Show HN: A decent text-to-image model trained for ~$20K (Apache 2.0 Weights)
My brother and I run a 2-person lab that trains our own generative video models from scratch. The ultimate goal is a set of creative tools that make it easier for anyone to make animation. Video models today are too slow/expensive and lack sufficient controls. Creativity is an iterative process. You make, you tweak, you get better. In our opinion, they're not usable yet for storytelling. When we set out to build Linum v3 (our next video model) earlier this year, the primary goal was to bring the
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Source account: My brother and I run a 2-person lab that trains our own generative video models from scratch. The ultimate goal is a set of creative tools that make it easier for anyone to make animation. Video models today are too slow/expensive and lack sufficient controls. Creativity is an iterative process. You make, you tweak, you get better. In our opinion, they're not usable yet for storytelling. When we set out to build Linum v3 (our next video model) earlier this year, the primary goal was to bring the
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Source votes: 228 votes (Nov 6, 2026 UTC; cumulative since publication); previous same-scope observation: 166 (Nov 6, 2026 UTC). These observations do not establish demand growth. Recent records to compare: “Show HN: RenderPixels – Generate images from any AI via MCP, 50 free renders” (Show HN, Nov 8, 2026); “[分享创造] [分享创造] 五子棋模型对外发布，故事模型小试” (V2EX, Nov 8, 2026). Shared themes are navigation hints; they have not been verified as the same need or independent corroboration.
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