Civitai

Free tier

Discover, share, and create AI-generated art with community-built models

Free tier available·All audiences·Powered by Stable Diffusion (community models)·API available

Key strengths

Largest community-driven repository of Stable Diffusion models, LoRAs, and checkpointsBuilt-in AI image and video generation powered by community modelsBuzz-based virtual economy for tipping creators and accessing premium featuresRich model discovery with detailed metadata, sample images, and community reviewsActive creator ecosystem with challenges, articles, and comics

Free tier + paid plans

San Francisco, USA

Founded 2022

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Civitai is built around Stable Diffusion and compatible generative model architectures, hosting checkpoints, LoRAs, LyCORIS, embeddings, VAEs, upscalers, and more in a structured, metadata-rich repository. The platform exposes a public REST API that allows developers to programmatically query models, retrieve model versions, and access associated image data. On-site generation leverages cloud GPU infrastructure to run inference using community-uploaded models directly in the browser, abstracting away local hardware requirements. An API status endpoint and documented developer resources make it feasible to integrate Civitai's model catalog into custom pipelines or tooling.

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