Work xStableDiffusion - Fast Inference Engine

Summary

Built a high-performance inference library for stable diffusion with sub-second response times on CPU and GPU.

My Role

Engineering Lead

Challenges

• Achieving <1s inference latency on commodity hardware
• Managing community contributions and bug reports
• Balancing performance with image quality and memory

What We Did

• Optimized inference pipeline for CPU and GPU modes
• Maintained issues and pull requests from the community
• Created structured benchmarks and model loading UX

Outcomes

• 550+ GitHub stars
• Adopted by AI developers building fast image apps
• Enabled real-time local image generation