[Low-Rank Adaptation (LoRA)](https://huggingface.co/papers/2106.09685) is a popular training technique because it is fast and generates smaller file sizes (a couple hundred MBs). Like the other methods in this guide, LoRA can train a model to learn new styles from just a few images. It works by inserting new weights into the diffusion model and then only the new weights are trained instead of the entire model. This makes LoRAs faster to train and easier to store.  
<Tip>  
LoRA is a very general training technique that can be used with other training methods. For example, it is common to train a model with DreamBooth and LoRA. It is also increasingly common to load and merge multiple LoRAs to create new and unique images. You can learn more about it in the in-depth [Merge LoRAs](merge_loras) guide since merging is outside the scope of this loading guide.  
</Tip>  
LoRAs also need to be used with another model:  
```py
from diffusers import AutoPipelineForText2Image
import torch

pipeline = AutoPipelineForText2Image.from_pretrained("stabilityai/stable-diffusion-xl-base-1.0", torch_dtype=torch.float16).to("cuda")
```  
Then use the [`~loaders.StableDiffusionLoraLoaderMixin.load_lora_weights`] method to load the [ostris/super-cereal-sdxl-lora](https://huggingface.co/ostris/super-cereal-sdxl-lora) weights and specify the weights filename from the repository:  
```py
pipeline.load_lora_weights("ostris/super-cereal-sdxl-lora", weight_name="cereal_box_sdxl_v1.safetensors")
prompt = "bears, pizza bites"
image = pipeline(prompt).images[0]
image
```  
<div class="flex justify-center">
<img src="https://huggingface.co/datasets/huggingface/documentation-images/resolve/main/diffusers/load_lora.png" />
</div>  
The [`~loaders.StableDiffusionLoraLoaderMixin.load_lora_weights`] method loads LoRA weights into both the UNet and text encoder. It is the preferred way for loading LoRAs because it can handle cases where:  
- the LoRA weights don't have separate identifiers for the UNet and text encoder
- the LoRA weights have separate identifiers for the UNet and text encoder  
To directly load (and save) a LoRA adapter at the *model-level*, use [`~PeftAdapterMixin.load_lora_adapter`], which builds and prepares the necessary model configuration for the adapter. Like [`~loaders.StableDiffusionLoraLoaderMixin.load_lora_weights`], [`PeftAdapterMixin.load_lora_adapter`] can load LoRAs for both the UNet and text encoder. For example, if you're loading a LoRA for the UNet, [`PeftAdapterMixin.load_lora_adapter`] ignores the keys for the text encoder.  
Use the `weight_name` parameter to specify the specific weight file and the `prefix` parameter to filter for the appropriate state dicts (`"unet"` in this case) to load.  
```py
from diffusers import AutoPipelineForText2Image
import torch

pipeline = AutoPipelineForText2Image.from_pretrained("stabilityai/stable-diffusion-xl-base-1.0", torch_dtype=torch.float16).to("cuda")
pipeline.unet.load_lora_adapter("jbilcke-hf/sdxl-cinematic-1", weight_name="pytorch_lora_weights.safetensors", prefix="unet")

# use cnmt in the prompt to trigger the LoRA
prompt = "A cute cnmt eating a slice of pizza, stunning color scheme, masterpiece, illustration"
image = pipeline(prompt).images[0]
image
```  
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<img src="https://huggingface.co/datasets/huggingface/documentation-images/resolve/main/diffusers/load_attn_proc.png" />
</div>  
Save an adapter with [`~PeftAdapterMixin.save_lora_adapter`].  
To unload the LoRA weights, use the [`~loaders.StableDiffusionLoraLoaderMixin.unload_lora_weights`] method to discard the LoRA weights and restore the model to its original weights:  
```py
pipeline.unload_lora_weights()
```
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