README.md

---
pipeline_tag: text-to-image
library_name: diffusers
tags:
  - Chroma
  - quantization
  - svdquant
  - nunchaku
  - fp4
  - int4
base_model: tonera/Chroma1-HD-SVDQ
base_model_relation: quantized
license: apache-2.0
---

# Model Card (SVDQuant)

> **Language**: English | [中文](README_CN.md)

![Chroma1-HD](chroma1-hd.png)


## Model name

- **Model repo**: `tonera/Chroma1-HD-SVDQ`
- **Base (Diffusers weights path)**: `tonera/Chroma1-HD-SVDQ` (repo root)
- **Quantized Transformer weights**: `tonera/Chroma1-HD-SVDQ/svdq-<precision>_r32-Chroma1-HD.safetensors`

## Quantization / inference tech

- **Inference engine**: Nunchaku (`https://github.com/nunchaku-ai/nunchaku`)

Nunchaku is a high-performance inference engine for **4-bit (FP4/INT4) low-bit neural networks**. Its goal is to significantly reduce VRAM usage and improve inference speed while preserving generation quality as much as possible. It implements and productionizes post-training quantization methods such as **SVDQuant**, and uses operator/kernel fusion and other optimizations to reduce the extra overhead introduced by low-rank branches.

The Chroma1-HD quantized weights in this repository (e.g. `svdq-*_r32-*.safetensors`) are meant to be used with Nunchaku for efficient inference on supported GPUs.

## You must install Nunchaku before use

- **Official installation docs** (recommended source of truth): `https://nunchaku.tech/docs/nunchaku/installation/installation.html`

### (Recommended) Install the official prebuilt wheel

- **Prerequisite**: `PyTorch >= 2.5` (follow the wheel requirements as the source of truth)
- **Install the nunchaku wheel**: pick the wheel matching your environment from GitHub Releases / HuggingFace / ModelScope (note `cp311` means Python 3.11):
  - `https://github.com/nunchaku-ai/nunchaku/releases`

```bash
# Example (choose the correct wheel URL for your torch/cuda/python versions)
pip install https://github.com/nunchaku-ai/nunchaku/releases/download/vX.Y.Z/nunchaku-X.Y.Z+torch2.9-cp311-cp311-linux_x86_64.whl
```

- **Tip (RTX 50 series GPUs)**: usually `CUDA >= 12.8` is recommended, and FP4 models are preferred for better compatibility and performance (follow the official docs).

## Usage example (Diffusers + Nunchaku Transformer)
Note: I am pushing for the official Nunchaku PR to be merged: https://github.com/nunchaku-ai/nunchaku/pull/928
Until then, if you want to try it out, you can copy `transformer_chroma.py` from the repository to `nunchaku/models/transformers/transformer_chroma.py`.
Usage like this:
```
from nunchaku.models.transformers.transformer_chroma import NunchakuChromaTransformer2dModel
```

```python
import torch
from diffusers import ChromaPipeline

from nunchaku import NunchakuChromaTransformer2dModel
from nunchaku.utils import get_precision

MODEL = "Chroma1-HD-SVDQ"
REPO_ID = f"tonera/{MODEL}"

if __name__ == "__main__":
    transformer = NunchakuChromaTransformer2dModel.from_pretrained(
        f"{REPO_ID}/svdq-{get_precision()}_r32-{MODEL}.safetensors"
    )

    pipe = ChromaPipeline.from_pretrained(
        f"{REPO_ID}",
        transformer=transformer,
        torch_dtype=torch.bfloat16,
        use_safetensors=True,
    ).to("cuda")

    prompt = "Make Pikachu hold a sign that says 'Nunchaku is awesome', yarn art style, detailed, vibrant colors"
    image = pipe(prompt=prompt, guidance_scale=2.5, num_inference_steps=40).images[0]
    image.save("Chroma1.png")
```