About r/StableDiffusion
/r/StableDiffusion is an unofficial community embracing the open-source material of all related. Post art, ask questions, create discussions, contribute new tech, or browse the subreddit. It’s up to you.
The community at a glance
r/StableDiffusion is a Subreddit for AI Art and Prompt Engineers with roughly 983K members. It uses a forum format for communication. On the Hive Index it ranks #5 in the AI Art communities list and #5 in the Prompt Engineering communities list.
Roughly 192K members have joined in the past year. Popular discussion topics include Image, Struggling, and Video. Common discussion themes are Solution Requests and Pain & Anger. Product recommendations often mention image generation model, gpu, and faceswapping tool.
Community Topics
Community Features
This community has a forum
Subreddit Analysis
via GummySearchMember growth over time
All time (yearly)
- 2023: 339K members
- 2024: 156K members
- 2025: 274K members
- 2026: 106K members
Past year (monthly)
- Aug: 29K members
- Sep: 12K members
- Oct: 11K members
- Nov: 14K members
- Dec: 17K members
- Jan: 15K members
- Feb: 13K members
- Mar: 14K members
- Apr: 13K members
- May: 12K members
- Jun: 22K members
- Jul: 17K members
Themes
- Solution Requests21 posts in the past month
- Current best 3D model creation? Did we ever get beyond Hunyuan 2.5? Or are closed/paid leaping ahead of local/free model generation tools?
- Which API models have the best mission model? I want a model that can describe poses/actions very well and accurate from a picture.
- Best model for character LoRAs ? Z-Image Base tips + alternatives ?
#121Solution RequestsCurrent best 3D model creation? Did we ever get beyond Hunyuan 2.5? Or are closed/paid leaping ahead of local/free model generation tools? · Which API models have the best mission model? I want a model that can describe poses/actions very well and accurate from a picture. · Best model for character LoRAs ? Z-Image Base tips + alternatives ? - Pain & Anger3 posts in the past month
- Krea2's knowledge of Vehicles is Amazing
- AI is moving so fast that I don't even know where to start
- Are all social media platforms actively shadow banning or deleting AI videos?
#23Pain & AngerKrea2's knowledge of Vehicles is Amazing · AI is moving so fast that I don't even know where to start · Are all social media platforms actively shadow banning or deleting AI videos? - Advice Requests3 posts in the past month
- How do you guys handle saved RunPod pods being unavailable?
- I want to make IA videos but I'm not sure if my pc can or what models to use
- Can anyone offer a little guidance for someone just starting out?
#33Advice RequestsHow do you guys handle saved RunPod pods being unavailable? · I want to make IA videos but I'm not sure if my pc can or what models to use · Can anyone offer a little guidance for someone just starting out? - Self-Promotion2 posts in the past month
- Trained My First Lora Yesterday - Krea 2
- Krea 2 Turbo: varied faces from a single prompt (for character refs)
#42Self-PromotionTrained My First Lora Yesterday - Krea 2 · Krea 2 Turbo: varied faces from a single prompt (for character refs) - Ideas1 post in the past month
- We need video models that can accept textprompt and the first three frames as input (preferably also the last three frames). When do you think we will get this?
#51IdeasWe need video models that can accept textprompt and the first three frames as input (preferably also the last three frames). When do you think we will get this?
Topics
- Image34 posts in the past month#134Image
- Struggling31 posts in the past month#231Struggling
- Video25 posts in the past month
- Blender Depth to Final Video with LTX-2.3 IC-LoRA
- HOMIE - Human-object centric video personalization | Qwen3-VL-2B + Wan2.1 | R2V
- Are all social media platforms actively shadow banning or deleting AI videos?
#325VideoBlender Depth to Final Video with LTX-2.3 IC-LoRA · HOMIE - Human-object centric video personalization | Qwen3-VL-2B + Wan2.1 | R2V · Are all social media platforms actively shadow banning or deleting AI videos? - Ai22 posts in the past month
- Ostris AI on Lighting AI
- Krea2 - haven't been this impressed with AI since the early days
- Are all social media platforms actively shadow banning or deleting AI videos?
#422AiOstris AI on Lighting AI · Krea2 - haven't been this impressed with AI since the early days · Are all social media platforms actively shadow banning or deleting AI videos? - Prompt19 posts in the past month
- krea-2-turbo-int8-convrot. Can a congenital hatred of frontal sunlight outdoors be cured with the help of prompts? And what to do with partially ignoring prompts?
- Changing Video's camera angle with LTX 2.3 lora (CrossView Prompt)
- Upgrade of Krea2 Prompt Node
#519Promptkrea-2-turbo-int8-convrot. Can a congenital hatred of frontal sunlight outdoors be cured with the help of prompts? And what to do with partially ignoring prompts? · Changing Video's camera angle with LTX 2.3 lora (CrossView Prompt) · Upgrade of Krea2 Prompt Node
Flair
- Question - Help50 posts in the past month
- AI is moving so fast that I don't even know where to start
- Trained My First Lora Yesterday - Krea 2
- Best model for inpainting in 2026?
#150Question - HelpAI is moving so fast that I don't even know where to start · Trained My First Lora Yesterday - Krea 2 · Best model for inpainting in 2026? - Discussion39 posts in the past month
- Krea 2 - Arcane Style
- Is Klein Edit still the best we have for image editing?
- Krea 2 Raw for low VRAM (12GB). Good quality preservation and speed!
#239DiscussionKrea 2 - Arcane Style · Is Klein Edit still the best we have for image editing? · Krea 2 Raw for low VRAM (12GB). Good quality preservation and speed! - Resource - Update21 posts in the past month
- Krea 2 : styles (wildcards txt)
- Krea 2 Identity Edit v1.2 LoRA released today and it's amazing. Samples.
- Krea2 - Style transfer - experimental
#321Resource - UpdateKrea 2 : styles (wildcards txt) · Krea 2 Identity Edit v1.2 LoRA released today and it's amazing. Samples. · Krea2 - Style transfer - experimental - News15 posts in the past month
- Includes all 285 Krea2 style nodes
- I released JLC Flux2 ControlNet v1.0.0 for ComfyUI — non-recursive multi-ControlNet, reference images, caching, and experimental in/out-painting
- BRKN-PROMPT-RANDOMIZER. HAVE FUN WITH IT !
#415NewsIncludes all 285 Krea2 style nodes · I released JLC Flux2 ControlNet v1.0.0 for ComfyUI — non-recursive multi-ControlNet, reference images, caching, and experimental in/out-painting · BRKN-PROMPT-RANDOMIZER. HAVE FUN WITH IT ! - Animation - Video12 posts in the past month
- In love with how simple the process is (ltx2.3+krea2)
- I expanded an entire movie from 4x3 to 16x9 using LTX 2.3
- I trained an interactive Hollow Knight diffusion world model from scratch on around 400k frames of my own gameplay
#512Animation - VideoIn love with how simple the process is (ltx2.3+krea2) · I expanded an entire movie from 4x3 to 16x9 using LTX 2.3 · I trained an interactive Hollow Knight diffusion world model from scratch on around 400k frames of my own gameplay
Product recommendations
- image generation model4 posts in the past month
- Best open-source Image Generator that would run on a 12GB VRAM?
- Need help choosing the best AI generator for my purposes?
- Best local and free AI image generator for 8GB VRAM GPUs?
#14image generation modelBest open-source Image Generator that would run on a 12GB VRAM? · Need help choosing the best AI generator for my purposes? · Best local and free AI image generator for 8GB VRAM GPUs? - gpu3 posts in the past month
- My search for the best GPU and searching for recommendations.
- Best GPU for intense video generation - anybody got exp. with RTX A6000?
- WHICH GPU DO YOU RECOMMEND?
#23gpuMy search for the best GPU and searching for recommendations. · Best GPU for intense video generation - anybody got exp. with RTX A6000? · WHICH GPU DO YOU RECOMMEND? - faceswapping tool3 posts in the past month
- Looking for the Best Face Swap Software for a Fun YouTube Video — Need Suggestions!
- Best FaceSwapping tool for video?
- Tell me the best online faceswapping tool to swap face on a midjourney generated photo
#33faceswapping toolLooking for the Best Face Swap Software for a Fun YouTube Video — Need Suggestions! · Best FaceSwapping tool for video? · Tell me the best online faceswapping tool to swap face on a midjourney generated photo - image to video tool3 posts in the past month
- What's the best subscription place for image to video
- Best workflow for image2video on 8Gb VRAM
- What is the best image to video generation tool?
#43image to video toolWhat's the best subscription place for image to video · Best workflow for image2video on 8Gb VRAM · What is the best image to video generation tool?
Community Reviews
Frequently asked questions
- Who is r/StableDiffusion for?
- Best for AI Art and Prompt Engineers enthusiasts looking for a Reddit-based community with forum discussion.
- Is r/StableDiffusion free to join?
- This listing is not marked as paid-only. Access rules and any fees are decided by the community.
- How many members does r/StableDiffusion have?
- Roughly 983K members, based on figures reported by the community or its host. Member counts are approximate and change over time.
- What platform is r/StableDiffusion on?
- r/StableDiffusion runs on Reddit. Reddit communities (or "subreddits") are forum-based groups on the popular social news aggregation, web content rating, and discussion website Reddit. Reddit is commonly known as "the front page of the internet". Users submit content to the site such as links, text posts, and images, which are then voted up or down and discussed by other members. From investing Reddit communities, to professional ones, to ones just for laughs, you're likely to find a community for you on Reddit.
- What topics does r/StableDiffusion cover?
- On the Hive Index, r/StableDiffusion is organized under AI Art, Prompt Engineers.
- How do I join r/StableDiffusion?
- You can join r/StableDiffusion by clicking this link, or pressing the "Go to community" button above.
- What are the AI Art communities like?
- Communities for people generating and discussing AI artwork using tools like Midjourney and Stable Diffusion. Discord is the primary platform, with massive servers dedicated to specific tools plus Reddit communities for sharing and discussing outputs, comparing techniques, and exploring the evolving creative possibilities.
Monthly Stats
- 63
- Views /mo (+5%)
- 56
- Visitors /mo (+12%)
- 5
- Referrals /mo (-44%)
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