Stable Diffusion

Open-source text-to-image AI model by Stability AI
AI Image & Video★ Editor's pick · BEST OPEN IMAGEFree (open-source)40,000

About Stable Diffusion

Stable Diffusion is an open-source text-to-image AI model by Stability AI. It generates high-quality images from text prompts and can be run locally on consumer hardware. The model supports fine-tuning, ControlNet, inpainting, and a vast ecosystem of community models.

Features

Text-to-image
Inpainting
ControlNet
LoRA training
Local running

The tally

FOR
  • +Fully open-source (Apache/CreativeML)
  • +Runs on consumer GPUs
  • +Massive community and model ecosystem
  • +Supports fine-tuning and LoRA
  • +No per-image costs when local
AGAINST
  • Requires GPU setup
  • Base model quality below Midjourney
  • Can generate inappropriate content
  • Complex tooling ecosystem

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