SA
Shanghai AI Laboratory
Image Generation model · China ·May 2026

ETCHR

Image Generation Open Source
9B
Parameters

About ETCHR

ETCHR is an AI model developed by Shanghai AI Laboratory, in the image generation category, released in 2026, made available as an open-source model with 9B params. ETCHR ('Editing To Clarify and Harness Reasoning') is a FLUX.2-based image-editing model that generates intermediate edi.

On this page you'll find ETCHR's full specifications. Review provider pricing and benchmark scores below, or compare ETCHR head-to-head with other image generation models.

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Run ETCHR locally — what fits

GPUs with enough VRAM to hold ETCHR at FP16 (lower precision needs less), from best value to most headroom. Generation speed depends on your tool, resolution and step count, so we don't estimate it.

Good
AMD Radeon RX 7900 XTX
Consumer GPU · ~$999
24 GB VRAM
fits at FP16 · ~2.6 GB headroom
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Better
AMD Ryzen AI Max+ 395
Consumer GPU · ~$1,999
128 GB VRAM
fits at FP16 · ~95.7 GB headroom
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Best
Apple M2 Ultra 192GB
Apple · ~$6,600
192 GB VRAM
fits at FP16 · ~153.3 GB headroom
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VRAM fit only — we don't estimate generation speed for image/video/audio models (it depends on the tool, resolution and steps).

Consumer GPU
9 options that fit
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Apple
17 options that fit
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Datacenter GPU
13 options that fit
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Frequently asked questions

What is ETCHR? ▶

ETCHR ('Editing To Clarify and Harness Reasoning') is a FLUX.2-based image-editing model that generates intermediate edi It is tracked on GenAIList with its specifications, benchmark scores and provider pricing.

Who created ETCHR? ▶

ETCHR was developed by Shanghai AI Laboratory and released in 2026.

Is ETCHR open source or proprietary? ▶

ETCHR is released as open source — its weights are publicly available to download, run locally and fine-tune.

How much does ETCHR cost? ▶

Pricing for ETCHR depends on the provider. See the providers table on this page for the latest API rates.

How does ETCHR perform on benchmarks? ▶

Benchmark scores for ETCHR are listed on this page as they are published. You can compare it head-to-head with other models on the GenAIList compare tool.

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