Guidance (CFG)

How strictly the model is pushed to follow your prompt.

Too low and the picture drifts from your prompt; too high and colours go harsh

Typical 5-10Default 7.5

Low values let it wander off the prompt and invent; high values force every word in and harden the picture, with sharp edges and burnt colour. Between 5 and 10 suits most models. Distilled models are the exception, and Flux Schnell and its relatives want 1 or 2. Guidance and steps read against each other, so a value that works at 30 steps may not at 10.
Sampling · Interactive explorer Guidance (CFG)
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Comfortable adherence with colour still behaving.

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Steps, top to bottom. Guidance, left to right.
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Steps, top to bottom. Guidance, left to right.

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