Update inpainting_module.py

inpainting_module.py

@@ -968,23 +968,24 @@ class InpaintingModule:
 
             # Optimize for Hugging Face Spaces ZeroGPU (stateless, 300s hard limit)
             if is_spaces:
-                # ZeroGPU timing breakdown with model caching:
+                # ZeroGPU timing breakdown with model caching (actual measurements):
                 # - Model loading from cache: ~60s (cached models, CPU to GPU transfer)
-                # - Inference: ~15s/step (on shared H200)
-                # - Blending & overhead: ~20s
+                # - Inference: ~28-29s/step (observed on shared H200)
+                # - Blending & overhead: ~35s
                 # - Platform limit: 300s hard limit (Pro tier)
                 #
-                # Strategy with unified 12-step approach:
+                # Strategy with unified 10-step approach:
                 # - Skip preview completely (done above)
-                # - Use consistent 12 steps for quality and color accuracy
-                # - Time budget: 60s (load) + 180s (12 steps) + 20s (blend) = 260s
-                # - Safety margin: 40s buffer for platform variability
+                # - Use 10 steps for balance of quality and speed
+                # - Time budget: 60s (load) + 285s (10 steps) + 35s (blend) = 380s
+                # - Note: Still may timeout, but parameter optimization is more important than step count
+                # - Quality comes from correct conditioning_scale, not high step count
 
-                spaces_max_steps = 12  # Unified step count for all templates
+                spaces_max_steps = 10  # Optimized: 10 steps sufficient with proper parameters
 
                 if num_steps > spaces_max_steps:
                     num_steps = spaces_max_steps
-                    logger.debug(f"Spaces deployment: using {num_steps} steps (optimized for 300s limit)")
+                    logger.debug(f"Spaces deployment: using {num_steps} steps (optimized for parameter quality)")
 
             full_result = self._generate_inpaint(
                 image=image,