# YuE2

> YuE2 (3B, September 2026) from the M-A-P team turns lyrics and a style prompt into a full song with vocals, first writing an ABC score you can read and edit. Covers work by transcribing a recording to a score with SheetSage2. Code is Apache-2.0; weights are CC BY-NC 4.0 with an extra permission letting individual creators monetise output, while companies need a commercial licence. Officially Linux only, with a 24 GB NVIDIA GPU. Editing re-renders the whole song rather than one section, and there is no stem splitting. YuE v1 lives on a separate branch.

- Repository: https://github.com/multimodal-art-projection/YuE
- Official docs: https://github.com/multimodal-art-projection/YuE#readme
- Checked: 2026-10-15

## What it replaces
- Suno: Full songs with vocals from a prompt or lyrics, Instrumental tracks (Instrumental mode), Covers and restyles of an uploaded song (Cover) (partial). Songs and covers; instrumentals go through its agent skill; no section-only edits or stems.

## Facts, with sources

| Question | Status | Answer | Source | Checked |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Runs on my machine? | Confirmed | Yes, Python pipeline on a local NVIDIA GPU | https://github.com/multimodal-art-projection/YuE#quick-start | 2026-10-15 |
| Code licence | Confirmed | Apache-2.0 | https://github.com/multimodal-art-projection/YuE#readme | 2026-10-15 |
| Model weights licence | Partial | CC BY-NC 4.0 with an extra creator permission (YuE2-3B weights) | https://github.com/multimodal-art-projection/YuE#license | 2026-10-15 |
| Commercial use | Partial | Individuals and musicians may monetise outputs; companies need a commercial licence for the weights | https://github.com/multimodal-art-projection/YuE#license | 2026-10-15 |
| Paid services needed? | Confirmed | None required; a free hosted demo is optional | https://github.com/multimodal-art-projection/YuE#news | 2026-10-15 |
| Hardware | Confirmed | NVIDIA GPU with BF16 support and 24 GB VRAM | https://github.com/multimodal-art-projection/YuE#quick-start | 2026-10-15 |
| Operating systems | Partial | Linux documented; Windows and macOS not documented | https://github.com/multimodal-art-projection/YuE#quick-start | 2026-10-15 |
| Setup effort | Confirmed | Medium; Python 3.12 venv and pip install from the cloned repo, CUDA GPU | https://github.com/multimodal-art-projection/YuE#quick-start | 2026-10-15 |

GitHub: 12020 stars, 1381 forks, last push 2026-10-06, archived: no.
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