What is Karlo?

Karlo is an advanced model crafted to generate images from written descriptions, building upon the remarkable unCLIP architecture created by OpenAI by refining the standard super-resolution model to effectively capture intricate details at a notable resolution of 256px while minimizing noise through a limited series of denoising iterations. The development of Karlo involved an extensive training process that commenced from scratch, utilizing a large dataset of 115 million image-text pairs, which encompassed sources like COYO-100M, CC3M, and CC12M. In constructing the Prior and Decoder components, we implemented the sophisticated ViT-L/14 text encoder from OpenAI's CLIP library. To enhance the model’s performance, we made a significant modification to the original unCLIP framework; instead of employing a trainable transformer within the decoder, we integrated the text encoder from ViT-L/14, significantly boosting the model's potential. This strategic modification not only simplified the architectural design but also played a crucial role in enhancing both the quality and fidelity of the generated images, thus marking a significant advancement in the field. Overall, Karlo's innovative approach represents a meaningful step forward in the integration of text and visual content.

Pricing

Price Starts At:
Free
Price Overview:
Open source
Free Version:
Free Version available.

Integrations

Screenshots and Video

Karlo Screenshot 1

Company Facts

Company Name:
Kakao Brain
Date Founded:
2017
Company Location:
South Korea
Company Website:
github.com/kakaobrain/karlo

Product Details

Deployment
SaaS
On-Prem
Training Options
Documentation Hub

Product Details

Target Company Sizes
Individual
1-10
11-50
51-200
201-500
501-1000
1001-5000
5001-10000
10001+
Target Organization Types
Mid Size Business
Small Business
Enterprise
Freelance
Nonprofit
Government
Startup
Supported Languages
English

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