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NVIDIA PiD Model Used for Image Upscaling Tool

A user has developed an image upscaler utilizing NVIDIA's PiD model, specifically a variant called FLUX2VAE. This tool is presented as a Python script rather than a Comfy workflow and requires significant GPU VRAM, with 24GB recommended for 1024px images and 32GB for larger resolutions. The developer notes that NVIDIA's licensing terms for the model have changed, impacting its usability. AI

IMPACT Provides a new, albeit resource-intensive, tool for image upscaling using NVIDIA's PiD model.

RANK_REASON User-created tool leveraging an existing model.

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NVIDIA PiD Model Used for Image Upscaling Tool

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  1. r/StableDiffusion TIER_2 English(EN) · /u/HatEducational9965 ·

    NVIDIA PiD-based img upscaler (no workflow but .py)

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