Layer vs Stability AI: pricing, commercial use, and license
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Layer
Paid-plan commercial use is on the record. Read the caveats before you ship.
Stability AI
Paid-plan commercial use is on the record. Read the caveats before you ship.
| Fact | Layer | Stability AI |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing | verified Subscriptions begin at $10/month for 300 Creative Units, then increase by $60 per 1,000 CUs. Seats are described as $0 per seat. Unused units expire, with up to 10% rolling over. | verified The community license is free for researchers, developers, small businesses, and creators with less than $1M in annual revenue. Enterprise is for revenue exceeding $1M and is custom priced. |
| Commercial use | verified The pricing comparison lists a commercial license for all users. | verified Stability says the Community License allows research, non-commercial, and commercial use for individuals or organizations under $1M annual revenue, regardless of the source of that revenue. |
| Ownership of outputs | unverified Unverified. | unverified Unverified. |
| License caveat | verified Unused Creative Units expire at the end of the billing period, aside from the stated 10% rollover. | verified The enterprise column is the one that literally lists 'Commercial Use' as a license line, for organizations above $1M. Read that next to the community-license FAQ, which also says commercial use is allowed under $1M. |
| Steam disclosure | verified Player-facing art, sound, narrative, or localization made with this tool is the kind of shipped content Steam's Content Survey asks about (Pre-Generated). This is Valve's rule, not a statement from the vendor. | verified Player-facing art, sound, narrative, or localization made with this tool is the kind of shipped content Steam's Content Survey asks about (Pre-Generated). This is Valve's rule, not a statement from the vendor. |
| Engines and export | unverified Unverified. | verified The community license list on the page names Stable Audio 3.0, Stable Diffusion 3.5 Suite, SDXL Turbo, and Stable Fast 3D. Engine import steps are not on this page. |