Civitai is the central community hub for sharing and downloading Stable Diffusion models, LoRAs and embeddings. Millions of community-contributed models are available for free download or cloud generation. Essential for anyone running local AI image generation.
Best for
Finding and downloading community-trained Stable Diffusion models.
Pricing
Ongoing free tier available, no trial required. Paid plans start at $0.
Pros
- The largest community library of Stable Diffusion models, LoRAs, and embeddings, almost entirely free to download
- Essential resource if you're running Stable Diffusion locally and want a specific style or subject
Cons
- Requires separate software (like Invoke AI or AUTOMATIC1111) to actually run the models you download
- Content moderation and quality vary widely since it's community-uploaded
Tags
open-sourcemodelsstable-diffusioncommunitylora
Frequently asked questions
Does Civitai generate images itself?
It offers on-site generation credits, but its core value is as a model hub — most serious users download models to run locally with their own Stable Diffusion setup.