Spleeter
Deezer source separation library including pretrained models.
Our verdict
A notable project that carries real maintenance risk. This assessment is derived from GitHub's own repository metrics on 2026-08-30, not from hands-on testing.
Deezer source separation library including pretrained models. The project is written primarily in Python, released under MIT, and has 28,405 stars and 3,060 forks on GitHub. 22 contributors have committed to it, and the most recent push was 2026-06-18. The latest tagged release is v2.3.0 (2021-09-03). Figures come from the GitHub API on 2026-08-30 and are refreshed daily; the score below weighs adoption, maintenance, release discipline, contributor breadth, licence clarity and issue hygiene.
Repository
- Licence
- MIT
- Language
- Python
- Last push
- 2026-06-18
Releases
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v2.3.0v2.3.0 -
v1.4.0Spleeter public release
Pros and cons
Pros
Cons
Pricing
- Free tierYes
- LicenceMIT
- Self-hostYes, source is public
- Public price listNot published
Spleeter does not publish a web price list. For consumer apps that usually means pricing appears inside the product; for enterprise tools it means talking to sales. Why we do this
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What users actually say
- How to use Spleeter on Windows for absolute beginners … Reddit · 2020
- State of the art AI stem separation, better than Spleeter Reddit · 2022
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| Spleeter this page | 5.3 | - | Yes | ||
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Questions
Is spleeter free?
Yes. spleeter advertises a free tier on its own site.
How much does spleeter cost?
spleeter does not publish a web price list. For consumer apps that usually means pricing appears inside the product; for enterprise tools it means talking to sales.
Is spleeter open source?
Yes. spleeter is a public repository released under MIT. You can self-host or inspect the source directly.
How is spleeter scored here?
spleeter scores 5.3 out of 10. That comes from a desk review of public evidence, which is capped at 8.5 out of 10: public pricing, documentation, maintenance signals and how much we could actually verify. Affiliate relationships are excluded from scoring entirely. The full rubric is published on our methodology page.