Illustrious-based SDXL checkpoints

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Merges (beginner-friendly)

There are many merges with similar performance, those are just examples. WAI is the most popular one.

WAI: https://civitai.red/models/827184/wai-illustrious-sdxl
Plantmilk: https://civitai.com/models/1162518/plant-milk-model-suite
Chenkin: https://civitai.com/models/2167995/chenkin-noob-xl-ckxl

Raw finetunes (advanced)

Vpred models have less stable output quality/composition but better image levels (deeper blacks, brighter whites).

NoobAI Vpred: https://civitai.com/models/833294/noobai-xl-nai-xl
NoobAI Eps: https://civitai.com/models/833294/noobai-xl-nai-xl?modelVersionId=968495

Illustrious checkpoints, mostly recommended for training (0.1 is typically used):

0.1: https://civitai.com/models/795765/illustrious-xl
1.0: https://civitai.com/models/1232765/illustrious-xl-10
1.1: https://civitai.com/models/1252206/illustrious-xl-11
2.0: https://civitai.com/models/1369089/illustrious-xl-20

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Pub: 22 Aug 2026 07:17 UTC

Edit: 24 Aug 2026 07:21 UTC

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