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2026-08-22
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Generative Models
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CFG and Samplers — What the "Strength" Knob in Generative AI Really Does
What "CFG Scale" and "Sampling steps / method" actually do inside an image generator, explained from zero. CFG extrapolates along the difference between the conditional and unconditional prediction; the sampler is a numerical ODE solver. Both knobs trade something away.