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Stable Diffusion (LDM-KL-8-G)

Runway · 2022 · Image Generation · USA

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Overview

Open-source text-to-image. Latent diffusion. Spawned an entire creative ecosystem. Runs on your laptop. Aug 2022.

Details

Vendor
Runway
Type
Image Generation
Release year
2022
Jurisdiction
USA
CEO
Cristóbal Valenzuela
Key staffers
Cristóbal Valenzuela (CEO & Co-Founder)
Deployment
Cloud + Local (open weights)
Open source
Yes
Free tier
No
Subscription
Runway subscription tiers vary
Stock status
Private
X
@runwayml

Capabilities

AppImage GenerationVideo Generation

AIDb Rating

4/5

AIDb v2.0 (rule-based): Capability 4/10 · Currency 4/10 · Access 7/10 · Significance 4/10 → 4.45

Safety notes

Deepfake, NSFW, copyright risks.

Last verified 2026-06-11 · Primary source ↗

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“Stable Diffusion (LDM-KL-8-G).” AIDb — The AI Database. Verified 2026-06-11. https://theaidatabase.com/m/stable-diffusion-ldm-kl-8-g-runway.html

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