Clip-Interrogator - An AI tool for optimizing text prompts from images using CLIP and BLIP technologies.

## Overview of Clip-Interrogator Clip-Interrogator is an AI tool that combines OpenAI's CLIP and SalesForce's BLIP technologies to optimize text prompts for images. It is designed to help users create art by generating text prompts that are well-matched to given images, particularly when used with text-to-image models like Stable Diffusion. ## Overview of Clip-Interrogator Clip-Interrogator uses OpenAI's CLIP (Contrastive Language–Image Pretraining) and SalesForce's BLIP (Bootstrapped Language-Image Pretraining) technologies. CLIP is used to analyze images and match them with various artists, styles, and media, while BLIP generates initial image descriptions. Together, these technologies help optimize text prompts for images. ## Key Features of Clip-Interrogator The key features of Clip-Interrogator include: - **Image Analysis**: Uses CLIP to test images against various artists, styles, and media. - **Prompt Generation**: Combines BLIP's caption generation with CLIP's analysis to suggest text prompts. - **Hardware Support**: Runs on Nvidia T4 GPU, with predictions typically completed in about 4 seconds. - **Cost-Effectiveness**: Costs approximately $0.00070 per run, allowing around 1428 runs per dollar. - **Open Source**: Available for local use via Docker. - **Platform Support**: Supports multiple platforms including Colab, HuggingFace, Replicate, and Lambda Labs. - **Low VRAM Option**: Offers a low VRAM mode requiring only 2.7GB. - **Custom Term Ranking**: Supports ranking of custom term lists starting from version 0.6.0. ## Usage of Clip-Interrogator Clip-Interrogator can be used in two main ways: 1. **Via API**: Users can access the tool through the Replicate platform without needing local installation. 2. **Locally**: The tool is open source and can be downloaded from the GitHub repository. Installation involves setting up a virtual environment, installing dependencies, and running the tool via Python scripts. ## Cost of Using Clip-Interrogator The cost of using Clip-Interrogator is approximately $0.00070 per run, which allows for around 1428 runs per dollar. This makes it a cost-effective solution for generating text prompts from images. ## Platforms Supporting Clip-Interrogator Clip-Interrogator is supported on multiple platforms, including: - **Replicate**: [Replicate Page](https://replicate.com/pharmapsychotic/clip-interrogator) - **GitHub**: [GitHub Repository](https://github.com/pharmapsychotic/clip-interrogator) - **Colab**: [Colab Notebook](https://colab.research.google.com/github/pharmapsychotic/clip-interrogator/blob/main/clip_interrogator.ipynb) - **HuggingFace**: [HuggingFace Space](https://huggingface.co/spaces/pharma/CLIP-Interrogator) - **Lambda Labs**: [Lambda Labs Demo](https://cloud.lambdalabs.com/demos/ml/CLIP-Interrogator) ### Citation sources: - [Clip-Interrogator](https://replicate.com/pharmapsychotic/clip-interrogator) - Official URL Updated: 2025-03-27