sourceactiveMusic and sound design

YuE / YuE2

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Source: https://github.com/multimodal-art-projection/yue

Structured fields

{
  "archived": false,
  "checked_at": "2026-10-17T00:00:00.000Z",
  "usefulness": "Open lyrics-to-song generation; YuE2 adds symbolic planning, zero-shot covers and agentic music editing with 48 kHz stereo output. Code Apache-2.0; weights CC BY-NC 4.0 with an additional creator permission allowing individuals to monetize outputs while companies need a commercial license.",
  "source_type": "repository",
  "availability": "available",
  "source_owner": "Multimodal Art Projection (M-A-P)",
  "next_check_at": "2026-10-20T00:00:00.000Z",
  "hardware_notes": "NVIDIA GPU, 24 GB VRAM, BF16 (README).",
  "known_limitations": [
    "Original YuE v1 under different terms on YuE-v1 branch."
  ],
  "upstream_updated_at": "2026-10-06T07:30:39.000Z"
}

Evidence claims

[upstream_claim] README: YuE2 brings frontier song quality with an editable composition from lyrics and a style prompt; original YuE preserved on the YuE-v1 branch; runs on Linux, Python 3.12, NVIDIA GPU with BF16 and 24 GB VRAM, producing 48 kHz stereo; authors run a public blind listening study against proprietary systems. · locator: README, header and requirements source
[sourced_fact] README License table: personal users, creators and musicians free to use and monetize outputs with no fees; academic use non-commercial free; commercial use by companies requires contacting the authors; additional creator permission prohibits illegal, harmful or deceptive use. · locator: README, License table source
[sourced_fact] README: code, agent skill and documentation are Apache 2.0; model weights CC BY-NC 4.0 with additional creator permission (MODEL_LICENSE); third-party components and earlier releases retain their licenses. · locator: README, License footer source
[upstream_claim] Research review verdict at export: reviewed (as of 2026-10-17). Recorded by the research pipeline, not a hub review outcome; evidence.review stays unreviewed until an independent reviewer records one.

Rights

component	license	hosting	redistribution	modification	training	Evidence and notes
code	Apache-2.0	permitted	permitted	permitted	unknown	https://github.com/multimodal-art-projection/YuE/blob/main/LICENSE Apache-2.0 for code/skill/docs per README.
model_weights	CC-BY-NC-4.0 with additional creator permission	restricted	restricted	restricted	unknown	https://github.com/multimodal-art-projection/YuE/blob/main/MODEL_LICENSE Per README summary: companies need a commercial license; individuals may monetize outputs; MODEL_LICENSE full text not read.

Linked records

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