new_loading.py

#!/usr/bin/env python3
import time
import torch
import safetensors.torch
from diffusers import StableDiffusionXLPipeline

pipe = StableDiffusionXLPipeline.from_pretrained(
    "stabilityai/stable-diffusion-xl-base-1.0",
    torch_dtype=torch.float16,
    variant="fp16",
    use_safetensors=True,
    local_files_only=True,
)

pipe = pipe.to("cuda")

# !wget https://civitai.com/api/download/models/135931 -O loras/pixel-art-xl.safetensors
lora_weights = safetensors.torch.load_file(
    "pixel-art-xl.safetensors", device="cpu"
)

for _ in range(5):
    t0 = time.perf_counter()
    pipe.load_lora_weights(lora_weights.copy())
    pipe.unload_lora_weights()
    print("Load + unload cycle took: ", time.perf_counter() - t0)