Lightning Fast AI Image Generation with Stable Diffusion XL Turbo

Stable Diffusion XL Turbo - Generate AI Images in Real Time with Adversarial Diffusion Distillation

Stable Diffusion XL Turbo is a new AI image generation model from Stability AI that can create high-quality 512x512 images in just 207ms. This speed is enabled by a technique called Adversarial Diffusion Distillation (ADD) that reduces the number of generation steps down to just one.

ADD works by distilling a large, pretrained diffusion model into a smaller model that can generate images in a single step. This provides the fast inference speeds of GANs while maintaining the image quality of diffusion models.

In tests, SDXL Turbo achieved equivalent or better image quality compared to other models like SDXL, StyleGAN-T and OpenMUSE. With just 4 steps, it matched the quality of 50-step SDXL. SDXL Turbo even slightly outperformed SDXL in blind image quality evaluations.

By using ADD, Stable Diffusion XL Turbo offers lightning fast AI image generation that can create a 512x512 image from a text prompt in around 200 milliseconds. This is up to 250 times faster than SDXL while achieving equal or better image quality.

The ability to generate high-fidelity images in real time opens up new possibilities for interactive AI art and design tools. A free demo of SDXL Turbo is available on Clipdrop, while commercial licenses are offered by Stability AI.

Hot Take:

SDXL Turbo represents a breakthrough in real-time AI image generation. By distilling a large diffusion model down to just one step, it achieves unprecedented speed without sacrificing quality. The applications for interactive art creation and design tools are exciting. While not perfect, SDXL Turbo points the way towards the future of instant AI image generation.

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