by ACE-Step
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ACE-Step v1.5 is an open-source music generation model designed to deliver professional-grade performance on consumer-grade hardware. It can produce complete tracks in seconds, even on modest graphics cards, while ensuring secure commercial use thanks to training on legally compliant data. The model stands out for its ability to generate diverse compositions, from short loops to ten-minute tracks, with precise stylistic control and advanced editing features like voice-to-BGM conversion or cover regeneration. Its hybrid architecture, combining a language model with a diffusion transformer, ensures optimal coherence between prompts and results, even across more than 50 languages. Ideal for artists, producers, and content creators, it seamlessly integrates into creative workflows while respecting users' technical constraints.
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🚀 ACE-Step v1.5 is a highly efficient open-source music foundation model designed to bring commercial-grade music generation to consumer hardware.
🌉 At its core lies a novel hybrid architecture where the Language Model (LM) functions as an omni-capable planner: it transforms simple user queries into comprehensive song blueprints—scaling from short loops to 10-minute compositions—while synthesizing metadata, lyrics, and captions via Chain-of-Thought to guide the Diffusion Transformer (DiT). ⚡ Uniquely, this alignment is achieved through intrinsic reinforcement learning relying solely on the model's internal mechanisms, thereby eliminating the biases inherent in external reward models or human preferences. 🎚️
🔮 Beyond standard synthesis, ACE-Step v1.5 unifies precise stylistic control with versatile editing capabilities—such as cover generation, repainting, and vocal-to-BGM conversion—while maintaining strict adherence to prompts across 50+ languages. This paves the way for powerful tools that seamlessly integrate into the creative workflows of music artists, producers, and content creators. 🎸



| DiT Model | Pre-Training | SFT | RL | CFG | Step | Refer audio | Text2Music | Cover | Repaint | Extract | Lego | Complete | Quality | Diversity | Fine-Tunability | Hugging Face |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
acestep-v15-base | ✅ | ❌ | ❌ | ✅ | 50 | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | Medium | High | Easy | Link |
acestep-v15-sft | ✅ | ✅ | ❌ | ✅ | 50 | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | ❌ | ❌ | ❌ | High | Medium | Easy | Link |
acestep-v15-turbo | ✅ | ✅ | ❌ | ❌ | 8 | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | ❌ | ❌ | ❌ | Very High | Medium | Medium | Link |
acestep-v15-turbo-rl | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | ❌ | 8 | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | ❌ | ❌ | ❌ | Very High | Medium | Medium | To be released |
| LM Model | Pretrain from | Pre-Training | SFT | RL | CoT metas | Query rewrite | Audio Understanding | Composition Capability | Copy Melody | Hugging Face |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
acestep-5Hz-lm-0.6B | Qwen3-0.6B | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | Medium | Medium | Weak | ✅ |
acestep-5Hz-lm-1.7B | Qwen3-1.7B | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | Medium | Medium | Medium | ✅ |
acestep-5Hz-lm-4B | Qwen3-4B | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | Strong | Strong | Strong | ✅ |
This project is co-led by ACE Studio and StepFun.
If you find this project useful for your research, please consider citing:
@misc{gong2026acestep,
title={ACE-Step 1.5: Pushing the Boundaries of Open-Source Music Generation},
author={Junmin Gong, Yulin Song, Wenxiao Zhao, Sen Wang, Shengyuan Xu, Jing Guo},
howpublished={\url{https://github.com/ace-step/ACE-Step-1.5}},
year={2026},
note={GitHub repository}
}