Stability AI has announced new paid membership options aimed at standardizing commercial usage rights across its suite of leading generative AI models while keeping access open for personal use.
The company behind the viral text-to-image generator Stable Diffusion introduced three tiers of membership: Non-Commercial, Professional, and Enterprise. Stability AI states that the goal is to balance openness and innovation in AI while offering exclusive benefits to partners.
Our new membership structure redefines how we release and grant commercial rights for AI solutions, striking a balance between fostering competitiveness and maintaining openness in AI technologies.
The Non-Commercial tier provides free access to all of Stability AI's core models for personal use and research. This aligns with the company's ethos of making state-of-the-art generative AI available to everyone rather than limiting access only to those who can pay.
Next is the Professional tier, which enables startups, creators, developers, and other small businesses to access the models for $20 per month. It offers commercial usage rights to the full suite of core models, along with access to a dedicated Discord community and potential discounts for those facing financial barriers.
Finally, the Enterprise tier offers the same professional-level access but with custom pricing, enterprise-grade support, and solutions engineering for large corporations that want to deploy the models at scale.
The introduction of the membership program is a strategic step to balancing the need for open access to AI technology with the practicalities of commercial utilization. This initiative not only supports the company's growth but also reinforces its commitment to fostering a community where innovation and accessibility go hand in hand.