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Segmind-Vega

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Segmind-Vega is an open-weight image model from segmind. Segmind-Vega (FP32) weighs 1.6 GB; the smallest configuration that runs it is RTX 3060 12 GB.

For self-hosting, compare this build's requirements below with the GPU you plan to rent.

  • Segmind-Vega is a diffusion-based text-to-image model developed by Segmind, created as a distilled version of Stable Diffusion XL.
  • It features 745M parameters and is designed to provide a 70% reduction in size and a 100% speedup compared to the base SDXL model.
  • The model is trained on diverse datasets and is released under the Apache 2.0 license.

Summary of the segmind/Segmind-Vega model card, 2026-10-01

What it is

Released bysegmind
Released2023-11-30
Parameters745M
VRAM1.6 GB for the weights

What it runs on

Memory and cards for Segmind-Vega (FP32)

1.6 GBweights, file size
745 MBbiggest part
5.0 GBworking memory, one 1024² image
537 MBruntime overhead
CardOne imageMemory
RTX 3060 12 GBfits11.6 GB
RTX 4060 Ti 16 GBfits15.4 GB
RTX 3090 24 GBfits23.4 GB
RTX 4090 24 GBfits23.4 GB
RTX 5090 32 GBfits31.0 GB
L40S 48 GBfits44.0 GB
A100 80 GBfits78.2 GB
H100 80 GBfits78.1 GB
RTX PRO 6000 Blackwell 96 GBfits93.8 GB
DGX Spark (GB10) 128 GB unifiedfits107 GB
H200 141 GBfits138 GB
B200 180 GBfits176 GB

From the model card

What segmind says about Segmind-Vega

Read the model card

📣 Read our technical report for more details on our disillation method

Demo

Try out the Segmind-Vega model at Segmind-Vega for ⚡ fastest inference.

Model Description

The Segmind-Vega Model is a distilled version of the Stable Diffusion XL (SDXL), offering a remarkable 70% reduction in size and an impressive 100% speedup while retaining high-quality text-to-image generation capabilities. Trained on diverse datasets, including Grit and Midjourney scrape data, it excels at creating a wide range of visual content based on textual prompts.

Employing a knowledge distillation strategy, Segmind-Vega leverages the teachings of several expert models, including SDXL, ZavyChromaXL, and JuggernautXL, to combine their strengths and produce compelling visual outputs.

Image Comparison (Segmind-Vega vs SDXL)

Speed Comparison (Segmind-Vega vs SD-1.5 vs SDXL)

The tests were conducted on an A100 80GB GPU. (Note: All times are reported with the respective tiny-VAE!)

Parameters Comparison (Segmind-Vega vs SD-1.5 vs SDXL)

Usage:

This model can be used via the 🧨 Diffusers library.

Make sure to install diffusers by running

pip install diffusers

In addition, please install transformers, safetensors, and accelerate:

pip install transformers accelerate safetensors

To use the model, you can run the following:

from diffusers import StableDiffusionXLPipeline
import torch

pipe = StableDiffusionXLPipeline.from_pretrained("segmind/Segmind-Vega", torch_dtype=torch.float16, use_safetensors=True, variant="fp16")
pipe.to("cuda")
# if using torch < 2.0
# pipe.enable_xformers_memory_efficient_attention()
prompt = "A cute cat eating a slice of pizza, stunning color scheme, masterpiece, illustration" # Your prompt here
neg_prompt = "(worst quality, low quality, illustration, 3d, 2d, painting, cartoons, sketch)" # Negative prompt here
image = pipe(prompt=prompt, negative_prompt=neg_prompt).images[0]

Please do use negative prompting and a CFG around 9.0 for the best quality!

Model Description

Key Features

  • Text-to-Image Generation: The Segmind-Vega model excels at generating images from text prompts, enabling a wide range of creative applications.

  • Distilled for Speed: Designed for efficiency, this model offers an impressive 100% speedup, making it suitable for real-time applications and scenarios where rapid image generation is essential.

  • Diverse Training Data: Trained on diverse datasets, the model can handle a variety of textual prompts and generate corresponding images effectively.

  • Knowledge Distillation: By distilling knowledge from multiple expert models, the Segmind-Vega Model combines their strengths and minimizes their limitations, resulting in improved performance.

Model Architecture

The Segmind-Vega Model is a compact version with a remarkable 70% reduction in size compared to the Base SDXL Model.

Training Info

These are the key hyperparameters used during training:

  • Steps: 540,000
  • Learning rate: 1e-5
  • Batch size: 16
  • Gradient accumulation steps: 8
  • Image resolution: 1024
  • Mixed-precision: fp16

Model Sources

For research and development purposes, the Segmind-Vega Model can be accessed via the Segmind AI platform. For more information and access details, please visit Segmind.

Uses

Direct Use

The Segmind-Vega Model is suitable for research and practical applications in various domains, including:

  • Art and Design: It can be used to generate artworks, designs, and other creative content, providing inspiration and enhancing the creative process.

  • Education: The model can be applied in educational tools to create visual content for teaching and learning purposes.

  • Research: Researchers can use the model to explore generative models, evaluate its performance, and push the boundaries of text-to-image generation.

  • Safe Content Generation: It offers a safe and controlled way to generate content, reducing the risk of harmful or inappropriate outputs.

  • Bias and Limitation Analysis: Researchers and developers can use the model to probe its limitations and biases, contributing to a better understanding of generative models' behavior.

Downstream Use

The Segmind-Vega Model can also be used directly with the 🧨 Diffusers library training scripts for further training, including:

export MODEL_NAME="segmind/Segmind-Vega"
export VAE_NAME="madebyollin/sdxl-vae-fp16-fix"
export DATASET_NAME="lambdalabs/pokemon-blip-captions"

accelerate launch train_text_to_image_lora_sdxl.py \
  --pretrained_model_name_or_path=$MODEL_NAME \
  --pretrained_vae_model_name_or_path=$VAE_NAME \
  --dataset_name=$DATASET_NAME --caption_column="text" \
  --resolution=1024 --random_flip \
  --train_batch_size=1 \
  --num_train_epochs=2 --checkpointing_steps=500 \
  --learning_rate=1e-04 --lr_scheduler="constant" --lr_warmup_steps=0 \
  --mixed_precision="fp16" \
  --seed=42 \
  --output_dir="vega-pokemon-model-lora" \
  --validation_prompt="cute dragon creature" --report_to="wandb" \
  --push_to_hub
export MODEL_NAME="segmind/Segmind-Vega"
export VAE_NAME="madebyollin/sdxl-vae-fp16-fi

Quoted from the model card on Hugging Face. The full card is behind the Hugging Face link above.

Running it yourself

Run it on a rented GPU

Rent a machine by the hour. ComfyUI is installed on it. Open ComfyUI through the tunnel: its default workflow loads a checkpoint. Choose this model's file in Load Checkpoint, with the settings its model card gives.

# on your rented machine: pip install diffusers transformers accelerate
import torch
from diffusers import DiffusionPipeline

pipe = DiffusionPipeline.from_pretrained("segmind/Segmind-Vega", torch_dtype=torch.bfloat16).to("cuda")
image = pipe(prompt="a red bicycle on a cobbled street").images[0]
image.save("/workspace/out.png")
Renting a GPU: connect, tunnels, Python
# on your rented machine (the ssh line is on its page in the console)
# get REPO FILE FOLDER: one file into /workspace/models/FOLDER, where ComfyUI loads it from
get() { hf download "$1" "$2" --local-dir /workspace/hf-files && mkdir -p "/workspace/models/$3" && mv "/workspace/hf-files/$2" "/workspace/models/$3/$4"; }

# the model (3.1 GB)
get segmind/Segmind-Vega segmind-vega.safetensors checkpoints

start-comfyui
Renting a GPU: connect, tunnels, ComfyUI
# on your computer, in a second terminal: ComfyUI in your browser at http://localhost:8188
# HOST, PORT and BOOKING are your machine's, from its page in the console
ssh -o HostKeyAlias=axforge-BOOKING -o StrictHostKeyChecking=accept-new -L 8188:localhost:8188 dev@HOST -p PORT
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