Glow (Celeba HQ)

Open weights OpenAI July 2018

No estimate

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.

On record

Full specification

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Origin

Who built this model, where, and when it was published.

Organisation
OpenAI
Organisation type
Industry
Country
United States of America
Published
10 July 2018
Authors
Diederik P. Kingma, Prafulla Dhariwal

What it does

The problem areas the model was built for. A model can carry several of each.

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

Whether you can obtain the model and run it on your own hardware, which is what decides if any of the graphics-card figures on this page apply.

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

MIT license for training code and weights: https://github.com/openai/glow

How it is classified

Labels the source dataset applies when tracking notable models, and how confident it is in the entry.

Record confidence
Unknown

Sources

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

Reference
Glow: Generative Flow with Invertible 1x1 Convolutions
Last updated
11 February 2026

What the numbers mean

About this model

Glow (Celeba HQ) was published by OpenAI, in United States of America, in July 2018. industry is the category the publisher falls under.

It works in Image generation, and is recorded as doing image generation.

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

Answers

Glow (Celeba HQ) — common questions

01

Who created Glow (Celeba HQ)?

Glow (Celeba HQ) was published by OpenAI, based in United States of America, categorised as industry.

02

When was Glow (Celeba HQ) released?

Glow (Celeba HQ) was published in July 2018. 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

What is Glow (Celeba HQ) used for?

Glow (Celeba HQ) works in Image generation, and is recorded as handling image generation. Models frequently carry more than one of each, and the tags describe purpose rather than capability limits.

04

Where can I download Glow (Celeba HQ)?

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

05

What GPU do I need to run Glow (Celeba HQ)?

We cannot say. Glow (Celeba HQ) 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

Is Glow (Celeba HQ) open source?

Its weights are published, so Glow (Celeba HQ) 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

How many parameters does Glow (Celeba HQ) have?

No parameter count has been published for Glow (Celeba HQ), 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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