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Stable Diffusion
Description
A family of open text-to-image models from the British company Stability AI; the first model came out in 2022. You can download a model (for example, from Hugging Face) and run it on your own computer or server. Terms of use are set by the Stability AI Community License. Without installing anything, the models are available through the Stability AI API and cloud partners.
Pros and cons
Pros
- The models are open: you can download them and run them yourself
- Free license for individuals and small companies
Cons
- Large companies need a paid license
Key facts
- Free access
- Yes Open models; large companies need a paid license
- Pricing
- Pricing on the official site →
- Developer
- Stability AI
- Interface languages
- English
- Checked on
- Oct 3, 2026
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