Reddit users call Moss 'the new SDXL': lightweight, uncensored and remarkably easy to finetune

XXIIIOIIIXX · reddit · 2026-10-18

A Reddit user argues that Moss is 'the new SDXL': relatively lightweight, zero censorship, incredibly easy to train on, and with excellent base capabilities for its size.

The key differentiator is that Moss hasn't been RL'd to death into generic outputs, unlike recent releases. The author notes Flux, Qwen, Zimage, and Krea are good models but painful to wrestle into training submission—Moss isn't. They expect a wave of community finetunes (including NSFW ones) in the coming weeks, reflecting the open-source image community's real preference for trainability over polish.

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