// ✦ Diffusion, Flow Matching & Generative Models
Rectified Flow
Straightens generative paths so few or one step suffices.
整流（Rectified Flow） 2022 Advanced extended
IN PLAIN WORDS
Learn straight-line transport between noise and data and iteratively reflow to straighten paths so ODEs solve in a few steps. SD3 uses the rectified-flow formulation.
Used in: Stable Diffusion 3, FLUX
01Original paper
Flow Straight and Fast: Learning to Generate and Transfer Data with Rectified Flow
Xingchao Liu, Chengyue Gong, Qiang Liu · 2022
arXiv ↗ ✓ Verified · arXiv API
02Where it sits
Learn the left column first; the right column builds on this one.
Related:Consistency Models
Left: prerequisites · right: builds on this · dashed: related. Full map →
03Learning resources
Official docs, explainers, courses and reference code. All links checked.
Explainers
04Where the course teaches it
On learning paths:Generative Models & Frontier Research
For AI / data
- Verification: verified, checked 2026-10-21.
- JSON: /api/learn/algorithms.json (id:
rectified-flow)