ControlNet-Canny: Optimized for Qualcomm Devices

On-device, high-resolution image synthesis from text and image prompts. ControlNet guides Stable-diffusion with provided input image to generate accurate images from given input prompt.

This is based on the implementation of ControlNet-Canny found here. This repository contains pre-exported model files optimized for Qualcomm® devices. You can use the Qualcomm® AI Hub Models library to export with custom configurations. More details on model performance across various devices, can be found here.

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Getting Started

There are two ways to deploy this model on your device:

Option 1: Download Pre-Exported Models

Below are pre-exported model assets ready for deployment.

Runtime	Precision	Chipset	SDK Versions	Download
PRECOMPILED_QNN_ONNX	w8a16	Snapdragon® X2 Elite	QAIRT 2.45, ONNX Runtime 1.27.1	Download
PRECOMPILED_QNN_ONNX	w8a16	Snapdragon® X Elite	QAIRT 2.45, ONNX Runtime 1.27.1	Download
PRECOMPILED_QNN_ONNX	w8a16	Snapdragon® 8 Gen 3 Mobile	QAIRT 2.45, ONNX Runtime 1.27.1	Download
PRECOMPILED_QNN_ONNX	w8a16	Qualcomm® Dragonwing™ IQ-8275	QAIRT 2.45	Download
PRECOMPILED_QNN_ONNX	w8a16	Qualcomm® Dragonwing™ QCS8550 (Proxy)	QAIRT 2.45, ONNX Runtime 1.27.1	Download
PRECOMPILED_QNN_ONNX	w8a16	Qualcomm® Dragonwing™ Q-6690	QAIRT 2.45, ONNX Runtime 1.27.1	Download
PRECOMPILED_QNN_ONNX	w8a16	Qualcomm® Dragonwing™ IQ-9075	QAIRT 2.45, ONNX Runtime 1.27.1	Download
PRECOMPILED_QNN_ONNX	w8a16	Snapdragon® 7 Gen 4 Mobile	QAIRT 2.45, ONNX Runtime 1.27.1	Download
PRECOMPILED_QNN_ONNX	w8a16	Snapdragon® 8 Elite Mobile	QAIRT 2.45, ONNX Runtime 1.27.1	Download
PRECOMPILED_QNN_ONNX	w8a16	Snapdragon® 8 Elite Gen 5 Mobile	QAIRT 2.45, ONNX Runtime 1.27.1	Download
QNN_CONTEXT_BINARY	w8a16	Snapdragon® X2 Elite	QAIRT 2.45	Download
QNN_CONTEXT_BINARY	w8a16	Snapdragon® X Elite	QAIRT 2.45	Download
QNN_CONTEXT_BINARY	w8a16	Snapdragon® 8 Gen 3 Mobile	QAIRT 2.45	Download
QNN_CONTEXT_BINARY	w8a16	Qualcomm® Dragonwing™ IQ-8275	QAIRT 2.45	Download
QNN_CONTEXT_BINARY	w8a16	Qualcomm® Dragonwing™ QCS8550 (Proxy)	QAIRT 2.45	Download
QNN_CONTEXT_BINARY	w8a16	Qualcomm® SA8775P	QAIRT 2.45	Download
QNN_CONTEXT_BINARY	w8a16	Qualcomm® Dragonwing™ Q-6690	QAIRT 2.45	Download
QNN_CONTEXT_BINARY	w8a16	Qualcomm® Dragonwing™ IQ-9075	QAIRT 2.45	Download
QNN_CONTEXT_BINARY	w8a16	Qualcomm® SA7255P	QAIRT 2.45	Download
QNN_CONTEXT_BINARY	w8a16	Snapdragon® 7 Gen 4 Mobile	QAIRT 2.45	Download
QNN_CONTEXT_BINARY	w8a16	Snapdragon® 8 Elite Mobile	QAIRT 2.45	Download
QNN_CONTEXT_BINARY	w8a16	Snapdragon® 8 Elite Gen 5 Mobile	QAIRT 2.45	Download

For more device-specific assets and performance metrics, visit ControlNet-Canny on Qualcomm® AI Hub.

Option 2: Export with Custom Configurations

Use the Qualcomm® AI Hub Models Python library to compile and export the model with your own:

• Custom weights (e.g., fine-tuned checkpoints)
• Custom input shapes
• Target device and runtime configurations

This option is ideal if you need to customize the model beyond the default configuration provided here.

See our repository for ControlNet-Canny on GitHub for usage instructions.

Model Details

Model Type: Model_use_case.image_generation

Model Stats:

• Conditioning Input: Canny-Edge
• ControlNet Number of parameters: 361M
• Input: Text prompt and input image as a reference
• Model size: 1.4GB
• Text Encoder Number of parameters: 340M
• UNet Number of parameters: 865M
• VAE Decoder Number of parameters: 83M

Performance Summary

Model	Runtime	Precision	Chipset	Inference Time (ms)	Peak Memory Range (MB)	Primary Compute Unit
controlnet	PRECOMPILED_QNN_ONNX	w8a16	Snapdragon® X2 Elite	29.189 ms	33 - 33 MB	NPU
controlnet	PRECOMPILED_QNN_ONNX	w8a16	Snapdragon® X Elite	70.93 ms	352 - 352 MB	NPU
controlnet	PRECOMPILED_QNN_ONNX	w8a16	Snapdragon® 8 Gen 3 Mobile	58.239 ms	34 - 46 MB	NPU
controlnet	PRECOMPILED_QNN_ONNX	w8a16	Qualcomm® Dragonwing™ QCS8550 (Proxy)	74.699 ms	30 - 33 MB	NPU
controlnet	PRECOMPILED_QNN_ONNX	w8a16	Qualcomm® Dragonwing™ IQ-9075	85.892 ms	30 - 34 MB	NPU
controlnet	PRECOMPILED_QNN_ONNX	w8a16	Qualcomm® Dragonwing™ IQ-X7181	70.93 ms	352 - 352 MB	NPU
controlnet	PRECOMPILED_QNN_ONNX	w8a16	Qualcomm® Dragonwing™ Q-6690	1174.109 ms	2 - 13 MB	NPU
controlnet	PRECOMPILED_QNN_ONNX	w8a16	Qualcomm® Dragonwing™ Q-7790	120.955 ms	32 - 42 MB	NPU
controlnet	PRECOMPILED_QNN_ONNX	w8a16	Qualcomm® Dragonwing™ Q-8750	44.558 ms	31 - 43 MB	NPU
controlnet	PRECOMPILED_QNN_ONNX	w8a16	Snapdragon® 8 Elite Mobile	44.558 ms	31 - 43 MB	NPU
controlnet	PRECOMPILED_QNN_ONNX	w8a16	Snapdragon® 8 Elite Gen 5 Mobile	28.394 ms	31 - 42 MB	NPU
controlnet	PRECOMPILED_QNN_ONNX	w8a16	Snapdragon® 7 Gen 4 Mobile	120.955 ms	32 - 42 MB	NPU
controlnet	QNN_CONTEXT_BINARY	w8a16	Snapdragon® X2 Elite	29.604 ms	2 - 2 MB	NPU
controlnet	QNN_CONTEXT_BINARY	w8a16	Snapdragon® X Elite	71.032 ms	2 - 2 MB	NPU
controlnet	QNN_CONTEXT_BINARY	w8a16	Snapdragon® 8 Gen 3 Mobile	57.433 ms	4 - 12 MB	NPU
controlnet	QNN_CONTEXT_BINARY	w8a16	Qualcomm® Dragonwing™ IQ-8275	138.028 ms	2 - 11 MB	NPU
controlnet	QNN_CONTEXT_BINARY	w8a16	Qualcomm® Dragonwing™ QCS8550 (Proxy)	74.299 ms	2 - 4 MB	NPU
controlnet	QNN_CONTEXT_BINARY	w8a16	Qualcomm® SA8775P	70.339 ms	2 - 11 MB	NPU
controlnet	QNN_CONTEXT_BINARY	w8a16	Qualcomm® SA8650P	70.339 ms	2 - 11 MB	NPU
controlnet	QNN_CONTEXT_BINARY	w8a16	Qualcomm® SA8255P	70.339 ms	2 - 11 MB	NPU
controlnet	QNN_CONTEXT_BINARY	w8a16	Qualcomm® Dragonwing™ IQ-9075	70.711 ms	2 - 18 MB	NPU
controlnet	QNN_CONTEXT_BINARY	w8a16	Qualcomm® Dragonwing™ IQ-X7181	71.032 ms	2 - 2 MB	NPU
controlnet	QNN_CONTEXT_BINARY	w8a16	Qualcomm® Dragonwing™ Q-6690	979.826 ms	2 - 8 MB	NPU
controlnet	QNN_CONTEXT_BINARY	w8a16	Qualcomm® Dragonwing™ Q-7790	119.699 ms	2 - 9 MB	NPU
controlnet	QNN_CONTEXT_BINARY	w8a16	Qualcomm® Dragonwing™ Q-8750	43.924 ms	2 - 15 MB	NPU
controlnet	QNN_CONTEXT_BINARY	w8a16	Qualcomm® SA7255P	138.028 ms	2 - 11 MB	NPU
controlnet	QNN_CONTEXT_BINARY	w8a16	Snapdragon® 8 Elite Mobile	43.924 ms	2 - 15 MB	NPU
controlnet	QNN_CONTEXT_BINARY	w8a16	Snapdragon® 8 Elite Gen 5 Mobile	28.433 ms	2 - 10 MB	NPU
controlnet	QNN_CONTEXT_BINARY	w8a16	Snapdragon® 7 Gen 4 Mobile	119.699 ms	2 - 9 MB	NPU
text_encoder	PRECOMPILED_QNN_ONNX	w8a16	Snapdragon® X2 Elite	1.514 ms	1 - 1 MB	NPU
text_encoder	PRECOMPILED_QNN_ONNX	w8a16	Snapdragon® X Elite	3.431 ms	156 - 156 MB	NPU
text_encoder	PRECOMPILED_QNN_ONNX	w8a16	Snapdragon® 8 Gen 3 Mobile	2.308 ms	0 - 7 MB	NPU
text_encoder	PRECOMPILED_QNN_ONNX	w8a16	Qualcomm® Dragonwing™ QCS8550 (Proxy)	3.254 ms	0 - 161 MB	NPU
text_encoder	PRECOMPILED_QNN_ONNX	w8a16	Qualcomm® Dragonwing™ IQ-9075	3.343 ms	0 - 3 MB	NPU
text_encoder	PRECOMPILED_QNN_ONNX	w8a16	Qualcomm® Dragonwing™ IQ-X7181	3.431 ms	156 - 156 MB	NPU
text_encoder	PRECOMPILED_QNN_ONNX	w8a16	Qualcomm® Dragonwing™ Q-6690	22.162 ms	0 - 10 MB	NPU
text_encoder	PRECOMPILED_QNN_ONNX	w8a16	Qualcomm® Dragonwing™ Q-7790	3.681 ms	0 - 6 MB	NPU
text_encoder	PRECOMPILED_QNN_ONNX	w8a16	Qualcomm® Dragonwing™ Q-8750	1.747 ms	0 - 12 MB	NPU
text_encoder	PRECOMPILED_QNN_ONNX	w8a16	Snapdragon® 8 Elite Mobile	1.747 ms	0 - 12 MB	NPU
text_encoder	PRECOMPILED_QNN_ONNX	w8a16	Snapdragon® 8 Elite Gen 5 Mobile	1.546 ms	0 - 7 MB	NPU
text_encoder	PRECOMPILED_QNN_ONNX	w8a16	Snapdragon® 7 Gen 4 Mobile	3.681 ms	0 - 6 MB	NPU
text_encoder	QNN_CONTEXT_BINARY	w8a16	Snapdragon® X2 Elite	1.741 ms	0 - 0 MB	NPU
text_encoder	QNN_CONTEXT_BINARY	w8a16	Snapdragon® X Elite	3.605 ms	1 - 1 MB	NPU
text_encoder	QNN_CONTEXT_BINARY	w8a16	Snapdragon® 8 Gen 3 Mobile	2.315 ms	0 - 7 MB	NPU
text_encoder	QNN_CONTEXT_BINARY	w8a16	Qualcomm® Dragonwing™ IQ-8275	7.551 ms	0 - 10 MB	NPU
text_encoder	QNN_CONTEXT_BINARY	w8a16	Qualcomm® Dragonwing™ QCS8550 (Proxy)	3.241 ms	0 - 1 MB	NPU
text_encoder	QNN_CONTEXT_BINARY	w8a16	Qualcomm® SA8775P	3.508 ms	0 - 10 MB	NPU
text_encoder	QNN_CONTEXT_BINARY	w8a16	Qualcomm® SA8650P	3.508 ms	0 - 10 MB	NPU
text_encoder	QNN_CONTEXT_BINARY	w8a16	Qualcomm® SA8255P	3.508 ms	0 - 10 MB	NPU
text_encoder	QNN_CONTEXT_BINARY	w8a16	Qualcomm® Dragonwing™ IQ-9075	4.586 ms	2 - 4 MB	NPU
text_encoder	QNN_CONTEXT_BINARY	w8a16	Qualcomm® Dragonwing™ IQ-X7181	3.605 ms	1 - 1 MB	NPU
text_encoder	QNN_CONTEXT_BINARY	w8a16	Qualcomm® Dragonwing™ Q-6690	22.077 ms	0 - 6 MB	NPU
text_encoder	QNN_CONTEXT_BINARY	w8a16	Qualcomm® Dragonwing™ Q-7790	3.671 ms	0 - 6 MB	NPU
text_encoder	QNN_CONTEXT_BINARY	w8a16	Qualcomm® Dragonwing™ Q-8750	1.754 ms	0 - 9 MB	NPU
text_encoder	QNN_CONTEXT_BINARY	w8a16	Qualcomm® SA7255P	7.551 ms	0 - 10 MB	NPU
text_encoder	QNN_CONTEXT_BINARY	w8a16	Snapdragon® 8 Elite Mobile	1.754 ms	0 - 9 MB	NPU
text_encoder	QNN_CONTEXT_BINARY	w8a16	Snapdragon® 8 Elite Gen 5 Mobile	1.545 ms	0 - 8 MB	NPU
text_encoder	QNN_CONTEXT_BINARY	w8a16	Snapdragon® 7 Gen 4 Mobile	3.671 ms	0 - 6 MB	NPU
unet	PRECOMPILED_QNN_ONNX	w8a16	Snapdragon® X2 Elite	46.74 ms	13 - 13 MB	NPU
unet	PRECOMPILED_QNN_ONNX	w8a16	Snapdragon® X Elite	114.294 ms	829 - 829 MB	NPU
unet	PRECOMPILED_QNN_ONNX	w8a16	Snapdragon® 8 Gen 3 Mobile	82.09 ms	13 - 23 MB	NPU
unet	PRECOMPILED_QNN_ONNX	w8a16	Qualcomm® Dragonwing™ QCS8550 (Proxy)	113.383 ms	0 - 882 MB	NPU
unet	PRECOMPILED_QNN_ONNX	w8a16	Qualcomm® Dragonwing™ IQ-9075	106.109 ms	12 - 28 MB	NPU
unet	PRECOMPILED_QNN_ONNX	w8a16	Qualcomm® Dragonwing™ IQ-X7181	114.294 ms	829 - 829 MB	NPU
unet	PRECOMPILED_QNN_ONNX	w8a16	Qualcomm® Dragonwing™ Q-6690	2286.748 ms	14 - 24 MB	NPU
unet	PRECOMPILED_QNN_ONNX	w8a16	Qualcomm® Dragonwing™ Q-7790	179.31 ms	13 - 24 MB	NPU
unet	PRECOMPILED_QNN_ONNX	w8a16	Qualcomm® Dragonwing™ Q-8750	63.643 ms	6 - 17 MB	NPU
unet	PRECOMPILED_QNN_ONNX	w8a16	Snapdragon® 8 Elite Mobile	63.643 ms	6 - 17 MB	NPU
unet	PRECOMPILED_QNN_ONNX	w8a16	Snapdragon® 8 Elite Gen 5 Mobile	48.604 ms	6 - 17 MB	NPU
unet	PRECOMPILED_QNN_ONNX	w8a16	Snapdragon® 7 Gen 4 Mobile	179.31 ms	13 - 24 MB	NPU
unet	QNN_CONTEXT_BINARY	w8a16	Snapdragon® X2 Elite	46.717 ms	13 - 13 MB	NPU
unet	QNN_CONTEXT_BINARY	w8a16	Snapdragon® X Elite	114.185 ms	13 - 13 MB	NPU
unet	QNN_CONTEXT_BINARY	w8a16	Snapdragon® 8 Gen 3 Mobile	80.875 ms	13 - 19 MB	NPU
unet	QNN_CONTEXT_BINARY	w8a16	Qualcomm® Dragonwing™ IQ-8275	266.569 ms	8 - 17 MB	NPU
unet	QNN_CONTEXT_BINARY	w8a16	Qualcomm® Dragonwing™ QCS8550 (Proxy)	111.759 ms	13 - 16 MB	NPU
unet	QNN_CONTEXT_BINARY	w8a16	Qualcomm® SA8775P	107.098 ms	5 - 14 MB	NPU
unet	QNN_CONTEXT_BINARY	w8a16	Qualcomm® SA8650P	107.098 ms	5 - 14 MB	NPU
unet	QNN_CONTEXT_BINARY	w8a16	Qualcomm® SA8255P	107.098 ms	5 - 14 MB	NPU
unet	QNN_CONTEXT_BINARY	w8a16	Qualcomm® Dragonwing™ IQ-9075	105.662 ms	11 - 25 MB	NPU
unet	QNN_CONTEXT_BINARY	w8a16	Qualcomm® Dragonwing™ IQ-X7181	114.185 ms	13 - 13 MB	NPU
unet	QNN_CONTEXT_BINARY	w8a16	Qualcomm® Dragonwing™ Q-6690	2038.039 ms	3 - 10 MB	NPU
unet	QNN_CONTEXT_BINARY	w8a16	Qualcomm® Dragonwing™ Q-7790	178.068 ms	11 - 17 MB	NPU
unet	QNN_CONTEXT_BINARY	w8a16	Qualcomm® Dragonwing™ Q-8750	61.657 ms	6 - 19 MB	NPU
unet	QNN_CONTEXT_BINARY	w8a16	Qualcomm® SA7255P	266.569 ms	8 - 17 MB	NPU
unet	QNN_CONTEXT_BINARY	w8a16	Snapdragon® 8 Elite Mobile	61.657 ms	6 - 19 MB	NPU
unet	QNN_CONTEXT_BINARY	w8a16	Snapdragon® 8 Elite Gen 5 Mobile	46.255 ms	6 - 14 MB	NPU
unet	QNN_CONTEXT_BINARY	w8a16	Snapdragon® 7 Gen 4 Mobile	178.068 ms	11 - 17 MB	NPU
vae	PRECOMPILED_QNN_ONNX	w8a16	Snapdragon® X2 Elite	127.162 ms	4 - 4 MB	NPU
vae	PRECOMPILED_QNN_ONNX	w8a16	Snapdragon® X Elite	258.689 ms	62 - 62 MB	NPU
vae	PRECOMPILED_QNN_ONNX	w8a16	Snapdragon® 8 Gen 3 Mobile	195.689 ms	3 - 11 MB	NPU
vae	PRECOMPILED_QNN_ONNX	w8a16	Qualcomm® Dragonwing™ QCS8550 (Proxy)	266.045 ms	4 - 5 MB	NPU
vae	PRECOMPILED_QNN_ONNX	w8a16	Qualcomm® Dragonwing™ IQ-9075	240.568 ms	3 - 6 MB	NPU
vae	PRECOMPILED_QNN_ONNX	w8a16	Qualcomm® Dragonwing™ IQ-X7181	258.689 ms	62 - 62 MB	NPU
vae	PRECOMPILED_QNN_ONNX	w8a16	Qualcomm® Dragonwing™ Q-6690	6251.524 ms	1 - 7 MB	NPU
vae	PRECOMPILED_QNN_ONNX	w8a16	Qualcomm® Dragonwing™ Q-7790	506.185 ms	2 - 8 MB	NPU
vae	PRECOMPILED_QNN_ONNX	w8a16	Qualcomm® Dragonwing™ Q-8750	172.138 ms	4 - 15 MB	NPU
vae	PRECOMPILED_QNN_ONNX	w8a16	Snapdragon® 8 Elite Mobile	172.138 ms	4 - 15 MB	NPU
vae	PRECOMPILED_QNN_ONNX	w8a16	Snapdragon® 8 Elite Gen 5 Mobile	120.04 ms	3 - 10 MB	NPU
vae	PRECOMPILED_QNN_ONNX	w8a16	Snapdragon® 7 Gen 4 Mobile	506.185 ms	2 - 8 MB	NPU
vae	QNN_CONTEXT_BINARY	w8a16	Snapdragon® X2 Elite	127.358 ms	0 - 0 MB	NPU
vae	QNN_CONTEXT_BINARY	w8a16	Snapdragon® X Elite	258.867 ms	0 - 0 MB	NPU
vae	QNN_CONTEXT_BINARY	w8a16	Snapdragon® 8 Gen 3 Mobile	195.855 ms	1 - 8 MB	NPU
vae	QNN_CONTEXT_BINARY	w8a16	Qualcomm® Dragonwing™ IQ-8275	711.895 ms	0 - 9 MB	NPU
vae	QNN_CONTEXT_BINARY	w8a16	Qualcomm® Dragonwing™ QCS8550 (Proxy)	261.497 ms	0 - 2 MB	NPU
vae	QNN_CONTEXT_BINARY	w8a16	Qualcomm® SA8775P	243.871 ms	0 - 10 MB	NPU
vae	QNN_CONTEXT_BINARY	w8a16	Qualcomm® SA8650P	243.871 ms	0 - 10 MB	NPU
vae	QNN_CONTEXT_BINARY	w8a16	Qualcomm® SA8255P	243.871 ms	0 - 10 MB	NPU
vae	QNN_CONTEXT_BINARY	w8a16	Qualcomm® Dragonwing™ IQ-9075	240.535 ms	2 - 5 MB	NPU
vae	QNN_CONTEXT_BINARY	w8a16	Qualcomm® Dragonwing™ IQ-X7181	258.867 ms	0 - 0 MB	NPU
vae	QNN_CONTEXT_BINARY	w8a16	Qualcomm® Dragonwing™ Q-6690	6241.866 ms	3 - 10 MB	NPU
vae	QNN_CONTEXT_BINARY	w8a16	Qualcomm® Dragonwing™ Q-7790	505.323 ms	1 - 7 MB	NPU
vae	QNN_CONTEXT_BINARY	w8a16	Qualcomm® Dragonwing™ Q-8750	172.612 ms	0 - 13 MB	NPU
vae	QNN_CONTEXT_BINARY	w8a16	Qualcomm® SA7255P	711.895 ms	0 - 9 MB	NPU
vae	QNN_CONTEXT_BINARY	w8a16	Snapdragon® 8 Elite Mobile	172.612 ms	0 - 13 MB	NPU
vae	QNN_CONTEXT_BINARY	w8a16	Snapdragon® 8 Elite Gen 5 Mobile	120.018 ms	0 - 9 MB	NPU
vae	QNN_CONTEXT_BINARY	w8a16	Snapdragon® 7 Gen 4 Mobile	505.323 ms	1 - 7 MB	NPU

License

• The license for the original implementation of ControlNet-Canny can be found here.

References

• Adding Conditional Control to Text-to-Image Diffusion Models
• Source Model Implementation

Community

• Join our AI Hub Slack community to collaborate, post questions and learn more about on-device AI.
• For questions or feedback please reach out to us.

Usage and Limitations

This model may not be used for or in connection with any of the following applications:

• Accessing essential private and public services and benefits;
• Administration of justice and democratic processes;
• Assessing or recognizing the emotional state of a person;
• Biometric and biometrics-based systems, including categorization of persons based on sensitive characteristics;
• Education and vocational training;
• Employment and workers management;
• Exploitation of the vulnerabilities of persons resulting in harmful behavior;
• General purpose social scoring;
• Law enforcement;
• Management and operation of critical infrastructure;
• Migration, asylum and border control management;
• Predictive policing;
• Real-time remote biometric identification in public spaces;
• Recommender systems of social media platforms;
• Scraping of facial images (from the internet or otherwise); and/or
• Subliminal manipulation