How is Stability AI going to make money? What they provide is super cool and VCs are into it but at some point they need to start giving them returns. Is the plan to get acquired?
The Discord-based UI for MidJourney is clunky and unreliable, and waiting for images to generate is annoying. Image quality has improved quite a bit, but it’s no better at following instructions. So it seems like there’s an opening for a competitor, but the competition would need to actually be better.
AI platform - They could charge a subscription fee for access to premium features on its open-source StableStudio platform.
Consulting services - They could charge businesses for its AI and machine learning consulting services on a per-project basis or on a retainer basis.
Acquisition - A larger company with more resources could acquire Stability AI to scale its operations and reach a wider audience.
No, it's free.
They need to make the models already in order to sell them as managed models.
Giving them away costs nothing once they're made.