Juggernaut-XL-v9

> Juggernaut XL is the most popular SDXL fine-tune in the world. Version 9 — co-developed by **KandooAI** and **RunDiffusion**, integrating **RunDiffusion Photo v2** — is the proven photorealism workhorse trusted by **hundreds of thousands of creators**: 6M+ all-time downloads on Hugging Face, 1.5M+ on Civitai, and an *Overwhelmingly Positive* rating across 7,780+ reviews. The SDXL ecosystem is the single most mature corner of open image generation, and v9 is its most refined photorealism checkpoint. Choose Juggernaut XL v9 when you want: - 📸 **Photorealism that holds up under scrutiny** — skin texture, micro-contrast, and natural lighting that translates from concept to print. - 💻 **Reasonable hardware** — runs comfortably on 8 GB of VRAM, unlike newer DiT-based models that demand 16+ GB. - 🧰 **The full SDXL toolbox** — drop-in compatibility with the thousands of SDXL ControlNets, IP-Adapter variants, AnimateDiff, regional prompting tools, and LoRAs already in your workflow. - 🏆 **Battle-tested reliability** — 26+ months in production, used in agencies, studios, and shipping products around the world. For experimental and frontier work, see the rest of the [Juggernaut family](#looking-for-something-newer). For SDXL photorealism, this is the king of the hill. - **RunDiffusion Photo v2** integration — a substantial upgrade to the photographic backbone of the model - Improved **skin detail** and micro-texture rendering - Stronger **lighting** and **contrast** control - Better consistency across **portrait**, **architecture**, **automotive**, **wildlife**, **food**, **interior**, and **landscape** photography One-click access to Juggernaut XL v9 inside the UI you already know — ComfyUI, Forge, Automatic1111, Fooocus, InvokeAI, or SwarmUI. No setup, no model downloads, no GPU to rent. **Free trial included.** import torch from diffusers import DiffusionPipeline pipe = DiffusionPipeline.from_pretrained( "RunDiffusion/Juggernaut-XL-v9", torch_dtype=torch.float16, variant="fp16", 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_v9.png") For ComfyUI / Forge / InvokeAI / SwarmUI: download `Juggernaut-XL_v9_RunDiffusionPhoto_v2.safetensors` and drop it into your `models/checkpoints/` directory. > **Negative prompts:** start with **none**. Add specific things you don't want as you iterate. Heavy negatives often hurt more than they help on this model. These tokens reliably steer output: 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 📖 **For deeper prompting technique** — 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_v9&utm_content=prompting_inline). Free to read, no signup. The Juggernaut family has continued to evolve. Match the model to your project: All of them — and 100+ other SOTA models — are pre-loaded on **[RunDiffusion](https://app.rundiffusion.com/login?utm_source=huggingface&utm_medium=model_card&utm_campaign=juggernaut_xl_v9&utm_content=family_compare)**. Switch between them in two clicks. 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). Juggernaut XL v9 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_v9&utm_content=credits)**. The photographic backbone — **RunDiffusion Photo v2** — was developed by the RunDiffusion team. Thanks to **Adam Stewart** for prompting workflow.