Chroma AI models
Chroma is an open text-to-image model built by lodestones on the FLUX.1 schnell architecture, retrained with an Apache 2.0 licence, a slimmer 8.9 billion parameter body and a training set chosen for artistic range and uncensored output. It is popular with illustrators and with people who want Flux quality without Flux licence limits. The catalog lists the Chroma checkpoints and the LoRAs trained for them, with example images and heat scores.
Hottest Chroma models
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Chroma
8474°
Lenovo UltraReal v1.0 Chroma
8396°
Photonic Fusion Chroma
8330°
Chroma Realistic Slider
8271°
chroma1hd
8251°
Chroma GOONTUNE
8172°
UnGloryHail
8141°
Chainsaw Man | Makima (Anima Chroma Illu...
8134°
Chroma Professional Photos
8057°
Chroma1 HD 8 steps Q5_K_M
8021°
Chroma Deepthroat
7855°
Chroma / zImageBase The Creepy, The Unse...
Chroma guides
Models
Flux vs SDXL vs SD 1.5 vs Qwen vs Z-Image: which model family to use in 2026
A practical comparison of the open image model families: prompt following, realism, anime and illustration, text rendering, speed, VRAM, LoRA ecosystem and licence, with a recommendation for each kind of work and hardware.
Models
Best free Midjourney alternatives you can run yourself (2026)
Midjourney is a rental: you pay monthly, you prompt inside their Discord or web app, and the weights never leave their building. Every model on this list is the opposite. FLUX.2, Z-Image Turbo, Qwen Image, FLUX.2 Klein, Illustrious XL and Chroma are open weights you can download today, run on your own GPU or on a flat-fee server, fine-tune with a LoRA and keep forever. Here is which one to pick for which job, what each needs in VRAM, and the cheapest way to try them when you own no GPU at all.
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