What is Stable Image used for?

Stable Image is used for image generation and vision and multimodal work. The family description and listed model capabilities point to those workloads as the best fit.

How does Stable Image compare to Stable Virtual Assistant?

Stable Image by Stability AI is strongest where you need image generation, while Stable Virtual Assistant by Stability AI is the closest related family to check for adjacent model selection. Stable Image has 2 listed variants, so compare the specs and pricing tables before choosing a production model.

Which Stable Image model should I use?

If price is the main constraint, use the pricing table first because Stable Image does not have complete provider pricing in the local data. For the most capable/latest local choice, evaluate Stable Image Ultra with multimodal inputs.

Stable Image Models by Stability AI

Stability AIProprietary

2 models2024

Details

ResearcherStability AI

LicenseProprietary

Commercial useCommercial use: conditional

Models2

Released2024

Capabilities

MultimodalAll models

Links

Website

About

Stability AI's managed image generation API product line, offering Core (SDXL-based, fast/affordable) and Ultra (SD 3.5 Large-powered, premium quality) tiers. Distinct from the open-weight Stable Diffusion models — Stable Image is API-only with per-image pricing.

Current Variants

Use-when guidance is based on each model's tracked capabilities, context window, release date, and replacement status.

2 in view

Stable Image UltraCurrent

Use when the workload needs image generation and multimodal inputs.

2024-09image generationmultimodal inputs

Stable Image CoreCurrent

Use when the workload needs image generation and multimodal inputs.

2024-04image generationmultimodal inputs

Current Stable Image variants with use-when guidance and lifecycle status
Model	Use when	Released	Signals	Status
Stable Image Ultra	Use when the workload needs image generation and multimodal inputs.	2024-09	image generationmultimodal inputs	Current
Stable Image Core	Use when the workload needs image generation and multimodal inputs.	2024-04	image generationmultimodal inputs	Current

Release Timeline

2 release groups

2024-09

1 current

Stable Image Ultra

image generationmultimodal inputs

Current

2024-04

1 current

Stable Image Core

image generationmultimodal inputs

Current

Specifications(2 models)

Stable Image model specifications comparison
Model	Released	Multimodal
Stable Image Ultra	2024-09	Yes
Stable Image Core	2024-04	Yes

Available From(1 provider)

Microsoft Foundry

Frequently Asked Questions

What is Stable Image used for?: Stable Image is used for image generation and vision and multimodal work. The family description and listed model capabilities point to those workloads as the best fit.
How does Stable Image compare to Stable Virtual Assistant?: Stable Image by Stability AI is strongest where you need image generation, while Stable Virtual Assistant by Stability AI is the closest related family to check for adjacent model selection. Stable Image has 2 listed variants, so compare the specs and pricing tables before choosing a production model.
Which Stable Image model should I use?: If price is the main constraint, use the pricing table first because Stable Image does not have complete provider pricing in the local data. For the most capable/latest local choice, evaluate Stable Image Ultra with multimodal inputs.

Models(2)