Model reference · open weights
Illustrious is an open-weight image model from uYouUs. AxForge deploys and operates it for you on dedicated EU-owned hardware — with the licence handled where one is required.
Available as managed deployment — configured and operated for you on dedicated EU hardware, quoted per deployment.
What it is
| Released by | uYouUs |
|---|---|
| Type | Image models |
| Task | Text→image |
| Parameters (lead) | 2.6B |
| Runs with | diffusers |
| Released | 2025-02-03 |
| Popularity | 1k downloads / month |
| Licence | Unknown |
Using it via the API
Once AxForge deploys illustrious for you, it answers on the OpenAI-compatible API — the same base URL and keys as every other model. (illustrious 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":"illustrious","prompt":"a red bicycle","size":"1024x1024"}'
Create an account — your API key is available in the console. 3M free tokens every 30 days with every new account.