--- license: creativeml-openrail-m language: - en library_name: diffusers pipeline_tag: text-to-image base_model: stabilityai/stable-diffusion-xl-base-1.0 tags: - stable-diffusion - stable-diffusion-xl - sdxl - text-to-image - photorealistic - photography - cinematic - portrait - juggernaut - rundiffusion - kandooai ---

Juggernaut XL v6 by RunDiffusion

The original RunDiffusion Photo-fused SDXL release — over 3 million downloads strong.

> Juggernaut XL v6 is the **original** photo-fused SDXL release in the Juggernaut line — the version that introduced **RunDiffusion Photo v1** to the Juggernaut family and turned it into the most-downloaded SDXL fine-tune in the world. Two years on, **3M+ downloads** and counting. ## When to use v6 V6 still serves a real audience. Choose it when you: - 🔬 Have **LoRAs, ControlNets, embeddings, or pipelines trained or tuned against v6** and want bit-for-bit consistency. - 🏭 Run an **automated production pipeline** that has been validated against v6 and you don't want to revalidate against a newer checkpoint. - 🎨 Need the exact **v6 aesthetic** — slightly softer lighting and more muted contrast than the later versions. For new projects, **start with the latest Juggernaut models** instead — they apply two years of additional training, captioning, and photo-model improvements. ---

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Pre-loaded into ComfyUI · Forge · Automatic1111 · Fooocus · InvokeAI · SwarmUI

--- ## The Newer Juggernauts | Model | Why upgrade | | --- | --- | | [**Juggernaut XL v9**](https://huggingface.co/RunDiffusion/Juggernaut-XL-v9) | Direct successor on SDXL — RunDiffusion Photo v2, sharper skin, stronger lighting. **6M+ downloads.** | | [**Juggernaut XI / X**](https://huggingface.co/RunDiffusion/Juggernaut-XI-v11) | Ground-up retrains with GPT-4V captions — better prompt adherence | | [**Juggernaut Z**](https://huggingface.co/RunDiffusion/Juggernaut-Z-Image) | Lumina-Image-2 architecture — cinematic, presentation-ready | | [**Juggernaut Pro Flux**](https://www.rundiffusion.com/juggernaut-pro-flux?utm_source=huggingface&utm_medium=model_card&utm_campaign=juggernaut_xl_v6&utm_content=cross_promo_pro_flux) | FLUX.1 backbone — top-tier photo quality with strong consistency | ## Two Ways to Run Juggernaut XL v6 ### 🚀 Easiest — Run it on RunDiffusion (recommended) One-click access inside the UI you already know — ComfyUI, Forge, Automatic1111, Fooocus, InvokeAI, or SwarmUI. **Free trial included**, plus access to every other Juggernaut model on the same account.

### 💻 Or run it locally — Diffusers ```python import torch from diffusers import DiffusionPipeline pipe = DiffusionPipeline.from_pretrained( "RunDiffusion/Juggernaut-XL-v6", torch_dtype=torch.float16, use_safetensors=True, ).to("cuda") prompt = "Cinematic mid shot photo of an astronaut walking through a neon-lit Tokyo alley at night, hyperdetailed photography, skin details, shallow depth of field" image = pipe( prompt, width=832, height=1216, num_inference_steps=35, guidance_scale=5.0, ).images[0] image.save("juggernaut_xl_v6.png") ``` For ComfyUI / Forge / InvokeAI / SwarmUI: download the single-file checkpoint and drop it into your `models/checkpoints/` directory. ## Recommended Settings | Parameter | Value | | --- | --- | | Resolution | `832 × 1216` (portrait) · `1216 × 832` (landscape) | | Sampler | `DPM++ 2M Karras` | | Steps | `30 – 40` | | CFG scale | `3 – 7` (lower = more realistic) | | VAE | **Already baked in** — no external VAE required | | Hi-Res fix | `4xNMKD-Siax_200k` upscaler · 15 steps · 0.3 denoise · 1.5× upscale | > **Negative prompts:** start with **none**. Add specific things you don't want as you iterate. ### Useful Prompt Keywords ``` Architecture Photography · Wildlife Photography · Car Photography Food Photography · Interior Photography · Landscape Photography Hyperdetailed Photography · Cinematic Movie · Still Mid Shot Photo Full Body Photo · Skin Details ``` 📖 **Want to go deeper?** Sampler choices, multi-subject framing, lighting language, negative-prompt strategy — see the [**RunDiffusion prompting library**](https://www.rundiffusion.com/prompting?utm_source=huggingface&utm_medium=model_card&utm_campaign=juggernaut_xl_v6&utm_content=prompting_inline). Free to read, no signup. ## Commercial Use This model **may not be deployed behind paid API services** without explicit licensing. For commercial licensing, custom models, business inquiries, or consultation, contact **[juggernaut@rundiffusion.com](mailto:juggernaut@rundiffusion.com)**. You are free to use this model for personal and creative work under the terms of the [CreativeML Open RAIL-M license](https://huggingface.co/spaces/CompVis/stable-diffusion-license). ## Credits Juggernaut XL v6 was created by **[KandooAI](https://twitter.com/Juggernaut_AI)** in collaboration with **[RunDiffusion](https://www.rundiffusion.com/?utm_source=huggingface&utm_medium=model_card&utm_campaign=juggernaut_xl_v6&utm_content=credits)**. Photographic backbone: **RunDiffusion Photo v1**. ---

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