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Hotshot-XL

Ch 216.3of 22AI GIF Makers
  1. 1Runs onself-hosted, Web
  2. 2Prompt to GIFYes
  3. 3GIF templatesNo
  4. 4Maximum GIF length1 seconds
4 lines stated Written from the maker's own pages: github.com
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Overview

Hotshot-XL is ranked #21 of 22 in AI GIF makers on Specifiction. It runs on Self-hosted, Web.

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Prompt to GIF
Yesgithub.com
GIF templates
Nogithub.com
Maximum GIF length
1 secondsgithub.com

Facts

Purpose
Hotshot-XL is an AI text-to-GIF model designed to work alongside Stable Diffusion XL.github.com · 9 Oct 2026
SDXL models
It can generate GIFs with existing or newly fine-tuned SDXL models, including personalized SDXL LoRAs.github.com · 9 Oct 2026
ControlNet
It supports SDXL ControlNet for guiding GIF composition and layout, with one ControlNet model supported at a time.github.com · 9 Oct 2026
Default output
The model was trained to generate one-second GIFs at 8 FPS.github.com · 9 Oct 2026
Aspect ratios
It supports several trained aspect ratios, from 320×768 through 768×320, and recommends fine-tuning for reliable generation outside that range.github.com · 9 Oct 2026
Variable duration
Changing frame rate or duration is experimental, and the project warns that results may be unstable or jittery because training used one-second videos at 8 FPS.github.com · 9 Oct 2026
Local use
The project provides instructions to install dependencies, download model weights, and run inference locally.github.com · 9 Oct 2026
Fine-tuning
The repository includes a fine-tuning script for additional text and video pairs and recommends SDXL LoRAs for personalized subjects instead of fine-tuning Hotshot-XL.github.com · 9 Oct 2026
Training integration
The fine-tuning instructions describe sending validation GIFs to Weights & Biases.github.com · 9 Oct 2026
License
The GitHub repository lists an Apache-2.0 license, while the Hugging Face model page identifies the model license as Open RAIL++-M.huggingface.co · 9 Oct 2026
Model limitations
The model card says the model does not achieve perfect photorealism, cannot render legible text, struggles with compositional prompts, and may generate faces and people improperly.huggingface.co · 9 Oct 2026
Model size
The Hugging Face model page lists the model as having 3B parameters.huggingface.co · 9 Oct 2026
Maker
The model card identifies Natural Synthetics Inc. as the developer; the maker's About page shows copyright © 2023 Natural Synthetics Inc.huggingface.co · 9 Oct 2026
What it does
Hotshot-XL is an AI text-to-GIF model trained to work alongside Stable Diffusion XL.github.com · 9 Oct 2026
GIF format
The model was trained to generate one-second GIFs at 8 FPS.github.com · 9 Oct 2026
Personalization
It can generate GIFs with fine-tuned SDXL models and load user-provided SDXL LoRAs.github.com · 9 Oct 2026
ControlNet limit
The README says Hotshot-XL supports one ControlNet model at a time.github.com · 9 Oct 2026
Variable length
Changing frame rate or duration is experimental, and the README warns results may be unstable or jittery because training used one-second videos at 8 FPS.github.com · 9 Oct 2026
Weights & Biases
The README describes sending validation GIFs to Weights & Biases as an optional fine-tuning workflow.github.com · 9 Oct 2026
Support and contributions
The README invites users to raise issues or pull requests, and links to a Discord community.github.com · 9 Oct 2026

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