Shanghai's Open MOSS Team releases 5B-parameter Moss-Image
Moss-Image ships with open weights under Apache 2.0, allowing commercial use, modification and redistribution, according to ascii.jp.
The Open MOSS Team, a research organization in Shanghai affiliated with universities, released its image generation model Moss-Image with open weights on October 16, according to ascii.jp. The model is distributed under the Apache 2.0 license.
Moss-Image has 5 billion (5B) parameters. The team says it can produce images in styles ranging from photographic to anime-style, and can render text, including Japanese.
The Apache 2.0 license permits commercial use, modification, redistribution and embedding of the model into products.
The Shanghai city government provides development funding for the project through related companies. The team said environments for further development of Moss-Image, including LoRA, are being prepared.
Quick answers
What license is Moss-Image released under?
Apache 2.0, which permits commercial use, modification, redistribution and embedding into products.
How large is Moss-Image?
It has 5 billion (5B) parameters.
Who developed Moss-Image?
The Open MOSS Team, a research organization in Shanghai affiliated with universities.