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hotshotco/Hotshot-XL

✨ Hotshot-XL: State-of-the-art AI text-to-GIF model trained to work alongside Stable Diffusion XL observed · 2026-08-28

github.com/hotshotco/Hotshot-XL · homepage · Python · Apache-2.0 (permissive) observed · 2026-08-28

Health v2 · maintenance only

27/100

  • Activity 0
  • Release rhythm 35
  • Longevity 76

Flags: no_releases

How is this computed?

round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10) — computed 2026-09-03. Adoption (stars, forks) is never an input.

  • gap_med: n/a
  • age_days: 1065
  • days_rel: n/a
  • days_push: 953
  • n_releases_24m: 0

Full methodology

Adoption not part of the score

1111 stars · 93 forks observed · 2026-08-28

What it is AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, 2026-08-30, confidence not recorded

Hotshot-XL is an AI text-to-GIF model built to work alongside Stable Diffusion XL, generating 1-second GIFs at 8 FPS. It supports any fine-tuned SDXL model, personalized SDXL LORAs, and SDXL ControlNet for controlled composition.

Use cases

  • generate animated gifs from text prompts
  • text-to-gif generation with sdxl models
  • create gifs with custom lora subjects
  • control gif composition with controlnet
  • run local text-to-video diffusion model
  • make short ai animations from a description

When to choose

  • you want short AI-generated GIFs compatible with existing SDXL models and LORAs
  • you need ControlNet-guided animation composition
  • you want a local, self-hosted text-to-video pipeline

When to avoid

  • you need long-form or high-fps video generation
  • you have no GPU or don't want to manage diffusion model weights
  • you need a production video-generation service rather than a research model

Facets

library · maturity maintenance

machine-learning deep-learning image-processing video-processing stable-diffusion gpu-computing deep-learning machine-learning image-processing artificial-intelligence python text-to-gif text-to-video sdxl diffusion-model generative-ai controlnet lora huggingface video gpu linux docker

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