LooksAI
Stable Diffusion is the open-source model that powers much of the AI image ecosystem. It's free to run locally or via hosted services and endlessly customizable, but requires significant technical knowledge to get consistent personal photos.
LooksAI
$11/mo
Subscription · Web app
Where we win
Stable Diffusion
Free/varies
Open source · Web app
Where they win
“Building” = actively in development
| Feature | LooksAI | Stable Diffusion |
|---|---|---|
| Starting price | $11/mo | Free/varies |
| Free plan or trial | No | Yes |
| Pricing model | Subscription | Open source |
| Train on your real photos | Yes | Via LoRA |
| Consistent character | Yes | Via LoRA |
| High photorealism | Yes | Yes |
| High resolution output | Yes | Yes |
| 100+ photo packs & templates | Yes | No |
| Custom prompts | Yes | Yes |
| Batch generation | Yes | No |
| Batch remix | Building | No |
| Batch video generation | Building | No |
| Video from photo | Yes | Via ext. |
| Text to video | Building | Via ext. |
| Talking head videos | Building | No |
| Motion capture videos | No | No |
| img2img / Remix | Yes | Yes |
| Magic edit (inpainting) | Yes | Yes |
| Zoom out / extend | Yes | Yes |
| Background removal | Yes | No |
| Upscale photos | Yes | Yes |
| Add photo grain | No | No |
| Crop | Yes | No |
| 3D model generation | No | No |
| Try on clothes | Yes | No |
| UGC product placement | Building | No |
| Create AI influencers | Building | No |
| No queue / fast generation | Yes | Varies |
| API access | Building | Yes |
| Mobile app | Building | No |
| Web app | Yes | Yes |
The verdict
Stable Diffusion is the most powerful and flexible option if you're willing to invest significant time in setup and tuning. LooksAI gives you the same underlying quality with none of the technical work, in a managed service that just works.
Train your personal AI model and see what great photos actually look like.