Updated March 27, 2026
Stability AI is the company behind Stable Diffusion, the most widely used open-source image generation model. Beyond images, Stability develops language models (StableLM), video generation (Stable Video), audio models, and 3D generation tools. Their open-source approach has spawned a massive ecosystem of fine-tuned models, tools, and applications built by the community.
State-of-the-art embedding models and rerankers for search, retrieval, and RAG. Acquired by MongoDB for $220M.
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What each tool does well, and the limitations to keep in mind.
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