Stable Diffusion 3 rolls out in early preview - here's how to access it
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Image generated by Stable DIffusion 3 with prompt, "studio photograph closeup of a chameleon over a black background."
Stability AI's 2022 release of Stable Diffusion significantly impacted the image-generating landscape, becoming the basis for many video and image generators. Now, the company is releasing a next-generation model that pushes the boundaries even further.
On Thursday, Stability AI unveiled Stable Diffusion 3, the company's most capable text-to-image model to date, that boasts many upgrades from its predecessor including better performance in multi-subject prompts, image quality, and spelling abilities, according to the company.
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The demo photos of Stable Diffusion 3 showcase just how capable the image generator is, generating vibrant images with lots of detail, and even tackling the challenging task of generating words that are spelled correctly.
Prompt: cinematic photo of a red apple on a table in a classroom, on the blackboard are the words "go big or go home" written in chalk pic.twitter.com/R67JMIRHJw
— Stability AI (@StabilityAI) February 22, 2024
Stability AI didn't release many details about the architecture underlying the model, saying it will publish a detailed technical report soon. However, the company did disclose that Stable Diffusion 3 combines a diffusion transform architecture and flow matching, which differs from its predecessor's architecture.
The company also shared that the family of Stable Diffusion 3 models ranges from 800 million to eight billion parameters to suit different user needs.
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"This approach aims to align with our core values and democratize access, providing users with a variety of options for scalability and quality to best meet their creative needs," said the company.
Stable Diffusion 3 remains in early preview as the company collects insights to improve performance and safety; therefore, it is not yet broadly available to the public. If you are interested in joining the early preview, there is a waitlist you can join. Once granted access you will receive an email with an invite to its Discord server.