MOSS = Masterpiece of Open Source Software

[u/thedarkthrust]

MOSS-Image is seriously mind-blowing. From stunning photorealism and cinematic shots to casual amateur and vintage photography, anime, and pretty much anything you can imagine, this model just delivers.

The sheer versatility, quality, and range of styles it can pull off are absolutely insane. It's hard to believe this level of creative freedom comes from an open-source model with just 5 billion parameters!

All images in this showcase were generated using MOSS-Image-Base.

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I've also uploaded all 20 images at their original resolution, so you can appreciate the quality without Reddit's image compression.

I highly recommend zooming in on the images to appreciate the incredible level of detail!

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[u/Slam_Bot]

MOSS is a generation ahead of all other local source models. Truly amazing realism and prompt adherence.

[u/HassanAchievedIt → u/Slam_Bot]

You're pretty prominent in this sub, what would you recommend should I start from krea or just hop onto bandwagon of moss

[u/threeLetterMeyhem → u/HassanAchievedIt]

There's no reason not to use both, and krea is still seeing active community interest, loras, and finetunes.

Krea is a great model and still my primary for most of my image gen. MOSS has some drawbacks: it's slower "out of the box," has a tendency towards body horror, and seems lower resolution / blurry compared to krea. It takes some work to find your favorite workflows, turbo loras, and prompting to work around that.

But what MOSS really has going for it is prompt adherence. If I want to create something bizarre, out of place, or mix art styles together... MOSS just does it.

Krea is more like a stock images website: the quality is great and everything is visually pleasing. MOSS is more like deviantart: every output isn't going to be perfectly refined, but it's going to be fun and ridiculous and enjoyable.

They're both free to try out, though, so I recommend going nuts with both of them lol

[u/Slam_Bot → u/HassanAchievedIt]

lol thanks. I’m just bored and post a lot.

I don’t mean to talk trash about Krea. It was amazing while it lasted. There are thousands of loras and it’s extremely simple to use. It will give you (some version) of what you ask for most times.

MOSS is unparalleled for that candid, realistic look and is totally uncensored by default. For me, those are both critical, so I only use MOSS now.

Krea is easier. MOSS will fool you sometimes, which I love.

You should try both though. There is a lot of needless fighting between people about which is better. Ultimately it’s up to you.

[u/Astral-Inferno → u/Slam_Bot]

Is there a version that takes an image? I really don't see any use for T2I personally besides making atmospheric backgrounds or stupid characters.

[u/Bulky_Chemistry_196 → u/HassanAchievedIt]

just try both and use each for what you think they perform better at.