# Optimization Review 2026-08-08

## Scope

First manual optimization pass before the Sunday cadence has enough historical material to build from.

## Created masters

- `optimized/text-to-image/zimage-turbo-3070-fast-start/`
- `optimized/image-edit/zimage-turbo-3070-inpaint-start/`
- `optimized/image-edit/flux2klein-9b-fp8-edit-master/`
- `optimized/image-to-video/ltx23-3070-simple-master/`
- `optimized/text-to-video/minimax-h3-3070-turbo-master/`

## Source workflows used

- `models/zimage/z-image-turbo-official-example/`
- `models/zimage/z-image-turbo-inpainting-community/`
- `models/flux2klein/image-edit-9b-distilled/`
- `models/ltx/ltx23-i2v-t2v-simple-single-pass/`
- `models/minimax/minimax-h3-turbo-lora-community/`

## What was optimized in this pass

- Chose low-complexity or speed-first baselines instead of heavier graphs.
- Aligned `flux2klein` with Chris's `9B fp8` preference.
- Treated `LTX` and `MiniMax` as "prove viability first" families.
- Added durable notes so future passes can build on judgments instead of re-reading everything.

## What was deliberately not done

- no graph surgery without testing
- no blind node removal
- no fake "one workflow to rule them all" claims
- no promotion of first-last-frame or INT8 reference-video paths to default status yet

## Monday proof needed

- whether the two `Z-Image` masters are actually lighter and pleasant to use
- whether `flux2klein 9B distilled` behaves well enough for edit/outpaint work
- whether the `LTX` simple master is viable on a `3070`
- whether `MiniMax Turbo` is practically usable or still too tight