1-step diffusion: the latency wall just fell
Distillation compresses 50 sampling steps into one, turning slow generators into real-time tools.
From 50 steps to 1
The classic tradeoff — fast or good — is breaking. A fast student model learns to match a slow teacher in a single step.
Why it matters
Real-time generation unlocks a different product category: tools you steer live, not renderers you wait on.