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Release-by-release coverage of the AI creation stack: video, image, music, voice, design and code generation tools.

Release-by-release coverage of the AI creation stack: video, image, music, voice, design and code generation tools.

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FLUX.1: First Impressions
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FLUX.1: First Impressions

We explore FLUX.1's unique strengths and aesthetics to see what we can generate.…

Replicate Intelligence #9
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Replicate Intelligence #9

Open source frontier image model, cut objects from videos, new Python web framework from Jeremy Howard…

How we migrated onto K8s in less than 12 months
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How we migrated onto K8s in less than 12 months

Replicate Intelligence #10
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Replicate Intelligence #10

Flux developments, Minecraft bot, Streamlit cookbook with Zeke…

The three Cs of Figma: A beginner’s guide to success
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The three Cs of Figma: A beginner’s guide to success

Fine-tune FLUX.1 with your own images
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Fine-tune FLUX.1 with your own images

We've added fine-tuning (LoRA) support to FLUX.1 image generation models. You can train FLUX.1 on your own images with one line of code using Replicate's API.…

Replicate Intelligence #11
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Replicate Intelligence #11

Fine tune FLUX.1, generative video games, a vision for the metaverse…

How Crunchyroll clarified confusing workflows with Dev Mode
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How Crunchyroll clarified confusing workflows with Dev Mode

A year with Dev Mode: 10 lessons from an engineering manager
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A year with Dev Mode: 10 lessons from an engineering manager

Replicate Intelligence #12
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Replicate Intelligence #12

Flux LoRAs, Hot Zuck, and Replicate on Lex Fridman…

Breaking in: A guide to landing your first product design role
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Breaking in: A guide to landing your first product design role

Fine-tune FLUX.1 to create images of yourself
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Fine-tune FLUX.1 to create images of yourself

Create your own fine-tuned Flux model to generate new images of yourself.…

Just our type: The story of creating Figma Sans
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Just our type: The story of creating Figma Sans

Fine-tune FLUX.1 with an API
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Fine-tune FLUX.1 with an API

Create and run your own fine-tuned Flux models programmatically using Replicate's HTTP API.…

Figma on Figma: Evolving our visual language
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Figma on Figma: Evolving our visual language

The VS Code method: Tightening a developer’s inner loop
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The VS Code method: Tightening a developer’s inner loop

Using synthetic training data to improve Flux finetunes
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Using synthetic training data to improve Flux finetunes

It's easy to fine-tune Flux, but sometimes you need to do a little more work to get the best results. This post covers techniques you can use to improve your fi…

Building a better First Draft for designers
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Building a better First Draft for designers

Figma on Figma: Our approach to designing UI3
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Figma on Figma: Our approach to designing UI3

FLUX1.1 [pro] is here
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FLUX1.1 [pro] is here

Black Forest Labs continue to push boundaries with their latest release of FLUX.1 image generation model.…

The search for speed in Figma
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The search for speed in Figma

FLUX is fast and it's open source
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FLUX is fast and it's open source

FLUX is now much faster on Replicate, and we’ve made our optimizations open-source so you can see exactly how they work and build upon them.…

The infrastructure behind AI search in Figma
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The infrastructure behind AI search in Figma

Made in Figma: The National Park Service goes from paper to pixels
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Made in Figma: The National Park Service goes from paper to pixels

Ideogram v2 is an outstanding new inpainting model
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Ideogram v2 is an outstanding new inpainting model

We've partnered with Ideogram to bring their inpainting model to Replicate's API.…

Stable Diffusion 3.5 is here
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Stable Diffusion 3.5 is here

Stability AI's latest text-to-image model is now available on Replicate and you can run it with an API.…

How we built AI search in Figma
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How we built AI search in Figma

Updating our web system for a new era
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Updating our web system for a new era

8 ways to craft an unforgettable Config talk
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8 ways to craft an unforgettable Config talk

NVIDIA L40S GPUs are here
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NVIDIA L40S GPUs are here

NVIDIA L40S GPUs are here, with better performance and lower cost.…