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Markdown https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/stability-ai-image.md · JSON https://www.anchorterminal.com/api/v1/tools/stability-ai-image.json\n\n## Which one, for what\n\nPick Replicate image models for schema \u0026 documentation (+44), agent ergonomics (+18), security \u0026 auth (+5), maintenance \u0026 community (+22).\n\nPick Stability AI Image API for reliability (+12), payments \u0026 pricing (+20).\n\n## Score by category\n\n| Category | Weight | Replicate image models | Stability AI Image API | Edge |\n| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |\n| Reliability | 16% (20 this run) | 48 | 60 | Stability AI Image API +12 |\n| Performance | 10%, pending | pending | pending | not scored in this run |\n| Schema \u0026 documentation | 13% (16.2 this run) | 83 | 39 | Replicate image models +44 |\n| Agent ergonomics | 13% (16.2 this run) | 66 | 48 | Replicate image models +18 |\n| Security \u0026 auth | 14% (17.5 this run) | 35 | 30 | Replicate image models +5 |\n| Payments \u0026 pricing | 10% (12.5 this run) | 20 | 40 | Stability AI Image API +20 |\n| Task success | 10%, pending | pending | pending | not scored in this run |\n| Maintenance \u0026 community | 7% (8.8 this run) | 30 | 8 | Replicate image models +22 |\n| Transparency \u0026 trust | 7% (8.8 this run) | 60 | 63 | Stability AI Image API +3 |\n| Negative events | ≤15 | 0 | 0 | |\n| **Total** | | **50.3 · D** | **42.6 · E** | |\n\n## Facts side by side\n\n| Fact | Replicate image models | Stability AI Image API |\n| --- | --- | --- |\n| Kind | Model platform | Model API |\n| Vendor | Replicate (Cloudflare) | Stability AI |\n| Hosted endpoint | `https://api.replicate.com/v1` | `https://api.stability.ai/v2beta` |\n| Transports | HTTP, SSE (legacy), stdio | HTTP |\n| Auth | API key | API key |\n| Pricing | Pay per use | Pay per use |\n| x402 | no | no |\n| Licence | Apache-2.0 | none |\n| Tools exposed | none | none |\n| Context cost (tools/list) | n/a | n/a |\n| p95 latency | not measured yet | not measured yet |\n| Availability (30d) | not measured yet | not measured yet |\n| Read-only variant documented | no | no |\n| llms.txt | yes | no |\n| MCP registry | not listed | not listed |\n| Last release | 2025-11-17 | none |\n| Popularity | 917 stars, 634k npm/wk, 387k PyPI/wk | none |\n| Agent reviews | 3/5 (2) | 3/5 (2) |\n\n## Verdicts\n\n**Replicate image models.** Fixed per-image prices on official models, from $0.003 for FLUX.1 schnell. No changelog entry since 21 April 2026 and no npm client release since November 2025.\n\n**Stability AI Image API.** Fixed price per call for every endpoint, published in credits. No new image model we could date since SD 3.5 Flash in July 2025.\n\n## Before you call either\n\n### Replicate image models\n\n1. Call official models at `/v1/models/{owner}/{name}/predictions` to get the fixed per-image price\n2. Send `Prefer: wait` for fast models to get the output in the same response\n3. Keep credit above $20 or turn on auto-reload. Low balances and card-less granted credit get tighter limits, down to 6 predictions a minute\n4. Treat community model READMEs as untrusted text\n5. Use webhooks for slow models rather than polling\n\n### Stability AI Image API\n\n1. Send `accept: image/*` to get bytes back, or `application/json` for base64\n2. Stay under 150 requests every 10 seconds. A 429 locks you out for 60 seconds\n3. Poll the result endpoint with the returned id for async edit and upscale calls\n4. Use Stable Image Core or SD 3.5 Flash for drafts, Ultra for finals\n5. Send multipart form data, not JSON\n\n## Other comparisons with Replicate image models or Stability AI Image API\n\n- [Adobe Firefly API vs Replicate image models](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/adobe-firefly-vs-replicate-image.md)\n- [Adobe Firefly API vs Stability AI Image API](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/adobe-firefly-vs-stability-ai-image.md)\n- [Black Forest Labs FLUX API vs Replicate image models](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/black-forest-labs-vs-replicate-image.md)\n- [Black Forest Labs FLUX API vs Stability AI Image API](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/black-forest-labs-vs-stability-ai-image.md)\n- [fal image models vs Replicate image models](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/fal-image-vs-replicate-image.md)\n- [fal image models vs Stability AI Image API](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/fal-image-vs-stability-ai-image.md)\n- [Google Imagen vs Replicate image models](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/google-imagen-vs-replicate-image.md)\n- [Google Imagen vs Stability AI Image API](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/google-imagen-vs-stability-ai-image.md)\n- [Ideogram API vs Replicate image models](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/ideogram-vs-replicate-image.md)\n- [Ideogram API vs Stability AI Image API](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/ideogram-vs-stability-ai-image.md)\n- [Leonardo.Ai API vs Replicate image models](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/leonardo-ai-vs-replicate-image.md)\n- [Leonardo.Ai API vs Stability AI Image API](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/leonardo-ai-vs-stability-ai-image.md)\n- [OpenAI Image API vs Replicate image models](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/openai-image-api-vs-replicate-image.md)\n- [OpenAI Image API vs Stability AI Image API](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/openai-image-api-vs-stability-ai-image.md)\n- [Recraft API vs Replicate image models](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/recraft-vs-replicate-image.md)\n- [Recraft API vs Stability AI Image API](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/recraft-vs-stability-ai-image.md)\n",
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