SDXL Turbo

Name: SDXL Turbo
Author: Stability AI

by Stability AI Image

SDXL Turbo is Stability AI's real-time text-to-image model, distilled from SDXL to generate images in as little as one to four steps. It's ideal for interactive and preview use where speed matters most.

Publisher: Stability AI (opens in a new tab)
API model name: sdxl-turbo
Sizes: 3.5B
Licence: sai-nc-community

Run SDXL Turbo

Install it on a Pendra worker, then call it through our SDK with your pdr_sk_ API key.

Read the quickstart

from pendra import Pendra
import base64, pathlib

client = Pendra(api_key="pdr_sk_...")

result = client.images.generations.create(
    model="sdxl-turbo",
    prompt="A misty Welsh valley at dawn",
    size="1024x1024",
)

pathlib.Path("out.png").write_bytes(base64.b64decode(result.data[0].b64_json))

import { Pendra } from "pendra";
import { writeFileSync } from "node:fs";

const client = new Pendra({ apiKey: "pdr_sk_..." });

const result = await client.images.generations.create({
  model: "sdxl-turbo",
  prompt: "A misty Welsh valley at dawn",
  size: "1024x1024",
});

writeFileSync("out.png", Buffer.from(result.data[0].b64_json, "base64"));

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Stable Diffusion 3.5 Large Turbo is Stability AI's distilled flagship text-to-image model, generating high-quality images in a handful of steps. It pairs the detail of SD 3.5 Large with fast, few-step inference.

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Run SDXL Turbo on infrastructure you trust.

Deploy a worker, install SDXL Turbo, and start serving it through one private API.

Try it free Read the quickstart