Model Guides¶
Step-by-step guides for training each supported model architecture.
Image Models¶
Flow Matching¶
| Model | Parameters | License | Allows commercial use | Guide |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Flux.1 | 12B | BFL Non-Commercial / Apache-2.0 | Conditions apply3 | Flux.1 Guide |
| Flux.2 | 32B | BFL Non-Commercial / Apache-2.0 | Conditions apply4 | Flux.2 Guide |
| Flux Kontext | 12B | BFL Non-Commercial | No5 | Kontext Guide |
| Chroma | 8.9B | Apache-2.0 | Yes | Chroma Guide |
| Stable Diffusion 3 | 2-8B | Stability AI Community | Conditions apply2 | SD3 Guide |
| Auraflow | 6.8B | Apache-2.0 / Pony License | Conditions apply8 | Auraflow Guide |
| Sana | 0.6-4.8B | Apache-2.0 | Yes | Sana Guide |
| Lumina2 | 2B | Apache-2.0 | Yes | Lumina2 Guide |
| HiDream | 17B MoE | MIT | Yes | HiDream Guide |
| Z-Image | - | Apache-2.0 | Yes | Z-Image Guide |
| Krea2 | - | Krea 2 Community | Yes6 | Krea2 Guide |
| Mage-Flow | 4B | MIT | Yes | Mage-Flow Guide |
| Boogu-Image | - | Apache-2.0 | Yes | Boogu-Image Guide |
| zlab i1 | 3B | MIT | Yes | zlab i1 Guide |
| Ideogram 4 | 9B | Ideogram 4 Non-Commercial | No5 | Ideogram 4 Guide |
| ERNIE-Image | - | Apache-2.0 | Yes | ERNIE Guide |
DiT / Transformer¶
| Model | Parameters | License | Allows commercial use | Guide |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PixArt Sigma | 0.6-0.9B | OpenRAIL++ | Conditions apply1 | Sigma Guide |
| Cosmos2 | 2-14B | NVIDIA Open Model License | Yes9 | Cosmos2 Guide |
| Cosmos3 | 4-65B | OpenMDW 1.1 | Yes | Cosmos3 Guide |
| OmniGen | 3.8B | MIT | Yes | OmniGen Guide |
| Qwen Image | 20B | Apache-2.0 | Yes | Qwen Guide |
| LongCat Image | 6B | Apache-2.0 | Yes | LongCat Guide |
| Kandinsky 5 | - | MIT | Yes | Kandinsky Guide |
U-Net¶
| Model | Parameters | License | Allows commercial use | Guide |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stable Diffusion XL | 3.5B | OpenRAIL++ | Conditions apply1 | SDXL Guide |
| Kolors | 5B | Kwai Kolors License | Abandonware7 | Kolors Guide |
| Stable Cascade | - | Stable Cascade NC Community | Abandonware7 | Cascade Guide |
Image Editing¶
| Model | License | Allows commercial use | Guide |
|---|---|---|---|
| Qwen Edit | Apache-2.0 | Yes | Qwen Edit Guide |
| LongCat Edit | Apache-2.0 | Yes | LongCat Edit Guide |
Video Models¶
| Model | Parameters | License | Allows commercial use | Guide |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wan Video | 1.3-14B | Apache-2.0 | Yes | Wan Guide |
| InfiniteTalk | 14B | Apache-2.0 | Yes | InfiniteTalk Guide |
| LTX Video | 5B | LTX Video OpenRAIL-M | Conditions apply10 | LTX Guide |
| LTX Video 2 | 19B | LTX-2 Community | Conditions apply10 | LTX Video 2 Guide |
| Cosmos3 | 4-65B | OpenMDW 1.1 | Yes | Cosmos3 Guide |
| Hunyuan Video | 8.3B | Tencent Hunyuan Community | Conditions apply11 | Hunyuan Guide |
| MiniMax H3 | 33B | MiniMax H3 Community | Conditions apply12 | MiniMax H3 Guide |
| Sana Video | - | Apache-2.0 | Yes | Sana Video Guide |
| Kandinsky 5 Video | - | MIT | Yes | Kandinsky Video Guide |
| LongCat Video | - | MIT | Yes | LongCat Video Guide |
| LongCat Video Edit | - | MIT | Yes | LongCat Video Edit Guide |
License notes: The commercial-use status covers model weights, derivative checkpoints, fine-tunes, and hosted model use. Generated-output rights can differ; read the linked license text before commercial deployment.
1 OpenRAIL-style licenses generally permit commercial use with usage restrictions that remain attached to the model and derivatives.
2 Stability AI Community License is available for qualifying users below the revenue threshold; larger commercial use needs Stability enterprise terms.
3 Flux.1 varies by flavour: Schnell and LibreFlux are Apache-2.0, while Dev, Krea, and Kontext use BFL non-commercial terms; review FluxBooru upstream metadata before commercial use.
4 Flux.2 varies by flavour: Klein 4B is Apache-2.0, while Dev and Klein 9B use BFL non-commercial terms.
5 Public non-commercial model terms do not permit commercial use of weights, derivative checkpoints, or hosted model services without a separate license.
6 Krea 2 Community License permits commercial use under its revenue cap (under $1M annual revenue) and safety/filtering requirements; otherwise an enterprise license is required.
7 Abandonware means the original vendor has effectively left the model behind and there is no reliable permission path; end users must decide whether that risk is acceptable.
8 AuraFlow supports Apache-2.0 upstream flavours and a Pony flavour with a separate custom license; check the selected flavour.
9 NVIDIA Open Model License permits commercial use but includes agreement, acceptable-use, and export-control terms.
10 LTX Video 0.9.5 uses OpenRAIL-M; LTX Video 2 uses LTX community terms with a revenue threshold for commercial use.
11 Tencent Hunyuan Community License includes territorial exclusions and a commercial threshold for very large services.
12 MiniMax H3 Community License excludes the United States, European Union, United Kingdom, and South Korea from the standard applicable territory; those territories require separate authorization.
Audio Models¶
| Model | Size / Version | Guide |
|---|---|---|
| ACE-Step | 3.5B / 1.5 | ACE-Step Guide |
| MiniMax Music 3 | 2.4B + 8B AR | MiniMax Music 3 Guide |
| HeartMuLa | 3B | HeartMuLa Guide |
Choosing a Model¶
For beginners:
- Start with Flux.1 for high-quality image generation
- Use LoRA training to reduce memory requirements
For production:
- SD3 or SDXL for broad compatibility
- Flux.2 for maximum quality (requires more VRAM)
For video:
- Wan Video for best quality/resource balance
- Hunyuan Video for I2V with super-resolution
For specific use cases:
- Flux Kontext for image editing/conditioning
- ACE-Step for text-to-music LoRA training (v1 and v1.5)
- HeartMuLa for autoregressive text-to-audio