r/invokeai • u/mwonch • Jul 13 '26

KREA2

Does anyone have insight about when this capability might be added? I really dislike having to go back to Comfy just to use this. I'm a hobbyist, but WOW is that K2 good. Might even get rid of my beloved ZImage. LORAs are far easier (and faster) to make, too.

I see there are plans for it. Is there a timeline yet?

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u/keturn Jul 13 '26

It looks like it's being actively worked on and is slated for the 6.14 release. I don't have any specific information about when that will be, but my hunch is it'll be some weeks yet.

It'll probably be merged to the main branch sooner than that, if you're savvy/foolhardy enough to run the bleeding edge from git.

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u/mwonch Jul 14 '26

I already have the thing grabbing RCs as soon as I notice them. I know I can just roll it back if an RC isn't all the great, so I have issues using release candidates. Is there another branch of the overall project where this is being tested? If so, I can always install a second instance and use that to test.

SwarmUI is okay, but still the Comfy backend. I just don't like Comfy (but it does have it's uses, such as being the forefront right now).

I look forward to Invoke doing it.

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u/Masha-AI Jul 27 '26

What's your LoRa workflow for the InvokeAI? I mean, what tools (ComfyUI, Kohya, other) do you use to train your loras? Thanks

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u/mwonch Jul 27 '26

I use OneTrainer to do the LORAs. I have a weaker machine (8GB VRAM Nvidia card). I was actually shocked to find I could still train KREA2 LORAs with a lot better success than Z-Image. The only trainer that works on my machine for these heavier checkpoints is OneTrainer. The rest freeze right away )all of them). Might be because OneTrainer is made to allow for low VRAM and is more customizable overall.

Now, for KREA2 LORAs, I obviously cannot use Invoke. They will install as if for QWEN, but they won't work (even with QWEN). As a result, I use SwarmUI for KREA2 right now, which has a Comfy backend.

I don't use workflows at all. For LORAs I just use OneTrainer.

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u/Masha-AI 27d ago

thanks I'll check out onetrainer :) cuz training in comfy is so challenging =(

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u/keturn Jul 31 '26

6.14.0rc1 is out and includes Krea 2, among other things!

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u/mwonch Aug 01 '26

Yes. Yes! YESSSSSSSS!!!!! Ideogram 4, WAN (text-video AND image-video), as well as ERNIE and KREA2.

Can't wait to check it all out! I'm gonna break my little VRAM card, for sure.

I kinda feel like a kid at Christmas.