Hugging Face
Where most open models and weights are published, with model cards that state the licence. Read the card before you ship anything.
AI TOOLS · MODELS, LORAS AND APIS
Where the models live.
Download weights, or call them as an API.
Two different jobs share this page. One is finding a model: weights, fine-tunes and LoRAs, usually with sample images so you can judge before downloading. The other is running one without owning a GPU, which is what the API providers sell.
5 tools in this group
Civitai
Community host for fine-tunes and LoRAs, with sample images and the prompts that produced them.
Replicate
Runs open models behind a simple API. Useful for prototyping a pipeline before you commit to hardware.
fal.ai
Inference endpoints tuned for latency, including video models. The usual choice when a workflow needs to feel interactive.
Tensor.art
Model hosting and generation in one place, with a browsing experience closer to Civitai than to a cloud console.
Listed in the order we would try them, not by who asked. Prices and free tiers change often — check the vendor's page before you commit. Tool Pantry tools run in your browser and upload nothing.
QUICK ANSWERS
Is a LoRA the same as a model?
No. A LoRA is a small adapter applied on top of a base model. It only works with the base it was trained against, which is the most common reason a downloaded LoRA does nothing.
What licence do open models use?
It varies per model and some restrict commercial use or require attribution. The model card states it; the brand name does not.
API or local?
Local for volume, privacy and iteration. API when you need a specific model your hardware cannot run, or you are still deciding.
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