Model Variants & Derivatives
The open nature of Stable Diffusion has led to thousands of specialized models created by the community. These variants are optimized for specific styles, subjects, or quality characteristics.
- Base Models: Unmodified original releases from Stability AI.
- Fine-tuned Models: Versions trained on specific datasets to specialize in particular styles or subjects.
- Merged Models: Combinations of multiple models blending their respective strengths.
- Pruned Models: Optimized versions with reduced size for faster generation or lower resource requirements.
- Community Models: Popular creations like Deliberate, Dreamshaper, Realistic Vision, and ReV Animated.
- Anime/Cartoon Models: Specialized for stylized art including Anything, Counterfeit, and Waifu Diffusion.
- Photorealistic Models: Optimized for lifelike imagery such as Realistic Vision and Photon.
- Art Style Models: Capturing specific artistic aesthetics from oil painting to watercolor to digital illustration.