Self-hosters who want instruction-based photo editing get it free under Apache 2.0, provided they have around 30GB of graphics memory.

Kenning's take

What it does

FireRed-Image-Edit is a free, open image editing model that changes photos from written instructions, such as swapping styles, adding text, virtual try-on, makeup and restoring old photos. Version 1.1 improved portrait consistency and combining many elements in one image. Weights, training code and a benchmark are published under Apache 2.0, and running it locally needs about 30GB of graphics memory with the lighter script.

• Instruction-based photo editing
• Identity consistency for people
• Combines 10+ elements in one image
• Portrait makeup styles
• ComfyUI workflow and LoRA training
• Apache 2.0 licence

Who it suits. Developers and technical creators who want a self-hosted image editing model.

Key facts

Category

AI models

Made by

Xiaohongshu (FireRed team)

Released

14 February 2026

How to get it

Download from Hugging Face or ModelScope; code on GitHub; online demo linked from the repo

Works on

open weights, Hugging Face, ModelScope, ComfyUI

In the UK

Yes

Free plan

open weights, Apache 2.0

FAQ

Facts from the maker's own pages and the sources listed. Checked 2026-10-11.