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Stable Diffusion

Open text-to-image models from Stability AI for generating and editing images from prompts.

Stable Diffusion

Stable Diffusion is a family of image-generation models that turns text prompts into images. Stability AI provides downloadable model weights and inference code, API access, and self-hosted deployment options.

Creators, researchers, developers, and businesses use it for concept art, product visuals, illustrations, and custom image workflows. API usage costs credits, while self-hosting is free for eligible users under Stability AI’s Community License; enterprise use may require a paid license.

Features

  • Generate images from text prompts
  • Run models on consumer hardware
  • Fine-tune models and build customized workflows
  • Generate photography, painting, 3D, and line-art styles
  • Use Stable Diffusion 3.5 Large, Medium, and Large Turbo
  • Access models through the Stability AI API
  • Self-host model weights in your own environment
  • Available under the Stability AI Community License

Use cases

  • Create concept art and illustrations from text prompts
  • Generate product visuals for marketing campaigns
  • Build image-generation applications with the API
  • Fine-tune models for specialized visual styles
  • Produce architectural renders and textured 3D assets

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      Capabilities

      • Text to image — “Stable Diffusion 3.5 Large Turbo : A distilled version of Stable Diffusion 3.5 Large generates high-quality images with exceptional prompt adherence in just 4 steps, making it considerably faster than Stable Diffusion 3.5 Large.” source
      • Edits images — “Use a mask (or alpha channel) to replace anything in an image” source
      • Upscales — “Transform any low-res, poor quality image into a 4k masterpiece with prompt guidance” source
      • Style or character reference — “Apply visual styles from reference images to a target image to maintain consistency across content” source
      • Commercial use — “These models are highly customizable for their size, run on consumer hardware, and are free for both commercial and non-commercial use under the permissive Stability AI Community License .” source
      • API — “Power your applications with the Stability AI API.” source

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      Security

      • SOC 2 Type II — “Stability AI Inc. SOC 2 Type 2 Report” source
      • SOC 2 — “Stability AI Inc. SOC 2 Type 2 Report” source

      Pricing

      Prices checked
      2026-10-24

      Stable Audio 3.0

      • 8 credits
      • Generate up to six minutes of high-quality audio with coherent structure from text prompts or audio samples

      Stable Audio 2.5

      • 8 credits
      • Generate up to three minutes of high-quality audio with coherent structure from text prompts or audio samples

      Stable Image Ultra

      • 8 credits
      • Flagship image service based on Stable Diffusion 3.5 Large, offering the highest quality and detail

      Stable Diffusion 3.5 Large

      • 6.5 credits
      • Our most powerful 8 billion parameter base model with superior quality and prompt adherence

      Stable Diffusion 3.5 Large Turbo

      • 4 credits
      • Turbo variant of Stable Diffusion 3.5 Large, for fast high-quality images

      Stable Diffusion 3.5 Medium

      • 3.5 credits
      • The 2 and 2.5 billion parameter variants of Stable Diffusion 3.5 respectively

      Stable Diffusion 3.5 Flash

      • 2.5 credits
      • The distilled version of Stable Diffusion 3.5 Medium, for fast, high-quality images

      Stable Image Core

      • 3 credits
      • Optimized for fast and cost-effective image generation

      SDXL 1.0

      • From 0.9 credits
      • Legacy base model for straightforward image generation

      Creative Upscaler

      • 60 credits
      • Transform any low-res, poor quality image into a 4k masterpiece with prompt guidance
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