<img src="https://image.civitai.com/xG1nkqKTMzGDvpLrqFT7WA/e73e0fe5-0a10-46ee-a765-fa64123888cd/width=525/e73e0fe5-0a10-46ee-a765-fa64123888cd.jpeg" />Check out our website to see what we’ve been working on and explore our latest model! → <a target="_blank" rel="ugc" href="https://www.illustrious-xl.ai/">https://www.illustrious-xl.ai/</a>We’re excited to share that you can now generate images directly with our Illustrious XL models on our official site: <a target="_blank" rel="ugc" href="http://illustrious-xl.ai/">[</a><a target="_blank" rel="ugc" href="http://illustrious-xl.ai">illustrious-xl.ai</a><a target="_blank" rel="ugc" href="http://illustrious-xl.ai/">]</a>. We’ve launched a full image generation platform featuring high-res outputs, natural language prompting, and custom presets — plus, several exclusive models you won’t find on any other hub. Explore our updated model tiers and naming here: [<a target="_blank" rel="ugc" href="https://www.illustrious-xl.ai/updates/20">Model Series</a>]. Need help getting started? Check out our generation user guide: [<a target="_blank" rel="ugc" href="https://www.illustrious-xl.ai/updates/21">ILXL Image Generation User Guide</a>].Before we dive into the 2.0 model description, we owe you all an apology for the radio silence. We weren’t slacking off - we were cooking up something big. Over the past few weeks, we’ve been not only refining Illustrious but also building our very own site. Now, we have a home where you can get the latest insights on Illustrious, our training techniques, updates, and more. From now on, all updates will be posted directly on our site! For the v2.0 model’s technical details, check out: Illustrious XL Tech BlogStay in the loop with our latest releases and updates at: <a target="_blank" rel="ugc" href="http://illustrious-xl.ai">illustrious-xl.ai</a> Oh, and one more thing - we’re gearing up to showcase our models’ high-res capabilities and enhanced prompt applications soon, so keep an eye out in Q2 2025!<h2 id="illustrious-xl-2.0:-increased-robustness-for-better-fine-tuning-capabilities-nvfutntgw"> Illustrious XL 2.0: Increased robustness for better fine-tuning capabilities</h2> In this version, the dataset has increased drastically, including major focus on animations &amp; natural language focus – with updated dataset, until 2024-08. The model has performed best finetuning stability in our internal tests – with highest TrueSkill rating(among v1-v2) in external demo evaluation. We want to note that we consider the compatibility &amp; finetuning capability the most important feature of our baseline model. The model itself is not trained with aesthetic set / and we tried our best to debias the potential biases in model, for better overall performance. Thus, we release ‘untuned’ base version, which should work as better merging / training bases. With release of the models, we also showcase example LoRA adapters, which is widely compatible across versions with recent character knowledges.<h3 id="natural-language-handling-wimldmnam"> Natural Language Handling</h3>The model itself is highly compatible with natural language sentences – it is far more robust, it is less likely to generate multiple views or nonsense outputs. <code>Generate a highly detailed anime-style illustration of a young man floating serenely above a sprawling, futuristic cityscape. The boy has dark, messy hair and piercing blue eyes. He's wearing a long, flowing white coat over dark, streamlined clothing – think a mix of traditional Japanese garments and futuristic techwear. His expression is calm and confident, almost detached. He is surrounded by a faint, glowing aura of light, possibly blue or white.</code><h3 id="below-him-is-a-vast-sci-fi-city-filled-with-towering-skyscrapers-holographic-advertisements-and-flying-vehicles.-the-city-should-have-a-vibrant-color-palette-neon-blues-purples-and-pinks-contrasting-with-darker-metallic-structures.-there-should-be-a-sense-of-depth-and-scale-with-buildings-receding-into-the-distance.-the-overall-atmosphere-should-be-epic-and-awe-inspiring-suggesting-a-powerful-and-mysterious-character-overlooking-a-technologically-advanced-world.-focus-on-dynamic-lighting-and-detailed-textures-to-create-a-visually-stunning-image.-persona-3-masterpiecehigh-and-low-resolution-supports-rfpagowny"> <code>Below him is a vast sci-fi city, filled with towering skyscrapers, holographic advertisements, and flying vehicles. The city should have a vibrant color palette – neon blues, purples, and pinks contrasting with darker metallic structures. There should be a sense of depth and scale, with buildings receding into the distance. The overall atmosphere should be epic and awe-inspiring, suggesting a powerful and mysterious character overlooking a technologically advanced world. Focus on dynamic lighting and detailed textures to create a visually stunning image. persona 3, masterpiece</code> High &amp; Low Resolution supports</h3>V2.0 supports 512~1536 resolutions. It is trained max 1:10 (or, 10:1) aspect ratio, with width / height multiples of 32. <code>analogous colors, scenery, forest, masterpiece, black theme, dark, no lighting, night, black background</code> Below is the 2x2 grid generation in 512x512 resolution: <code>1girl, solo, natsuiro matsuri, selfie, saturated, masterpiece, jirai kei, naughty smile, dark, very dark, black theme, masterpiece, black, high contrast, sketch, monochrome Negative prompt: worst quality, bad quality</code> Steps: 28, Sampler: DPM++ 2S Ancestral CFG++, Schedule type: Normal, CFG scale: 2.5, Seed: 1934035447, Size: 1824x1248 (NOTE CFG scale should be 6.5 in recent implementations) The models are capable for extreme high resolution generation more stably, with higher denoising strength, which is important for stable detail generations. Below is an example with 8MP img2img process: We are also analyzing how to tweak the sampler schedule for better detail generations – we will try our best to showcase the results.Finally, we note the definite future plan for the model releases. We have decided to make model release sequentially, in three stage manner: A. Exclusive B. Early access C. Open source We will also continue to train &amp; release the future model series, including DiT based models.<h3 id="safety-guidelines-zvza3f57g"> Safety Guidelines</h3>The model can be controlled by optional “rating” levels, described as explicit / questionable / sensitive / general The alternative tokens, such as “adult content”, “r-18”, “nsfw”, “explicit material”, “sfw”, “safe for work” works for moderation. Generative models can sometimes result biased, unintended outcomes. Users are required to generate and control the materials in responsible manner. If you appreciate Illustrious’s evolution and are anticipating upcoming model releases, rlease consider leaving a like or comment. Your feedback is invaluable, and we deeply appreciate your continued interest and support. Thanks!

Illustrious-XL-v2.0-stable

illustriousXLV20_v20Stable.safetensors

v2.0-stable

Northern Gate ILLustrios XL2.0Illustrious XL model can be used with different step counts. This is limited to 40 in standart generation page and limited to 60 in ComfyUI. Although, 20-28 step is enough in most cases. If composition is too detailed and results looks unfinished, you can increase steps to 40 to get more sharp and detailed images.Steps: 20-40CFG Scale: 3-7.5Illustrious XL has smoother render with lower CFG while higher values increase contrast and saturation of outputs. Images can look over saturated with CFG values higher than 7.5 so it's recommended to stop at 7.5. If you use lower values than 3, results lose overall colors and look like it has fog filter. You can use CFG between 3-7.5 depending on your preference but 4.5-5 CFG is sweetpoint for general usage of Illustrious models.Sampler: Euler aEuler a is arguably the best sampler for Illustrious XL but model can work with many of samplers.Clip Skip must be set on 2.Model has NLP (natural language prompt) support alongside Danbooru tags.

Northern Gate ILLustrios XL2.0

northernGateIllustrios_northernGateV01.safetensors

Northern Gate V0.1

we’re excited to share that you can now generate images directly with our Illustrious XL models on our official site: <a target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="http://illustrious-xl.ai/">[</a><a target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="http://illustrious-xl.ai">illustrious-xl.ai</a><a target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="http://illustrious-xl.ai/">]</a>. We’ve launched a full image generation platform featuring high-res outputs, natural language prompting, and custom presets — plus, several exclusive models you won’t find on any other hub. Explore our updated model tiers and naming here: [<a target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://www.illustrious-xl.ai/updates/20">Model Series</a>]. Need help getting started? Check out our generation user guide: [<a target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://www.illustrious-xl.ai/updates/21">ILXL Image Generation User Guide</a>].

Illustrious-XL-V2.0-Stable

Illustrious XL v2.0-STABLE
Before we dive into the details of 'Illustrious XL v2.0-STABLE', we’re excited to share that you can now generate images directly with our Illustrious XL models on our official site: [illustrious-xl.ai](http://illustrious-xl.ai/).

We’ve launched a full image generation platform featuring high-res outputs, natural language prompting, and custom presets — plus, several exclusive models you won’t find on any other hub.

Explore our updated model tiers and naming here: [Model Series](https://www.illustrious-xl.ai/updates/20).

Need help getting started? Check out our generation user guide: [ILXL Image Generation User Guide](https://www.illustrious-xl.ai/updates/21).

 Illustrious XL v2.0-STABLE Model
Since Illustrious XL v2 utilized the cosine annealing learning rate schedule - the more stable checkpoint is in "last annealing phase."

Here, we upload slightly more stabilized checkpoint, which shows slightly different behavior, but generally more stable in generation phase.

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