Model reference · open weights
amanatsu-illustrious-sdxl is an open-weight image model from John6666, listed in the AxForge catalogue. AxForge can bring it up on EU-owned hardware for you on request — with the licence handled where one is required.
About
Original model is here. This model created by Ikena.
Summarised from the published model card. Read the full card on the HuggingFace links below.
Specifications
| Maker | John6666 |
|---|---|
| Type | Image models |
| Parameters (lead) | 2.6B |
| Variants | 1 |
| Runs with | diffusers |
| Based on | OnomaAIResearch/Illustrious-xl-early-release-v0 |
| Released | 2025-03-13 |
| Popularity | 121k downloads / month |
| Likes | 3 |
| Licence | Commercial licence needed |
How it works
Variants
Open weights ship in several sizes and precisions. One page, all the variants — pick the one that fits your GPU. VRAM figures are estimates from model size.
| Variant | Params | Precision | VRAM | Fits 16 GB | Weights |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| amanatsu-illustrious-v11-sdxl | 2.6B | BF16 | ~5.9 GB | ✓ | Weights ↗ |
Using it via the API
Once AxForge deploys amanatsu-illustrious-sdxl for you, it answers on the OpenAI-compatible API — the same base URL and keys as every other model. (amanatsu-illustrious-sdxl below is illustrative; you get the exact model name on deployment.)
$ curl -sS https://api.axforge.ai/v1/images/generations \
-H "Authorization: Bearer $AXFORGE_API_KEY" \
-H "Content-Type: application/json" \
-d '{"model":"amanatsu-illustrious-sdxl","prompt":"a red bicycle","size":"1024x1024"}'
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Licence
The weights are open but its licence needs a commercial agreement for business use. AxForge can arrange that licence and host the model for you — you pay AxForge, we settle with the model’s maker. Ask us for a quote. Read the licence ↗