Stable Diffusion 3.5

FeaturedSelf-Hostable

Category: image • Released 2024

Open-weight generative image model family optimized for typography and complex compositions

Stable Diffusion 3.5 Large provides photorealism, skin texture accuracy, and typography rendering with open weights. Freely licensed for researchers, hobbyists, and commercial creators under $1M annual revenue.

Pricing Structure & Model AccessFree Community License under $1M revenue; enterprise license for larger organizations.

freeOfficial Pricing

Free Access QuotaOpen weights freely downloadable on Hugging Face with free community commercial license.

Free Tier LimitsFree commercial use for entities under $1M annual revenue. Requires local GPU hardware.

Requirements & Verification

No Account Required (Instant)Verified: 2026-10-17

Source repository

Core Capabilities & Features

MMDiT architecture

Custom LoRA support

Accurate text generation

8B parameter weights

Runs in ComfyUI

Who It's Best Suited For

Professionals, developers, and creators requiring high-reliability image workflows.

Execution Environment

Self-hostable via Docker or local GPU (macOS, Linux, Windows).

Tags & Keywords

#image #open-source #diffusion #stability-ai #creative

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