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Stable Diffusion
Stable Diffusion
Midjourney
Midjourney
Rating
4.4/5
4.9/5
Pricing Model Free Paid
Starting Price Free $10.00/mo
Pricing Details
OPEN SOURCE

Self-Hosted (Free)

$0 (open source)

  • Fully free and open-source
  • Unlimited generations
  • Full model weight access
  • Run locally or on cloud GPU
  • No usage limits or subscriptions

Cloud GPU (est. cost)

~$0.50–2/hour

  • AWS, Google Cloud, RunPod, etc.
  • Cost depends on GPU choice
  • ~$0.01-0.05 per image generated

Stability AI API

Pay-per-use (credits)

  • $10 for 1,000 credits (~500 images)
  • SD3, SDXL, SD 1.5 models
  • REST API for integration
  • 25 free credits to start

Prices verified February 2026. Open-source models free to download. Hardware requirement: 8GB+ VRAM GPU recommended. Community platforms (Civitai, Hugging Face) offer free hosted inference.

Basic

$10/month

~$8/mo billed annually

  • ~3.3 hrs fast GPU time
  • ~200 images/month
  • 3 concurrent jobs
  • Commercial license included
BEST VALUE

Standard

$30/month

~$24/mo billed annually

  • ~15 hrs fast GPU time
  • Unlimited Relax Mode generations
  • 3 concurrent jobs

Pro

$60/month

~$48/mo billed annually

  • ~30 hrs fast GPU time
  • Stealth Mode (private images)
  • 12 concurrent jobs
  • Required for $1M+ revenue companies

Mega

$120/month

~$96/mo billed annually

  • ~60 hrs fast GPU time
  • Stealth Mode included
  • 12 concurrent jobs
  • Best for teams and agencies

Prices verified February 2026. No free trial available. Annual billing saves 20%.

Category Image Generation Image Generation
Description Open-source AI image generation Create stunning AI art and imagery
Key Features
  • Open-source
  • Local deployment
  • LoRA training
  • Inpainting
  • ControlNet
  • Photorealistic images
  • Artistic styles
  • Upscaling
  • Variations
  • Web interface
Pros
  • + Free and open-source
  • + Highly customizable
  • + Run locally
  • + Active community
  • + Best-in-class image quality
  • + Unique artistic style
  • + Active community
  • + Regular updates
Cons
  • - Technical setup required
  • - Needs GPU
  • - Quality varies
  • - No official customer support or help desk
  • - No free tier
  • - Discord-based initially
  • - Queue times
  • - Limited fine-grained control over exact compositions
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