ighoshsubho/lora-grpo-flux-dev

FLUX.1-dev LoRA Fine-tuned with Flow-GRPO

This LoRA (Low-Rank Adaptation) model is a fine-tuned version of FLUX.1-dev using Flow-GRPO (Flow-based Group Relative Policy Optimization), a novel reinforcement learning technique for flow matching models.

Model Description

This model was trained using the Flow-GRPO methodology described in the paper "Flow-GRPO: Training Flow Matching Models via Online RL". Flow-GRPO integrates online reinforcement learning into flow matching models by:

1. ODE-to-SDE conversion: Transforms deterministic flow matching into stochastic sampling for RL exploration
2. Denoising reduction: Uses fewer denoising steps during training while maintaining full quality at inference
3. Human preference optimization: Trained with PickScore reward to align with human preferences

Training Details

Core Configuration

• Base Model: FLUX.1-dev
• Training Method: Flow-GRPO with PickScore reward
• Resolution: 512×512
• Mixed Precision: bfloat16
• Seed: 42

LoRA Configuration

• LoRA Enabled: True
• Rank: Not specified in config (typically 32-64)
• Target Modules: Transformer layers

Training Hyperparameters

• Learning Rate: 5e-5
• Batch Size: 1 (with gradient accumulation: 32 steps)
• Optimizer: 8-bit AdamW
  • β₁: 0.9
  • β₂: 0.999
  • Weight Decay: 1e-4
  • Epsilon: 1e-8
• Gradient Clipping: Max norm 1.0
• Max Epochs: 100,000
• Save Frequency: Every 100 steps

Flow-GRPO Specific

• Reward Function: PickScore (human preference)
• Beta (KL penalty): 0.001
• Clip Range: 0.2
• Advantage Clipping: Max 5.0
• Timestep Fraction: 0.2
• Guidance Scale: 3.5

Sampling Configuration

• Training Steps: 2 (denoising reduction)
• Evaluation Steps: 4
• Images per Prompt: 4
• Batches per Epoch: 4

Usage

With Diffusers

import torch
from diffusers import FluxPipeline

# Load the base model
pipe = FluxPipeline.from_pretrained(
    "black-forest-labs/FLUX.1-dev", 
    torch_dtype=torch.bfloat16,
    device_map="auto"
)

# Load the LoRA weights
pipe.load_lora_weights("ighoshsubho/lora-grpo-flux-dev")

# Generate an image
prompt = "A serene landscape with mountains and a lake at sunset"
image = pipe(
    prompt,
    height=512,
    width=512,
    guidance_scale=3.5,
    num_inference_steps=20,
    max_sequence_length=256,
).images[0]

image.save("generated_image.png")

Adjusting LoRA Strength

# You can adjust the LoRA influence
pipe.set_adapters(["default"], adapter_weights=[0.8])  # 80% LoRA influence

Training Data & Objectives

• Dataset: Custom PickScore dataset for human preference alignment
• Prompt Function: General OCR prompts
• Optimization Target: Maximizing PickScore while maintaining image quality
• KL Regularization: Prevents reward hacking and maintains model stability

Performance Improvements

This model demonstrates improvements in:

• Human preference alignment through PickScore optimization
• Text rendering quality via OCR-focused training
• Compositional understanding enhanced by Flow-GRPO's exploration mechanism
• Stable training with minimal reward hacking due to KL regularization

Technical Notes

• Uses denoising reduction during training (2 steps) for efficiency
• Maintains full quality with standard inference steps (20-50)
• Trained with mixed precision (bfloat16) for memory efficiency
• 8-bit AdamW optimizer reduces memory footprint
• Gradient accumulation (32 steps) enables effective large batch training

Limitations

• Optimized for 512×512 resolution
• Focused on PickScore preferences (may not generalize to all aesthetic preferences)
• LoRA adaptation may have reduced capacity compared to full fine-tuning

Citation

If you use this model, please cite the Flow-GRPO paper:

@article{liu2025flow,
  title={Flow-GRPO: Training Flow Matching Models via Online RL},
  author={Liu, Jie and Liu, Gongye and Liang, Jiajun and Li, Yangguang and Liu, Jiaheng and Wang, Xintao and Wan, Pengfei and Zhang, Di and Ouyang, Wanli},
  journal={arXiv preprint arXiv:2505.05470},
  year={2025}
}

License

This model is released under the Apache 2.0 License, following the base FLUX.1-dev model license.