 jobs. Live, steerable instrumental music; no lyrics, vocals or finished songs.
For full songs with vocals from a prompt or lyrics, covers and restyles of an uploaded song (Cover), extending or regenerating part of a song (Extend, splitting a song into vocal and instrument stems (Get Stems), see other Suno alternatives. You may also need to build an interface, an API server and hosting yourself.
Facts, with sources
Every answer links to where we found it. We read the documentation; we did not install it.
Real-time streaming requires Apple Silicon (M-series).github.com · magenta-realtime#hardware-requirements ↗ 1d ago
the codebase is licensed under Apache 2.0huggingface.co · magenta-realtime-2 ↗ 1d ago
Google claims no rights in outputs you generate using Magenta RealTime 2.huggingface.co · magenta-realtime-2 ↗ 1d ago
Both models can also run offline (non-real-time) inference on any Apple Silicon Mac or NVIDIA GPU via the Python library.github.com · magenta-realtime#hardware-requirements ↗ 1d ago
All-in-one standalone macOS app.github.com · magenta-realtime#repo-highlights ↗ 1d ago
Go here for pre-built Apps & Plugins.github.com · magenta-realtime#quickstart-on-apple-silicon ↗ 1d ago