stable-diffusion-v1-5 vs stable-diffusion-xl-base-1.0
Specs, VRAM requirements and download trends — updated 20 September 2026.
stable-diffusion-v1-5 · A
Params
860 M
Context
—
30d
1.8 M
creativeml-openrail-m licence · conditional
stabilityai · B
Params
2.6 B
Context
—
30d
3.0 M
openrail++ licence · conditional
Specification comparison
Differences are highlighted; identical values are muted.
| Specification | stable-diffusion-v1-5 | stable-diffusion-xl-base-1.0 |
|---|---|---|
| Parameters | 860 M | 2.6 B |
| Architecture | — | — |
| Context length | — | — |
| Licence | creativeml-openrail-m | openrail++ |
| Commercial use | Conditional | Conditional |
| Languages | — | — |
| Downloads 30d | 1,789,858 | 3,000,602 |
| Downloads all time | 77.4 M | 123.6 M |
| Quantizations on the Hub | SAFETENSORS | SAFETENSORS |
| Gated | No | No |
| First seen on the Hub | 2024-08-30 | 2023-07-25 |
Download trend
Daily snapshots, last 55 days (28 Jul – 20 Sep)
3.0 M1.4 M
stable-diffusion-v1-5
stable-diffusion-xl-base-1.0
VRAM side by side
On RTX 4090 · 24 GB · 8K context unless noted
stable-diffusion-v1-5 · fp16
26.6 GB / 24 GB
stable-diffusion-xl-base-1.0 · fp16
39.7 GB / 24 GB