LLM Reference

PixArt Models by Huawei Noah's Ark Lab

Huawei Noah's Ark LabApache 2.0Open source
1 model2024

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Details

LicenseApache 2.0OSI-approved
Commercial useCommercial use: permitted
Models1
Released2024

Capabilities

MultimodalAll models

About

Huawei Noah's Ark Lab's PixArt family of diffusion transformer text-to-image models. Known for efficient training and high-quality output — PixArt-α introduced fast DiT training, PixArt-Σ extended to 4K resolution generation with 'weak-to-strong training'.

Decision facts

Best fit
image generationvision and multimodal work
Capability starting point
PixArt-Σ with multimodal inputs
Lowest tracked input
Not tracked
Closest related family
Pangu

Current Variants

Use-when guidance is based on each model's tracked capabilities, context window, release date, and replacement status.

1 in view
PixArt-ΣCurrent

Use when the workload needs image generation, 600M parameters, and multimodal inputs.

2024-03image generation600M parametersmultimodal inputs

Release Timeline

1 release group
2024-03
1 current
PixArt-Σ
image generation600M parametersmultimodal inputs
Current

Specifications(1 models)

PixArt model specifications comparison
ModelReleasedParametersMultimodal
PixArt-Σ2024-03600MYes