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Stable Diffusion

Open-source AI model that generates images from text prompts, released by Stability AI in 2022.

What is Stable Diffusion?

Stable Diffusion is an open-source AI model that turns text descriptions into images.

It's a latent diffusion model, which means it works by gradually removing noise from a random starting point until it matches your prompt. Unlike closed models, you can run it locally on your own hardware or modify it for specific needs.

Most builders use it through interfaces like Midjourney or Replicate, or run it locally with tools like AUTOMATIC1111 or ComfyUI. It's particularly good for product mockups, marketing visuals, and rapid prototyping of design concepts.

The base model is free and open-source. Stability AI offers commercial licenses and API access. Latest version is SD 3.5, released October 2024.

Good to Know

Open-source model you can run locally or use through APIs
Works by gradually denoising random images until they match your text prompt
Trained on LAION-5B dataset with 512x512 resolution base model
Can do text-to-image, image-to-image, and inpainting
Latest version (SD 3.5) released October 2024 with improved quality

How Vibe Coders Use Stable Diffusion

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Creating product mockups for landing pages before building the actual product
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Generating marketing visuals for social posts and ads in minutes
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Prototyping UI concepts by describing screens in text
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Building custom image generation features into your app via API

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