`guidance_scale` affects how aligned the text prompt and generated image are.  
* 📈 a high `guidance_scale` value means the prompt and generated image are closely aligned, so the output is a stricter interpretation of the prompt
* 📉 a low `guidance_scale` value means the prompt and generated image are more loosely aligned, so the output may be more varied from the prompt  
You can use `strength` and `guidance_scale` together for more control over how expressive the model is. For example, a combination high `strength` and `guidance_scale` values gives the model the most creative freedom.  
```py
import torch
from diffusers import AutoPipelineForInpainting
from diffusers.utils import load_image, make_image_grid

pipeline = AutoPipelineForInpainting.from_pretrained(
"runwayml/stable-diffusion-inpainting", torch_dtype=torch.float16, variant="fp16"
)
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()

# load base and mask image
init_image = load_image("https://huggingface.co/datasets/huggingface/documentation-images/resolve/main/diffusers/inpaint.png")
mask_image = load_image("https://huggingface.co/datasets/huggingface/documentation-images/resolve/main/diffusers/inpaint_mask.png")

prompt = "concept art digital painting of an elven castle, inspired by lord of the rings, highly detailed, 8k"
image = pipeline(prompt=prompt, image=init_image, mask_image=mask_image, guidance_scale=2.5).images[0]
make_image_grid([init_image, mask_image, image], rows=1, cols=3)
```  
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<img class="rounded-xl" src="https://huggingface.co/datasets/huggingface/documentation-images/resolve/main/diffusers/inpaint-guidance-2.5.png"/>
<figcaption class="mt-2 text-center text-sm text-gray-500">guidance_scale = 2.5</figcaption>
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<img class="rounded-xl" src="https://huggingface.co/datasets/huggingface/documentation-images/resolve/main/diffusers/inpaint-guidance-7.5.png"/>
<figcaption class="mt-2 text-center text-sm text-gray-500">guidance_scale = 7.5</figcaption>
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<img class="rounded-xl" src="https://huggingface.co/datasets/huggingface/documentation-images/resolve/main/diffusers/inpaint-guidance-12.5.png"/>
<figcaption class="mt-2 text-center text-sm text-gray-500">guidance_scale = 12.5</figcaption>
</div>
</div>
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