SD 1.5
The classic. Lightweight, fast, and has the largest ecosystem of fine-tunes, LoRAs, and ControlNet models.
- Developer: Stability AI / Lykon / SG161222
- License: CreativeML Open RAIL-M
- HuggingFace: stable-diffusion-v1-5, Lykon/dreamshaper-8, SG161222/Realistic_Vision_V5.1
Variants
| Model | Steps | Size | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
sd15:fp16 | 25 | 1.7 GB | Base model |
dreamshaper-v8:fp16 | 25 | 1.7 GB | Best all-around |
realistic-vision-v5:fp16 | 25 | 1.7 GB | Photorealistic |
Defaults
- Resolution: 512x512
- Guidance: 7.5
- Scheduler: DDIM (also supports euler-ancestral, uni-pc)
Recommended Dimensions
| Width | Height | Aspect Ratio |
|---|---|---|
| 512 | 512 | 1:1 (native) |
| 512 | 768 | 2:3 |
| 768 | 512 | 3:2 |
| 384 | 512 | 3:4 |
| 512 | 384 | 4:3 |
Using non-recommended dimensions will trigger a warning. All values must be multiples of 16.
Example
DreamShaper v8 — 25 steps, seed 555:
bash
mold run dreamshaper-v8:fp16 "A fantasy castle perched on floating islands above clouds, magical waterfalls, ethereal glow" --seed 555
ControlNet
SD 1.5 is the only family with ControlNet support:
bash
mold pull controlnet-canny-sd15
mold run sd15:fp16 "a city" --control edges.png --control-model controlnet-canny-sd15See Image-to-Image for full details.