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SDXL

SDXL models are trained to create larger images with better image quality. They can also make good images at 512x512 resolution, so they're often a good replacement for SD 1 or 2 models, in terms of image quality.

SDXL works on all of Easy Diffusion's modern engines (see Engines). For even newer models like Flux and SD3, see Flux and other new models.

They do, however, consume more GPU and system RAM, so please experiment with your image sizes and VRAM usage level setting (in the Settings tab) while using SDXL models.

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How to use SDXL:

  1. Download whichever SDXL model you want:
  2. Base model (works for text-to-image, image-to-image, and inpainting): base model download link
  3. Refiner model (image-to-image only): refiner model download link
  4. Save the model to the models/stable-diffusion folder.

Finally, in the Easy Diffusion UI, click the "refresh" icon next to the Models dropdown, and select the downloaded model and generate the image.

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Usage tips

  1. If you get "Out of Memory" errors, try setting the VRAM Usage Level setting to "low" in the Settings tab, and press Save.
  2. Use small values for Prompt Strength when using the "Refiner" model. E.g. 0.2
  3. The "Refiner" model supports text prompt, along with an image. You can use text to describe how your image should be refined.