The `guidance_scale` parameter is used to control how closely aligned the generated image and text prompt are. A higher `guidance_scale` value means your generated image is more aligned with the prompt, while a lower `guidance_scale` value means your generated image has more space to deviate from the prompt.  
You can combine `guidance_scale` with `strength` for even more precise control over how expressive the model is. For example, combine a high `strength + guidance_scale` for maximum creativity or use a combination of low `strength` and low `guidance_scale` to generate an image that resembles the initial image but is not as strictly bound to the prompt.  
```py
import torch
from diffusers import AutoPipelineForImage2Image
from diffusers.utils import make_image_grid, load_image

pipeline = AutoPipelineForImage2Image.from_pretrained(
"stable-diffusion-v1-5/stable-diffusion-v1-5", torch_dtype=torch.float16, variant="fp16", use_safetensors=True
)
pipeline.enable_model_cpu_offload()
# remove following line if xFormers is not installed or you have PyTorch 2.0 or higher installed
pipeline.enable_xformers_memory_efficient_attention()

# prepare image
url = "https://huggingface.co/datasets/huggingface/documentation-images/resolve/main/diffusers/img2img-init.png"
init_image = load_image(url)

prompt = "Astronaut in a jungle, cold color palette, muted colors, detailed, 8k"

# pass prompt and image to pipeline
image = pipeline(prompt, image=init_image, guidance_scale=8.0).images[0]
make_image_grid([init_image, image], rows=1, cols=2)
```  
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<img class="rounded-xl" src="https://huggingface.co/datasets/huggingface/documentation-images/resolve/main/diffusers/img2img-guidance-0.1.png"/>
<figcaption class="mt-2 text-center text-sm text-gray-500">guidance_scale = 0.1</figcaption>
</div>
<div class="flex-1">
<img class="rounded-xl" src="https://huggingface.co/datasets/huggingface/documentation-images/resolve/main/diffusers/img2img-guidance-3.0.png"/>
<figcaption class="mt-2 text-center text-sm text-gray-500">guidance_scale = 5.0</figcaption>
</div>
<div class="flex-1">
<img class="rounded-xl" src="https://huggingface.co/datasets/huggingface/documentation-images/resolve/main/diffusers/img2img-guidance-7.5.png"/>
<figcaption class="mt-2 text-center text-sm text-gray-500">guidance_scale = 10.0</figcaption>
</div>
</div>
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