Hugging Face Top Image Models
The most-downloaded text-to-image model on Hugging Face right now is Comfy-Org/Qwen-Image-2.1 with 10,554,957 downloads over the trailing 30 days.
Image generation is one of the fastest-moving corners of open AI, and download volume is the clearest signal of which models creatives actually adopt. This chart ranks the ten most-downloaded text-to-image models, refreshed daily from the official Hugging Face API.
Comfy-Org/Qwen-Image-2.1
10,554,957 downloads in the trailing 30 days. 1,238 likes.
stabilityai/stable-diffusion-xl-base-1.0
4,454,720 downloads in the trailing 30 days. 8,424 likes.
abenzerps/Qwen-Image-2.1-Uncensored-Quantized
2,548,468 downloads in the trailing 30 days. 5,473 likes.
unsloth/Qwen-Image-2.1-GGUF
1,700,264 downloads in the trailing 30 days. 453 likes.
stable-diffusion-v1-5/stable-diffusion-v1-5
1,128,019 downloads in the trailing 30 days. 1,353 likes.
Comfy-Org/Flux-2-Klein-4B
1,090,157 downloads in the trailing 30 days. 114 likes.
unsloth/Z-Image-Turbo-GGUF
1,049,267 downloads in the trailing 30 days. 295 likes.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the most downloaded AI image model on Hugging Face?
The current leader is shown at No.1 above — the text-to-image model with the most 30-day downloads on the Hub, refreshed daily from the official Hugging Face API.
Does more downloads mean a better image model?
No. Downloads measure how widely a model is fetched for real projects — a popularity and integration signal. Quality varies within any download tier, so always check samples and benchmarks.
Editor’s Notes
- Download counts are the official Hugging Face figure — downloads over the trailing 30 days.
- Only models tagged pipeline_tag=text-to-image are eligible.
- Ranking reflects usage volume, not output quality — see each model's page for benchmarks and samples.
Last updated: 2026-11-02