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Notes from the unfiltered side.

Model picks, real tradeoffs, and pricing math for people who build with uncensored text, image, and voice models.

Best Uncensored AI Models for Image Generation

2026-10-11

Best Uncensored AI Models for Image Generation

FLUX.1 dev, Juggernaut Flux, SD 3.5, and schnell compared for uncensored image generation: real strengths, per-image API pricing, and the local-vs-API tradeoff.

AI Tools Without Content Filters for Creative Writing

2026-10-11

AI Tools Without Content Filters for Creative Writing

Why uncensored fine-tunes beat aligned base models for fiction, which models to pick (Dolphin, Hermes 3, Euryale, lzlv), and how to get API access without accounts or KYC.

Top Uncensored AI Models for Creative Writing

2026-10-11

Top Uncensored AI Models for Creative Writing

A ranked rundown of the top uncensored models for fiction: Euryale for prose, Chronos-Hermes for longform, MythoMax on a budget, and Hermes 3 405B as the flagship.

Where to Find AI Chatbots with Minimal Restrictions

2026-10-11

Where to Find AI Chatbots with Minimal Restrictions

A practical guide to AI chat platforms with minimal restrictions: what to look for (no-KYC signup, genuinely uncensored models, OpenAI-compatible APIs) and where each option falls short.

Best Uncensored AI Models for Chatbot Development

2026-10-11

Best Uncensored AI Models for Chatbot Development

Building a chatbot on uncensored models: Dolphin vs Hermes 3 for personality control, cheap models for scale, and a working OpenAI SDK snippet pointed at badassmodel.com/v1.

AI Image Generators for Artistic Freedom Without Censorship

2026-10-11

AI Image Generators for Artistic Freedom Without Censorship

AI image generation for artists who don't want a content committee in the loop: Juggernaut Flux for photoreal, FLUX.1 dev for quality, schnell for drafts, and why API access beats censored web UIs.

Best Uncensored AI Models for Video Content Creation

2026-10-11

Best Uncensored AI Models for Video Content Creation

The honest guide to uncensored AI for video creators: open video models are self-hosted beasts, but the entire pre-production pipeline — scripts, storyboards, voiceover — runs on one no-KYC API.

Compare AI Models for Unrestricted Content Generation

2026-10-11

Compare AI Models for Unrestricted Content Generation

A side-by-side comparison of uncensored text, image, and voice models: upstream cost vs retail price, best use for each, and how volume deposits cut the rate.

Which Companies Offer the Best Uncensored AI Models for Voice Synthesis?

2026-10-11

Which Companies Offer the Best Uncensored AI Models for Voice Synthesis?

The voice synthesis landscape: why ElevenLabs' moderation pushes creators to open models, how Kokoro, Chatterbox, and Orpheus compare, and per-character pricing that beats subscriptions.

Best AI for Exploring Sensitive Topics in Fiction

2026-10-11

Best AI for Exploring Sensitive Topics in Fiction

Writing dark, difficult fiction with AI: which uncensored models handle sensitive themes seriously (Euryale, lzlv, Dolphin, Chronos-Hermes), and craft techniques that keep the work honest.

Euryale L3.3 70B: What It's Good At

2026-10-11

Euryale L3.3 70B: What It's Good At

Euryale L3.3 70B is the uncensored roleplay and fiction model RP communities recommend most. Here's what it's genuinely good at and what it costs.

Hermes 3 Llama 3.1 405B: What It's Good At

2026-10-11

Hermes 3 Llama 3.1 405B: What It's Good At

Hermes 3 Llama 3.1 405B is the uncensored flagship chat model from NousResearch: deep reasoning, long coherent outputs, and zero refusals via one API key.

Hermes 3 Llama 3.1 70B: What It's Good At

2026-10-11

Hermes 3 Llama 3.1 70B: What It's Good At

Hermes 3 70B is Nous Research's steerable, low-refusal chat model. Here's where it shines: roleplay, agents, tool calling, and structured output.

Dolphin Llama 3 70B: What It's Good At

2026-10-11

Dolphin Llama 3 70B: What It's Good At

Dolphin Llama 3 70B is the obedient, no-refusal workhorse that defined the uncensored fine-tune category. Here's what it's genuinely good at and when to pick it.

LZLV 70B: What It's Good At

2026-10-11

LZLV 70B: What It's Good At

LZLV 70B is the classic uncensored creative-writing merge: rich novelistic prose, zero moralizing, and a loyal following. Here's what it's actually good at.

Dolphin Mixtral 8x7B: What It's Good At

2026-10-11

Dolphin Mixtral 8x7B: What It's Good At

Dolphin Mixtral 8x7B uncensored: a fast mixture-of-experts chat model for coding, general assistant work, and high-volume uncensored chat at a budget price.

MythoMax L2 13B: What It's Good At

2026-10-11

MythoMax L2 13B: What It's Good At

MythoMax L2 13B is the classic RP and fiction merge that defined local roleplay. Here's what the turbo variant does well, where it falls short, and what it costs.

Chronos-Hermes 13B: What It's Good At

2026-10-11

Chronos-Hermes 13B: What It's Good At

Chronos-Hermes 13B uncensored: the classic story-continuation model for long fiction drafting on a budget. Strengths, weaknesses, pricing, and API examples.

Lunaris L3 8B: What It's Good At

2026-10-11

Lunaris L3 8B: What It's Good At

Lunaris L3 8B is the cheapest uncensored roleplay model in our catalog: shockingly capable creative RP for bots, NPCs, and fiction at $0.08 per million tokens.

Mistral Nemo Instruct: What It's Good At

2026-10-11

Mistral Nemo Instruct: What It's Good At

Mistral Nemo Instruct is the cheapest model in the BadAssModeles catalog: 128k context, a permissive Mistral base, and bulk-task pricing that barely registers.

DeepSeek V4.1 Flash: What It's Good At

2026-10-11

DeepSeek V4.1 Flash: What It's Good At

DeepSeek V4.1 Flash delivers fast, cheap, near-frontier chat and coding for high-throughput production workloads. Here's what it's actually good at.

DeepSeek R1: What It's Good At

2026-10-11

DeepSeek R1: What It's Good At

DeepSeek R1 does its chain-of-thought reasoning in the open, then crushes math, logic, and hard code problems. Here's where it earns its tokens and where it doesn't.

DeepSeek R1 0528: What It's Good At

2026-10-11

DeepSeek R1 0528: What It's Good At

DeepSeek R1 0528 is the improved R1 refresh: stronger reasoning per dollar, fewer wasted thinking loops, same cheap API price. Here's what it's actually good at.

FLUX.1 Dev: What It's Good At

2026-10-11

FLUX.1 Dev: What It's Good At

FLUX.1 dev is the open-weights image model from the original Stable Diffusion team. What it does best, where it struggles, and what it costs per image.

FLUX.1 Schnell: What It's Good At

2026-10-11

FLUX.1 Schnell: What It's Good At

FLUX.1 Schnell is Black Forest Labs' 1-step image model: fast enough to prompt like autocomplete, cheap enough to be a rounding error. Here's where it shines.

Juggernaut Flux: What It's Good At

2026-10-11

Juggernaut Flux: What It's Good At

Juggernaut Flux is the community's favorite FLUX fine-tune for photorealism — portraits, skin texture, cinematic light. Here's what it does well, where it fails, and what it costs.

Stable Diffusion 3.5: What It's Good At

2026-10-11

Stable Diffusion 3.5: What It's Good At

Stable Diffusion 3.5 is the versatile image workhorse: far better than schnell, familiar SD prompting, great typography. Here's where it earns its keep.

Kokoro 82M: What It's Good At

2026-10-11

Kokoro 82M: What It's Good At

Kokoro-82M is an 82M-parameter TTS model with shockingly natural voices and the lowest per-character price in the catalog. Here's what it's actually good at.

Chatterbox: What It's Good At

2026-10-11

Chatterbox: What It's Good At

Chatterbox is Resemble AI's open-weights TTS with zero-shot voice cloning and delivery control. Here's what it's good at, where it falls short, and what it costs.

Orpheus 3B: What It's Good At

2026-10-11

Orpheus 3B: What It's Good At

Orpheus 3B is a Llama-based TTS model built for emotional, expressive speech — laughs, sighs, and real delivery. Here's what it's good at and what it costs.