🎨 Replicate API Demo

A powerful demonstration of AI capabilities using the Replicate API, showcasing state-of-the-art AI models for image generation and analysis.

✨ Features

1. Image Generation (SDXL)

Generate high-quality images from text descriptions using Stability AI's SDXL model.

Example prompts:

• "A serene Japanese garden with cherry blossoms, a small wooden bridge over a koi pond, in watercolor style"
• "A futuristic cityscape at night with neon lights and flying vehicles, cyberpunk style"
• "A cozy coffee shop interior with warm lighting, steam rising from coffee cups, photorealistic"

2. Image Analysis (BLIP)

Analyze images using Salesforce's BLIP model to get natural language descriptions.

Capabilities:

• Generate detailed descriptions of image content
• Identify objects, scenes, and activities
• Understand context and relationships in images

🚀 Getting Started

Prerequisites

• Python 3.8 or higher
• Replicate API token (Get one here)
• Virtual environment (recommended)

Installation

1. Clone the repository:

git clone <repository-url>
cd replicate-demo

2. Create and activate a virtual environment:

python3 -m venv venv
source venv/bin/activate  # On Windows: venv\Scripts\activate

3. Install dependencies:

pip install -r requirements.txt

4. Set up your environment:

cp .env.example .env

Then edit .env and add your Replicate API token:

REPLICATE_API_TOKEN=your_token_here

5. Run the application:

python app.py

Visit http://localhost:5000 in your browser to start using the app.

🛠️ Tech Stack

• Backend: Flask (Python web framework)
• Frontend: HTML, JavaScript, TailwindCSS
• AI Models:
  • Stability AI's SDXL for image generation
  • Salesforce's BLIP for image analysis
• API: Replicate

📝 Usage Tips

Image Generation

• Be specific about style, colors, and composition
• Include details about lighting and atmosphere
• Specify artistic style (e.g., watercolor, photorealistic, oil painting)

Image Analysis

• Use direct image URLs (ending in .jpg, .png, etc.)
• Images should be publicly accessible
• Supported formats: JPG, PNG, WebP

🔒 Security Note

Never commit your .env file or expose your API token. The .env file is included in .gitignore to prevent accidental commits.

🤝 Contributing

Feel free to open issues or submit pull requests for improvements!