Stable Diffusion 3.5 debuts as Stability AI aims to improve open models for generating images

A key goal for the new update is raise the bar and improve upon Stability AI’s last major update, which the company admitted didn’t live up to its own standards. Stable Diffusion 3 was first previewed back in February and the first open model version became generally available in June with the debut of Stable Diffusion 3 Medium. While Stability AI was an early pioneer in the text to image generative AI space, it has increasingly faced stiff competition from numerous rivals including Black Forest Labs’ Flux Pro, OpenAI’s Dall-E, Ideogram and Midjourney.

With Stable Diffusion 3.5, Stability AI is looking to reclaim its leadership position. The new models are highly customizable and can generate a wide range of different styles. The new update introduces multiple model variants, each designed to cater to different user needs.Stable Diffusion 3.5 Large is an 8 billion parameter model that offers the highest quality and prompt adherence in the series. Stable Diffusion 3.5 Large Turbo is a distilled version of the large model, providing faster image generation. Rounding out the new models is Stable Diffusion 3.5 Medium, which has 2.6 billion parameters and is optimized for edge computing deployments.