ModelComputer VisionvSDXL-Lightning

SDXL-Lightning

by ByteDance · open-source · Last verified 2026-03-17

SDXL-Lightning is a distilled version of Stable Diffusion XL from ByteDance that generates high-quality 1024px images in as few as 1–4 diffusion steps, compared to the 25–50 steps required by the base model. It uses a novel progressive adversarial diffusion distillation technique, enabling near-real-time image generation without meaningful quality degradation.

https://huggingface.co/ByteDance/SDXL-Lightning ↗

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C+—Average

Adoption: BQuality: AFreshness: BCitations: BEngagement: F

Specifications

License: CreativeML Open RAIL+M
Pricing: open-source
Capabilities: text-to-image, few-step-inference, 1024px-output, real-time-generation, fine-tuning-compatible
Integrations: huggingface, diffusers, comfyui, automatic1111
Use Cases: real-time-prototyping, high-volume-generation, interactive-applications, research, edge-deployment
API Available: Yes
Parameters: ~2.6B
Context Window: N/A
Modalities: text, image
Training Cutoff: 2023
Tags: image-generation, text-to-image, fast-inference, distillation, open-source
Added: 2026-03-17
Completeness: 100%

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