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This is the model you reach for when you want super clean, photo-realistic results.
It’s sharp, powerful, and somehow just nails gorgeous images every single time.
⚙️ Recommended Settings
Sampling method: DPM++ 2M SDE Karras
VAE: is already Baked In
Sampling steps: 30+ Steps
Resolution: 832x1216 / 896x1152
CFG: 3-5
Clip Skip: 1
Upscale: 1.5 upscale (0.3 - 0.35 denoise)
Upscalers: 4x_NickelbackFS_72000_G / 4x_foolhardy_Remacri / 4x_NMKD-Siax_200k⚙️ Recommended Settings DMD2
Sampler: LCM
Schedule Type: Exponential
Sampling Steps: 8/12 (12 for extra detail)
CFG Scale: 1-1.5
⚡ These settings are not the same as the standard SDXL workflow — be sure to adjust your pipeline!💡 What’s the difference between FP16 and FP32 checkpoints?
FP16 (half precision) uses 16-bit floating-point weights. It’s smaller in size, loads faster, and uses less VRAM - perfect for normal image generation. You won’t notice any visual difference for inference, so it’s ideal for everyday use.
FP32 (full precision) uses 32-bit weights, which means it’s larger and heavier on resources. It doesn’t improve generation quality, but it’s better if you’re training, merging, or fine-tuning models, since it keeps the exact weight data without rounding loss.
🧠 Prompting
Example negative prompt:
cartoon, illustration, anime, painting, CGI, 3D render, low quality, watermark, logo, labelor use CyberRealistic Negative
✨ Optional Adetailer
Adetailer model: face_yolov9c.pt
If you only want the main face being refined set 'Mask only the top k largest' to 1.🔗 Links
Backup location: HuggingFace
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If this model gave you stellar results, consider buying me a coffee. Or two. Or, you know… a GPU.
⚠️ Heads-Up
This model can make mature or sensitive content. You’re fully responsible for what you create, so use it responsibly (or if you can’t resist, at least be artistically irresponsible).
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Description
This version includes some things that I personally wanted to have added and improved. Many aspects have been enhanced, such as more vibrant colors (less dull) and some training that I have done for the current CyberRealistic Pony and the new version have been incorporated.
FAQ
Comments (14)
CyberRealistic XL V2.1 is here :D what is different with V2.1 than V2.0? (could you integrate a changelog for the models and their updates?)
LG Dominik goyke
I understand your question, but it's difficult to give an exact answer. It's not that version 2.1 is now 'better' than 2.0. As you can see with the example images, the look-and-feel is different. You might not like it, and in that case, you can continue using version 2.0. This applies to all the checkpoints I create. Some people don't like the latest version and stick with an older version because it suits them better.
I adjusted version 2.0 purely because I wanted to. I get better results, but that doesn't necessarily mean you will too. Personally, I am much more focused on the technical aspects of AI. I spend about 4 to 5 hours a day on it (yes, I have a social life and yes, I also run my own business). So, I'm constantly working on improving and testing. Creating images is secondary for me, and I do it too infrequently (hence the boring example images). That's why there are so many updates, and I could do fewer, but I don't :)
(v2.1) For those who don't want the punchy colours, I suggest using this VAE instead of the baked in one: https://civitai.com/models/140686?modelVersionId=155933
Great improvement overall though with v2.1!
I could upload the model with the standard VAE. Maybe will do this tomorrow
Anyone have a prompt for better hands/fingers? This is my favorite model (v2.1), but fingers are too long with pointed/triangular fingernails. Often there are too many or too few. I've tried adding negatives like long fingers, extra fingers, missing fingers, but that just ends up make things worse. In the end, the only usable images are ones where the hands are hidden. Anyone have a good neg embed, or neg prompt that's working well for you?
Try this embedding. Have not tried it yet though:
https://civitai.com/models/116230/bad-hands-5
Hi there, love your work, what happened to the pony version? the page is gone and its not on huggingface either
The models have been temporarily removed while I investigate safety concerns.
@Cyberdelia safety concerns? dang
@Cyberdelia Which type of safety concern ? trojan and stuff or more legality of some sort ?
I hope for a safe return!
@Cyberdelia What's the ETA for return? Days, weeks, unknown?
Can you please make this available for online generation? Love your work by the way.
Unfortunately, I don't make that decision; it's a decision made by Civitai.
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