AI marketing copilot Jasper just acquired image platform Clipdrop from Stability AI, closing the deal on February 20. The Paris-based team joins Jasper immediately to spearhead multimodal research. Enterprise clients get instant access via the Jasper API, while the standalone consumer app stays live.
Stability AI just introduced SDXL Turbo, a text-to-image model that generates 512x512 images in just 207ms on an A100 GPU. Using Adversarial Diffusion Distillation, it reduces inference steps from 50 to just one while matching multi-step quality. Why it matters: It brings text-to-image generation into true real-time speeds, though commercial use is not yet permitted.
Stability AI just open-sourced SDXL 1.0, its flagship text-to-image model. It outputs native 1024x1024 images, handles notoriously tricky hands and text much better, and ditches the need for prompt bloat like "masterpiece." A two-stage 6.6B pipeline runs on consumer GPUs with just 8GB of VRAM.
Stability AI's Clipdrop just launched Stable Doodle, a sketch-to-image tool powered by SDXL 0.9 and Tencent ARC's T2I-Adapter. Anyone can sketch a rough outline, type a prompt, and pick from 14 styles to generate high-quality images in seconds. It bridges the gap between raw imagination and detailed prompts, and it is free to try online with daily limits.
Stability AI just launched SDXL 0.9, bringing a significant upgrade to its flagship text-to-image pipeline over the April beta. It uses a 6.6B parameter two-stage ensemble to generate high-res 1024x1024 visuals while still fitting on a consumer GPU with 8GB VRAM. Why it matters: High-fidelity open models are closing the gap with closed competitors, with a full open release slated for mid-July.
Clipdrop just released Uncrop, an outpainting tool built on Stable Diffusion XL that extends image backgrounds to complement existing photos and adjust aspect ratios. Users can resize images or fix framing without writing prompts, and the tool is available for free on the web app without requiring a login.
Stability AI's Clipdrop just launched Reimagine XL, an upgraded visual tool that creates brand-new variations of any uploaded photo without touching its original pixels. Instead of relying on text prompts, it uses an advanced image encoder to output high-resolution alternatives across diverse aspect ratios.
Stability AI just launched Stable Diffusion Reimagine, a new Clipdrop tool that generates endless image variations without any text prompts. By replacing traditional text encoders with an image encoder, it cooks up fresh compositions without reusing a single pixel from the original image. Why it matters: Designers can iterate on visual concepts instantly with one click, and the open-source release is coming soon.
Stability AI just made its first-ever acquisition, buying Init ML, the team behind the popular image-editing suite Clipdrop. With over 15 million users already on board, Init ML will operate as an independent subsidiary, integrating Stability’s latest open-source generative models directly into Clipdrop’s everyday creative apps.
