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SDXL: Improving Latent Diffusion Models for High-Resolution Image Synthesis

by Stability AI · open-source · Last verified 2026-03-17

Presented SDXL, a significantly improved latent diffusion model architecture featuring a 3.5B parameter UNet backbone with a secondary refiner model, conditioning on image size and crop parameters, and a curated high-aesthetic dataset. SDXL substantially improves visual quality and prompt adherence over prior Stable Diffusion versions.

https://arxiv.org/abs/2307.01952
B+
B+Good
Adoption: A+Quality: A+Freshness: ACitations: B+Engagement: F

Specifications

License
OpenRAIL++
Pricing
open-source
Capabilities
text-to-image, image-to-image, inpainting, high-resolution-synthesis
Integrations
huggingface, stability-ai-api, comfyui
Use Cases
high-quality-image-generation, creative-design, commercial-art
API Available
Yes
Tags
sdxl, stable-diffusion, text-to-image, latent-diffusion, high-resolution
Added
2026-03-17
Completeness
100%

Index Score

74.5
Adoption
92
Quality
91
Freshness
83
Citations
78
Engagement
0

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