Metastable
The facts below are what the maker publishes about Metastable, checked and dated. Our editors have not written about it yet.
Plans and prices
From Metastable's own pricing page, checked 12 Oct 2026.
| Plan | Price | What it gives you |
|---|---|---|
| Metastable | Free | Completely open source · AGPLv3 |
The facts
Each one read from Metastable's own pages, with the date it was checked.
What it does
- FLUX installation
- The documentation says licensing restrictions prevent a fully automatic FLUX installation, though it can be installed manually.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Generation tools
- Its documentation lists text-to-image, image-to-image and inpainting workflows.checked 12 Oct 2026
- GPU support
- The guide lists NVIDIA, AMD via ZLUDA, and AMD or Intel Arc via DirectML, and says the app can run in CPU-only mode without a compatible GPU.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Hardware limits
- The quick start says Metastable can run in CPU-only mode without a compatible GPU, while noting DirectML usually performs worse than other GPU methods.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Image editing
- Yeschecked 20 Sep 2026
- Image metadata
- The maker says Metastable does not add undocumented metadata or watermarks to images.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Import
- Metastable can import prompts and settings from images generated by other software.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Installation
- The app handles dependency installation, and its initial dependency download may be up to 5 GB.checked 12 Oct 2026
- License
- Metastable is open source and licensed under AGPLv3.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Local processing
- The maker describes Metastable as an app for image generation that respects privacy and says it runs 100% on your machine.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Model features
- The maker lists LoRA and ControlNet support for Stable Diffusion 1.x/2.x/XL and FLUX.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Models
- It supports Stable Diffusion 1.x, 2.x, 3.x and XL, as well as FLUX.1 models.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Model sources
- The documentation explains how to use CivitAI and HuggingFace API keys to download models.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Model support
- The maker says Metastable supports Stable Diffusion 1, 2, 3, and XL models, FLUX.1 models, LoRAs, IP Adapters, and ControlNets.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Open source
- Metastable is open source and licensed under AGPLv3.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Product
- Metastable is a project-based interface for AI image generation, built on ComfyUI.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Project organization
- Metastable organizes ideas into projects.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Projects
- Metastable organizes ideas into projects.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Purpose
- Metastable is an app for AI image generation.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Reference images
- Yeschecked 20 Sep 2026
- Runs locally
- The maker describes Metastable as running 100% on your machine.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Setup size
- Installing dependencies after the app may require a download of up to 5 GB.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Support
- The documentation provides links to a Discord community and GitHub.checked 12 Oct 2026
Money
- Free plan
- Yeschecked 20 Sep 2026
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