R2V-style reference generation may slowly make LoRAs and Civitai obsolete

Suibeam · reddit · 2026-08-20

A Reddit user argues that R2V-style reference-based generation, already implemented in models like H3, is gradually making LoRA fine-tuning obsolete — which in turn erodes Civitai's revenue and usefulness. Given Civitai's earlier compliance with credit-card censorship, the author sees this as good for the community but bad for the platform.

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