Model · Video

Stable Video Diffusion

A downloadable model from Stability AI that turns one still picture into a very short clip of a few seconds. It needs a powerful graphics card. Free for commercial use only if you earn under $1 million a year, after registering.

Go to Stable Video Diffusion’s website

At a glance

Open or closed
Downloadable, with conditions
You can download and run it, but the licence limits use
Downloadable under the Stability AI Community License, with a revenue threshold and acceptable-use policy.
source · checked 12 Oct 2026 · checked on the maker's own page
Licence
Stability AI Community License Agreement (Community licence with conditions (e.g. revenue cap))
Version dated 5 July 2024. Distributing the model or derivatives requires 'Powered by Stability AI'.
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Can I sell what I make?
Yes, with conditions
  • Only below a revenue limit
Free commercial use under USD 1M yearly revenue, after registering at stability.ai/community-license; above that, an enterprise licence. You own outputs. Outputs can't be used to build other foundation models.
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Cost
Free option: Free to download and run yourself (under $1M revenue)
Plans below.
How you use it
On your own computer, Through another service
Card mentions optimisations for lower-memory cards but gives no figure.
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Skill needed
Technical
Our judgement: needs Python or ComfyUI and a large GPU.
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Made by
Stability AI Ltd
Licence names Stability AI Ltd; no address given, only California governing law, so no country.
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Status
Available
Weights still available; card doesn't say whether it is still developed.
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What you can make with it

image to video

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Plans and prices

No paid plans listed.

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Rights and safety

Limits
max video seconds: 4; note: Card: 25 frames at 576x1024; clips are 'rather short (<= 4sec)'.
source · checked 12 Oct 2026 · checked on the maker's own page

Related

Where you can run it

Hugging Face

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About this entry

Facts last checked 12 Oct 2026 against the maker’s own pages (each fact links to its source). Entry status: draft. Plain-English summary written by Plainly.