Data Test: Z-Image Abliterated Encoder Does Not Uncensor
nathandreamfast · reddit · 2026-08-18
Addressing the debate over "abliterated" text encoders for Z-Image + Qwen3 4b, the author provides data-driven conclusions via benchmarking across 27 encoders using LPIPS and CLIP scores.
Key Findings:
- Semantic Integrity: Refused vocabulary shows near-identical cosine similarity (>0.9967) between heretic and base encoders. The encoder passes semantics intact and is not the censor.
- No Uncensoring: The base stack renders explicit content at a 100% rate; there is no render-stage censorship to remove.
- Visual Impact: Differences from encoder swaps (LPIPS < 0.19) are smaller than seed changes (0.52), indicating standard compression variance.
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