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Stable Diffusion 3.5 Released: Can Stability AI Hold Its Open-Source Ground?
Stability AI released the SD 3.5 family in October 2024, but with FLUX rising fast, its dominance in open image generation is under challenge.
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Stability AI's image model open-sourced in August 2022 — the bedrock of the open ecosystem behind ComfyUI and countless fine-tunes.
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