Civitai: Unmatched community ecosystem for discovering checkpoints and LoRAs, but operates primarily as a web hub rather than an API. Civitai records 6,963,136 monthly visits with +12.8% month-over-month growth and Freemium pricing. Stable Diffusion (Stability AI) records 341,872 monthly visits with +1.2% growth and Freemium, Contact for Pricing pricing.
Discover, download and generate with open-source AI models for image, video and 3D.
Open generative models for image, video, audio, and 3D
| Dimension / Metric | | |
|---|---|---|
| Official Domain | civitai.com | stability.ai |
| Pricing Model | Freemium | Freemium, Contact for Pricing |
| Monthly Visits | 6.96M (6,963,136) | 341.87K (341,872) |
| MoM Traffic Delta | +791.97K (+12.8%) | +3.94K (+1.2%) |
| Primary Market & Share | 🇺🇸 United States (18.8%) | 🇺🇸 United States (20.4%) |
| Direct Visits / mo | 3.75M | 134.38K |
| User Rating | 4.6 | 4.7 |
| Supported Platforms | Website | Website |
Discover, download and generate with open-source AI models for image, video and 3D.
Browse one of the largest public libraries of open-source image, video and 3D AI models, with ratings, reviews, example images and download counts on every model page.
Generate images, video and 3D assets in the browser using hosted versions of featured models, no local GPU or setup required.
Search, collect and organize checkpoints, LoRAs, embeddings and ControlNet models, then compare outputs side by side before committing to a workflow.
Join challenges, events and creator leaderboards, follow top artists, remix images and share your own models with the community.
Open generative models for image, video, audio, and 3D
Generate and edit high-quality images for marketing, product visuals, and creative work, using the model family that made Stable Diffusion widely known.
Create and edit video, including 3D and 4D video models designed for immersive worlds in gaming and entertainment.
Work with the Stable Audio model family for music, soundscapes, and sound effects, with open-weight releases trained on licensed data.
Integrate production-ready media generation into your own products via a hosted API, with no infrastructure to manage.
SpecialistOffers an active art community and custom model generation, but focuses more on app-based creation than raw model sharing.
SpecialistOffers an active art community and custom model generation, but focuses more on app-based creation than raw model sharing.
SpecialistGenerative video, image, and audio tools built on frontier AI research
SpecialistGenerative video, image, and audio tools built on frontier AI research
Free / Open-sourceProvides ultimate node-based control over complex generation pipelines, but has a steep learning curve compared to simple APIs.
Free / Open-sourceProvides ultimate node-based control over complex generation pipelines, but has a steep learning curve compared to simple APIs.
SpecialistExecutes complex ComfyUI workflows in the cloud, but lacks Civitai's extensive public model gallery and social features.
SpecialistExecutes complex ComfyUI workflows in the cloud, but lacks Civitai's extensive public model gallery and social features.
Offers significantly faster inference speeds and developer-friendly serverless APIs, but lacks native model training tools like Civitai.
Offers significantly faster inference speeds and developer-friendly serverless APIs, but lacks native model training tools like Civitai.
Free / Open-sourceHosts open-source AI models and datasets with online demos, though it caters more to researchers than hobbyist artists.
Free / Open-sourceHosts open-source AI models and datasets with online demos, though it caters more to researchers than hobbyist artists.
Shares and hosts Stable Diffusion checkpoints and LoRAs with built-in cloud generation, closely matching Civitai's community model.
Shares and hosts Stable Diffusion checkpoints and LoRAs with built-in cloud generation, closely matching Civitai's community model.
SpecialistFeatures a vibrant AI art creation community, but does not support downloading or sharing raw custom checkpoints and LoRAs.
SpecialistFeatures a vibrant AI art creation community, but does not support downloading or sharing raw custom checkpoints and LoRAs.
SpecialistMultimodal creative AI agents for video, image and 3D generation
SpecialistFocuses heavily on anime art generation and character roleplay, offering a more niche community than general open-source hubs.
SpecialistFocuses heavily on anime art generation and character roleplay, offering a more niche community than general open-source hubs.
Provides robust cloud hosting and fine-tuning for open-source models, though often with higher latency than specialized inference engines.
Provides robust cloud hosting and fine-tuning for open-source models, though often with higher latency than specialized inference engines.
Delivers a broader range of hosted open-source models via unified APIs, but lacks community sharing features.
Delivers a broader range of hosted open-source models via unified APIs, but lacks community sharing features.
