U-Net GAN (FFHQ)

Open weights Bosch Center for Artificial Intelligence,Max Planck Institute for Informatics March 2021

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No hardware requirements for this model

This model's weights are open, but no parameter count has been published for it. Every memory and speed figure starts from that number, so we would rather show nothing than a fabricated estimate.

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Origin

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Organisation
Bosch Center for Artificial Intelligence,Max Planck Institute for Informatics
Organisation type
Industry,Academia
Country
Germany
Published
19 March 2021
Authors
Edgar Schönfeld, Bernt Schiele, Anna Khoreva

What it does

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Domain
Image generation
Task
Image generation

Size

How large the model is and how much data it was trained on. Parameters are the figure that decides whether it fits on a given graphics card.

Training data
tokens

Availability

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Weights
Open — downloadable
Model access
Open weights (unrestricted)
Training code
Open source

AGPL-3.0 license (copyleft) https://github.com/boschresearch/unetgan

How it is classified

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Record confidence
Unknown

Sources

Where this record came from and when it was last checked.

Reference
A U-Net Based Discriminator for Generative Adversarial Networks
Last updated
11 February 2026

What the numbers mean

About this model

U-Net GAN (FFHQ) was published by Bosch Center for Artificial Intelligence,Max Planck Institute for Informatics, in the country recorded as Germany, during March 2021. The category the publisher falls under is industry,Academia.

It works in the domain of Image generation, and is recorded as performing the task of image generation.

Because its weights were released, nothing about running it depends on a provider staying available — it is yours once downloaded.

Answers

U-Net GAN (FFHQ) — common questions

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U-Net GAN (FFHQ)— who created it?

It was published by Bosch Center for Artificial Intelligence,Max Planck Institute for Informatics, based in Germany, an organisation categorised as industry,Academia.

02

U-Net GAN (FFHQ)— when was it released?

It was published in March 2021. Capability per parameter has improved considerably since, so a newer model of the same size is often the better use of the same hardware.

03

U-Net GAN (FFHQ)— what is it used for?

It works in the domain of Image generation, and is recorded as handling the task of image generation. A model can carry several of each, so these are the areas it was built for rather than a limit on what it will attempt.

04

U-Net GAN (FFHQ)— where can I download it?

The weights are published, though we do not hold a repository link for it. This site calculates hardware requirements rather than hosting model files.

05

U-Net GAN (FFHQ)— what GPU do I need to run it?

We cannot say. It has open weights, but no parameter count has been published for it, and every memory and speed calculation starts from that number. We would rather show nothing than a fabricated estimate.

06

U-Net GAN (FFHQ)— is it open source?

Its weights are published, so it can be downloaded and run on your own hardware. Note that open weights is not the same as open source in the full sense — it says nothing about the training data, the training code, or the commercial terms attached.

07

U-Net GAN (FFHQ)— how many parameters does it have?

No parameter count has been published for it, which is why no memory or speed figure appears on this page.

Source

Original publication

Record last updated 11 February 2026

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