Aetherverse Lightning XL

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Aetherverse Lightning XL by Joachim S is a fantasy digital painting realism model. Recommended settings: /size:1024x1312 /sampler:dpm2m /steps:8 /guidance:2.5 then upscale at 25% incremental steps

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For business inquires, commercial licensing, custom models, and consultation contact me under . This is Aetherverse Lightning XL, the SDXL and Lightning based version of . Sampler preferred is DPM++ SDE or DPM++ SDE Karras. Go by these settings to get the best results: Add Clip skip 2 to that. Thanks to for sponsoring my finetunings. Thanks to Masslevel and Blink for getting these great showcase images together.

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Aetherverse Lightning XL Popularity Trend

Heat score, last 12 months

Heat score

7,973°

This week

▼

0.5%

7,976° then, 7,973° now

This month

▼

2.1%

7,985° then, 7,973° now

Past year

▼

24.8%

8,108° then, 7,973° now

7,000°

Floor

The scale runs from 0° to 9,999°. Everything below 7,000° is kept for models no source reports on yet, which carry a stand-in number there so lists stay complete. 7,000° is where measured data begins: a model with real data but almost no downloads sits at the floor, and the measurements fill the degrees above it. The floor says nothing about the model; only the degrees above it do, and they are what separates one model from another.

+976°

Civitai downloads

1,706 downloads of this exact version on Civitai. Downloads are the heaviest ingredient and are counted on a log scale: ten times the downloads adds the same 300°, so a model with a million downloads is not a thousand times hotter than one with a thousand. The six download sources share that one term, split between them in proportion to their counts.

+336°

Likes

173 likes and thumbs up across the sources. A like weighs half a download, on the same log scale.

+8°

Adoption rate

About 0 downloads a day, measured between two readings of the sources, never guessed from a lifetime average. Speed weighs a quarter of the download term, so a fresh surge shows without letting a one-day spike outrank years of use.

+150°

Full model

+150° because this is a full model: a checkpoint, the weights themselves. A LoRA or an embedding is an add-on to someone else's weights and does not outrank a checkpoint of equal popularity.

−497°

Age

−497° because the SDXL weights came out in 2023. Every model inherits the age of the weights it is built on: 150° a year, up to 750°, and it keeps growing until then. Without it the top of the list would be 2022 and 2023 checkpoints on the strength of downloads that had years to pile up.

Show detailed breakdown

Every number on this site can be checked. This model's heat score is 7,973°, and here it is built one ingredient at a time, with the running total after each: the floor, the degrees each source adds, the bonus for the kind of model and what the age of its weights takes away. The colors are the bands of the chart above. The glossary at the end defines every term.

1
Start at the floor.
Why 7,000° and not zero: the scale runs from 0° to 9,999°, and the part below 7,000° is reserved for models no source reports on yet, which carry a stand-in number there so the lists stay complete and never outrank a model with data. 7,000° is where measured data begins. A model with real data but almost no downloads sits here; everything that follows is measurement, and the room above the floor holds ten tenfold steps in downloads at 300° each. The floor is the same for every model, so it decides nothing; the degrees above it do.
7,000°
running total
2
Add the downloads.
1,706 download-equivalents in all, from Civitai downloads. Ten times the downloads adds the same 300°, so size matters but never runs away with the score.
+976°
7,976°
running total
3
Add the likes.
173 likes and thumbs up, at half the weight of a download.
+336°
8,312°
running total
4
Add the adoption rate.
About 0 downloads a day right now, measured between two readings, at a quarter of the weight.
+8°
8,320°
running total
5
Bonus for a full model.
A checkpoint carries the weights themselves; add-ons do not outrank one of equal popularity.
+150°
8,470°
running total
6
Take off the age.
The SDXL weights came out in 2023: 150° a year, up to 750°, growing until then.
−497°
7,973°
running total
=
The heat score.
Where this model stands on every list of this site. Nothing else adjusts it.
7,973°

Glossary: the terms used here

Heat score: One number for how much a model is used and wanted right now, from 0° to 9,999°. Every list on this site that says hottest is sorted by it and nothing else.
Floor: The 7,000° every model with real data starts from. The scale runs from 0° to 9,999°; the part below the floor is reserved for stand-ins (models without data), so that a model with data always ranks above one without. The floor is the same for everyone and decides nothing; the degrees above it are the measurement.
Download-equivalents: Everything the score treats as a download, added up: downloads themselves, each torrent seeder as 1,000, each AI Horde image and each run on a generation site as one.
Log scale: Counting by tens, not by ones: going from 1,000 to 10,000 downloads adds the same degrees as going from 10,000 to 100,000. It keeps giants from crowding out everything else.
Likes: Thumbs up and likes from every source, worth half a download each on the log scale.
Adoption rate: How many downloads a day a model gets right now, from the difference between two readings of a source. A quarter of the weight of the download term.
Measured and estimated: Measured means two readings of a source exist and the difference is real. Estimated means only today's total is known and the past is spread over the model's life; the site says which one it is showing.
Seeder: Someone who keeps a copy of the weights online for others to download over a torrent, or a hosted mirror doing the same. Each one counts as 1,000 downloads.
AI Horde: A volunteer network that generates images for free on donated computers. The number of images it has made with a model is public, and each counts as one download.
Generation sites: Sites that host their own copies of a model and let people generate with it, such as PixAI, SeaArt and Yodayo. Their downloads count like Civitai's and each generation run as one download.
OpenRouter tokens: A text model served through an API, such as Claude or GPT, has no weights to download, so its usage is measured in tokens: the pieces of text it read and wrote through OpenRouter, a gateway many apps use, over the last 30 days. Every 10,000,000 tokens count as one download. Source: OpenRouter (openrouter.ai/rankings), CC BY 4.0.
Full model (checkpoint): The weights themselves, the file that generates on its own. It gets a bonus because add-ons depend on it.
LoRA and embedding: Small add-on files that steer someone else's weights toward a style, a character or a concept. They cannot run alone.
Family and weights: The base a model is built on, such as SD 1.5, SDXL, Flux or Wan. Every model inherits the release date of its family's weights.
Age: Degrees taken off for how long ago the family's weights came out: 150° a year, up to 750°. It keeps old downloads that had years to pile up from freezing the top of the list.
Family boost: A small, bounded nudge for LoRAs of a family this site is pushing forward right now, always listed in the breakdown.
Stand-in score: A stable number below the floor given to a model no source reports on yet, so lists stay complete. It never ranks above a model with data.
New! (grace period): A model less than 7 days old shows New! instead of a score and holds no place in the rankings. Its score is computed from day one, but a model one day old grows faster than anything, so without the wait the week's #1 would always be whatever came out yesterday rather than what held up for a week.
Trend: How a model's growth over a period compares with the typical model's growth over the same period. Faster than typical reads as a rise, slower as a fall.
Typical model: The middle of the catalog: half the models with a figure grew faster over the period, half slower.

How this model's popularity has moved against the rest of the catalog: its growth in downloads, likes and usage over each period, measured against the typical model's growth over the same period, with its heat score at the time. Above the typical growth reads as a rise, below it as a fall. The past is reconstructed from today's totals, the model's first day and its measured download speed where two readings exist; a model that did not exist at the start of a period shows n/a.

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Render by GeorgyEleseev on

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DPM++ SDE Karras

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Guidance

2.5

Seed

176402693

Size

832x1248

Prompt

(art by Charles Douglas Richardson and Mór Than and John Berkey:1.2), (vengeful and bustling atmosphere, silhouettes, characters outlined against a bright background, evoking intimacy without explicit details, aesthetic of japanese ukiyo - e:0.1), framing, ingenious opus magnum with unrivaled details, (aquamarine and muted colors:0.1), <lora:MJ52:0.65>

Negative prompt

low quality, worst quality, bad quality, lowres, bad photo, bad art, bad anatomy, bad hands, signature, text, error, cropped, jpeg artifacts,

Render by joachim_s on

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DPM++ SDE Karras

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2.5

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137897921015066

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1280x1640

Prompt

breathtaking, best quality, masterpiece, Photorealistic, The toad sat in the pot, slowly boiling on a flame stove, The water had just come to a simmer, and the toads skin was starting to turn pink. The toads eyes were wide with fear, and it was making small, croaking noises, award winning

Render by chaos_arg on

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DPM++ 2M Karras

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Guidance

2.5

Seed

3800459936

Size

960x1440

Prompt

(concept art:1.1) (Wayne Barlowe style:1.5) a arrakis (sandworm monster:1.2)(professional artwork) dust floating, (desert sand) <lora:wzdry-c40-nr128-a16-1e4-sdxl1:0.8> wzdry poster

Negative prompt

face, snake, dragon, photo, photography, raw, flickr, deviantart, hands

Render by joachim_s on

Settings

Sampler

dpmpp_sde normal

Steps

Guidance

3.5

Seed

416430707096553

Size

1024x1312

Prompt

dark and gritty, japanese manga (hero:1.55) borax crystal, dynamic pose, raspberry lights, realistic, glow, detailed textures, high quality, high resolution, high precision, realism, color correction, proper lighting settings, harmonious composition, behance work, very dramatic lighting, sharp focus, low angle, trending on artstation, sharp focus, studio photo, intricate details, highly detailed

Negative prompt

polymorphic, washed-out low-contrast (deep fried) watermark, cropped, out-of-frame, low quality, low res, poorly drawn, mutation, mutated, ugly, blurry, text, watermarks, copyright

Render by masslevel on

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dpmpp_sde karras

Steps

Guidance

2.5

Seed

965336440215085

Size

1024x1312

Prompt

The scene depicts a wild Leafy Sea Dragon, with the speed of its motion leaving behind traces. The animal's gaze is focused and awe-inspiring. The style of the artwork is characterized by a strong visual impact, presented through depth effects, dynamic blur, intense light and shadow contrast, and cinematic framing. The berry and sea green light sources contribute to the surreal atmosphere.

Render by masslevel on

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dpmpp_sde normal

Steps

Guidance

3.5

Seed

805801292726981

Size

1024x1312

Prompt

dark and gritty, brazilian manga ghost going to a neighborhood outdoor movie screening, dusty rose neon lights, realistic, glow, detailed textures, high quality, high resolution, high precision, realism, color correction, proper lighting settings, harmonious composition, behance work, very dramatic lighting, sharp focus, low angle, trending on artstation, sharp focus, studio photo, intricate details, highly detailed

Negative prompt

polymorphic, washed-out low-contrast (deep fried) watermark, cropped, out-of-frame, low quality, low res, poorly drawn, mutation, mutated, ugly, blurry

Render by GeorgyEleseev on

Settings

Sampler

DPM++ SDE Karras

Steps

Guidance

2.5

Seed

1578207493

Size

768x1152

Prompt

(art by Luis Tristán and Jan Worst and Rolf Armstrong:1.2), (gripping and everlasting and toxicant and patient-centric atmosphere, deck and step lights, aesthetic of neo - expressionism and op art:0.1), rule of thirds, trailblazing breathtaking magnum with virtuoso details, (cobalt blue red shade and cobalt violet colors:0.1), <lora:MJ52:0.3> <lora:xl_more_art-full_v1:0.3>

Negative prompt

low quality, worst quality, bad quality, lowres, bad photo, bad art, bad anatomy, bad hands, signature, text, error, cropped, jpeg artifacts,

Render by joachim_s on

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Sampler

dpmpp_sde karras

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Guidance

2.5

Seed

757293955431940

Size

1024x1312

Prompt

The scene depicts a wild Slow Loris, with the speed of its motion leaving behind traces. The animal's gaze is focused and awe-inspiring. The style of the artwork is characterized by a strong visual impact, presented through depth effects, dynamic blur, intense light and shadow contrast, and cinematic framing. The raspberry and ruby light sources contribute to the surreal atmosphere.

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