SharpSpectrumVAE but XL WOO!
Someone (cough FallenIncursio cough) asked if I could make it for SDXL and I did.
Since the original SDXL VAE is already pretty good, you won't see much difference, instead you get contrast and colors™️. (I do have one that does more, but it also comes with some quirks normal users shouldn't have to get annoyed with, so won't be releasing that publicly, unless I find a way to fix those)
Yes, it will work on all SDXL derivatives. That means PonyXL as well.
It is based on the FP16-fix of the SDXL VAE, so it shouldn't produce NaNs hopefully™️.
Description
Just a direct fp8 conversion of SharpSpectrumVAEXL that may or may not fix any NaNs
Doesn't have the exact same effect as the OG, but close enough (maybe you'll prefer the result since it's not as strong)
Details
Downloads
406
Platform
CivitAI
Platform Status
Available
Created
7/16/2024
Updated
9/27/2025
Deleted
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Files
sharpspectrumvaexl_v1SmolFp8.safetensors
Mirrors
Huggingface (2 mirrors)
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