Image Transformer

Closed weights June 2018

No estimate

No hardware requirements for this model

The weights for this model have not been published, so it cannot be downloaded or run on your own hardware at any size. It is reachable only through its provider, and no graphics card changes that.

On record

Full specification

Everything on record for this model. Most of it describes how it was trained rather than how it runs — useful context for judging how much work went into it, and how it compares with models built at a different scale.

Origin

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

Published
15 June 2018

What it does

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

Domain
Vision
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
Closed — provider access only
Model access
Unreleased

How it is classified

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

Record confidence
Likely

Sources

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

Reference
Image Transformer
Last updated
8 April 2026

What the numbers mean

What this model is

Image Transformer was published by its authors, in June 2018.

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

Its weights were never published, so it can only be reached through its provider. No graphics card changes that.

Answers

Image Transformer — common questions

01

Is Image Transformer open source?

No. Image Transformer has not had its weights published, so it exists only as a service controlled by its owner.

02

How many parameters does Image Transformer have?

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

03

When was Image Transformer released?

Image Transformer was published in June 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.

04

What is Image Transformer used for?

Image Transformer works in Vision, and is recorded as handling image generation. Models frequently carry more than one of each, and the tags describe purpose rather than capability limits.

05

What GPU do I need to run Image Transformer?

None. Image Transformer is a closed model — its weights were never published, so it cannot be downloaded or run on your own hardware at any price. It is reachable only through its provider.

Source

Original publication

Record last updated 8 April 2026

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