# Open models

URL: https://www.robertcreative.com/blog/open-models

The models you can download and run on your own hardware: diffusion models for images and video, local LLMs, and the tools around them, like ComfyUI. What they're good at, how they compare, and what it takes to run them on an ordinary GPU. Every test shows its prompts, settings and results. Ready-to-run workflows: https://rgourley.gumroad.com/l/film-looks-z-image-moss.

## Which model

Head-to-head tests on the same prompts and seeds.

- [MOSS-Image vs Z-Image Turbo vs Krea 2: Which Is Best?](https://www.robertcreative.com/md/blog/z-image-vs-krea-2-vs-moss-image) (2026-10-31)
- [Z-Image Turbo vs FLUX 3 klein: 20 More Prompts, Every Flaw Counted](https://www.robertcreative.com/md/blog/z-image-turbo-vs-flux-3-klein-20-prompts) (2026-10-31)
- [Is Z-Image Turbo Better Than FLUX 3 klein? 5 Real Tests on 16 GB VRAM](https://www.robertcreative.com/md/blog/z-image-turbo-vs-flux-3-klein) (2026-10-30)
- [Z-Image Turbo vs Krea 2: Why Short Prompts Look Fake (8 Tests)](https://www.robertcreative.com/md/blog/z-image-turbo-vs-krea-2-turbo) (2026-10-30)
- [Z-Image Turbo vs Base: Is the Slow Model Worth It?](https://www.robertcreative.com/md/blog/z-image-turbo-vs-z-image-base) (2026-10-30)

## Settings, files and prompting

How to run them: steps, samplers, model files and how a prompt is read.

- [Which Z-Image Turbo model file should you download? BF16, FP8, int8 and NVFP4 tested](https://www.robertcreative.com/md/blog/z-image-turbo-bf16-fp8-int8-nvfp4) (2026-11-01)
- [The best Z-Image Turbo settings, tested: steps, CFG, sampler and more](https://www.robertcreative.com/md/blog/z-image-turbo-best-settings) (2026-10-31)
- [I put a deep-sea diver at a bus stop to learn how Z-Image reads a prompt](https://www.robertcreative.com/md/blog/z-image-turbo-prompt-guide) (2026-10-31)

## Looks: film, light and realism

Prompts for a particular look, each one shown.

- [42 film and camera prompts for Z-Image](https://www.robertcreative.com/md/blog/z-image-turbo-film-camera-recipes) (2026-11-03)
- [52 film and camera prompts for MOSS-Image](https://www.robertcreative.com/md/blog/moss-image-film-camera-prompts) (2026-11-03)
- [How to get realistic skin in Z-Image Turbo: checkpoints, LoRAs and settings tested](https://www.robertcreative.com/md/blog/z-image-turbo-realistic-skin) (2026-11-01)
- [25 lighting prompts that make AI photos look real](https://www.robertcreative.com/md/blog/z-image-turbo-lighting-prompts) (2026-10-31)
- [How to make open-source AI images look like movie stills: 100 Z-Image tests](https://www.robertcreative.com/md/blog/z-image-turbo-cinematic-movie-stills) (2026-10-31)
- [Film and camera prompts tested: Polaroid, Portra, Cinestill, Leica and RED on Z-Image and Krea 2](https://www.robertcreative.com/md/blog/film-camera-prompts-z-image-vs-krea-2) (2026-10-30)

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Robert Gourley, CXO, Agentic Systems: product designer who builds the agent systems teams ship with. Overview: https://www.robertcreative.com/md. Index: https://www.robertcreative.com/llms.txt.