# ACE-Step

Open-weight (Apache-2.0) music foundation model that generates full songs with vocals from text and lyrics. ACE-Step is free, with no paid plan attached, at github.com.

## Facts

- **Pricing tier:** Free
- **Works on:** Self-hosted
- **Works in browser:** No

## Capabilities

- Open-weight (Apache-2.0) music foundation model that generates full songs with vocals from text and lyrics
- Runs locally with a Gradio UI; supports lyric editing, audio-to-audio remix and variations
- Multilingual lyrics; fast generation versus autoregressive music models

## FAQ

### What is ACE-Step?

ACE-Step is listed under AI Music & Audio, in the Content & Media Generation category on Flocci AI Tools. Open-weight (Apache-2.0) music foundation model that generates full songs with vocals from text and lyrics. It is free, with no paid plan attached, and it lives at github.com.

### Is ACE-Step free?

ACE-Step is listed as fully free — there is no paid tier attached to it in the catalog. That makes it one of the 397 entries on Flocci AI Tools with no upgrade path built in.

### Can I use ACE-Step in a browser, or is there an app?

ACE-Step needs to be installed or self-hosted — it doesn't run in a browser tab. It is available on self-hosting.

### What can ACE-Step do?

ACE-Step does 3 things the catalog singles out: Open-weight (apache-2.0) music foundation model that generates full songs with vocals from text and lyrics; runs locally with a gradio ui; supports lyric editing, audio-to-audio remix and variations; multilingual lyrics; fast generation versus autoregressive music models.

### What is the best free alternative to ACE-Step?

Podcastfy is the closest free alternative: it sits in the same AI Music & Audio sub-category and is free. Riffusion, Treblo (formerly Sonauto) and YuE also start free. The full list is on the alternatives page.

## Related

- [ACE-Step alternatives](https://aitools.flocci.in/alternatives/ace-step)
- [AI Music & Audio](https://aitools.flocci.in/category/content-media-generation/ai-music-audio)
- [Best free AI music and audio generators](https://aitools.flocci.in/best/best-ai-music-audio)
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Source: Flocci AI Tools — https://aitools.flocci.in/tool/ace-step

Facts last verified: October 2026