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™ 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™ 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:

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

Performance Summary

Model	Runtime	Precision	Chipset	Inference Time (ms)	Peak Memory Range (MB)	Primary Compute Unit
controlnet	PRECOMPILED_QNN_ONNX	w8a16	Snapdragon® X2 Elite	29.153 ms	34 - 34 MB	NPU
controlnet	PRECOMPILED_QNN_ONNX	w8a16	Snapdragon® X Elite	70.852 ms	352 - 352 MB	NPU
controlnet	PRECOMPILED_QNN_ONNX	w8a16	Snapdragon® 8 Gen 3 Mobile	59.536 ms	33 - 44 MB	NPU
controlnet	PRECOMPILED_QNN_ONNX	w8a16	Qualcomm® Dragonwing™ QCS8550 (Proxy)	75.288 ms	30 - 33 MB	NPU
controlnet	PRECOMPILED_QNN_ONNX	w8a16	Qualcomm® Dragonwing™ IQ-9075	70.934 ms	31 - 36 MB	NPU
controlnet	PRECOMPILED_QNN_ONNX	w8a16	Qualcomm® Dragonwing™ IQ-X7181	70.852 ms	352 - 352 MB	NPU
controlnet	PRECOMPILED_QNN_ONNX	w8a16	Qualcomm® Dragonwing™ Q-6690	1108.537 ms	2 - 14 MB	NPU
controlnet	PRECOMPILED_QNN_ONNX	w8a16	Qualcomm® Dragonwing™ Q-7790	120.573 ms	32 - 42 MB	NPU
controlnet	PRECOMPILED_QNN_ONNX	w8a16	Qualcomm® Dragonwing™ Q-8750	44.199 ms	34 - 45 MB	NPU
controlnet	PRECOMPILED_QNN_ONNX	w8a16	Snapdragon® 8 Elite Mobile	44.199 ms	34 - 45 MB	NPU
controlnet	PRECOMPILED_QNN_ONNX	w8a16	Snapdragon® 8 Elite Gen 5 Mobile	28.305 ms	32 - 41 MB	NPU
controlnet	PRECOMPILED_QNN_ONNX	w8a16	Snapdragon® 7 Gen 4 Mobile	120.573 ms	32 - 42 MB	NPU
controlnet	QNN_CONTEXT_BINARY	w8a16	Snapdragon® X2 Elite	29.535 ms	2 - 2 MB	NPU
controlnet	QNN_CONTEXT_BINARY	w8a16	Snapdragon® X Elite	71.04 ms	2 - 2 MB	NPU
controlnet	QNN_CONTEXT_BINARY	w8a16	Snapdragon® 8 Gen 3 Mobile	57.433 ms	2 - 10 MB	NPU
controlnet	QNN_CONTEXT_BINARY	w8a16	Qualcomm® Dragonwing™ QCS8275	137.881 ms	2 - 11 MB	NPU
controlnet	QNN_CONTEXT_BINARY	w8a16	Qualcomm® Dragonwing™ QCS8550 (Proxy)	74.967 ms	2 - 4 MB	NPU
controlnet	QNN_CONTEXT_BINARY	w8a16	Qualcomm® SA8775P	70.403 ms	2 - 11 MB	NPU
controlnet	QNN_CONTEXT_BINARY	w8a16	Qualcomm® SA8650P	70.403 ms	2 - 11 MB	NPU
controlnet	QNN_CONTEXT_BINARY	w8a16	Qualcomm® SA8255P	70.403 ms	2 - 11 MB	NPU
controlnet	QNN_CONTEXT_BINARY	w8a16	Qualcomm® Dragonwing™ IQ-9075	70.558 ms	0 - 16 MB	NPU
controlnet	QNN_CONTEXT_BINARY	w8a16	Qualcomm® Dragonwing™ IQ-X7181	71.04 ms	2 - 2 MB	NPU
controlnet	QNN_CONTEXT_BINARY	w8a16	Qualcomm® Dragonwing™ Q-6690	1026.916 ms	4 - 10 MB	NPU
controlnet	QNN_CONTEXT_BINARY	w8a16	Qualcomm® Dragonwing™ Q-7790	120.022 ms	2 - 8 MB	NPU
controlnet	QNN_CONTEXT_BINARY	w8a16	Qualcomm® Dragonwing™ Q-8750	43.941 ms	2 - 11 MB	NPU
controlnet	QNN_CONTEXT_BINARY	w8a16	Qualcomm® SA7255P	137.881 ms	2 - 11 MB	NPU
controlnet	QNN_CONTEXT_BINARY	w8a16	Snapdragon® 8 Elite Mobile	43.941 ms	2 - 11 MB	NPU
controlnet	QNN_CONTEXT_BINARY	w8a16	Snapdragon® 8 Elite Gen 5 Mobile	28.405 ms	2 - 10 MB	NPU
controlnet	QNN_CONTEXT_BINARY	w8a16	Snapdragon® 7 Gen 4 Mobile	120.022 ms	2 - 8 MB	NPU
text_encoder	PRECOMPILED_QNN_ONNX	w8a16	Snapdragon® X2 Elite	1.517 ms	1 - 1 MB	NPU
text_encoder	PRECOMPILED_QNN_ONNX	w8a16	Snapdragon® X Elite	3.436 ms	157 - 157 MB	NPU
text_encoder	PRECOMPILED_QNN_ONNX	w8a16	Snapdragon® 8 Gen 3 Mobile	2.315 ms	0 - 12 MB	NPU
text_encoder	PRECOMPILED_QNN_ONNX	w8a16	Qualcomm® Dragonwing™ QCS8550 (Proxy)	3.246 ms	0 - 162 MB	NPU
text_encoder	PRECOMPILED_QNN_ONNX	w8a16	Qualcomm® Dragonwing™ IQ-9075	3.34 ms	0 - 3 MB	NPU
text_encoder	PRECOMPILED_QNN_ONNX	w8a16	Qualcomm® Dragonwing™ IQ-X7181	3.436 ms	157 - 157 MB	NPU
text_encoder	PRECOMPILED_QNN_ONNX	w8a16	Qualcomm® Dragonwing™ Q-6690	22.058 ms	0 - 10 MB	NPU
text_encoder	PRECOMPILED_QNN_ONNX	w8a16	Qualcomm® Dragonwing™ Q-7790	3.689 ms	0 - 6 MB	NPU
text_encoder	PRECOMPILED_QNN_ONNX	w8a16	Qualcomm® Dragonwing™ Q-8750	1.749 ms	0 - 7 MB	NPU
text_encoder	PRECOMPILED_QNN_ONNX	w8a16	Snapdragon® 8 Elite Mobile	1.749 ms	0 - 7 MB	NPU
text_encoder	PRECOMPILED_QNN_ONNX	w8a16	Snapdragon® 8 Elite Gen 5 Mobile	1.543 ms	0 - 7 MB	NPU
text_encoder	PRECOMPILED_QNN_ONNX	w8a16	Snapdragon® 7 Gen 4 Mobile	3.689 ms	0 - 6 MB	NPU
text_encoder	QNN_CONTEXT_BINARY	w8a16	Snapdragon® X2 Elite	1.725 ms	0 - 0 MB	NPU
text_encoder	QNN_CONTEXT_BINARY	w8a16	Snapdragon® X Elite	3.606 ms	1 - 1 MB	NPU
text_encoder	QNN_CONTEXT_BINARY	w8a16	Snapdragon® 8 Gen 3 Mobile	2.296 ms	0 - 7 MB	NPU
text_encoder	QNN_CONTEXT_BINARY	w8a16	Qualcomm® Dragonwing™ QCS8275	7.488 ms	0 - 9 MB	NPU
text_encoder	QNN_CONTEXT_BINARY	w8a16	Qualcomm® Dragonwing™ QCS8550 (Proxy)	3.249 ms	0 - 1 MB	NPU
text_encoder	QNN_CONTEXT_BINARY	w8a16	Qualcomm® SA8775P	3.506 ms	0 - 10 MB	NPU
text_encoder	QNN_CONTEXT_BINARY	w8a16	Qualcomm® SA8650P	3.506 ms	0 - 10 MB	NPU
text_encoder	QNN_CONTEXT_BINARY	w8a16	Qualcomm® SA8255P	3.506 ms	0 - 10 MB	NPU
text_encoder	QNN_CONTEXT_BINARY	w8a16	Qualcomm® Dragonwing™ IQ-9075	4.498 ms	0 - 2 MB	NPU
text_encoder	QNN_CONTEXT_BINARY	w8a16	Qualcomm® Dragonwing™ IQ-X7181	3.606 ms	1 - 1 MB	NPU
text_encoder	QNN_CONTEXT_BINARY	w8a16	Qualcomm® Dragonwing™ Q-6690	22.948 ms	0 - 6 MB	NPU
text_encoder	QNN_CONTEXT_BINARY	w8a16	Qualcomm® Dragonwing™ Q-7790	3.687 ms	0 - 6 MB	NPU
text_encoder	QNN_CONTEXT_BINARY	w8a16	Qualcomm® Dragonwing™ Q-8750	1.757 ms	0 - 14 MB	NPU
text_encoder	QNN_CONTEXT_BINARY	w8a16	Qualcomm® SA7255P	7.488 ms	0 - 9 MB	NPU
text_encoder	QNN_CONTEXT_BINARY	w8a16	Snapdragon® 8 Elite Mobile	1.757 ms	0 - 14 MB	NPU
text_encoder	QNN_CONTEXT_BINARY	w8a16	Snapdragon® 8 Elite Gen 5 Mobile	1.544 ms	0 - 9 MB	NPU
text_encoder	QNN_CONTEXT_BINARY	w8a16	Snapdragon® 7 Gen 4 Mobile	3.687 ms	0 - 6 MB	NPU
unet	PRECOMPILED_QNN_ONNX	w8a16	Snapdragon® X2 Elite	46.522 ms	13 - 13 MB	NPU
unet	PRECOMPILED_QNN_ONNX	w8a16	Snapdragon® X Elite	113.927 ms	829 - 829 MB	NPU
unet	PRECOMPILED_QNN_ONNX	w8a16	Snapdragon® 8 Gen 3 Mobile	80.831 ms	13 - 25 MB	NPU
unet	PRECOMPILED_QNN_ONNX	w8a16	Qualcomm® Dragonwing™ QCS8550 (Proxy)	113.202 ms	0 - 883 MB	NPU
unet	PRECOMPILED_QNN_ONNX	w8a16	Qualcomm® Dragonwing™ IQ-9075	106.676 ms	12 - 28 MB	NPU
unet	PRECOMPILED_QNN_ONNX	w8a16	Qualcomm® Dragonwing™ IQ-X7181	113.927 ms	829 - 829 MB	NPU
unet	PRECOMPILED_QNN_ONNX	w8a16	Qualcomm® Dragonwing™ Q-6690	1942.342 ms	14 - 24 MB	NPU
unet	PRECOMPILED_QNN_ONNX	w8a16	Qualcomm® Dragonwing™ Q-7790	179.92 ms	13 - 24 MB	NPU
unet	PRECOMPILED_QNN_ONNX	w8a16	Qualcomm® Dragonwing™ Q-8750	64.095 ms	6 - 17 MB	NPU
unet	PRECOMPILED_QNN_ONNX	w8a16	Snapdragon® 8 Elite Mobile	64.095 ms	6 - 17 MB	NPU
unet	PRECOMPILED_QNN_ONNX	w8a16	Snapdragon® 8 Elite Gen 5 Mobile	50.382 ms	6 - 17 MB	NPU
unet	PRECOMPILED_QNN_ONNX	w8a16	Snapdragon® 7 Gen 4 Mobile	179.92 ms	13 - 24 MB	NPU
unet	QNN_CONTEXT_BINARY	w8a16	Snapdragon® X2 Elite	47.081 ms	13 - 13 MB	NPU
unet	QNN_CONTEXT_BINARY	w8a16	Snapdragon® X Elite	114.222 ms	13 - 13 MB	NPU
unet	QNN_CONTEXT_BINARY	w8a16	Snapdragon® 8 Gen 3 Mobile	81.038 ms	13 - 20 MB	NPU
unet	QNN_CONTEXT_BINARY	w8a16	Qualcomm® Dragonwing™ QCS8275	266.464 ms	10 - 19 MB	NPU
unet	QNN_CONTEXT_BINARY	w8a16	Qualcomm® Dragonwing™ QCS8550 (Proxy)	112.56 ms	13 - 15 MB	NPU
unet	QNN_CONTEXT_BINARY	w8a16	Qualcomm® SA8775P	107.105 ms	6 - 16 MB	NPU
unet	QNN_CONTEXT_BINARY	w8a16	Qualcomm® SA8650P	107.105 ms	6 - 16 MB	NPU
unet	QNN_CONTEXT_BINARY	w8a16	Qualcomm® SA8255P	107.105 ms	6 - 16 MB	NPU
unet	QNN_CONTEXT_BINARY	w8a16	Qualcomm® Dragonwing™ IQ-9075	106.489 ms	11 - 25 MB	NPU
unet	QNN_CONTEXT_BINARY	w8a16	Qualcomm® Dragonwing™ IQ-X7181	114.222 ms	13 - 13 MB	NPU
unet	QNN_CONTEXT_BINARY	w8a16	Qualcomm® Dragonwing™ Q-6690	1981.817 ms	0 - 7 MB	NPU
unet	QNN_CONTEXT_BINARY	w8a16	Qualcomm® Dragonwing™ Q-7790	180.344 ms	11 - 18 MB	NPU
unet	QNN_CONTEXT_BINARY	w8a16	Qualcomm® Dragonwing™ Q-8750	61.939 ms	6 - 15 MB	NPU
unet	QNN_CONTEXT_BINARY	w8a16	Qualcomm® SA7255P	266.464 ms	10 - 19 MB	NPU
unet	QNN_CONTEXT_BINARY	w8a16	Snapdragon® 8 Elite Mobile	61.939 ms	6 - 15 MB	NPU
unet	QNN_CONTEXT_BINARY	w8a16	Snapdragon® 8 Elite Gen 5 Mobile	46.201 ms	6 - 14 MB	NPU
unet	QNN_CONTEXT_BINARY	w8a16	Snapdragon® 7 Gen 4 Mobile	180.344 ms	11 - 18 MB	NPU
vae	PRECOMPILED_QNN_ONNX	w8a16	Snapdragon® X2 Elite	127.148 ms	4 - 4 MB	NPU
vae	PRECOMPILED_QNN_ONNX	w8a16	Snapdragon® X Elite	258.713 ms	62 - 62 MB	NPU
vae	PRECOMPILED_QNN_ONNX	w8a16	Snapdragon® 8 Gen 3 Mobile	197.319 ms	3 - 11 MB	NPU
vae	PRECOMPILED_QNN_ONNX	w8a16	Qualcomm® Dragonwing™ QCS8550 (Proxy)	267.188 ms	4 - 5 MB	NPU
vae	PRECOMPILED_QNN_ONNX	w8a16	Qualcomm® Dragonwing™ IQ-9075	240.505 ms	4 - 6 MB	NPU
vae	PRECOMPILED_QNN_ONNX	w8a16	Qualcomm® Dragonwing™ IQ-X7181	258.713 ms	62 - 62 MB	NPU
vae	PRECOMPILED_QNN_ONNX	w8a16	Qualcomm® Dragonwing™ Q-6690	6298.039 ms	0 - 8 MB	NPU
vae	PRECOMPILED_QNN_ONNX	w8a16	Qualcomm® Dragonwing™ Q-7790	504.636 ms	2 - 8 MB	NPU
vae	PRECOMPILED_QNN_ONNX	w8a16	Qualcomm® Dragonwing™ Q-8750	173.077 ms	4 - 15 MB	NPU
vae	PRECOMPILED_QNN_ONNX	w8a16	Snapdragon® 8 Elite Mobile	173.077 ms	4 - 15 MB	NPU
vae	PRECOMPILED_QNN_ONNX	w8a16	Snapdragon® 8 Elite Gen 5 Mobile	120.184 ms	3 - 10 MB	NPU
vae	PRECOMPILED_QNN_ONNX	w8a16	Snapdragon® 7 Gen 4 Mobile	504.636 ms	2 - 8 MB	NPU
vae	QNN_CONTEXT_BINARY	w8a16	Snapdragon® X2 Elite	126.912 ms	0 - 0 MB	NPU
vae	QNN_CONTEXT_BINARY	w8a16	Snapdragon® X Elite	258.849 ms	0 - 0 MB	NPU
vae	QNN_CONTEXT_BINARY	w8a16	Snapdragon® 8 Gen 3 Mobile	198.257 ms	3 - 10 MB	NPU
vae	QNN_CONTEXT_BINARY	w8a16	Qualcomm® Dragonwing™ QCS8275	711.699 ms	0 - 10 MB	NPU
vae	QNN_CONTEXT_BINARY	w8a16	Qualcomm® Dragonwing™ QCS8550 (Proxy)	260.739 ms	0 - 2 MB	NPU
vae	QNN_CONTEXT_BINARY	w8a16	Qualcomm® SA8775P	243.863 ms	0 - 10 MB	NPU
vae	QNN_CONTEXT_BINARY	w8a16	Qualcomm® SA8650P	243.863 ms	0 - 10 MB	NPU
vae	QNN_CONTEXT_BINARY	w8a16	Qualcomm® SA8255P	243.863 ms	0 - 10 MB	NPU
vae	QNN_CONTEXT_BINARY	w8a16	Qualcomm® Dragonwing™ IQ-9075	240.43 ms	0 - 3 MB	NPU
vae	QNN_CONTEXT_BINARY	w8a16	Qualcomm® Dragonwing™ IQ-X7181	258.849 ms	0 - 0 MB	NPU
vae	QNN_CONTEXT_BINARY	w8a16	Qualcomm® Dragonwing™ Q-6690	6359.803 ms	2 - 9 MB	NPU
vae	QNN_CONTEXT_BINARY	w8a16	Qualcomm® Dragonwing™ Q-7790	503.632 ms	0 - 6 MB	NPU
vae	QNN_CONTEXT_BINARY	w8a16	Qualcomm® Dragonwing™ Q-8750	171.923 ms	0 - 13 MB	NPU
vae	QNN_CONTEXT_BINARY	w8a16	Qualcomm® SA7255P	711.699 ms	0 - 10 MB	NPU
vae	QNN_CONTEXT_BINARY	w8a16	Snapdragon® 8 Elite Mobile	171.923 ms	0 - 13 MB	NPU
vae	QNN_CONTEXT_BINARY	w8a16	Snapdragon® 8 Elite Gen 5 Mobile	120.071 ms	0 - 9 MB	NPU
vae	QNN_CONTEXT_BINARY	w8a16	Snapdragon® 7 Gen 4 Mobile	503.632 ms	0 - 6 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