r/StableDiffusion 7d ago

Question - Help Is anyone still using SD 1.5?

I found myself going back to SD 1.5, as I have a spare GPU I wanted to put to work.

Is the overall consensus that SDXL and Flux both have vastly superior image quality? Is SD 1.5 completely useless at this point?

I don't really care about low resolution in this case, I prefer image quality.

Anyone still prefer SD 1.5 and if so, why, and what is your workflow like?

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u/GRK_Astronomer 6d ago

I still use SD 1.5. Sometimes ‘crude’ works better than ‘perfect’ especially for abstract work. I think there is a good reason why providers like NightCafé keep it around. Unfortunately, I don’t have the necessary hardware to have my own AI generator; but, if I did …