Stable Diffusion
Open-source image generation model you can run locally for free.
AI Tools
Image Generation
Free Available
Pricing
Free Available
Platforms
Web, Windows, Mac, Linux
API Access
Yes
Founded
2022
Overview
Stable Diffusion is an open-source text-to-image model developed by Stability AI, widely regarded as the foundation of the AI image generation ecosystem. It can be run locally on consumer GPUs, fine-tuned with custom datasets (LoRA, DreamBooth), and is available through many third-party platforms. SDXL and SD3 offer significantly improved quality over early versions.
Key Features
- Fully open-source and locally runnable
- Extensive model ecosystem (LoRA, ControlNet)
- Text-to-image and image-to-image
- Inpainting and outpainting
- SDXL and SD3 high-quality models
- Custom fine-tuning support
- Massive community model library on Civitai/HuggingFace
Pricing Plans
Open Source (Self-hosted)
$0/mo
- Fully free to download and run
- No usage limits
- Full customization
- Requires GPU hardware
Most Popular
Stability AI API
Pay-per-generation
- Pay-per-generation pricing
- SD3 and SDXL API access
- No setup required
- Scalable usage
DreamStudio (Stability)
$10 for 1000 credits
- Credits-based system ($10 for 1000 credits)
- Web interface for Stable Diffusion
- All latest models included
