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Stable Diffusion XL 1.0

Stable Diffusion XL 1.0 is rank 100 of 108 in our GraduallyBench test.

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PopularityRank 8 of 875

72out of 100first value

Summary

Stable Diffusion XL 1.0 is an image model from Stability AI. Stability still lists SDXL 1.0 as an older open checkpoint in its legacy model overview.

Image samples from our tests

These images come from documented single requests with an archived prompt. They complement measurements but do not replace a controlled laboratory test.

Character and detailOpen Character and detail at original size

Character and detail

This sample tests Anatomy, clothing, and spatial consistency.

Prompt and settings

Create a square cinematic full-body portrait of a fictional bicycle courier waiting under a transparent umbrella at a rainy tram stop in Hamburg at blue hour. She wears a mustard raincoat, navy trousers, red sneakers, a silver helmet, and carries a teal messenger bag. Keep both hands visible, render the bicycle correctly, use realistic wet-street reflections, and include no readable brand names.

Generated through manual. Archived settings were local PyTorch 2.13.0, Diffusers 0.36.0; stabilityai/stable-diffusion-xl-base-1.0@462165984030d82259a11f4367a4eed129e94a7b; native 1024x1024, 1:1; one request, first output; steps=50, guidance=5.0, seed=268378870826470633; mps for text encoder and denoising; cpu for native VAE decode; float16 for text encoder and transformer; float32 for VAE; native tokenizer truncation: tokenizer 80 to 77 tokens, tokenizer_2 80 to 77 tokens; archived input unchanged.

Open source
InfographicOpen Infographic at original size

Infographic

This sample tests Numbers, labels, and visual organization.

Prompt and settings

Create a square German infographic titled SO FUNKTIONIERT PHOTOSYNTHESE. Show exactly four numbered steps in this order: 1 LICHT, 2 WASSER, 3 CO₂, 4 ZUCKER + SAUERSTOFF. Use a clean editorial science style with one plant cross-section, simple arrows, high contrast, legible labels, and no other text.

Generated through manual. Archived settings were local PyTorch 2.13.0, Diffusers 0.36.0; stabilityai/stable-diffusion-xl-base-1.0@462165984030d82259a11f4367a4eed129e94a7b; native 1024x1024, 1:1; one request, first output; steps=50, guidance=5.0, seed=5455008934753613262; mps for text encoder and denoising; cpu for native VAE decode; float16 for text encoder and transformer; float32 for VAE.

Open source
Product photographyOpen Product photography at original size

Product photography

This sample tests Materials, reflections, and fine details.

Prompt and settings

Create a square premium product photograph of a brushed titanium wristwatch standing upright on dark green marble. The watch has a cream dial, thin black hands set to 10:10, twelve distinct hour markers, a realistic crown, and a dark brown leather strap. Soft window light from the left, controlled reflections, shallow depth of field, no text, no logo, no extra objects.

Generated through manual. Archived settings were local PyTorch 2.13.0, Diffusers 0.36.0; stabilityai/stable-diffusion-xl-base-1.0@462165984030d82259a11f4367a4eed129e94a7b; native 1024x1024, 1:1; one request, first output; steps=50, guidance=5.0, seed=490593220006868735; mps for text encoder and denoising; cpu for native VAE decode; float16 for text encoder and transformer; float32 for VAE; native tokenizer truncation: tokenizer 80 to 77 tokens, tokenizer_2 80 to 77 tokens; archived input unchanged.

Open source
Typography and layoutOpen Typography and layout at original size

Typography and layout

This sample tests Legible text, hierarchy, and composition.

Prompt and settings

Create a square editorial poster for an imaginary night train called MONDFALTER. Show the exact German headline MONDFALTER and the exact subline BERLIN NACH LISSABON. Use a restrained midnight-blue and warm-cream palette, one stylized moth, strong Swiss-grid typography, generous negative space, and no additional words or logos.

Generated through manual. Archived settings were local PyTorch 2.13.0, Diffusers 0.36.0; stabilityai/stable-diffusion-xl-base-1.0@462165984030d82259a11f4367a4eed129e94a7b; native 1024x1024, 1:1; one request, first output; steps=50, guidance=5.0, seed=253938565953989943; mps for text encoder and denoising; cpu for native VAE decode; float16 for text encoder and transformer; float32 for VAE.

Open source

All benchmark results

Every published result with its source, test setup and comparison models.

Show all 4 published benchmark results

Published benchmarks

Gradually sample test: Typography and layout

The 0-100 value normalizes the mean rank from model-blind comparison rounds. One archived first output contributes per model. This remains an n = 1 sample.

Nano Banana 299.7 rank points
FLUX.2 Flex98.1 rank points
FLUX 3 Image96 rank points
Recraft V4.1 Utility95.6 rank points
Wan 2.7 Image94.1 rank points
SenseNova U1.5 Lite93.1 rank points
Kling Image 3.0 Omni92.8 rank points
Nano Banana Pro91.9 rank points
FLUX.2 Max91.6 rank points
Recraft V4.1 Flash88.5 rank points
Krea 2 Large86.3 rank points
Firefly Image Model 585.7 rank points
Muse Image85.7 rank points
FLUX 3 Image Klein84.4 rank points
Seedream 4.583.8 rank points
MAI-Image-2.582.2 rank points
Nano Banana 2 Lite82.2 rank points
Qwen Image 2.0 Pro81 rank points
Wan 2.7 Image Pro81 rank points
Krea 377.6 rank points
Seedream 5.0 Flash76.6 rank points
HiDream-O1-Image-1.575.7 rank points
Seedream 5.0 Lite75.7 rank points
Luma Uni-1.1 Max75.1 rank points
GPT Image 274.5 rank points
Grok Imagine Image 1.073.8 rank points
Nano Banana 2.172.3 rank points
Krea 2 Medium Turbo71.3 rank points
Grok Imagine Image 2.070.7 rank points
MAI-Image-2.5 Flash70.1 rank points
Recraft V4.169.5 rank points
FLUX.2 Pro68.9 rank points
Bria FIBO 268.5 rank points
GPT Image 1 Mini67.9 rank points
Seedream 5.0 Pro67.9 rank points
Ideogram 4.067.3 rank points
Luma Uni-1.167 rank points
Seedream 4.064.8 rank points
GPT Image 2.5 Flare63.9 rank points
LLaDA-Image62 rank points
MAI-Image-2.662 rank points
GPT Image 1.559.5 rank points
FLUX.2 Klein 9B Preview55.8 rank points
Reve 2.153.9 rank points
GPT Image 2.5 Sunburst53.6 rank points
MAI-Image-2.6 Flash53.6 rank points
Qwen-Image-2.153.6 rank points
Kling Image 3.051.4 rank points
Runway Gen-4 Image51.4 rank points
MOSS-Image-Base50.8 rank points
Qwen Image 2.1 Turbo50.8 rank points
GLM-Image50.2 rank points
FLUX.2 Dev49.8 rank points
FLUX.1 Kontext [max]45.5 rank points
Hy Image 3.5 Preview45.2 rank points
FLUX1.1 [pro]42.1 rank points
LongCat-Image41.4 rank points
Wan 2.6 Text to Image41.1 rank points
Z-Image Turbo39.6 rank points
Nucleus-Image38.3 rank points
Qwen Image 2.1 Pro38.3 rank points
MiniMax Image-0137.4 rank points
Chroma1-HD36.4 rank points
Bria FIBO Lite35.5 rank points
Qwen Image 3.0 Pro35.5 rank points
Z-Image Base32.7 rank points
FLUX.2 Klein 9B32.4 rank points
Qwen Image 3.032.4 rank points
FLUX.2 Klein 4B31.8 rank points
OmniGen229.6 rank points
Ideogram 4.528.3 rank points
Vidu Q2 Image26.8 rank points
FLUX1.1 [pro] Ultra21.8 rank points
MOSS-Image-SFT21.5 rank points
Adobe Firefly Image 420.6 rank points
Sana-Sprint 1.6B 1024px20.6 rank points
FLUX.1 Kontext [pro]19 rank points
Lumina-Image 2.018.4 rank points
Boogu-Image-0.1-Turbo18.1 rank points
HiDream-O1-Image18.1 rank points
Chroma1-Flash16.2 rank points
FLUX.1 [dev]16.2 rank points
Sana-Sprint 0.6B 1024px15.9 rank points
Midjourney V8.114.3 rank points
HunyuanImage 3.012.5 rank points
AuraFlow v0.311.2 rank points
BAGEL-7B-MoT11.2 rank points
SANA-1.5 4.8B 1024px8.1 rank points
LLaDA-Image-Turbo7.8 rank points
Adobe Firefly Image 36.9 rank points
Stable Diffusion XL 1.05 rank points
SDXL Turbo3.4 rank points
SANA-1.5 1.6B 1024px3.1 rank points

higher is betterAs of November 3, 2026Scale: 0 rank points - 100 rank points

Source: Gradually-Bildtest
gradually.ai
Methodology and context
Metric
rank-score-100
Scale
0-100
Participants
108
Sample
1
Methodology and context
One archived image per model, using the first output of the accepted test attempt. Technical repeats are disclosed for the affected image. All 108 images are ranked in three model-blind orderings. The 0-100 value normalizes the mean rank. This remains an n = 1 sample, and an automated judge may have visual preferences of its own.
Source: Gradually-Bildtest

Gradually sample test: Product photography

The 0-100 value normalizes the mean rank from model-blind comparison rounds. One archived first output contributes per model. This remains an n = 1 sample.

MAI-Image-2.6 Flash90.3 rank points
Krea 2 Large90 rank points
Qwen Image 2.1 Turbo89.7 rank points
Qwen-Image-2.189.7 rank points
GPT Image 289.4 rank points
Seedream 5.0 Lite88.8 rank points
MAI-Image-2.688.2 rank points
BAGEL-7B-MoT87.9 rank points
Wan 2.7 Image87.9 rank points
Nano Banana 2 Lite87.2 rank points
Qwen Image 3.087.2 rank points
FLUX.2 Klein 9B86.6 rank points
GPT Image 2.5 Sunburst86.6 rank points
Wan 2.7 Image Pro86.6 rank points
MOSS-Image-SFT85.7 rank points
Bria FIBO 283.8 rank points
SenseNova U1.5 Lite83.5 rank points
Qwen Image 2.1 Pro83.2 rank points
Grok Imagine Image 1.081.3 rank points
FLUX.2 Klein 4B80.7 rank points
Krea 2 Medium Turbo80.7 rank points
Muse Image80.7 rank points
Seedream 5.0 Flash76.9 rank points
Seedream 5.0 Pro76.9 rank points
FLUX 3 Image Klein74.8 rank points
Reve 2.173.8 rank points
GPT Image 1 Mini73.5 rank points
FLUX.2 Klein 9B Preview72.6 rank points
Qwen Image 3.0 Pro71.3 rank points
Luma Uni-1.1 Max71 rank points
Recraft V4.171 rank points
MAI-Image-2.570.1 rank points
Nano Banana Pro70.1 rank points
Nano Banana 2.169.8 rank points
GPT Image 2.5 Flare69.2 rank points
Ideogram 4.568.9 rank points
Grok Imagine Image 2.067.9 rank points
FLUX.2 Flex62.6 rank points
Krea 362.6 rank points
FLUX 3 Image62 rank points
Nucleus-Image62 rank points
Kling Image 3.060.4 rank points
Luma Uni-1.159.5 rank points
FLUX.2 Max58.6 rank points
Qwen Image 2.0 Pro58.3 rank points
FLUX.2 Pro57.9 rank points
MAI-Image-2.5 Flash57.6 rank points
Wan 2.6 Text to Image53.9 rank points
GPT Image 1.552.3 rank points
HiDream-O1-Image-1.550.8 rank points
Midjourney V8.149.5 rank points
FLUX.1 [dev]46.4 rank points
FLUX.2 Dev46.4 rank points
Firefly Image Model 545.8 rank points
Nano Banana 244.9 rank points
Seedream 4.044.2 rank points
Seedream 4.544.2 rank points
Kling Image 3.0 Omni39.9 rank points
MOSS-Image-Base36.1 rank points
Recraft V4.1 Flash36.1 rank points
FLUX.1 Kontext [pro]35.8 rank points
Recraft V4.1 Utility Pro35.8 rank points
Bria FIBO Lite35.2 rank points
LLaDA-Image35.2 rank points
HunyuanImage 3.033.6 rank points
Runway Gen-4 Image32.7 rank points
Recraft V4.1 Utility32.4 rank points
Vidu Q2 Image32.4 rank points
HiDream-O1-Image31.1 rank points
MiniMax Image-0129.9 rank points
OmniGen229.9 rank points
Z-Image Turbo29.9 rank points
LongCat-Image29.3 rank points
FLUX.1 Kontext [max]28.7 rank points
FLUX1.1 [pro] Ultra28.3 rank points
LLaDA-Image-Turbo26.8 rank points
Sana-Sprint 1.6B 1024px26.8 rank points
FLUX1.1 [pro]25.5 rank points
Ideogram 4.022.1 rank points
Z-Image Base21.5 rank points
Chroma1-HD15.9 rank points
Lumina-Image 2.015.9 rank points
Chroma1-Flash15.6 rank points
Hy Image 3.5 Preview15.3 rank points
AuraFlow v0.315 rank points
Adobe Firefly Image 314.6 rank points
Adobe Firefly Image 413.7 rank points
Stable Diffusion XL 1.012.8 rank points
GLM-Image9 rank points
Boogu-Image-0.1-Base7.8 rank points
Boogu-Image-0.1-Turbo5.6 rank points
SDXL Turbo2.8 rank points
SANA-1.5 4.8B 1024px1.2 rank points
Stable Diffusion Turbo1.2 rank points
SANA-1.5 1.6B 1024px0.3 rank points

higher is betterAs of November 3, 2026Scale: 0 rank points - 100 rank points

Source: Gradually-Bildtest
gradually.ai
Methodology and context
Metric
rank-score-100
Scale
0-100
Participants
108
Sample
1
Methodology and context
One archived image per model, using the first output of the accepted test attempt. Technical repeats are disclosed for the affected image. All 108 images are ranked in three model-blind orderings. The 0-100 value normalizes the mean rank. This remains an n = 1 sample, and an automated judge may have visual preferences of its own.
Source: Gradually-Bildtest

Gradually sample test: Character and detail

The 0-100 value normalizes the mean rank from model-blind comparison rounds. One archived first output contributes per model. This remains an n = 1 sample.

GPT Image 1.588.8 rank points
Qwen Image 2.0 Pro88.5 rank points
FLUX.2 Pro86.9 rank points
Krea 384.7 rank points
FLUX.2 Dev81.6 rank points
Kling Image 3.0 Omni81.6 rank points
Reve 2.180.1 rank points
Wan 2.6 Text to Image78.5 rank points
Wan 2.7 Image Pro78.2 rank points
Seedream 5.0 Flash75.4 rank points
FLUX.2 Flex75.1 rank points
Grok Imagine Image 2.075.1 rank points
MOSS-Image-SFT74.1 rank points
Qwen Image 3.0 Pro74.1 rank points
Seedream 4.072.9 rank points
Firefly Image Model 572.3 rank points
Z-Image Base71 rank points
Z-Image Turbo71 rank points
Bria FIBO Lite70.7 rank points
FLUX.2 Max70.4 rank points
FLUX 3 Image69.5 rank points
MAI-Image-2.5 Flash67.9 rank points
Ideogram 4.567.6 rank points
FLUX 3 Image Klein66.4 rank points
Nucleus-Image66.4 rank points
Recraft V4.1 Utility66.4 rank points
Qwen Image 2.1 Pro64.8 rank points
Recraft V4.1 Utility Pro64.8 rank points
GPT Image 2.5 Sunburst64.2 rank points
GPT Image 2.5 Flare63.2 rank points
Wan 2.7 Image63.2 rank points
MAI-Image-2.662.9 rank points
LLaDA-Image62.6 rank points
Qwen Image 3.061.7 rank points
FLUX.2 Klein 4B61.1 rank points
Muse Image61.1 rank points
Grok Imagine Image 1.060.7 rank points
Luma Uni-1.1 Max60.4 rank points
GPT Image 260.1 rank points
Seedream 5.0 Pro60.1 rank points
Kling Image 3.059.2 rank points
Ideogram 4.058.9 rank points
HiDream-O1-Image-1.558.3 rank points
Nano Banana 2.156.7 rank points
MAI-Image-2.554.8 rank points
Krea 2 Large54.2 rank points
FLUX.1 [dev]52.6 rank points
LLaDA-Image-Turbo52.6 rank points
Adobe Firefly Image 452.3 rank points
MAI-Image-2.6 Flash52 rank points
Midjourney V8.151.4 rank points
GLM-Image51.1 rank points
Chroma1-Flash50.8 rank points
FLUX.1 Kontext [pro]50.2 rank points
Hy Image 3.5 Preview49.5 rank points
Luma Uni-1.148.6 rank points
Seedream 5.0 Lite48.6 rank points
Bria FIBO 248.3 rank points
Recraft V4.148 rank points
Qwen Image 2.1 Turbo47.7 rank points
Nano Banana 2 Lite47.4 rank points
MOSS-Image-Base45.5 rank points
FLUX.2 Klein 9B Preview45.2 rank points
FLUX1.1 [pro] Ultra45.2 rank points
HiDream-O1-Image45.2 rank points
Recraft V4.1 Flash42.4 rank points
FLUX1.1 [pro]39.3 rank points
FLUX.2 Klein 9B38.9 rank points
Runway Gen-4 Image38.9 rank points
Nano Banana Pro37.1 rank points
Seedream 4.537.1 rank points
Nano Banana 236.4 rank points
SenseNova U1.5 Lite34.9 rank points
Qwen-Image-2.133.6 rank points
MiniMax Image-0132.7 rank points
BAGEL-7B-MoT32.4 rank points
GPT Image 1 Mini30.8 rank points
Krea 2 Medium Turbo29.9 rank points
Stable Diffusion XL 1.028 rank points
FLUX.1 Kontext [max]27.1 rank points
Adobe Firefly Image 326.8 rank points
Sana-Sprint 1.6B 1024px26.2 rank points
Vidu Q2 Image26.2 rank points
HunyuanImage 3.024.3 rank points
LongCat-Image24.3 rank points
Lumina-Image 2.023.4 rank points
Chroma1-HD16.5 rank points
AuraFlow v0.316.2 rank points
OmniGen27.8 rank points
Boogu-Image-0.1-Base7.5 rank points
Stable Diffusion Turbo4.7 rank points
SDXL Turbo2.8 rank points
SANA-1.5 4.8B 1024px0.3 rank points

higher is betterAs of November 3, 2026Scale: 0 rank points - 100 rank points

Source: Gradually-Bildtest
gradually.ai
Methodology and context
Metric
rank-score-100
Scale
0-100
Participants
108
Sample
1
Methodology and context
One archived image per model, using the first output of the accepted test attempt. Technical repeats are disclosed for the affected image. All 108 images are ranked in three model-blind orderings. The 0-100 value normalizes the mean rank. This remains an n = 1 sample, and an automated judge may have visual preferences of its own.
Source: Gradually-Bildtest

Gradually sample test: Infographic

The 0-100 value normalizes the mean rank from model-blind comparison rounds. One archived first output contributes per model. This remains an n = 1 sample.

Seedream 5.0 Pro99.1 rank points
GPT Image 2.5 Sunburst97.2 rank points
GPT Image 2.5 Flare91 rank points
Luma Uni-1.189.4 rank points
Qwen Image 2.1 Turbo88.8 rank points
Qwen Image 3.088.8 rank points
Wan 2.7 Image Pro88.5 rank points
Muse Image86.3 rank points
Seedream 5.0 Flash86 rank points
Ideogram 4.585.4 rank points
Reve 2.184.7 rank points
Qwen-Image-2.182.9 rank points
MAI-Image-2.5 Flash81.3 rank points
SenseNova U1.5 Lite80.4 rank points
Wan 2.7 Image79.4 rank points
Krea 2 Medium Turbo78.8 rank points
Luma Uni-1.1 Max78.8 rank points
Bria FIBO 278.2 rank points
FLUX 3 Image Klein77.3 rank points
Wan 2.6 Text to Image77.3 rank points
Grok Imagine Image 1.076.9 rank points
Grok Imagine Image 2.076.6 rank points
HiDream-O1-Image-1.576.3 rank points
Krea 2 Large75.7 rank points
MOSS-Image-SFT75.4 rank points
FLUX.2 Klein 9B Preview74.8 rank points
Recraft V4.1 Utility Pro74.5 rank points
Krea 373.8 rank points
Recraft V4.1 Flash73.8 rank points
MAI-Image-2.6 Flash73.5 rank points
Recraft V4.173.2 rank points
Ideogram 4.072.6 rank points
FLUX.2 Dev72 rank points
GPT Image 1.571.7 rank points
Hy Image 3.5 Preview70.7 rank points
MOSS-Image-Base70.7 rank points
MAI-Image-2.569.2 rank points
FLUX 3 Image68.5 rank points
Seedream 4.067.3 rank points
GPT Image 266.4 rank points
Nano Banana 2 Lite65.7 rank points
Nano Banana Pro64.8 rank points
Nano Banana 2.164.2 rank points
Recraft V4.1 Utility63.9 rank points
Nano Banana 263.2 rank points
Qwen Image 2.1 Pro62 rank points
Qwen Image 2.0 Pro61.7 rank points
Qwen Image 3.0 Pro61.7 rank points
MAI-Image-2.660.7 rank points
FLUX.2 Flex57 rank points
Seedream 5.0 Lite55.8 rank points
FLUX.1 Kontext [max]53.9 rank points
FLUX.2 Max53.6 rank points
FLUX.1 Kontext [pro]52.6 rank points
Kling Image 3.051.4 rank points
FLUX.2 Pro44.6 rank points
HiDream-O1-Image42.7 rank points
FLUX.2 Klein 9B41.7 rank points
FLUX.1 [dev]39.9 rank points
Z-Image Turbo37.4 rank points
Vidu Q2 Image37.1 rank points
LongCat-Image36.8 rank points
HunyuanImage 3.036.1 rank points
LLaDA-Image-Turbo35.8 rank points
Midjourney V8.135.2 rank points
LLaDA-Image32.7 rank points
Runway Gen-4 Image32.4 rank points
GPT Image 1 Mini31.8 rank points
FLUX.2 Klein 4B30.2 rank points
GLM-Image29.9 rank points
Kling Image 3.0 Omni29.6 rank points
FLUX1.1 [pro] Ultra27.7 rank points
Seedream 4.526.5 rank points
MiniMax Image-0125.5 rank points
FLUX1.1 [pro]24 rank points
Z-Image Base24 rank points
Nucleus-Image23.4 rank points
Chroma1-HD22.4 rank points
Bria FIBO Lite19.6 rank points
OmniGen219 rank points
Boogu-Image-0.1-Base15.9 rank points
Lumina-Image 2.015.9 rank points
Firefly Image Model 515 rank points
Adobe Firefly Image 412.5 rank points
Chroma1-Flash12.1 rank points
Boogu-Image-0.1-Turbo8.4 rank points
SDXL Turbo8.4 rank points
SANA-1.5 1.6B 1024px7.2 rank points
AuraFlow v0.36.9 rank points
BAGEL-7B-MoT5.9 rank points
SANA-1.5 4.8B 1024px5.6 rank points
Adobe Firefly Image 35.3 rank points
Stable Diffusion XL 1.05 rank points
Stable Diffusion Turbo4.7 rank points

higher is betterAs of November 3, 2026Scale: 0 rank points - 100 rank points

Source: Gradually-Bildtest
gradually.ai
Methodology and context
Metric
rank-score-100
Scale
0-100
Participants
108
Sample
1
Methodology and context
One archived image per model, using the first output of the accepted test attempt. Technical repeats are disclosed for the affected image. All 108 images are ranked in three model-blind orderings. The 0-100 value normalizes the mean rank. This remains an n = 1 sample, and an automated judge may have visual preferences of its own.
Source: Gradually-Bildtest

Recorded measurement details

Gradually sample test: Typography and layout (Show measurement, test conditions, and source)
Source value
5
Score
5
Metric
rank-score-100
Unit
rank score
Direction
Higher is better
Source rank
104
Sample
1
Source type
gradually-sample-test
Evaluator
gemini-3.1-pro-preview
Retrieved at
2026-11-03
Methodology
One archived image per model, using the first output of the accepted test attempt. Technical repeats are disclosed for the affected image. All 108 images are ranked in three model-blind orderings. The 0-100 value normalizes the mean rank. This remains an n = 1 sample, and an automated judge may have visual preferences of its own.
Mean rank
102.67
Individual ranks
102, 104, 102
Criterion scores
headline 0.67, subline 0.67, text-control 0.67, visual-brief 0.67, layout 0.67
Source Gradually-Bildtest
Gradually sample test: Product photography (Show measurement, test conditions, and source)
Source value
12.8
Score
12.8
Metric
rank-score-100
Unit
rank score
Direction
Higher is better
Source rank
101
Sample
1
Source type
gradually-sample-test
Evaluator
gemini-3.1-pro-preview
Retrieved at
2026-11-03
Methodology
One archived image per model, using the first output of the accepted test attempt. Technical repeats are disclosed for the affected image. All 108 images are ranked in three model-blind orderings. The 0-100 value normalizes the mean rank. This remains an n = 1 sample, and an automated judge may have visual preferences of its own.
Mean rank
94.33
Individual ranks
85, 102, 96
Criterion scores
subject 1.67, time 2, watch-details 0.67, photography 2, exclusions 0
Source Gradually-Bildtest
Gradually sample test: Character and detail (Show measurement, test conditions, and source)
Source value
28
Score
28
Metric
rank-score-100
Unit
rank score
Direction
Higher is better
Source rank
88
Sample
1
Source type
gradually-sample-test
Evaluator
gemini-3.1-pro-preview
Retrieved at
2026-11-03
Methodology
One archived image per model, using the first output of the accepted test attempt. Technical repeats are disclosed for the affected image. All 108 images are ranked in three model-blind orderings. The 0-100 value normalizes the mean rank. This remains an n = 1 sample, and an automated judge may have visual preferences of its own.
Mean rank
78
Individual ranks
66, 68, 100
Criterion scores
scene 1, wardrobe 1, anatomy 0.67, props 1, environment 1
Source Gradually-Bildtest
Gradually sample test: Infographic (Show measurement, test conditions, and source)
Source value
5
Score
5
Metric
rank-score-100
Unit
rank score
Direction
Higher is better
Source rank
107
Sample
1
Source type
gradually-sample-test
Evaluator
gemini-3.1-pro-preview
Retrieved at
2026-11-03
Methodology
One archived image per model, using the first output of the accepted test attempt. Technical repeats are disclosed for the affected image. All 108 images are ranked in three model-blind orderings. The 0-100 value normalizes the mean rank. This remains an n = 1 sample, and an automated judge may have visual preferences of its own.
Mean rank
102.67
Individual ranks
100, 107, 101
Criterion scores
title 0.33, sequence 0.33, labels 0.33, diagram 0.33, clarity 0.33
Source Gradually-Bildtest

Popularity compared

How often the model is searched for, used and mentioned, compared with every model of its category.

Popularity index

The 100 most popular models of this category, 0 to 100, higher is more popular

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Stable Diffusion XL 1.0 compared

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  1. 1GPT Image 2.5 Sunburst vs. Stable Diffusion XL 1.0
  2. 2GPT Image 2 vs. Stable Diffusion XL 1.0
  3. 3Reve 2.1 vs. Stable Diffusion XL 1.0
  4. 4Nano Banana 2 vs. Stable Diffusion XL 1.0
  5. 5GPT Image 1.5 vs. Stable Diffusion XL 1.0
  6. 6MAI-Image-2.5 vs. Stable Diffusion XL 1.0
  7. 7Nano Banana Pro vs. Stable Diffusion XL 1.0
  8. 8Nano Banana 2 Lite vs. Stable Diffusion XL 1.0
  9. 9Seedream 5.0 Pro vs. Stable Diffusion XL 1.0
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  1. 10Grok Imagine Image Quality vs. Stable Diffusion XL 1.0
  2. 11FLUX.2 Max vs. Stable Diffusion XL 1.0
  3. 12Qwen Image 2.0 Pro vs. Stable Diffusion XL 1.0
  4. 13MAI-Image-2.5 Flash vs. Stable Diffusion XL 1.0
  5. 14HiDream-O1-Image-1.5 vs. Stable Diffusion XL 1.0
  6. 15Krea 2 Medium Turbo vs. Stable Diffusion XL 1.0
  7. 16Seedream 4.0 vs. Stable Diffusion XL 1.0
  8. 17Krea 2 Large vs. Stable Diffusion XL 1.0
  9. 18Luma Uni-1.1 Max vs. Stable Diffusion XL 1.0
  10. 19FLUX.2 Flex vs. Stable Diffusion XL 1.0
  11. 20Recraft V4.1 Utility vs. Stable Diffusion XL 1.0
  12. 21Ideogram 4.0 vs. Stable Diffusion XL 1.0
  13. 22Wan 2.6 Text to Image vs. Stable Diffusion XL 1.0
  14. 23FLUX.2 Pro vs. Stable Diffusion XL 1.0
  15. 24HunyuanImage 3.0 Instruct vs. Stable Diffusion XL 1.0
  16. 25FLUX.2 Klein 9B vs. Stable Diffusion XL 1.0
  17. 26HiDream-O1-Image vs. Stable Diffusion XL 1.0
  18. 27Firefly Image Model 5 vs. Stable Diffusion XL 1.0
  19. 28Midjourney V8.1 vs. Stable Diffusion XL 1.0
  20. 29Stable Diffusion 3.5 Large vs. Stable Diffusion XL 1.0
  21. 30GPT Image 2.5 Flare vs. Stable Diffusion XL 1.0
  22. 31Qwen-Image-2.1 vs. Stable Diffusion XL 1.0
  23. 32MAI-Image-2.6 vs. Stable Diffusion XL 1.0
  24. 33MAI-Image-2.6 Flash vs. Stable Diffusion XL 1.0
  25. 34Muse Image vs. Stable Diffusion XL 1.0
  26. 35Grok Imagine Image 2.0 vs. Stable Diffusion XL 1.0
  27. 36FLUX 3 Image vs. Stable Diffusion XL 1.0
  28. 37FLUX 3 Image Klein vs. Stable Diffusion XL 1.0
  29. 38Nano Banana 2.1 vs. Stable Diffusion XL 1.0
  30. 39Ideogram 4.5 vs. Stable Diffusion XL 1.0
  31. 40Hy Image 3.5 Preview vs. Stable Diffusion XL 1.0
  32. 41Recraft V4.1 vs. Stable Diffusion XL 1.0
  33. 42Recraft V4.1 Flash vs. Stable Diffusion XL 1.0
  34. 43Bria FIBO 2 vs. Stable Diffusion XL 1.0
  35. 44Krea 3 vs. Stable Diffusion XL 1.0
  36. 45Qwen Image 3.0 Pro vs. Stable Diffusion XL 1.0
  37. 46Qwen Image 3.0 vs. Stable Diffusion XL 1.0
  38. 47Qwen Image 2.1 Pro vs. Stable Diffusion XL 1.0
  39. 48Qwen Image 2.1 Turbo vs. Stable Diffusion XL 1.0
  40. 49Wan 2.7 Image Pro vs. Stable Diffusion XL 1.0
  41. 50Wan 2.7 Image vs. Stable Diffusion XL 1.0
  42. 51Seedream 5.0 Flash vs. Stable Diffusion XL 1.0
  43. 52SenseNova U1.5 Lite vs. Stable Diffusion XL 1.0
  44. 53Kling Image 3.0 vs. Stable Diffusion XL 1.0
  45. 54Kling Image 3.0 Omni vs. Stable Diffusion XL 1.0
  46. 55Vidu Q2 Image vs. Stable Diffusion XL 1.0
  47. 56GLM-Image vs. Stable Diffusion XL 1.0
  48. 57MiniMax Image-01 vs. Stable Diffusion XL 1.0
  49. 58Z-Image Turbo vs. Stable Diffusion XL 1.0
  50. 59Luma Uni-1.1 vs. Stable Diffusion XL 1.0
  51. 60Runway Gen-4 Image vs. Stable Diffusion XL 1.0
  52. 61Adobe Firefly Image 3 vs. Stable Diffusion XL 1.0
  53. 62Adobe Firefly Image 4 vs. Stable Diffusion XL 1.0
  54. 63Adobe Firefly Image 4 Ultra vs. Stable Diffusion XL 1.0
  55. 64Stable Diffusion 3.5 Medium vs. Stable Diffusion XL 1.0
  56. 65Stable Diffusion 3.5 Large Turbo vs. Stable Diffusion XL 1.0
  57. 66Bria FIBO Lite vs. Stable Diffusion XL 1.0
  58. 67Recraft V4.1 Utility Pro vs. Stable Diffusion XL 1.0
  59. 68Seedream 4.5 vs. Stable Diffusion XL 1.0
  60. 69Seedream 5.0 Lite vs. Stable Diffusion XL 1.0
  61. 70FLUX.2 Klein 9B Preview vs. Stable Diffusion XL 1.0
  62. 71GPT Image 1 Mini vs. Stable Diffusion XL 1.0
  63. 72ChatGPT Image Latest (API-Alias) vs. Stable Diffusion XL 1.0
  64. 73Nano Banana (Gemini 2.5 Flash Image) vs. Stable Diffusion XL 1.0
  65. 74FLUX.2 Klein 4B vs. Stable Diffusion XL 1.0
  66. 75FLUX.2 Dev vs. Stable Diffusion XL 1.0
  67. 76FLUX1.1 [pro] vs. Stable Diffusion XL 1.0
  68. 77FLUX1.1 [pro] Ultra vs. Stable Diffusion XL 1.0
  69. 78FLUX.1 [dev] vs. Stable Diffusion XL 1.0
  70. 79FLUX.1 Kontext [pro] vs. Stable Diffusion XL 1.0
  71. 80FLUX.1 Kontext [max] vs. Stable Diffusion XL 1.0
  72. 81Stable Diffusion XL 1.0 vs. Stable Diffusion 3 Medium
  73. 82Stable Diffusion XL 1.0 vs. SDXL Turbo
  74. 83Stable Diffusion XL 1.0 vs. Stable Diffusion Turbo
  75. 84Stable Diffusion XL 1.0 vs. Grok Imagine Image 1.0
  76. 85Stable Diffusion XL 1.0 vs. MOSS-Image-Base
  77. 86Stable Diffusion XL 1.0 vs. MOSS-Image-SFT
  78. 87Stable Diffusion XL 1.0 vs. LLaDA-Image
  79. 88Stable Diffusion XL 1.0 vs. LLaDA-Image-Turbo
  80. 89Stable Diffusion XL 1.0 vs. Nucleus-Image
  81. 90Stable Diffusion XL 1.0 vs. LongCat-Image
  82. 91Stable Diffusion XL 1.0 vs. BAGEL-7B-MoT
  83. 92Stable Diffusion XL 1.0 vs. OmniGen2
  84. 93Stable Diffusion XL 1.0 vs. Kandinsky-5.0-T2I-Lite-SFT
  85. 94Stable Diffusion XL 1.0 vs. Kandinsky-5.0-T2I-Lite-Pretrain
  86. 95Stable Diffusion XL 1.0 vs. Boogu-Image-0.1-Base
  87. 96Stable Diffusion XL 1.0 vs. Boogu-Image-0.1-Turbo
  88. 97Stable Diffusion XL 1.0 vs. SANA-1.5 1.6B 1024px
  89. 98Stable Diffusion XL 1.0 vs. SANA-1.5 4.8B 1024px
  90. 99Stable Diffusion XL 1.0 vs. Sana-Sprint 0.6B 1024px
  91. 100Stable Diffusion XL 1.0 vs. Sana-Sprint 1.6B 1024px
  92. 101Stable Diffusion XL 1.0 vs. Chroma1-HD
  93. 102Stable Diffusion XL 1.0 vs. Chroma1-Flash
  94. 103Stable Diffusion XL 1.0 vs. AuraFlow v0.3
  95. 104Stable Diffusion XL 1.0 vs. PixArt-Sigma-XL-2-1024-MS
  96. 105Stable Diffusion XL 1.0 vs. Lumina-Image 2.0
  97. 106Stable Diffusion XL 1.0 vs. HunyuanImage 3.0
  98. 107Stable Diffusion XL 1.0 vs. Z-Image Base

All specifications

Watermarking and provenance

AI watermarking refers to invisible signals embedded in the output. Visible marks and provenance metadata are listed separately. Unknown means there is insufficient evidence for that particular field.

AI watermarking
Unknown. One Stability page describes imperceptible watermarks on its platform and watermarking by default in open image models. A report covering April 2024 to April 2025 describes technical challenges and does not confirm coverage of individual model versions. Coverage of a specific output remains unclear.
Source 1: AI watermarkingSource 2: AI watermarking
Provenance metadata
Stability AI documented C2PA signing for API outputs during its April 2024 to April 2025 reporting period. Current coverage and other output paths are not established by this report.
Source: Provenance metadata

Licence and access

Weights
Open weights
Source: Weights
Access
API, Local
Source: Access
Lifecycle
Older open checkpoint; provider still lists it in its legacy model overview
Source: Lifecycle

Further details

Native engine ID
Stability's current sandbox lists stable-diffusion-xl-1024-v1-0 for text-to-image generation.
Source: Native engine ID
Status
The provider overview includes SDXL 1.0 among older models.
Source: Status

Frequently asked questions about Stable Diffusion XL 1.0

How good is Stable Diffusion XL 1.0?

Rank 100 of 108 in our own test.

GraduallyBench from Nov 3, 2026

GraduallyBenchour own rating, 0 to 100 · higher is better
Lumina-Image 2.018
Adobe Firefly Image 313
PixArt-Sigma-XL-2-1024-MS13
Stable Diffusion XL 1.0Rank 100 of 10813
Sana-Sprint 0.6B 1024px13
AuraFlow v0.312
Boogu-Image-0.1-Base10

What is Stable Diffusion XL 1.0 good at?

Best at Character and detail (28 out of 100), weakest at Infographic (5).

GraduallyBench, one image per task

  1. Stable Diffusion XL 1.0: Typography and layoutTypography and layoutLegible text, hierarchy, and composition5out of 100Rank 104 of 108 in this task
  2. Stable Diffusion XL 1.0: Product photographyProduct photographyMaterials, reflections, and fine details13out of 100Rank 101 of 108 in this task
  3. Stable Diffusion XL 1.0: Character and detailCharacter and detailAnatomy, clothing, and spatial consistency28out of 100Rank 88 of 108 in this task
  4. Stable Diffusion XL 1.0: InfographicInfographicNumbers, labels, and visual organization5out of 100Rank 107 of 108 in this task

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No active result from the reviewed external evaluators can currently be attributed to this model. Other source evidence remains available below.

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