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Stable Diffusion XL 1.0
Description
Stable Diffusion XL 1.0 (SDXL) is an open image generation model from Stability AI that creates images from text and also supports image-to-image. Around it has grown a large ecosystem of fine-tuned versions, LoRA adapters, ControlNet and acceleration tools. The license is CreativeML Open RAIL++-M: it grants free rights to use, distribute and build derivatives, but with use-based restrictions listed in the license that must be passed on to users. The author links to a demo in the model card.
Pros and cons
Pros
- Large ecosystem: fine-tunes, LoRA, ControlNet, accelerators
- Free rights to use, distribute and build derivatives
- Supports image-to-image
Cons
- License has use-based restrictions that must be passed on to users
- Released in 2023, newer open models exist
- Hardware requirements are not stated by the author
Key facts
- License
- CreativeML Open RAIL++-M
- Commercial use
- Allowed with restrictions
- Developer
- Stability AI
- Interface languages
- English
- Checked on
- Oct 16, 2026
Editorial score
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