Illustrious-based SDXL checkpoints
Any suggestions will be added.
Merges (beginner-friendly)
There are many merges with similar performance, those are just examples. WAI is the most popular one.
WAI: https://civitai.red/models/827184/wai-illustrious-sdxl
Plantmilk: https://civitai.com/models/1162518/plant-milk-model-suite
Chenkin: https://civitai.com/models/2167995/chenkin-noob-xl-ckxl
Raw finetunes (advanced)
Vpred models have less stable output quality/composition but better image levels (deeper blacks, brighter whites).
NoobAI Vpred: https://civitai.com/models/833294/noobai-xl-nai-xl
NoobAI Eps: https://civitai.com/models/833294/noobai-xl-nai-xl?modelVersionId=968495
Illustrious checkpoints, mostly recommended for training (0.1 is typically used):
0.1: https://civitai.com/models/795765/illustrious-xl
1.0: https://civitai.com/models/1232765/illustrious-xl-10
1.1: https://civitai.com/models/1252206/illustrious-xl-11
2.0: https://civitai.com/models/1369089/illustrious-xl-20