rumoredStability AIExpected: Q2 2026

SDXL 2 API

Successor to SDXL, the most widely used open-weight image base. Expected to target photorealism and anatomy fixes.

What we know

Successor to SDXL, the most widely used open-weight image base. Expected to target photorealism and anatomy fixes.

Why it matters: SDXL ecosystem is massive — any v2 release triggers an instant search spike.

Expected pricing: ~$0.015 per image

Current best equivalent

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Stable Diffusion 3.5 Large

Same Stability family — direct successor lineage.

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We'll auto-switch your API calls to SDXL 2 the moment it launches — no code changes required.

Call it with curl

curl -X POST https://api.skillboss.co/v1/run \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $SKILLBOSS_API_KEY" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{
    "skill_id": "stable-diffusion-3.5-large",
    "input": {
      "prompt": "Say hello from SDXL 2 — routed via SkillBoss"
    }
  }'

Alternate options

ModelSkill IDTradeoff
Flux Devflux-devOpen-weight alternative with great quality

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