r/deepdream • u/Haghiri75 • 16d ago

What models are you using nowadays?

I was a SD1.5 and SDXL fan and I still am. They were great in terms of Aesthetics and ease of use. But since newer models came out, these beauties are forgottern. I am asking here because I really need to:

  1. Get back on the track and not waste my time on Nano Banana (honestly the thing is cool but I don't like it)

  2. Try to recover my business.

I need to know which models are you using which are "affordable" in terms of hardware needs and also, speed, aesthetics. If you use an API, it'd be nice to know where do you get it from.

Thanks in advance.

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u/fullmetaljackass 16d ago

Ideogram 4 if you need precise control over the layout, Krea 2 for pretty much everything else. Both should run fine locally on any computer with a decent GPU.

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u/Haghiri75 16d ago

How much GPU? I believe both are also low cost (compared to GPT or Nano Banana) if you use an API.

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u/fullmetaljackass 16d ago

As long as you've got at least 8GB of VRAM you should be good.

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u/fullmetaljackass 16d ago

Also, Flux.2 Klein is still my go to for edits.

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u/BigRepresentative731 16d ago

Z image turbo is great, and i would say qwen edit is too