YuE2 generates editable scores first, then audio — quality rivals Suno v5

YuE2 · Frontier Music with Symbolic Planning

MAP and collaborators released YuE2, a music model that unifies symbolic score generation and audio synthesis. It first produces an editable ABC score, then renders vocals and accompaniment — final quality rivals Suno v5. The release includes a 3B model, VAE, SheetSage2 transcription tool, and the WildSongBench eval set, with 65 demos spanning Dark Ambient to Cyber Metal. The post doesn't disclose training data size or inference latency.

Why it matters: An open-source music model directly claiming Suno v5 parity, shipping with editable scores, a transcription tool, and a benchmark — high signal density. Not scoring higher because the post doesn't disclose training data scale or real inference cost, so the 'Suno v5 parity' cla...