Stable Diffusion 3.5
Stability AIIMAGE Open weight
- Provider
- Stability AI
- Modality
- IMAGE
- Parameters
- 8B
- Context window
- —
- Weights
- Open
- Released
- 22 Oct 2024
Stable Diffusion 3.5 is the open-source workhorse — free, self-hostable and endlessly customisable, if not the absolute top on raw quality.
Best for
- Free local / offline generation with zero per-image cost
- Heavy customisation — LoRAs, fine-tunes, ControlNet
- Privacy-sensitive or air-gapped workflows
- Runs on consumer GPUs (Medium / 2.5B is light)
How it compares — and the India angle
- The cheapest serious option for India: a one-time GPU/laptop, then unlimited free images, no USD subscription.
- Out-of-box quality trails FLUX.2 / Imagen 4 / Midjourney, but community fine-tunes close the gap for specific styles.
- Ideal for Indian creators/students who can't pay monthly fees — runs on a mid-range RTX GPU or free Colab.
How to access
Fully open weights, free to run locally. Variants: Large (8B), Large Turbo, Medium (2.5B).
Access Stable Diffusion 3.5Frequently asked questions
What is Stable Diffusion 3.5?
Stable Diffusion 3.5 is a image AI model developed by Stability AI with 8 billion parameters.
Who made Stable Diffusion 3.5?
Stable Diffusion 3.5 was created by Stability AI.
Is Stable Diffusion 3.5 open source?
Yes, Stable Diffusion 3.5 has open weights and can be downloaded and self-hosted.
What is Stable Diffusion 3.5's context window?
The context window size for Stable Diffusion 3.5 has not been publicly disclosed.