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MMagnific AI vs Stable Diffusion
Pricing, features, platforms and who each one suits — side by side.
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Choose Magnific AI if…
- you work on macOS, Windows, iOS
- you're in its core audience: graphic designers, marketers
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Choose Stable Diffusion if…
- you want a free plan to start with
- you work on Self-hosted
- you're in its core audience: developers, researchers
Side by side
Feature Magnific AI Stable Diffusion
Pricing modelPaidFreemium
Starting price——
Free plan
Free trial
API
Open source
Trains AI on your contentNoYes, unless you opt out
Data retention—Kept as long as reasonably necessary, including while account is active
PlatformsWeb, macOS, Windows, iOS, Android, Figma, APIWeb, API, Self-hosted
CategoryImage GeneratorsImage Generators
CompanyMagnificStability AI Ltd
Based in—United Kingdom
Founded——
Part of——
Key features
M Magnific AI
- AI image, video and audio generation
- Magnific and Topaz image upscalers
- Stock library of 250M+ photos, videos, vectors and PSDs
- Spaces shared canvas for collaboration
- Photoshop and Figma plugins
- MCP for Claude and ChatGPT, plus ComfyUI integration
- Credit-based API access
- Commercial AI license on paid plans
S Stable Diffusion
- Text-to-image with the Stable Diffusion 3.5 suite
- SD 3.5 Flash and Turbo variants for faster, cheaper generation
- SDXL 1.0 available from 0.9 credits per image
- Platform API with credit-based billing
- Self-hosted deployment under a license
- Custom model training on the Enterprise plan
Plans and prices
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Magnific AI
Premium£14/mo (£5.25/mo with 50% off annual promotion)
Premium+£32/mo (£24/mo promotional annual)
Pro Starter£78/mo (£58.50/mo promotional annual)
Business / EnterpriseCustom
Stable Diffusion
Community LicenseFree
API credits$0.01 per credit
Enterprise LicenseCustom
Strengths and limitations
Magnific AI
- Credits last for a year with no monthly resets
- Paid plans include a commercial AI license
- Plugins for Photoshop and Figma, plus an API
- 30-day refund guarantee and no cancellation fees
- No free plan or trial listed
- Pricing page shows only annual-billing prices
- Business and Enterprise pricing requires contacting sales
Stable Diffusion
- Free Community License for organizations under $1M annual revenue
- 25 free API credits for new accounts
- Choice of model sizes at different per-image costs
- Organizations above $1M annual revenue need a custom-priced Enterprise License
- API is pay-per-credit, with no flat monthly plan listed
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