Recommended for You
Stable Diffusion 3.5
The Legacy Open-Source Option
Still free to self-host with a mature ControlNet/ComfyUI ecosystem, but the open-weight crown has passed to FLUX.2 and Ideogram 4.0 — Stability has pivoted to audio and enterprise tools.
✓Strengths
- •Free self-hosting under the Community License
- •Mature LoRA/ControlNet/ComfyUI ecosystem
- •Full control and privacy
- •Huge library of community fine-tunes
⚠Considerations
- •Quality now clearly behind FLUX.2, Ideogram 4.0, and closed models
- •No new flagship image model since 3.5
- •Community has largely migrated to FLUX
- •Technical setup and hardware required
Pricing & Details
Pricing
Free (open weights); enterprise license above $1M revenue
Free Option
Yes (fully open weights)
Best For
Existing SD workflows, legacy pipelines, maximum customization
Ready to get started?
Try Stable Diffusion 3.5 and see if it's the right fit for your needs.
Try Stable DiffusionTake Another Quiz