import torch
from diffusers import DiffusionPipeline
# switch to "mps" for apple devices
pipe = DiffusionPipeline.from_pretrained("RunDiffusion/Juggernaut-XI-v11", dtype=torch.bfloat16, device_map="cuda")
prompt = "Astronaut in a jungle, cold color palette, muted colors, detailed, 8k"
image = pipe(prompt).images[0]
Juggernaut XI v11 by RunDiffusion
The latest evolution of the Juggernaut SDXL line — sharper aesthetics, better hands, faces, and prompt adherence.
Juggernaut XI is the latest evolution of the Juggernaut SDXL line. Like Juggernaut X, it was trained from the ground up with GPT-4 Vision captioning — but with another pass of dataset cleanup, refined shot-type classification, and improved aesthetic targeting on top. Sharper hands, faces, eyes, and composition; stronger prompt adherence; native text rendering; and the same RunDiffusion Photo detail refinement that made earlier versions popular.
What's Better in XI
- 🎨 Massively improved aesthetics — refined lighting, color, and composition vs. v10
- 🖐️ Better hands, eyes, faces, and overall human anatomy
- 🎯 Even stronger prompt adherence — XI does what you ask with less wrestling than X
- 📸 Cleaner shot-type classification — Full Body / Mid Shot / Portrait distinctions are crisper
- 🔤 Native text rendering — legible signage, labels, short phrases
- 💬 Two prompting styles — Natural language or Tagging (use whichever fits)
- 🖼️ RunDiffusion Photo refinement for fine detail
🚀 Skip the gated download. Try Juggernaut XI in your browser.
No HF gate. No installs. No GPU rental. Just generate.
Pre-loaded into ComfyUI · Forge · Automatic1111 · Fooocus · InvokeAI · SwarmUI
Two Prompting Styles
| Style | Best for | Example |
|---|---|---|
| Natural language | Storytelling, scenes, complex instructions | "A photographer on a windswept cliff at golden hour, holding a vintage Leica, ocean churning below" |
| Tagging | Quick iteration, established workflows | photograph, cliff, golden hour, vintage Leica, ocean, waves, cinematic lighting |
📖 For deeper prompting technique — see the RunDiffusion prompting library. Free to read, no signup.
Recommended Settings
| Parameter | Value |
|---|---|
| Resolution | 832 × 1216 (portrait) · 1216 × 832 (landscape) |
| Sampler | DPM++ 2M Karras |
| Steps | 30 – 40 |
| CFG scale | 3 – 7 (lower = more realistic) |
| VAE | Already baked in — no external VAE required |
For a faster variant, see Juggernaut XI Lightning — same XI base, distilled to 5–7-step inference.
Two Ways to Run Juggernaut XI
🚀 Easiest — Run it on RunDiffusion (recommended)
One-click access inside ComfyUI, Forge, Automatic1111, Fooocus, InvokeAI, or SwarmUI. No HF gate. No setup. Free trial included, plus access to every other Juggernaut model on the same account.
💻 Or run it locally — Diffusers
Note: XI is a gated model — you must accept the terms above and authenticate with
huggingface-cli login(or setHF_TOKEN) before pulling weights.
import torch
from diffusers import DiffusionPipeline
pipe = DiffusionPipeline.from_pretrained(
"RunDiffusion/Juggernaut-XI-v11",
torch_dtype=torch.float16,
use_safetensors=True,
).to("cuda")
prompt = "A photographer on a windswept cliff at golden hour, holding a vintage Leica, the ocean churning below, cinematic lighting, hyperdetailed photography"
image = pipe(prompt, width=832, height=1216, num_inference_steps=35, guidance_scale=5.0).images[0]
image.save("juggernaut_xi_v11.png")
The Rest of the Family
| Model | Why pick it |
|---|---|
| Juggernaut XL v9 | The most popular Juggernaut — proven SDXL workhorse. 6M+ downloads. |
| Juggernaut X v10 | Predecessor of XI — the first ground-up GPT-4V retrain |
| Juggernaut XI Lightning | XI quality at 5–7 steps |
| Juggernaut Z | Lumina-Image-2 architecture — cinematic, presentation-ready |
| Juggernaut Pro Flux | FLUX.1 backbone — top-tier photo quality |
License & Commercial Use
Juggernaut XI v11 is released under CC BY-NC-ND 4.0:
- BY — attribute RunDiffusion / KandooAI when sharing output.
- NC — non-commercial use only. Commercial use requires a license.
- ND — no derivatives. You may not redistribute modified versions, fine-tunes, or merges.
Additionally, this model may not be deployed behind paid API services or hosted on platforms that compete with RunDiffusion.com. For commercial licensing, custom models, or business inquiries, contact [email protected].
Credits
Juggernaut XI was created by KandooAI in collaboration with RunDiffusion. Dataset re-captioned with the GPT-4 Vision Captioning tool by LEOSAM. Photographic backbone by the RunDiffusion Photo team.
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