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My heart sank when I saw the pricing model. I’ve been creating generative art since 2016 and I’ve been anxiously waiting for my invite. I wont be able to affo

by jnovek 4y ago

My heart sank when I saw the pricing model. I’ve been creating generative art since 2016 and I’ve been anxiously waiting for my invite. I wont be able to afford to generate the volume of images it takes to get good ones at this price point. I can afford $20/mo for something like this but I just can’t swing $200 to $300 it realistically takes to get interesting art out of these CLIP-centric models. Heck, the initial 50 images isn’t even enough to get the hang of how the model behaves.

blueboo 4y ago
If you’re technically inclined, I urge you to explore some newer Colabs being shared in this space. They offer vastly more configurable tools, work great for free on Google Colab, are straightforward to run on a local machine. Meanwhile we should prepare ourselves for a future where the best generative models cost a lot more as these companies slice and dice the (huge) burgeoning market here.
- monkmartinez 4y ago
  Can you share a few, please? I am already out of credits on Midjourney and I don't even feel like I got the hang of it until I was almost out.
  - pjgalbraith 4y ago
    Here are a couple I've used recently: Majestic diffusion - https://github.com/multimodalart/majesty-diffusion https://github.com/multimodalart/majesty-diffusion Centipede diffusion - https://colab.research.google.com/github/Zalring/Centipede_Diffusion/blob/main/Centipede_Diffusion.ipynb https://colab.research.google.com/github/Zalring/Centipede_D...
    - EZ-Cheeze 4y ago
      These need to be Kaggle'd already, fuck Colab is dogshit if you don't pay
  - andybak 4y ago
    Do you have a decent GPU and a Windows box? If so install VOC: https://softology.pro/tutorials/tensorflow/tensorflow.htm https://softology.pro/tutorials/tensorflow/tensorflow.htm
wongarsu 4y ago
MidJourney is a good alternative. Maybe not quite as good as DALL-E, but close enough, without a waitlist and with hobby-friendly prices ($10/month for 200 images/month, or $30 for unlimited)
pkaye 4y ago
I'm sure the prices will go down each year as the computing costs go down.
nuclearsugar 4y ago
FYI, each text prompt submission uses 1 credit and then renders out 4 images.
peab 4y ago
You can also try out wombo Dream - their newest version is similar to mid journey, and is unlimited
tough 4y ago
They have a form for discounted plans if you can't afford it, might be worth a try too

by jnovek 4y ago

blueboo 4y ago

If you’re technically inclined, I urge you to explore some newer Colabs being shared in this space. They offer vastly more configurable tools, work great for free on Google Colab, are straightforward to run on a local machine. Meanwhile we should prepare ourselves for a future where the best generative models cost a lot more as these companies slice and dice the (huge) burgeoning market here.

monkmartinez 4y ago
Can you share a few, please? I am already out of credits on Midjourney and I don't even feel like I got the hang of it until I was almost out.
- pjgalbraith 4y ago
  Here are a couple I've used recently: Majestic diffusion - https://github.com/multimodalart/majesty-diffusion https://github.com/multimodalart/majesty-diffusion Centipede diffusion - https://colab.research.google.com/github/Zalring/Centipede_Diffusion/blob/main/Centipede_Diffusion.ipynb https://colab.research.google.com/github/Zalring/Centipede_D...
  - EZ-Cheeze 4y ago
    These need to be Kaggle'd already, fuck Colab is dogshit if you don't pay
- andybak 4y ago
  Do you have a decent GPU and a Windows box? If so install VOC: https://softology.pro/tutorials/tensorflow/tensorflow.htm https://softology.pro/tutorials/tensorflow/tensorflow.htm

wongarsu 4y ago

MidJourney is a good alternative. Maybe not quite as good as DALL-E, but close enough, without a waitlist and with hobby-friendly prices ($10/month for 200 images/month, or $30 for unlimited)

pkaye 4y ago

I'm sure the prices will go down each year as the computing costs go down.

nuclearsugar 4y ago

FYI, each text prompt submission uses 1 credit and then renders out 4 images.

peab 4y ago

You can also try out wombo Dream - their newest version is similar to mid journey, and is unlimited

tough 4y ago

They have a form for discounted plans if you can't afford it, might be worth a try too