Do you want to use Stable Diffusion but don’t know where to start? You will find a list of options in this guide. You can pick the option that’s the best for you.

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Last updated Sept 23, 2023

If you are a

• Beginner:
  • No setup – use a free online generator
  • Basic usage of text-to-image generation
• Intermediate or advanced user: 1-click Google Colab notebook running AUTOMATIC1111 GUI
  
  (You need a paid Google Colab Pro account ~ $10/month).
  
  The following models are available:
  • SDXL 1.0 (new!)
  • Stable Diffusion v1.4, v1.5, v1.5 inpainting and v2.1, v2 depth
  • F222
  • DreamShaper
  • Anything v3
  • Inkpunk Diffusion
  • Instruct pix2pix
  • Load custom models, embeddings, and LoRA from your Google Drive
  The following extensions are available
  • ControlNet v1.1 (tutorial) (SDXL models)
  • Deforum (tutorial)
  • Regional Prompter (tutorial)
  • Ultimate SD Upscale (tutorial)
  • Openpose Editor
  • After Detailer (tutorial)
  • AnimateDiff (tutorial)
  • text2video (tutorial)
  • Roop (tutorial)
• Advanced user: Install AUTOMATIC1111 locally on Windows PC or Mac.