YuE2’s local music generation now fits the 8 GB class
YuE2’s biggest barrier was not the model’s ambition, but the GPU needed to run it locally. audio.cpp now ships Q4_0 and Q8_0 GGUF weights, matching demos, and a native runtime path that brings testing into roughly the 8 to 9 GB VRAM range. It is still on the dev branch, so expect rough edges, but this makes serious open music generation practical on consumer cards.