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Stability AI
VerifiedThe company behind Stable Diffusion — open generative models for image, audio, video and 3D.
About Stability AI
- Image Generation Content & Media
- Public API Developer & Automation
- Team Workspaces Collaboration
- Data-Retention Controls Security & Compliance
Key Features
Content & Media
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Image Generation
Creates original images from a text prompt.
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Image Understanding
Reads photos, screenshots, diagrams and handwriting and answers questions about them.
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Audio Transcription
Audio modelsTurns recorded speech into searchable, summarised text.
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Video Generation
Generates video clips from text or image prompts.
Developer & Automation
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Public API
Credit-basedA documented API for building the same capability into your own product.
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Custom Assistants
Custom modelsBuild and share a configured assistant with its own instructions and knowledge.
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Task Automation
Schedules recurring jobs or runs multi-step tasks without supervision.
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Third-Party Integrations
Large ecosystemConnects to other SaaS products through apps, connectors or an integration platform.
Collaboration
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Team Workspaces
Shared workspace with pooled seats, billing and admin management.
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Export & Download
Open weightsExport chats, documents or data out of the product in an open format.
Security & Compliance
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Data-Retention Controls
Self-hostedConfigure how long conversation data is kept, or turn training off.
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SOC 2 Compliance
Independently audited against the SOC 2 security framework.
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GDPR Compliance
Offers a data-processing agreement and EU data-protection commitments.
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Encryption at Rest & in Transit
Traffic and stored data are encrypted with industry-standard ciphers.
Stability AI Pricing
Prices are set by the vendor and may change.
Community
$0
What's included
- Free open model weights
- Self-host without per-image cost
- Free for non-commercial and small-business use
- Full ecosystem access
API credits
Pay as you go usage
What's included
- Credit-based per-generation pricing
- No hardware required
- Latest official models
- Image, video and 3D endpoints
Membership
Tiered /month
What's included
- Commercial licence for business use
- Included monthly credits
- Access to the newest models
- Support options
Enterprise
Custom
What's included
- Self-hosted commercial licence
- Custom model development
- Volume terms
- Dedicated support
Integrations
Built on these AI Models
What Users Say
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Real-World Use Cases
- Generative media
- Self-hosting
- Research
- Product integration
- Custom models
- Batch generation
What is Stability AI?
Stability AI is the company that released Stable Diffusion and, with it, made open generative media viable. Its catalogue now spans image, audio, video and 3D generation, most of it published as downloadable weights.
The commercial side is the Stability platform: a credit-based API and membership tiers that grant commercial licensing to organisations that would rather not manage the licence terms of each individual model release.
For developers, this is the vendor of choice when you need generative media inside your own product without per-image fees from a hosted-only competitor.
Benefits of Stability AI
What the company offers beyond the model:
- Open weights across media types — image, audio, video, 3D.
- A commercial API when self-hosting is not worth the effort.
- Clear membership licensing for business use.
- Custom model development for enterprise customers.
- An enormous downstream ecosystem.
- Self-hosting removes per-image cost entirely.
Who Should Use Stability AI?
Stability suits builders rather than end users.
- Product teams embedding generation into an application.
- Studios needing a model trained on their own IP.
- Researchers working on generative media.
- Enterprises requiring a clear commercial licence.
- Anyone generating at volume where per-image pricing does not scale.
Pros & Cons
Pros
6- Open weights spanning image, audio, video and 3D generation.
- Self-hosting removes per-generation cost entirely.
- Commercial API available when hardware is not worth managing.
- Membership tiers give clear commercial licensing.
- Custom model development offered to enterprise customers.
- The downstream ecosystem is the largest in open generative media.
Cons
4- Licensing differs by model release and needs checking each time.
- Requires technical skill — not an end-user product.
- Image quality trails Midjourney without community fine-tunes.
- The company has had a turbulent commercial history.
What's New
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3D generation endpoints
FeatureMesh generation added to the commercial API.
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Membership restructure
PricingRevised commercial tiers with clearer included credits.
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Audio model release
NewsOpen-weight audio generation models published.
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API performance improvements
FeatureFaster inference and higher concurrency limits.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the difference between Stability AI and Stable Diffusion?
Are Stability models free?
Do I need my own hardware?
Can Stability train a model on our own data?
What media types are covered?
How does membership licensing work?
Tool Information
- Category AI Models & Platforms
- PricingOpen Source
- Free PlanYes
- API AvailableYes
- Mobile AppNo
- Language SupportEnglish
- Starting Price$0
- DeveloperStability AI
- Founded2019
- Websitestability.ai
- StatusActive
- Last UpdatedAug 15, 2026
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