turboCLI: High-Performance CLI for Image Gen

3unjee · reddit · 2026-07-10

A developer has open-sourced **turboCLI**, a high-performance command-line runner built for generative models, designed to generate images via the terminal at maximum speed. ### Core Features - **Cross-Hardware Acceleration**: Ports ComfyUI's RAM/VRAM offloading mechanism, offering seamless support for CPU, CUDA, and Apple MPS environments. - **Recipe-Driven**: Define model engines via simple recipes to effortlessly add new models or LoRA variants. - **Lightweight & User-Friendly**: Built on Python with intuitive Bash scripts. For example, running `sh text-to-image.sh z-image-turbo cuda "prompt" out.png` generates an image instantly. ### Open Source & Ecosystem The project uses LGPL (with a GPL custom backend) and can be freely embedded into paid or free apps. The creator is currently seeking testers to evaluate performance across different hardware (especially low-spec devices) and is exploring the integration of models like Krea2-turbo or Ideogram4 in the future.

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