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URSA-IBQ512

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URSA-IBQ512 is an open-weight image model from BAAI. URSA-1.7B-IBQ512 (FP16) weighs 5.4 GB; the smallest configuration that runs it is RTX 3060 12 GB.

  • URSA-IBQ512 is a text-to-image generation model developed by BAAI that creates 512x512 pixel images from text prompts.
  • The model features 2.3B parameters, operates in FP16 precision, and is released under the Apache-2.0 license.
  • It is intended for research purposes, including generative model studies and creative applications, while noting limitations such as lossy autoencoding and imperfect photorealism.

Summary of the BAAI/URSA-1.7B-IBQ512 model card, 2026-10-01

What it is

Released byBAAI
Released2026-04-10
Parameters2.3B
VRAM5.4 GB for the weights

What it runs on

Memory and cards for URSA-1.7B-IBQ512 (FP16)

5.4 GBweights, file size
4.5 GBbiggest part
5.0 GBworking memory, one 1024² image
537 MBruntime overhead
CardOne imageMemory
RTX 3060 12 GBtight11.6 GB
RTX 4060 Ti 16 GBfits15.4 GB
RTX 3090 24 GBfits23.4 GB
RTX 4090 24 GBfits23.4 GB
RTX 5090 32 GBfits31.0 GB
L40S 48 GBfits44.0 GB
A100 80 GBfits78.2 GB
H100 80 GBfits78.1 GB
RTX PRO 6000 Blackwell 96 GBfits93.8 GB
DGX Spark (GB10) 128 GB unifiedfits107 GB
H200 141 GBfits138 GB
B200 180 GBfits176 GB

From the model card

What BAAI says about URSA-IBQ512

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Model Details

Examples

Using the 🤗's Diffusers library to run URSA in a simple and efficient manner.

pip install diffusers transformers accelerate imageio[ffmpeg]
pip install git+ssh://git@github.com/baaivision/URSA.git

Running the pipeline:

import torch
from diffnext.pipelines import URSAPipeline

model_id, height, width = "BAAI/URSA-1.7B-IBQ512", 512, 512
model_args = {"torch_dtype": torch.float16, "trust_remote_code": True}
pipe = URSAPipeline.from_pretrained(model_id, **model_args)
pipe = pipe.to(torch.device("cuda"))

prompt = "The bear, calm and still, gazes upward as if lost in contemplation of the cosmos."
negative_prompt = "worst quality, low quality, inconsistent motion, static, still, blurry, jittery, distorted, ugly"

image = pipe(**locals()).frames[0]
image.save("ursa.jpg")

Uses

Direct Use

The model is intended for research purposes only. Possible research areas and tasks include

  • Research on generative models.
  • Applications in educational or creative tools.
  • Generation of artworks and use in design and other artistic processes.
  • Probing and understanding the limitations and biases of generative models.
  • Safe deployment of models which have the potential to generate harmful content.

Excluded uses are described below.

Out-of-Scope Use

The model was not trained to be factual or true representations of people or events, and therefore using the model to generate such content is out-of-scope for the abilities of this model.

Misuse and Malicious Use

Using the model to generate content that is cruel to individuals is a misuse of this model. This includes, but is not limited to:

  • Mis- and disinformation.
  • Representations of egregious violence and gore.
  • Impersonating individuals without their consent.
  • Sexual content without consent of the people who might see it.
  • Sharing of copyrighted or licensed material in violation of its terms of use.
  • Intentionally promoting or propagating discriminatory content or harmful stereotypes.
  • Sharing content that is an alteration of copyrighted or licensed material in violation of its terms of use.
  • Generating demeaning, dehumanizing, or otherwise harmful representations of people or their environments, cultures, religions, etc.

Limitations and Bias

Limitations

  • The autoencoding part of the model is lossy.
  • The model cannot render complex legible text.
  • The model does not achieve perfect photorealism.
  • The fingers, .etc in general may not be generated properly.
  • The model was trained on a subset of the web datasets LAION-5B and COYO-700M, which contains adult, violent and sexual content.

Bias

While the capabilities of image generation models are impressive, they can also reinforce or exacerbate social biases.

Quoted from the model card on Hugging Face. The full card is behind the Hugging Face link above.

Running it yourself

Run it on a rented GPU

Rent a machine by the hour. How to run this model is on its model card.

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