Model Detail human-review-recommended License review needed
Stable Diffusion XL
Stability AI's classic SDXL. Best bang/buck for image gen.
SDXLopenrail2023-07
Parameters
3.5B
Dense model
Context window
—
Standard context
Architecture
decoder only transformer
diffusion
Quality score
70
Planner signal
Task Fit
Code AgentNot a fit
Not marked for code agent in the current library.
CodeNot a fit
Not marked for code in the current library.
ChatNot a fit
Not marked for chat in the current library.
RAGNot a fit
Not marked for rag in the current library.
VisionSupported
Image or visual understanding, not necessarily image generation.
Image GenerationSupported
Native text-to-image or image editing model.
Video GenerationNot a fit
Not marked for video generation in the current library.
VoiceNot a fit
Not marked for voice in the current library.
Source Confidence
Overallmedium · 84/100
ParametersReviewed / seeded
Task fitReviewed / seeded
MemorySeeded artifact
LicenseNeeds review
BenchmarksMissing
Hardware fitCalculated
Review flags
recommended VRAM below minimummissing benchmarks
Variants and Quant Artifacts
Choose the artifact first; hardware fit follows from RAM, VRAM, format, and runtime.
| Quant | Format | Quality | Min RAM | Reco RAM | Runtime | Action |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FP16 | checkpoint | high | 10GB | 16GB | ollama | Plan with this |
| Q8 | checkpoint | high | 8GB | 16GB | ollama | Plan with this |
| Q4 | checkpoint | balanced | 8GB | 16GB | ollama | Plan with this |
Recommended Hardware
Cheapest That Works
Minisforum UM890 (Ryzen 9 8945HS)
Lowest estimated 5-year cost that can run this model.
32GB RAM$597 / 5y
Best Value
Mac mini M4 Pro 32GB
Enough unified/system memory with a balanced 5-year cost.
32GB RAM$1,699 / 5y
Best Performance
NVIDIA RTX 6000 Blackwell 96GB
Highest local performance signal among compatible hardware.
96GB VRAM$12,376 / 5y
Benchmarks
No benchmark data is available for this model yet.
Source and Review
Hugging Facestabilityai/stable-diffusion-xl-base-1.0
Ollamasdxl
Verificationhuman-review-recommended
Artifact sourceseeded
Default variantStable Diffusion XL Coder
Tool callingNot marked