Kandinsky-2
Multilingual text-to-image generation model
- Status
- UnmaintainedNo commits in 1025 days.
- Last checked
- Checked · Oct 11, 2026
- License
- Open source
- Pricing
- Free tier · from $0
What it is
Kandinsky-2 is a multilingual text-to-image latent diffusion model that generates images from textual descriptions in multiple languages, making it an essential tool for content creators and developers working with diverse linguistic data.
Kandinsky-2 stands out as one of the few multilingual text-to-image models available in open-source, offering high-quality synthesis capabilities across multiple languages.
When it fits — and when it doesn’t
A good fit for
Developers building multilingual content generation systems who need high-quality image synthesis from text descriptions
Researchers studying cross-lingual image generation and diffusion models
Look elsewhere if
Projects requiring real-time, low-latency image generation due to the computational demands of the model
Applications that require a wide variety of specialized image styles beyond what Kandinsky-2 can generate
Known weaknesses
Each one links to the public issue, changelog or docs page it came from, where we have one.
- 01
Limited documentation for advanced use cases
Official docs lack examples and explanations for fine-tuning models or customizing generation parameters beyond basic usage
- 02
Performance issues with large-scale image generation tasks
High memory consumption and long processing times when generating multiple high-resolution images simultaneously
What it does well
Multilingual text-to-image generation
Latent diffusion model for high-quality image synthesis
Open-source with Apache-2.0 license
Pricing
- Free tier
- YesOpen source — free to use
- Paid from
- $0
- Model
- Flat rate
- Enterprise plan
- No
Pricing not independently confirmed — check the vendor’s page.
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