Top Image Generation Fine-Tunes

Best fine-tuned image generation models — Stable Diffusion, FLUX, and other diffusion model fine-tunes.

Last updated April 3, 2026 · Updated daily

Qwen-Image-Lightning by lightx2v holds the #1 position with 360.1K downloads, ahead of one-obsession-17-red-sdxl at 332.0K.

The top 10 is dominated by lightx2v, John6666, cagliostrolab. This is the first snapshot — future updates will track position changes and emerging trends.

The gap between #1 and #100 is 360.1K vs 5.1K downloads, showing significant concentration at the top.

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Qwen-Image-Lightning

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lightx2v · Image Generation · from adapter:Qwen/Qwen-Image

360.1K

downloads

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one-obsession-17-red-sdxl

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John6666 · Image Generation · from merge:OnomaAIResearch/Illustrious-XL-v2.0

332.0K

downloads

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diving-illustrious-real-asian-v50-sdxl

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John6666 · Image Generation · from OnomaAIResearch/Illustrious-xl-early-release-v0

318.6K

downloads

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animagine-xl-4.0

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cagliostrolab · Image Generation · from stabilityai/stable-diffusion-xl-base-1.0

287.8K

downloads

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FHDR_Uncensored

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kpsss34 · Image Generation (Uncensored) · from black-forest-labs/FLUX.1-dev

251.2K

downloads

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wai-nsfw-illustrious-v80-sdxl

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John6666 · Image Generation (Uncensored) · from OnomaAIResearch/Illustrious-xl-early-release-v0

242.7K

downloads

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stable-diffusion-xl-1.0-inpainting-0.1

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diffusers · Image Generation · from stabilityai/stable-diffusion-xl-base-1.0

165.6K

downloads

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prefect-illustrious-xl-v3-sdxl

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John6666 · Image Generation · from merge:OnomaAIResearch/Illustrious-XL-v1.0

157.6K

downloads

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amanatsu-illustrious-v11-sdxl

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John6666 · Image Generation · from OnomaAIResearch/Illustrious-xl-early-release-v0

144.8K

downloads

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obsession-illustriousxl-v10-sdxl

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John6666 · Image Generation · from OnomaAIResearch/Illustrious-xl-early-release-v0

141.1K

downloads

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janku-v5-nsfw-trained-noobai-rou-wei-illustrious-xl-v50-sdxl

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John6666 · Image Generation (Uncensored) · from merge:OnomaAIResearch/Illustrious-xl-early-release-v0

139.7K

downloads

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animagine-xl-3.0

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cagliostrolab · Image Generation · from Linaqruf/animagine-xl-2.0

125.2K

downloads

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Z-Image-Lora

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nphSi · Image Generation · from adapter:Tongyi-MAI/Z-Image

114.2K

downloads

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nova-furry-xl-il-v120-sdxl

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John6666 · Image Generation · from merge:OnomaAIResearch/Illustrious-XL-v2.0

105.4K

downloads

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Qwen-Image-2512-Lightning

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lightx2v · Image Generation · from adapter:Qwen/Qwen-Image-2512

101.1K

downloads

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Juggernaut-XL-v9

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RunDiffusion · Image Generation · from stabilityai/stable-diffusion-xl-base-1.0

96.2K

downloads

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Z-Image-Turbo-FP8

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T5B · Image Generation · from Tongyi-MAI/Z-Image-Turbo

89.1K

downloads

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Illustrious-xl-early-release-v0

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OnomaAIResearch · Image Generation · from KBlueLeaf/kohaku-xl-beta5

72.8K

downloads

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FLUX.1-dev-gguf

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city96 · Image Generation · from black-forest-labs/FLUX.1-dev

70.2K

downloads

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lcm-lora-sdv1-5

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latent-consistency · Image Generation · from adapter:runwayml/stable-diffusion-v1-5

58.9K

downloads

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small-sd

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segmind · Image Generation · from SG161222/Realistic_Vision_V4.0_noVAE

57.3K

downloads

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Hyper-SD

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ByteDance · Image Generation · from adapter:black-forest-labs/FLUX.1-dev

57.0K

downloads

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Qwen-Image-2512-GGUF

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unsloth · Image Generation · from Qwen/Qwen-Image-2512

56.5K

downloads

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hassaku-xl-illustrious-v31-sdxl

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John6666 · Image Generation · from merge:OnomaAIResearch/Illustrious-XL-v2.0

55.5K

downloads

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controlnet-openpose-sdxl-1.0

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thibaud · Image Generation · from adapter:stabilityai/stable-diffusion-xl-base-1.0

53.4K

downloads

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zimage_turbo_training_adapter

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ostris · Image Generation · from adapter:Tongyi-MAI/Z-Image-Turbo

50.7K

downloads

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pixel_art_style_lora_z_image_turbo

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tarn59 · Image Generation · from adapter:Tongyi-MAI/Z-Image-Turbo

47.4K

downloads

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FLUX.1-schnell-gguf

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city96 · Image Generation · from black-forest-labs/FLUX.1-schnell

43.7K

downloads

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Qwen-Image-gguf

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city96 · Image Generation · from Qwen/Qwen-Image

43.1K

downloads

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Z-Image-Turbo-GGUF

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jayn7 · Image Generation · from Tongyi-MAI/Z-Image-Turbo

42.3K

downloads

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Z-Image-Turbo-GGUF

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unsloth · Image Generation · from Tongyi-MAI/Z-Image-Turbo

42.1K

downloads

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Qwen-Image-Edit-Rapid-AIO-GGUF

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Phil2Sat · Image Generation · from Phr00t/Qwen-Image-Edit-Rapid-AIO

37.5K

downloads

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true-pencil-xl-v100-sdxl

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John6666 · Image Generation · from bluepen5805/true_pencil-XL

36.5K

downloads

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NetaYume-Lumina-Image-2.0

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duongve · Image Generation · from Alpha-VLLM/Lumina-Image-2.0

35.2K

downloads

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Nitro-1-PixArt

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amd · Image Generation · from PixArt-alpha/PixArt-Sigma-XL-2-1024-MS

30.9K

downloads

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Juggernaut-XI-v11

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RunDiffusion · Image Generation · from stabilityai/stable-diffusion-xl-base-1.0

29.8K

downloads

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Qwen-Image-2512-Turbo-LoRA-2-Steps

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Wuli-art · Image Generation · from adapter:Qwen/Qwen-Image-2512

27.0K

downloads

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FLUX.1-Turbo-Alpha

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alimama-creative · Image Generation · from black-forest-labs/FLUX.1-dev

26.9K

downloads

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Z-Image-Turbo-GGUF

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leejet · Image Generation · from Tongyi-MAI/Z-Image-Turbo

21.7K

downloads

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Juggernaut-X-v10

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RunDiffusion · Image Generation · from stabilityai/stable-diffusion-xl-base-1.0

21.3K

downloads

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stable-diffusion-v1-5-GGUF

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second-state · Image Generation · from runwayml/stable-diffusion-v1-5

20.3K

downloads

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controlnet-canny-sdxl-1.0

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diffusers · Image Generation · from runwayml/stable-diffusion-v1-5

20.1K

downloads

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Lenovo_UltraReal_Z_Image

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Danrisi · Image Generation · from adapter:Tongyi-MAI/Z-Image-Turbo

19.4K

downloads

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tiny-sd

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segmind · Image Generation · from SG161222/Realistic_Vision_V4.0_noVAE

19.0K

downloads

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controlnet-depth-sdxl-1.0

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diffusers · Image Generation · from adapter:stabilityai/stable-diffusion-xl-base-1.0

17.7K

downloads

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prefect-illustrious-xl-v15-sdxl

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John6666 · Image Generation · from OnomaAIResearch/Illustrious-xl-early-release-v0

17.7K

downloads

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lcm-lora-sdxl

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latent-consistency · Image Generation · from adapter:stabilityai/stable-diffusion-xl-base-1.0

17.3K

downloads

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nunchaku-z-image-turbo

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nunchaku-ai · Image Generation · from Tongyi-MAI/Z-Image-Turbo

16.5K

downloads

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nova-anime-xl-il-v80-sdxl

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John6666 · Image Generation · from merge:OnomaAIResearch/Illustrious-XL-v2.0

14.5K

downloads

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Z-Image-GGUF

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unsloth · Image Generation · from Tongyi-MAI/Z-Image

14.2K

downloads

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Wan2.2-I2V_General-NSFW-LoRA

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lopi999 · Image Generation (Uncensored) · from adapter:Wan-AI/Wan2.2-I2V-A14B

13.7K

downloads

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flux-RealismLora

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XLabs-AI · Image Generation · from adapter:black-forest-labs/FLUX.1-dev

13.7K

downloads

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Z-Image-Turbo-SDNQ-uint4-svd-r32

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Disty0 · Image Generation · from Tongyi-MAI/Z-Image-Turbo

13.7K

downloads

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hassaku-xl-illustrious-v21-sdxl

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John6666 · Image Generation · from OnomaAIResearch/Illustrious-xl-early-release-v0

13.6K

downloads

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Pony_Diffusion_V6_XL

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LyliaEngine · Image Generation · from adapter:Bakanayatsu/Pony-Diffusion-V6-XL-for-Anime

13.1K

downloads

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Juggernaut-XL-v6

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RunDiffusion · Image Generation · from stabilityai/stable-diffusion-xl-base-1.0

13.0K

downloads

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sdxl-instructpix2pix-768

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diffusers · Image Generation · from stabilityai/stable-diffusion-xl-base-1.0

11.7K

downloads

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Flux2-Klein-9B-True-V1

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wikeeyang · Image Generation · from black-forest-labs/FLUX.2-klein-9B

11.1K

downloads

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mlx-stable-diffusion-3-medium

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argmaxinc · Image Generation · from stabilityai/stable-diffusion-3-medium-diffusers

10.8K

downloads

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LoRA_SDXL

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nphSi · Image Generation · from adapter:nphSi/Mindstorm-SDXL

10.7K

downloads

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FLUX.1-dev-ControlNet-Union-Pro-2.0

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Shakker-Labs · Image Generation · from black-forest-labs/FLUX.1-dev

10.6K

downloads

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FLUX.2-dev-Turbo

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fal · Image Generation · from adapter:black-forest-labs/FLUX.2-dev

10.3K

downloads

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stable-diffusion-3.5-large-gguf

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city96 · Image Generation · from stabilityai/stable-diffusion-3.5-large

10.3K

downloads

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nunchaku-qwen-image-edit-2509

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nunchaku-ai · Image Generation · from Qwen/Qwen-Image-Edit-2509

10.2K

downloads

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stable-diffusion-3.5-large-GGUF

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second-state · Image Generation · from stabilityai/stable-diffusion-3.5-large

9.9K

downloads

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Chroma-GGUF

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silveroxides · Image Generation · from lodestones/Chroma

9.8K

downloads

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cyberillustrious-cyberrealistic-v40-sdxl

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John6666 · Image Generation · from merge:cyberdelia/CyberIllustrious

9.7K

downloads

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Qwen-Image-2512-Turbo-LoRA

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Wuli-art · Image Generation · from adapter:Qwen/Qwen-Image-2512

9.4K

downloads

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nunchaku-qwen-image

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nunchaku-ai · Image Generation · from Qwen/Qwen-Image

8.9K

downloads

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stable-diffusion-3.5-medium-GGUF

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second-state · Image Generation · from stabilityai/stable-diffusion-3.5-medium

8.2K

downloads

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bubble-hentai-illustrious-v10-sdxl

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John6666 · Image Generation · from OnomaAIResearch/Illustrious-xl-early-release-v0

7.7K

downloads

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ColoringBookRedmond-V2

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artificialguybr · Image Generation · from adapter:stabilityai/stable-diffusion-xl-base-1.0

7.6K

downloads

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controlnet-sd-xl-1.0-softedge-dexined

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SargeZT · Image Generation · from adapter:stabilityai/stable-diffusion-xl-base-1.0

7.5K

downloads

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illustrious-xl10-improved-uncensored-v30-sdxl

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John6666 · Image Generation (Uncensored) · from OnomaAIResearch/Illustrious-XL-v1.0

7.4K

downloads

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FLUX.1-dev-IP-Adapter

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InstantX · Image Generation · from black-forest-labs/FLUX.1-dev

7.1K

downloads

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Z-Image-Distilled

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GuangyuanSD · Image Generation · from Tongyi-MAI/Z-Image

6.8K

downloads

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nunchaku-flux.1-dev

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nunchaku-ai · Image Generation · from black-forest-labs/FLUX.1-dev

6.7K

downloads

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zuki-cute-ill-v50-sdxl

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John6666 · Image Generation · from OnomaAIResearch/Illustrious-xl-early-release-v0

6.7K

downloads

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pixel-art-xl

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nerijs · Image Generation · from adapter:stabilityai/stable-diffusion-xl-base-1.0

6.6K

downloads

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sd3.5-large-gguf

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calcuis · Image Generation · from stabilityai/stable-diffusion-3.5-large

6.4K

downloads

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flux.1-dev-SRPO-LoRas

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Alissonerdx · Image Generation · from rockerBOO/flux.1-dev-SRPO

6.2K

downloads

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style-enhancer-xl-lora

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Linaqruf · Image Generation · from adapter:Linaqruf/animagine-xl-2.0

6.1K

downloads

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Flux2-Klein-9B-True-V2

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wikeeyang · Image Generation · from black-forest-labs/FLUX.2-klein-9B

6.0K

downloads

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NSFW-gen-v2

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UnfilteredAI · Image Generation (Uncensored) · from HelpingAI/PixelGen

6.0K

downloads

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noob-sdxl-controlnet-canny

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Eugeoter · Image Generation · from adapter:Laxhar/noobai-xl-EarlyAccess

5.9K

downloads

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anime-detailer-xl-lora

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Linaqruf · Image Generation · from adapter:Linaqruf/animagine-xl-2.0

5.9K

downloads

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FLUX.1-dev-ControlNet-Union-Pro

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Shakker-Labs · Image Generation · from black-forest-labs/FLUX.1-dev

5.8K

downloads

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Amateur-Photography

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falanaja · Image Generation · from adapter:black-forest-labs/FLUX.1-dev

5.7K

downloads

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Flux2-Klein-Delight-LoRA

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linoyts · Image Generation · from adapter:black-forest-labs/FLUX.2-klein-base-9B

5.7K

downloads

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2023_Scraped_SDXL

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MLbackup · Image Generation · from stabilityai/stable-diffusion-xl-base-1.0

5.7K

downloads

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Juggernaut-XL-Lightning

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RunDiffusion · Image Generation · from stabilityai/stable-diffusion-xl-base-1.0

5.7K

downloads

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noob-sdxl-controlnet-tile

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Eugeoter · Image Generation · from adapter:Laxhar/noobai-xl-EarlyAccess

5.6K

downloads

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cosmos-predict2-gguf

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calcuis · Image Generation · from nvidia/Cosmos-Predict2-2B-Text2Image

5.5K

downloads

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Saraptah_Flux_LoRA_v1

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obann001 · Image Generation · from adapter:black-forest-labs/FLUX.1-dev

5.5K

downloads

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one-obsession-v16-noobai-sdxl

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John6666 · Image Generation · from merge:OnomaAIResearch/Illustrious-XL-v2.0

5.5K

downloads

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sd3.5-medium-gguf

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calcuis · Image Generation · from stabilityai/stable-diffusion-3.5-medium

5.4K

downloads

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FLUX.1-schnell-gguf

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lllyasviel · Image Generation · from black-forest-labs/FLUX.1-schnell

5.2K

downloads

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FLUX.1-Krea-dev-GGUF

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QuantStack · Image Generation · from black-forest-labs/FLUX.1-Krea-dev

5.2K

downloads

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Style-Transfer

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zooeyy · Image Generation · from adapter:Qwen/Qwen-Image-Edit-2511

5.1K

downloads

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nsfwv2-zit

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wolfer45 · Image Generation (Uncensored) · from adapter:Tongyi-MAI/Z-Image-Turbo

5.1K

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About the Top Image Generation Fine-Tunes Leaderboard

Best fine-tuned image generation models — Stable Diffusion, FLUX, and other diffusion model fine-tunes. This leaderboard tracks the top 100 fine-tuned models ranked by downloads, with daily snapshots to monitor how the rankings evolve over time.

Unlike HuggingFace's default model hub, Fine-Tune Catalog filters out pure quantizations and format conversions (repos that simply re-package a model as GGUF, AWQ, GPTQ, or EXL2 without any new training). Fine-tuned models published in quantized formats are still included — what matters is whether new training happened, not the output format.

Methodology

Rankings are based on total all-time download counts from HuggingFace. Downloads reflect real-world adoption — models and datasets that people actually use in production and research, not just stars or hype.

Rankings are snapshotted daily at 6:00 AM UTC. Position changes shown on the leaderboard compare the current snapshot to the previous day's snapshot. All data is sourced directly from the HuggingFace Hub API and processed through our classification pipeline, which uses tag analysis, model card parsing, and naming pattern detection to identify genuine fine-tunes.

Data Sources

  • HuggingFace Hub API — download counts, likes, trending scores, model metadata, and README/model cards
  • Model card parsing — training datasets, training method (LoRA, DPO, SFT, etc.), framework, hardware, and hyperparameters extracted from README files
  • Tag classification — fine-tune detection via `base_model:finetune:*` and `base_model:quantized:*` HuggingFace tags, plus naming pattern analysis

Who Is This For?

This leaderboard is designed for developers working in specific AI domains who need the best model for their particular use case — whether that's language understanding, computer vision, image generation, voice synthesis, or semantic search.

Whether you're a beginner exploring what's possible with fine-tuned AI models or an experienced ML engineer looking for the best starting point for your next project, these rankings give you a data-driven way to find the highest quality models without having to wade through thousands of quantizations, format conversions, and abandoned repositories on HuggingFace.

Update Schedule

This leaderboard was last updated on April 3, 2026. Rankings are refreshed daily with the latest download counts, likes, and trending data from HuggingFace. Historical snapshots are preserved to track trends over time — you can see which models are gaining traction and which are losing momentum.

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