stable-diffusion-v1-5 vs SDXL-Lightning
Specs, VRAM requirements and download trends — updated 21 September 2026.
stable-diffusion-v1-5 · A
Params
860 M
Context
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30d
1.8 M
creativeml-openrail-m licence · conditional
Specification comparison
Differences are highlighted; identical values are muted.
| Specification | stable-diffusion-v1-5 | SDXL-Lightning |
|---|---|---|
| Parameters | 860 M | — |
| Architecture | — | — |
| Context length | — | — |
| Licence | creativeml-openrail-m | openrail++ |
| Commercial use | Conditional | Conditional |
| Languages | — | — |
| Downloads 30d | 1,791,865 | 88,690 |
| Downloads all time | 77.5 M | 5.5 M |
| Quantizations on the Hub | SAFETENSORS | SAFETENSORS |
| Gated | No | No |
| First seen on the Hub | 2024-08-30 | 2024-02-20 |
Download trend
Daily snapshots, last 56 days (28 Jul – 21 Sep)
1.8 M80 K
stable-diffusion-v1-5
SDXL-Lightning
VRAM side by side
On RTX 4090 · 24 GB · 8K context unless noted
stable-diffusion-v1-5 · fp16
26.6 GB / 24 GB
SDXL-Lightning · fp16
54.9 GB / 24 GB