Model
ACE-Step
ACE-Step is an open-weight AI model, released in 2025, made for developers and people who don't write code.
An open music generation model that writes full songs with vocals from lyrics and a style prompt.
Main jobs: Music generation. It is open source and free to use. You can use it offline on your own machine, on your own server and through an API.
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At a glance
- Type
- Model
- Released
- 2025
- Galaxy
- Voice & Music
- Open source
- Yes · Apache-2.0
- Source code
- github.com/ace-step/ACE-Step
- GitHub stars
- 4,857
- How you run it
- Runs offline · Self-host · API
- Made for
- Developers · No-code users
- Website
- ace-step.github.io
What it can do
Music generationmain jobunconfirmed
“a novel open-source foundation model for music generation that overcomes key limitations of existing approaches”— ace-step.github.io, 2026-09-24
unconfirmedproposed by a machine, awaiting calibration
Alternatives
Connections
- Applies
- Music Generation
Questions
What is ACE-Step?
ACE-Step is an open-weight AI model, released in 2025, made for developers and people who don't write code. An open music generation model that writes full songs with vocals from lyrics and a style prompt.
Is ACE-Step free?
Yes. ACE-Step is open source (Apache-2.0) and free to use.
Is ACE-Step open source?
Yes, under the Apache-2.0 license. The source code is at https://github.com/ace-step/ACE-Step.
Can ACE-Step run locally?
Yes. ACE-Step can run offline on your own machine. It can also be self-hosted on your own server.
What can ACE-Step do?
Main jobs: Music generation.
What are open-source alternatives to ACE-Step?
Open-source ones: AudioCraft. Others: Suno, Udio and ElevenLabs.
Sources
- ace-step.github.io/checked 2026-09-24
- github.com/ace-step/ACE-Step