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User seeks best open-source inpainting model for StableDiffusion

A user on Reddit is seeking recommendations for the best open-source inpainting model, noting that FLUX.1 Fill [dev] OneReward was previously used but may be outdated. They also mentioned trying Qwen 2, which yielded good results but is not open-source. AI

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User seeks best open-source inpainting model for StableDiffusion

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  1. r/StableDiffusion TIER_2 English(EN) · /u/atakariax ·

    Best model for inpainting in 2026?

    <!-- SC_OFF --><div class="md"><p>In 2026, what's the best open-source model for inpainting?</p> <p>The last one I used was <strong>FLUX.1 Fill [dev] OneReward</strong>, but I feel like there must be better options by now.</p> <p>Any recommendations? If possible, does anyone have…