Open-source image and video generation models from Stability AI, usable via Stable Assistant, API, or self-hosted.
What is Stable Diffusion?#
Stable Diffusion refers to Stability AI's family of open-weight image and video generation models, spanning Stable Diffusion 3.5, Stable Image Ultra, and Stable Video. Developers can use the Stable Assistant web app, the Stability API, partner platforms like fal.ai and Replicate, or self-host the weights on their own GPUs.
What can Stable Diffusion do?#
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Image models
Stable Diffusion family for still image generation and editing
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Video models
Generate and edit video content for production
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Audio models
Stable Audio for music and sound generation
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3D models
3D and 4D volumetric media for gaming worlds
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Brand Studio
Managed creative platform keeping outputs on-brand
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Platform API
Integrate image, video and audio generation with no infra
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Self-hosted license
Run the models inside your own environment for data control
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Cloud platform integrations
Available via Amazon Bedrock and other clouds
Use Cases#
- Marketing teams — Produce on-brand campaign visuals with image generation and editing tools.
- Game studios — Build immersive 3D and 4D worlds with volumetric generative models.
- Film and entertainment — Speed up storyboarding through color grading with image and video tools.
- Enterprise retailers — Generate high-quality product visuals like Mercado Libre did to lift click-through.
- Developers — Ship Stable Diffusion apps via Platform API or Amazon Bedrock without managing infra.
Quick facts about Stable Diffusion#
- Pricing
- Free Trial$0/moStable Assistant$9/moAPI Pay-as-you-goContact salesas of Apr 18, 2026View official pricing
- Platforms
- Web·API
Frequently Asked Questions#
Stable Diffusion Traffic Analysis
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Image2GPT
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Ideogram
Ideogram is an AI image generator that specializes in accurate text rendering and typography alongside photo-realistic illustration. Features include Ideogram 3.0, Canvas editing, Magic Prompt, and a generous free daily tier.
Flux
FLUX is the image generation model family from Black Forest Labs (FLUX.1 [pro], [dev], [schnell]). It is known for strong prompt adherence, typography, and photorealism, and is available through the BFL API, fal.ai, Replicate, and open weights.
