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The open-weights workhorse powering the entire local AI-art ecosystem.
Pros
- Free and open to run locally with full control
- Unmatched customization, fine-tuning, and extensions
- No content restrictions when self-hosted
Cons
- Steep technical learning curve for local setup
- Requires a capable GPU for good local performance
- Base quality trails closed flagships without tuning
- Fragmented tooling
✓ Where it shines / best for
- Developers building custom image-generation products via API or self-hosting
- Researchers and the open-source community
- Businesses needing self-hosted/on-prem generation with commercial rights
✕ Not the best fit for
- Non-technical users wanting a polished all-in-one consumer app (use Stable Assistant instead)
- Users unwilling to manage models or infrastructure (self-host path)
Features
- ✓ Text-to-image
- ✓ Free tier
- ✓ API access
- ✓ Inpainting
- ✓ Upscaling
- ✓ Image-to-image
- ✓ Open source
- ✓ Controlnet
- ✓ Fine Tuning
- ✓ On-device / offline
- ✓ Self Hostable
Pricing
| Plan | Price | Billing | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Open Models (self-host) | $0 | one-time | Stable Diffusion model weights (SD 1.5/SDXL/SD 3.5) free to download and run locally. |
| Community License | $0 | month | Free for research, non-commercial, and commercial use by individuals/orgs under $1M annual revenue. Covers SD 3.5 suite, SDXL Turbo, Stable Fast 3D, etc. |
| Enterprise License | Custom | custom | Required for organizations exceeding $1M annual revenue; commercial rights, implementation support, custom training. |
| Stable Assistant (consumer app) | $19-$99 | month | PRO $19/mo (1,900 credits), PLUS $49/mo (5,500 credits), PREMIUM $99/mo (12,000 credits). |
| Developer Platform API credits | $10 / 1,000 credits | pay-as-you-go | Hosted REST API billed in credits per generation (text-to-image, upscale, edit). |
Pricing verified from the official source. Prices change often — confirm on the vendor's site before buying.
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