Introduction
HyperGen provides a simple, high-level API for training LoRA (Low-Rank Adaptation) adapters on diffusion models. The framework is designed to be:- Dead Simple: Train a LoRA in 5 lines of code
- Optimized: Built on PEFT, Diffusers, and PyTorch for maximum efficiency
- Flexible: Simple for beginners, powerful for experts
- Universal: Works with any diffusers-compatible model
Training Methods
LoRA (Low-Rank Adaptation)
LoRA is the primary fine-tuning method in HyperGen. It works by training small adapter layers that can be added to a base model without modifying the original weights. Benefits:- Fast training (minutes instead of hours)
- Low VRAM requirements (8GB+ vs 24GB+ for full fine-tuning)
- Small file sizes (typically 50-200MB vs 5-10GB for full models)
- Easily shareable and switchable
Quick Example
Development Roadmap
Phase 1: Core Architecture
1
Model Loading
Complete - Load any diffusers-compatible model from HuggingFace
2
Dataset Handling
Complete - Load images and captions from folders
3
LoRA Training Scaffold
Complete - PEFT integration and parameter configuration
4
Training Loop
=� In Progress - Implementing noise scheduling and loss calculation
Phase 2: Optimizations �
Planned optimizations for faster training and lower memory usage:- Gradient Checkpointing: Trade compute for memory
- Mixed Precision Training: Faster training with FP16/BF16
- Flash Attention: Memory-efficient attention computation
- Auto-configuration: Automatic batch size and learning rate tuning
- Memory-efficient Loading: Load models with less VRAM overhead
Phase 3: Advanced Features =.
Future enhancements for production use:- Multi-GPU Training: Distributed training across multiple GPUs
- Custom Training Loops: Fine-grained control over training
- Advanced Schedulers: Cosine, polynomial, and custom LR schedules
- Validation and Metrics: Track training progress with metrics
- Resume from Checkpoint: Continue interrupted training
Current Limitations
HyperGen is currently in pre-alpha status. The following limitations apply:
- LoRA training loop is not fully implemented yet
- No validation or metric tracking
- Single GPU only
- Basic optimizations only
- Model and dataset loading
- LoRA configuration with PEFT
- Training scaffold and parameter setup
- Checkpoint saving
- Complete training loop with loss calculation
- Gradient checkpointing and mixed precision
- Automatic optimization based on available VRAM
Training Performance
Expected performance after Phase 2 optimizations:SDXL LoRA
GPU: RTX 4090 (24GB)
- Steps: 1000
- Time: ~15 minutes
- Memory: ~12GB VRAM
FLUX.1 LoRA
GPU: RTX 4090 (24GB)
- Steps: 1000
- Time: ~25 minutes
- Memory: ~18GB VRAM
SD 1.5 LoRA
GPU: RTX 3060 (12GB)
- Steps: 1000
- Time: ~8 minutes
- Memory: ~6GB VRAM
CogVideoX LoRA
GPU: A100 (40GB)
- Steps: 500
- Time: ~45 minutes
- Memory: ~28GB VRAM
These are estimated performance targets. Actual performance may vary based on dataset size, image resolution, and configuration.
Supported Architectures
HyperGen works with any diffusers-compatible model:- Stable Diffusion 1.5
- Stable Diffusion XL (SDXL)
- Stable Diffusion 3 (SD3)
- FLUX.1 (Dev/Schnell)
- CogVideoX (video models)
- Any other diffusers pipeline