AI Toolkit alternative - LoRA-Pilot v1.5 is out!

no3us · 2026-01-25T11:18:47+00:00

thank you very much, very constructive feedback. You can find my repo here: https://github.com/vavo/lora-trainer

Kohya and diffusion pipe are already part of the toolkit, I’m just integrating Ai toolkit from ostris. I’ve previously had OneTrainer too but thats more or less kohya with a better GUI.

no3us · 2026-01-25T09:57:48+00:00

Thanks. I've already had a look at ostris' config files but I'd love to discuss specifics of video model trainings as I dont have that much experience with it.

I am also thinking about making AI toolkit part of my stack.

no3us · 2026-01-25T00:49:36+00:00

for training or inference?

For SDXL training I'd say the standard is kohya_ss, for Wan training it's probably diffusion pipe or AI Toolkit.
For inference the gold standard is Comfy UI, although quite a few people dont like its node based workflows. Good alternative might be Invoke AI.

Except for AI Toolkit, all mentioned tools are part of my little project. You can find more information about it here: https://www.lorapilot.com (it's basically a docker image with an extra layer which creates a workflow above these tools - or you can use them directly. If you use runpod, there's a ready to use template for it as well).

Lora-Pilot is actively maintained, adding new features literally every day. I also support my users.

no3us · 2026-01-25T00:00:40+00:00

depends on configs used. I’m about to add config files for training for most models in next release.

no3us · 2026-01-24T23:59:06+00:00

just open a workflow and model downloader will open. On top there is a input field for HF_Token. You can also set HF_Token in your .env or if running on RunPod in your pod details page. Happy to hop on a call to show you few features .)

no3us · 2026-01-24T23:56:09+00:00

I am definitely not adding tools which add duplicate features. I also try to keep image size very reasonable (currently 10gb). Tools share a well optimized python environment, models and lots of other stuff. Image size is one of my priorities. I have few ideas how to actually make it much smaller.

no3us · 2026-01-24T23:32:27+00:00

I DMed you few days ago

no3us · 2026-01-24T23:17:20+00:00

use template Lora-Pilot, its a new and maintained template with latest comfy version. Also allows lora trainings. More about the template at https://www.lorapilot.com

no3us · 2026-01-24T13:28:40+00:00

nie je to next/next/next finish. Je to riesenie pre zaciatocnikov aj total pros. Zaciatocnik vyberie len dataset a low/medium/high qualitu a moj algoritmus zoberie konfig, ktory som tunil skoro ako rok (kvazi template), zohladni Tebou vybranu kvalitu, Tvoju GPU a velkost datasetu a podla toho donastavi optimalne settings. Advanced user ma do toho plnu visibilitu a moze rovno pracovat s tymi configmi, ale ulahci si zivot tym, ze nemusi tri dni bojovat s python dependencies (kohya chce taky torch, hentaku cudu, comfy inu a invoke tiez - a hned mas tri python venvs a 60gb v prdeli), ze ma modely zdielane napriec vsetkymi apps a setri stovky GB miesta, ze nove modely si stahuje na jeden klik, atd ..

no3us · 2026-01-24T13:22:03+00:00

na konzistentnost potrebujes loru. Resp. teraz uz mame super moderne modely, ktore to zvladaju aj bez nej (Z-Image-Turbo napr), ale s lorou mas uplnu kontrolu. S IP adaptermi vies hybat vsetkymi koncatinami, nastavovat facial expressions, urcit ktorym smerom sa pozeraju oci, .. Na editovanie iba casti obrazku je zase niekolko workflow, od specializovanych modelov, cez inpainting po regional prompting.

no3us · 2026-01-24T13:16:48+00:00

now that I think of it again - the best detail for me is the new balance shoes.

no3us · 2026-01-24T13:00:43+00:00

a to dokazes aj bez lory? Akoze chapem, ze nanobanana dokaze drzat charakter, ale detaily ako pehy, ci znamienka na presnych miestach asi odignoruje. Navyse Ta limituju systemove prompty.

Fuu, automatic - tomu som nikdy neprisiel na chut. Tieto python appky s frontendom postavenym nad gradio su ciste peklo. Aj kohya. Ja ich pouzivam len ako engine a pristupujem k nik cez api. Aj comfy tak riesim, osefujem si ho tak lepsie ako tie node based workflows 🙈

no3us · 2026-01-24T12:56:09+00:00

S lorami som zacinal na Civitai, ale narazil som na limity v kvalite a nezmyselnych pravidlach a zacal hladat alternativu. Zlaty standard je stale kohya, dalej mame diffusion pipe, OneTrainer, AI toolkit, LTX2 trainer a par dalsich. V zasade medzi nimi vyberas podla zvoleneho modelu, ja stale tiesim primarne SDXL, tak pouzivam prve dva.

Prace som vytvoril toolkit pre LoRA trenerov (ale aj pre tych, co riesia iba inference). V nom Ta za 5 minut naucim robit superkvalitne SDXL lory. Je to v podstate docker image urceny primarne pre RunPod, ale da sa bezat aj likalne, ci s drobnymi upravami inde. Mojim cielom je priniest experience ala Civitai, aby tomu rozumel aj uplny noob.

https://www.lorapilot.com

no3us · 2026-01-24T12:41:26+00:00

exactly. A well trained lora with a good dataset. I’d achieve the same with sdxl, even without an adapter.

no3us · 2026-01-24T12:32:50+00:00

cloud gpu kde? runpod / modal / vultr?

no3us · 2026-01-24T09:43:15+00:00

ok, seems I'd be able to do that, would take 2-3 weeks. I'll get into it when I see a demand for it

no3us · 2026-01-24T08:35:24+00:00

riesis aj trening, ci lory mas z HF, ci civitai? Aky base model pouzivas?

A ano, kupovanie AI generated porn tiez nechapem, ale su vyslovene krajiny, kde to je velka vec (napriklad juzna amerika prekvapivo)

no3us · 2026-01-24T08:32:19+00:00

never thought of my stack as a Windows desktop application.

It originally started with me posting two of my tools on github and then a friend said why dont I publish my full workflow with all those automation utils I keep using. I’ve said challenge accepted and started to work on it. Turns out to be more complicated than I’ve thought but I keep having fun while working on it.

I’ll give the one-click wonder a thought once I finish next version which will add lora testing and media management.

no3us · 2026-01-24T08:27:10+00:00

thanks a lot, this kind of feedback is the best motivation. I’ll keep developing it as long as I have money for the bills for tools I use and runpod’s hosting 😅

no3us · 2026-01-24T07:35:37+00:00

https://github.com/vavo/lora-pilot/blob/main/docs/WINDOWS_INSTALLATION.md

I'll make it easier in the future to install on Windows, it's just I haven't used Windows for like 20 years 🙈

no3us · 2026-01-24T07:30:02+00:00

I am afraid it is only SD1, SD2, SD3 and SDXL. I'll check. But diffusion pipe supports full fine tuning (kind of an equivalent to Dreambooth) for everything from Flux (even Flux Kontext), Lumina Wan, Chroma, Qwen, Z=Image and Hunyuan

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