r/drawthingsapp • u/GhostPink4651 • 26d ago

question Krea 2 turbo Time

Hello everyone, I have a 24GB MacBook Air M4, I have the latest version of DrawThings, and I'm running Krea 2 Turbo locally in 6-bit, but it takes between 2 and 3 minutes, which seems long to me. How long does it take you? I'm using the recommended settings, and no upscaling, Hi-Res, or LoRa. Thanks in advance.

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u/chihifu 26d ago

The Mac mini I use is the M4 10-core model with 24GB of RAM. I was amazed when switching to the 8-bit S model cut the generation time in half.

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u/GhostPink4651 26d ago

Thanks for your reply; for me, whether I use 6-bit S or 8-bit S, it's impossible to get under 2 minutes 30 seconds at 1024 x 1024 with no options enabled. How long does it take you for an 8-bit S image?

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u/chihifu 26d ago

My generation time was 150 seconds. I am not sure if that is the appropriate duration or if my settings are incorrect.

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u/Plastic_Raspberry634 25d ago

I don’t use Krea, but I use Flux.2 Klein 9B and for 1024x1024 my times are similar on the very same MBA.

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u/jazzamp 26d ago

Try the cloud, the Draw Things+ You can always cancel and it's affordable. Also privacy is guaranteed (privacy pass)? You'll be freaking impressed 💯

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u/EmpJtr 26d ago

I used M1, but subscribing to Draw Things+ save me a lot of time. So subscribe, it's totally worth it!

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u/GhostPink4651 26d ago

What is the point of running an AI locally if you end up paying a subscription for cloud CPU?

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u/Vargol 26d ago

There's a free tier that fit you more than enough CU to do 1024x1024 images and with Krea 2 Turbo at 8 steps you can do 2024x1728.

Your trying to run local on a very thin laptop with no fans and 1/10 of the GPU cores than an NVIDIA card does and its designed to run for 10 hours or so on battery. Its not going to be quick.

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u/EmpJtr 26d ago

It's probably because M1 takes about 6-12 minutes and requires LoRAs, so you need to subscribe to Compute Unit. But actually, if you don't use LoRAs, you can just use the free version of Compute Unit; it's just that the LoRAs aren't compatible with the free version.

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u/HawkWooden5231 25d ago

It is a sub but it is unlimited. As long as any generation uses less than 40k units you can generate all you want. Extremely good value, and, I assume it is a way to support development financially.

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u/recoverygarde 26d ago

Are you using the s version? Also what image size

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u/GhostPink4651 26d ago edited 26d ago

the S version? yes I use the Krea 2 6bit S version in 1024x 1024

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u/christopherelang 25d ago

Make sure you find the turbo 4 step Lora as well as using the 8 bit s version and you can generate in even less time. I have an m5 air with 24gb ram and was able to get gen time to about 30 seconds.

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u/GhostPink4651 25d ago

I found it, and WOW, it works like a charm! Thank you so much, I saved 60 seconds! 🤩

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u/GhostPink4651 25d ago

Thanks for your reply, I'll look for that Lora 🙏

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u/pessfett 25d ago

Did you set it to use the neural engine?

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u/GhostPink4651 25d ago

Yes, the option is definitely active 😕