Model reference · open weights
Sana_1600M_1024px is an open-weight image model from Efficient-Large-Model. Sana_1600M_1024px_BF16 (BF16) weighs 6.4 GB; the smallest configuration that runs it is RTX 4060 Ti 16 GB.
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Summary of the Efficient-Large-Model/Sana_1600M_1024px_BF16 model card, 2026-10-07
What it is
| Released by | Efficient-Large-Model |
|---|---|
| Released | 2024-12-10 |
| VRAM | 6.4 GB for the weights |
What it runs on
| Card | One image | Memory |
|---|---|---|
| RTX 3060 12 GB | does not fit | 11.6 GB |
| RTX 4060 Ti 16 GB | fits | 15.4 GB |
| RTX 3090 24 GB | fits | 23.4 GB |
| RTX 4090 24 GB | fits | 23.4 GB |
| RTX 5090 32 GB | fits | 31.0 GB |
| L40S 48 GB | fits | 44.0 GB |
| A100 80 GB | fits | 78.2 GB |
| H100 80 GB | fits | 78.1 GB |
| RTX PRO 6000 Blackwell 96 GB | fits | 93.8 GB |
| DGX Spark (GB10) 128 GB unified | fits | 107 GB |
| H200 141 GB | fits | 138 GB |
| B200 180 GB | fits | 176 GB |
From the model card
We introduce Sana, a text-to-image framework that can efficiently generate images up to 4096 × 4096 resolution. Sana can synthesize high-resolution, high-quality images with strong text-image alignment at a remarkably fast speed, deployable on laptop GPU.
Source code is available at https://github.com/NVlabs/Sana.
For research purposes, we recommend our generative-models Github repository (https://github.com/NVlabs/Sana),
which is more suitable for both training and inference and for which most advanced diffusion sampler like Flow-DPM-Solver is integrated.
MIT Han-Lab provides free Sana inference.
This model is released under the Apache License 2.0.
The model is intended for research purposes only. Possible research areas and tasks include
Generation of artworks and use in design and other artistic processes.
Applications in educational or creative tools.
Research on generative models.
Safe deployment of models which have the potential to generate harmful content.
Probing and understanding the limitations and biases of generative models.
Excluded uses are described below.
The model was not trained to be factual or true representations of people or events, and therefore using the model to generate such content is out-of-scope for the abilities of this model.
While the capabilities of image generation models are impressive, they can also reinforce or exacerbate social biases.
Quoted from the model card on Hugging Face. The full card is behind the Hugging Face link above.
How it works
Running it yourself
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