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+license: other
+license_name: flux-1-dev-non-commercial-license
+license_link: https://huggingface.co/black-forest-labs/FLUX.1-dev/blob/main/LICENSE.md
+language:
+- en
+library_name: diffusers
+pipeline_tag: text-to-image
+---
+# FLUX.1 Merged Models - Several different Schnell:Dev ratios
+
+This repository includes merged models for black-forest-labs/FLUX.1-dev and black-forest-labs/FLUX.1-schnell.  The licenses of both models apply to these merged models.
+
+Inspired by: https://huggingface.co/sayakpaul/FLUX.1-merged
+
+## Motivation
+
+The goal is to create modeld which balance generation speed - allowing near-Dev generations in more like 4-16 generations.
+
+## Results
+
+<img src="./images/astronaut_grid_688x512.png">
+<img src="./images/hacker_grid_688x512.png">
+<img src="./images/astronaut_grid_880x656.png">
+<img src="./images/sign_grid_880x656.png">
+<img src="./images/astronaut_grid_880x656_saved_models.png">
+<img src="./images/sign_grid_880x656_saved_models.png">
+
+Based on these results, I saved and uploaded models for the ratios 10:1, 4:1, and 2.5:1.
+
+I recommend The following number of generation steps for these models:
+| Model | Steps |
+|-------|-------|
+| 10:1  | 4-8   |
+| 4:1   | 8-16  |
+| 2.5:1 | 8-16+ |
+
+## Procedure
+
+I modified sayakpaul's merge code to do merges at various ratios (weights), rather than simply averaging the two 1:1, and generated a series of images with those models, and the originals. See [merge_compare.py](./merege_compare.py).
+
+I first did a series of ratios ranging from mostly Schnell to mostly Dev. Based on those results, I did more tests with larger images in ratios favoring Schnell more.
+
+From these tests, I saved and uploaded a few of my favorite ratios, namely 10:1, 4:1, and 2.5:1. Then I did some additional generations using those models, see [infer.py](./infer.py).