The most recognized open text-to-image models you can run yourself
The open image-generation models you can actually download and run — FLUX, Stable Diffusion, Qwen-Image and the rest. Ranked by recognition, each with the honest VRAM-to-run, license, and how to run it (ComfyUI / Diffusers). We list the recognized open image models with transparent run-costs; which one's look you prefer is yours to judge.
How this is ranked: Objective modality filter over the curated media catalog, ordered by notability/recognition. We don't score image quality or aesthetics — we surface the recognized open models with honest VRAM/license facts (e.g. FLUX.1-dev is non-commercial; schnell is Apache). 'Best' = recognized + runnable; user judges the output.
1. FLUX.1 [dev] — Text → image, Black Forest Labs · ~12 GB VRAM · non-commercial