Stability AI
Frontier & Foundation Model Labs
Last updated · Compiled from public sources with automated enrichment
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Creator of Stable Diffusion, also active in language and audio models.
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- Category
- Frontier & Foundation Model Labs
- Founded
- 2020
- Status
- Active
- Open source
- Yes
- Pricing
- Freemium
- Funding stage
- Seed
- Total raised
- —
- Popularity
- Steady
- Modality
- Multimodal
- GitHub stars
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Relationships
8 of 13 confirmed by two independent sources, 5 under review · 8 backed by a published source.
- Black Forest Labs (FLUX)FLUX competes with Stability AI's Stable Diffusion image models.
- DeepAIDeepAI competes with Stability AI's Stable Diffusion image tools.
- MidjourneyCompetes in image generation
- OpenAICompetes in generative AI
- RunwayCompeting in video generation with Stable Video Diffusion
- AWS BedrockBedrock offers Stability AI's Stable Diffusion models
- D-IDD-ID integrates with Stable Diffusion for image generation
- Hugging FaceModels hosted on Hugging Face
- Amazon (Titan/Nova)Amazon invested in Stability AI
References
Published sources supporting the relationships above.
- Image-scraping Midjourney bans rival AI firm for scraping images - Ars Technica
Ars Technica · 11 Mar 2024 · supports Stability AI competes with Midjourney
The incident highlights ongoing tensions in the competitive landscape of AI image generation.
- Image-scraping Midjourney bans rival AI firm for scraping images - Ars Technica
Ars Technica · 11 Mar 2024 · supports Midjourney competes with Stability AI
The incident highlights ongoing tensions in the competitive landscape of AI image generation.
- Stability AI releases ChatGPT-like language models - TechCrunch
TechCrunch · 19 Apr 2023 · supports Stability AI competes with OpenAI
Stability AI has released a suite of open-source text-generating AI models called StableLM, designed to compete with systems like OpenAI's GPT-4.
- Stability AI releases ChatGPT-like language models - TechCrunch
TechCrunch · 19 Apr 2023 · supports Stability AI integrates with Hugging Face
The models are currently available in "alpha" on GitHub and Hugging Face.
- The original startup behind Stable Diffusion has launched a generative AI for video | MIT Technology Review
unknown publisher · supports Runway uses Stability AI
- Runway AI Deep Dive: Stable Diffusion, Gen-2, Funding, and Revenue
unknown publisher · supports Runway uses Stability AI
- Runway (company) - Wikipedia
unknown publisher · supports Runway uses Stability AI
- Stability AI vs RunwayML: Which one generates the best AI-powered images? - GeeksforGeeks
unknown publisher · supports Runway uses Stability AI
- Stable Diffusion developer Runway raises $50M to create AI multimedia tools - SiliconANGLE
unknown publisher · supports Runway uses Stability AI
- D-ID launches Generative AI to Combine Text-Image-Video
unknown publisher · supports D-ID integrates with Stability AI
- D-ID Lets You Talk to a ChatGPT Powered Avatar
unknown publisher · supports D-ID integrates with Stability AI
- OpenAI (ChatGPT) vs Stability AI (2026): Scores, Reviews & Verdict
unknown publisher · supports Stability AI competes with OpenAI
- OpenAI vs Stability AI (2026) | Respan
unknown publisher · supports Stability AI competes with OpenAI
- Class Action Filed Against Stability AI, Midjourney, and DeviantArt for DMCA Violations, Right of Publicity Violations, Unlawful Competition, Breach of TOS
unknown publisher · supports Stability AI competes with Midjourney
- Midjourney vs Stability AI (2026 Review)
unknown publisher · supports Stability AI competes with Midjourney
- California Federal Court Trims Lawsuit Against Stability AI, Midjourney, and DeviantArt in Generative AI Artwork Case | Crowell & Moring LLP
unknown publisher · supports Stability AI competes with Midjourney
- Midjourney vs Stability AI (2026 Review)
unknown publisher · supports Midjourney competes with Stability AI
- Stability AI vs Midjourney vs DALL-E 3: 2026 Detailed Comparison - text2img
unknown publisher · supports Midjourney competes with Stability AI
- Stability AI vs Midjourney: Why Open-Source L2 Couldn't Monetize, Case Study
unknown publisher · supports Midjourney competes with Stability AI
- stabilityai (Stability AI)
unknown publisher · supports Stability AI integrates with Hugging Face
- stabilityai/stable-diffusion-3.5-large · Hugging Face
unknown publisher · supports Stability AI integrates with Hugging Face
- stabilityai/sd-vae-ft-mse · Hugging Face
unknown publisher · supports Stability AI integrates with Hugging Face
- Stable Diffusion with Hugging Face Inference Endpoints
unknown publisher · supports Stability AI integrates with Hugging Face
- Stable Video vs Runway Gen-4: Open vs Closed Video AI | AIModelCompareHub
unknown publisher · supports Runway competes with Stability AI
- Stability AI vs. Runway Video Generation: A Head-to-Head Comparison | ReelMind
unknown publisher · supports Runway competes with Stability AI
- GPT-4 vs. Runway vs. Stability AI Comparison
unknown publisher · supports Runway competes with Stability AI
- Stability AI vs RunwayML: Which one generates the best AI-powered images? - GeeksforGeeks
unknown publisher · supports Runway competes with Stability AI
- Best Stability AI Alternatives & Competitors
unknown publisher · supports DeepAI competes with Stability AI
- Compare DeepAI vs. Stable Diffusion in 2026
unknown publisher · supports DeepAI competes with Stability AI
News
- Stability AI optimized its audio generation model to run on Arm chips - TechCrunchTechCrunch · 3/3/2025
- 'Titanic' director James Cameron joins Stability AI board - CNBCCNBC · 9/24/2024
- Stability AI Gets New CEO and a Bailout From Investor Group Led By Sean Parker - The InformationThe Information · 6/21/2024
- Stability AI releases a sound generator - TechCrunchTechCrunch · 6/5/2024
- Stability AI, Facing Cash Crunch, Discusses Sale - The InformationThe Information · 5/15/2024
- Stability AI lays off roughly 10 percent of its workforce - The VergeThe Verge · 4/18/2024
- Stability AI Founder Emad Mostaque Tanked His Billion-Dollar Startup - ForbesForbes · 3/29/2024
- Stability AI Founder Emad Mostaque Plans To Resign As CEO, Sources Say - ForbesForbes · 3/22/2024
- Stability AI gets into the video-generating game - TechCrunchTechCrunch · 11/21/2023
- Stability AI’s latest tool uses AI to generate 3D models - TechCrunchTechCrunch · 11/2/2023
- Stability AI, gunning for a hit, launches an AI-powered music generator - TechCrunchTechCrunch · 9/13/2023
- Stability AI releases its latest image-generating model, Stable Diffusion XL 1.0 - TechCrunchTechCrunch · 7/26/2023
- Stability AI is open-sourcing its DreamStudio web app - The VergeThe Verge · 5/17/2023
- Stability AI launches StableLM language models - VentureBeatVentureBeat · 4/19/2023
- Stability AI announces new open-source large language model - The VergeThe Verge · 4/19/2023
- Stability AI releases ChatGPT-like language models - TechCrunchTechCrunch · 4/19/2023
- Stability AI CEO has the ambition to IPO in next few years - TechCrunchTechCrunch · 3/31/2023
- Stability AI, Hugging Face and Canva back new AI research nonprofit - TechCrunchTechCrunch · 3/2/2023
- Getty sues Stability AI for copying 12M photos and imitating famous watermark - Ars TechnicaArs Technica · 2/6/2023
- Stability AI plans to let artists opt out of Stable Diffusion 3 image training - Ars TechnicaArs Technica · 12/15/2022
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