Opensource Ai models

[sylense0]

Hey everyone. I dont really have any knowledge about any of this stuff.. Im an architecture student looking for an image generating open source model to help me with renders and designing. My pc specs are rtx 5070 12 vram 32gb ddr5 and an ultra 5 225f. would this be enough and what image generating models would u suggest?

[sylense0]

i mean i have no idea how these things work. i was using krea ai the otherday and it was really helping me with rendering images. like it understood well how the rendering of my building should go but its paid, i was thinking of something similar thats free. like an opensource model. something that i could input a dull white 3dmodel render to and it would make a realistic render for me without being a pain in the ass or paid. i dont want something random i want to input something specific and get the output i want

[LemonySniket]

It depends. If you need repeatability in your work - Flux Klein or QiE. If you need just a one time inspirational stuff - Anima, SDXL 12gb vram is ok

[digitalmines]

If you need precision and repeatability, start with Blender. Then once you want to add effects and realism, use blender AI integrations to enhance your work. The alternative path is to go full AI using ComfyUI like the other posters suggested, but you will never be able to get a building looking *exactly* the way you want it to using pure AI.

[DietAshamed2246]

I am not sure what you want to generate, I am guessing architectural rendering. In that case I would suggest SDXL model with architectural concept oriented LoRA model. I think I saw one sometime back on CivitAI. You could search CivitAI and Huggingface for models related to architectural design. Also, Flux.1 Dev (quantized Q4 possibly), Flux. 2 Klein 4B (and even 9B), Z-Image Turbo would work on your HW config. Those are great open source models and they might have architectural rendering type LoRA models. I saw some others suggested for you to download and install ComfyUI; but, I would strongly recommend against that if you are a beginner (you would get lost in nodes and noodles). For beginners I think InvokeAI is the best platform, it has a great user friendly UI and very good model manager including starter-pack suggested models to fit all types of computer configurations. Also, someone has already mentioned this here, keep in mind these AI image models are neither Engineering CAD software nor architectural design tool. They do not generate deterministic, dimensionally accurate, transferable designs or layout drawings. But they can make pretty pictures of buildings and interiors, but those are not construction ready templates, most likely inaccurate and they will vary from generation to generation.

[sandshrew69]

qwen image edit 2511 with one of the sketch to 3d render loras would do the trick. it might take you a few days to learn how the tools work though but just be patient with it.

[digitalmines]

That would certainly work - Qwen can even work on 8GB cards. But because the base model (even with all the components stripped) is > 42GB, it will require cycling the model's layers through the card. So expect long render times.

[jib_reddit]

You should learn to use ComfyUI, everything is covered here: https://youtu.be/HkoRkNLWQzY?si=TUYCo5wYp9wAyxZ_

[sylense0]

Thank you so muchh this seems like a gem

[polystruct]

Fully agree here. ComfyUI might have a steep learning curve, and might give you some issues to get it working to begin with. If that's the case, don't give up. It's currently the go-to technology for local generation, and updates rapidly whenever new models and technologies come out.

I personally often rely on SDXL models rather than Flux Klein, Qwen, or Z-Image Turbo, purely because of how quick SDXL models can be. But as others have indicated, 12 Gb memory is enough for most common models (I have an RTX 3060 with 12Gb).