Stable Diffusion 1.6
No estimate
No hardware requirements for this model
The weights for this model have not been published, so it cannot be downloaded or run on your own hardware at any size. It is reachable only through its provider, and no graphics card changes that.
On record
Full specification
Everything on record for this model. Most of it describes how it was trained rather than how it runs — useful context for judging how much work went into it, and how it compares with models built at a different scale.
Origin
Who built this model, where, and when it was published.
- Organisation
- Stability AI
- Organisation type
- Industry
- Country
- United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
- Published
- 10 November 2023
What it does
The problem areas the model was built for. A model can carry several of each.
- Domain
- Image generation
- Task
- Image generation, Text-to-image
Size
How large the model is and how much data it was trained on. Parameters are the figure that decides whether it fits on a given graphics card.
- Training data
- tokens
Availability
Whether you can obtain the model and run it on your own hardware, which is what decides if any of the graphics-card figures on this page apply.
- Weights
- Closed — provider access only
- Model access
- API access
- Training code
- Unreleased
How it is classified
Labels the source dataset applies when tracking notable models, and how confident it is in the entry.
- Record confidence
- Unknown
Sources
Where this record came from and when it was last checked.
- Reference
- Stable Diffusion v1.6 Release
- Last updated
- 28 November 2025
What the numbers mean
About this model
Stable Diffusion 1.6 was published by Stability AI, in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, in November 2023. It comes out of industry.
It works in Image generation, and is recorded as doing image generation, Text-to-image.
This is a closed model: the trained values stayed with whoever produced them, and there is no local version to run.
Answers
Stable Diffusion 1.6 — common questions
When was Stable Diffusion 1.6 released?
Stable Diffusion 1.6 was published in November 2023. Capability per parameter has improved considerably since, so a newer model of the same size is often the better use of the same hardware.
What is Stable Diffusion 1.6 used for?
Stable Diffusion 1.6 works in Image generation, and is recorded as handling image generation, Text-to-image. Models frequently carry more than one of each, and the tags describe purpose rather than capability limits.
What GPU do I need to run Stable Diffusion 1.6?
None. Stable Diffusion 1.6 is a closed model — its weights were never published, so it cannot be downloaded or run on your own hardware at any price. It is reachable only through its provider.
Is Stable Diffusion 1.6 open source?
No. Stable Diffusion 1.6 has not had its weights published, so it exists only as a service controlled by its owner.
How many parameters does Stable Diffusion 1.6 have?
No parameter count has been published for Stable Diffusion 1.6, which is why no memory or speed figure appears on this page.
Who created Stable Diffusion 1.6?
Stable Diffusion 1.6 was published by Stability AI, based in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, categorised as industry.
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