Architecture

Latent Diffusion

Diffusion model that operates in a compressed latent space rather than raw pixels.

Definition

Latent diffusion pairs a VAE that compresses images into a small latent grid with a denoising network that runs entirely in that latent. Operating at ~64Ă— lower spatial resolution slashes compute, making models like Stable Diffusion and FLUX practical.

Common use cases

  • Image generation
  • Video generation
  • Inpainting

Related models

stable-diffusion
flux

Related terms

    Latent Diffusion — AI Glossary | Railwail