# DALL-E 3 vs Stable Diffusion WebUI

**Leader by vioscaleAI score:** DALL-E 3

| Attribute | DALL-E 3 | Stable Diffusion WebUI |
|---|---|---|
| **vioscaleAI score** | 73 (55% (medium)) | 41.9 (33% (low)) |
| activity.commits_last_30d | - | 0 |
| adoption.dependent_repos | - | 0 |
| adoption.github_stars | - | 165,049 |
| content.faq | `[{"answer":"A text-to-image generation model that interprets detailed text prompts to create images with high fidelity, built into ChatGPT and designed to work collaboratively with the assistant It is indexed under AI Image Generation.","source":"https://openai.com/business/chatgpt-pricing/","question":"What is DALL-E 3?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"DALL-E 3 offers a free tier, so you can start without paying. Paid plans start at $20 per month. Prices are published openly on the vendor's own pricing page. Pricing changes often, so verify at source before relying on it.","source":"https://openai.com/business/chatgpt-pricing/","question":"Is DALL-E 3 free?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"DALL-E 3 supports the web, iOS and Android. Platforms we have not confirmed are simply not listed here rather than ruled out.","source":"https://openai.com/business/chatgpt-pricing/","question":"What platforms does DALL-E 3 support?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"We have only confirmed a cloud / SaaS deployment for DALL-E 3, so it appears to be vendor-hosted. If a self-hosted option exists we have not found it documented publicly.","source":"https://openai.com/business/chatgpt-pricing/","question":"Can DALL-E 3 be self-hosted?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"We have confirmed 6 integrations for DALL-E 3, including Microsoft 365, Google Drive, Slack, Github, Linear and Figma. This is what we could verify from public sources, so the vendor may support others we have not indexed.","source":"https://openai.com/api/pricing/","question":"What does DALL-E 3 integrate with?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"We have independently confirmed SOC 2, ISO 27001, HIPAA and GDPR for DALL-E 3. Certifications we do not list are ones we have not been able to verify from public sources, which is not the same as DALL-E 3 not holding them. Always confirm compliance directly before you rely on it.","source":"https://openai.com/form/uk-osa-compliance/","question":"What security certifications does DALL-E 3 have?","confidence":0.7},{"answer":"DALL-E 3 is available worldwide. The vendor is headquartered in the United States.","source":"https://openai.com/business/chatgpt-pricing/","question":"Where is DALL-E 3 available?","confidence":0.75}]` | `[{"answer":"An open-source web application built with Gradio that provides access to Stable Diffusion's image generation capabilities, including text-to-image, image-to-image, inpainting, and support for fine-tuned models like LoRA and Textual Inversion. It is indexed under AI Image Generation.","source":"https://github.com/pricing","question":"What is Stable Diffusion WebUI?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"Stable Diffusion WebUI is open source, so it can be self-hosted and used at no licence cost. It is released under the AGPL-3.0 licence. Pricing changes often, so verify at source before relying on it.","source":"https://github.com/pricing","question":"Is Stable Diffusion WebUI free to use?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"Stable Diffusion WebUI supports the web and a command-line interface. Platforms we have not confirmed are simply not listed here rather than ruled out.","source":"https://github.com/pricing","question":"What platforms does Stable Diffusion WebUI support?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"Yes. Stable Diffusion WebUI can be deployed self-hosted, so it does not have to run on the vendor's infrastructure.","source":"https://github.com/pricing","question":"Can Stable Diffusion WebUI be self-hosted?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"Yes. Stable Diffusion WebUI is published under the AGPL-3.0 licence, a copyleft licence, so check its terms before embedding it in a closed-source product. Licence terms can change between releases, so verify against the repository for the version you intend to use.","source":"https://github.com/AUTOMATIC1111/stable-diffusion-webui","question":"Is Stable Diffusion WebUI open source?","confidence":0.95}]` |
| deployment.options | `{"cloud":true}` | `{"self_hosted":true}` |
| description.long | OpenAI's API platform provides developers with access to frontier language models (GPT-6 series) and agent capabilities for building intelligent applications. It includes enterprise security, data privacy controls, and compliance features for regulated industries. | A browser-based tool that creates images from text prompts using the Stable Diffusion model. It includes features for image refinement, upscaling, inpainting, and customization through user-trained models like LoRA and embeddings. |
| features.capabilities | `{"iso_27001":true,"soc2_type_ii":true,"deployment_model":"cloud_web_gui","text_to_image_prompting":true,"commercial_usage_rights_granted":true}` | `{"pricing_model":"free_open_weights","deployment_model":"local_gpu_instance","text_to_image_prompting":true,"image_to_image_seed_referencing":true,"ai_automated_resolution_upscaling":true,"inpainting_and_outpainting_masking":true,"negative_prompt_and_weight_exclusion":true,"custom_model_training_and_lora_finetuning":true}` |
| integrations.count | 3 | 1 |
| integrations.list | `[{"name":"Microsoft 365"},{"name":"Google Drive"},{"name":"Slack"},{"name":"Github"},{"name":"Linear"},{"name":"Figma"},{"name":"MCP servers","native":true,"direction":"bidirectional"},{"name":"Web search","native":true,"category":"search"},{"name":"File search","native":true,"category":"search"}]` | `[{"name":"DeepDanbooru","native":true}]` |
| language.primary | - | Python |
| license.spdx | - | AGPL-3.0 |
| market.availability | `{"primaryMarkets":["US"],"availabilityScope":"global","availableCountries":[],"notAvailableCountries":[]}` | `{"primaryMarkets":[],"availabilityScope":"global","availableCountries":[],"notAvailableCountries":[]}` |
| platform.support | `{"web":true}` | `{"web":true,"linux":true,"windows":true}` |
| pricing | `{"type":"usage","plans":[{"free":false,"name":"GPT-6 Astra","summary":"$10/1M input tokens, $50/1M output tokens","components":[{"per":{"qty":1000000,"unit":"input_tokens"},"kind":"metered","amount":10,"currency":"USD"},{"per":{"qty":1000000,"unit":"output_tokens"},"kind":"metered","amount":50,"currency":"USD"}],"contactSales":false},{"free":false,"name":"GPT-6 Sol","summary":"$2/1M input tokens, $10/1M output tokens","components":[{"per":{"qty":1000000,"unit":"input_tokens"},"kind":"metered","amount":2,"currency":"USD"},{"per":{"qty":1000000,"unit":"output_tokens"},"kind":"metered","amount":10,"currency":"USD"}],"contactSales":false},{"free":false,"name":"GPT-6 Luna","summary":"$0.10/1M input tokens, $0.50/1M output tokens","components":[{"per":{"qty":1000000,"unit":"input_tokens"},"kind":"metered","amount":0.1,"currency":"USD"},{"per":{"qty":1000000,"unit":"output_tokens"},"kind":"metered","amount":0.5,"currency":"USD"}],"contactSales":false}],"summary":"Usage-based pricing starting from $0.10 per 1M input tokens. No free tier mentioned.","currency":"USD","sourceUrl":"https://openai.com/index/dall-e-3","retrievedAt":"2026-09-23T14:40:44.519Z","startingPrice":{"unit":"input_tokens","amount":0.1,"currency":"USD"},"billingPeriods":["as-you-go"]}` | `{"type":"free","summary":"Free and open-source","freeTier":true,"sourceUrl":"https://github.com/pricing","retrievedAt":"2026-10-14T11:27:24.751Z"}` |
| pricing.free_tier | yes | yes |
| pricing.model | commercial | free |
| pricing.price_level | low | free |
| pricing.starting_price | `{"amount":0.1,"currency":"USD"}` | - |
| pricing.transparent | yes | yes |
| release.cadence_days | - | 17 |
| release.history | - | `[{"url":"https://github.com/AUTOMATIC1111/stable-diffusion-webui/releases/tag/v1.10.1","date":"2025-02-09T08:00:10Z","type":"stable","version":"v1.10.1"},{"url":"https://github.com/AUTOMATIC1111/stable-diffusion-webui/releases/tag/v1.10.0","date":"2024-07-27T03:55:24Z","type":"stable","version":"v1.10.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/AUTOMATIC1111/stable-diffusion-webui/releases/tag/v1.10.0-RC","date":"2024-07-06T08:28:39Z","type":"prerelease","version":"v1.10.0-RC"},{"url":"https://github.com/AUTOMATIC1111/stable-diffusion-webui/releases/tag/v1.9.4","date":"2024-05-28T18:21:30Z","type":"stable","version":"v1.9.4"},{"url":"https://github.com/AUTOMATIC1111/stable-diffusion-webui/releases/tag/v1.9.3","date":"2024-04-22T15:03:02Z","type":"stable","version":"v1.9.3"},{"url":"https://github.com/AUTOMATIC1111/stable-diffusion-webui/releases/tag/v1.9.0","date":"2024-04-13T03:40:16Z","type":"stable","version":"v1.9.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/AUTOMATIC1111/stable-diffusion-webui/releases/tag/v1.9.0-RC","date":"2024-04-06T18:49:00Z","type":"prerelease","version":"v1.9.0-RC"},{"url":"https://github.com/AUTOMATIC1111/stable-diffusion-webui/releases/tag/v1.8.0","date":"2024-03-02T04:08:18Z","type":"stable","version":"v1.8.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/AUTOMATIC1111/stable-diffusion-webui/releases/tag/v1.8.0-RC","date":"2024-02-17T08:50:56Z","type":"prerelease","version":"v1.8.0-RC"},{"url":"https://github.com/AUTOMATIC1111/stable-diffusion-webui/releases/tag/v1.7.0","date":"2023-12-16T07:01:59Z","type":"stable","version":"v1.7.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/AUTOMATIC1111/stable-diffusion-webui/releases/tag/v1.7.0-RC","date":"2023-12-04T06:40:49Z","type":"prerelease","version":"v1.7.0-RC"},{"url":"https://github.com/AUTOMATIC1111/stable-diffusion-webui/releases/tag/v1.6.0","date":"2023-08-31T04:40:36Z","type":"stable","version":"v1.6.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/AUTOMATIC1111/stable-diffusion-webui/releases/tag/v1.6.0-RC","date":"2023-08-24T08:19:18Z","type":"prerelease","version":"v1.6.0-RC"},{"url":"https://github.com/AUTOMATIC1111/stable-diffusion-webui/releases/tag/v1.5.2","date":"2023-08-23T12:57:10Z","type":"stable","version":"v1.5.2"},{"url":"https://github.com/AUTOMATIC1111/stable-diffusion-webui/releases/tag/v1.5.1","date":"2023-07-27T06:04:31Z","type":"stable","version":"v1.5.1"},{"url":"https://github.com/AUTOMATIC1111/stable-diffusion-webui/releases/tag/v1.5.1-RC","date":"2023-07-25T13:32:54Z","type":"prerelease","version":"v1.5.1-RC"},{"url":"https://github.com/AUTOMATIC1111/stable-diffusion-webui/releases/tag/v1.5.0","date":"2023-07-25T05:21:57Z","type":"stable","version":"v1.5.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/AUTOMATIC1111/stable-diffusion-webui/releases/tag/v1.5.0-RC","date":"2023-07-18T15:25:13Z","type":"prerelease","version":"v1.5.0-RC"},{"url":"https://github.com/AUTOMATIC1111/stable-diffusion-webui/releases/tag/v1.4.0","date":"2023-06-27T05:40:25Z","type":"stable","version":"v1.4.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/AUTOMATIC1111/stable-diffusion-webui/releases/tag/v1.4.0-RC","date":"2023-06-09T19:51:14Z","type":"prerelease","version":"v1.4.0-RC"}]` |
| security.certifications | `[{"name":"SOC 2 Type 2","status":"active","auditor":"independent third-party auditor"},{"name":"ISO/IEC 27001:2022","status":"active"},{"name":"ISO/IEC 27017","status":"active"},{"name":"ISO/IEC 27018","status":"active"},{"name":"ISO/IEC 27701:2019","status":"active"},{"name":"ISO/IEC 42001:2023","status":"active"},{"name":"PCI-DSS","status":"active"},{"name":"CSA Star Level 1","status":"active"}]` | - |
| security.disclosure_policy | yes | - |
| security.gdpr | yes | - |
| security.hipaa | yes | - |
| security.iso27001 | yes | - |
| security.pci | yes | - |
| security.soc2 | yes | - |
| security.trust_center | https://openai.com/security-and-privacy/ | https://github.com/security |
| security.vulnerabilities | - | `{"count":0,"source":"https://advisories.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/advisories?ecosystem=pypi&package_name=fsdsfbhgfjghjhg&per_page=100","last_12m":0,"max_severity":null}` |

## Capabilities (AI Image Generation)

| Capability | DALL-E 3 | Stable Diffusion WebUI |
|---|:--:|:--:|
| **Capabilities** |  |  |
| Deployment model | Cloud web gui | Local GPU instance |
| Text to image prompting | ✓ | ✓ |
| Image to image seed referencing | - | ✓ |
| Inpainting and outpainting masking | - | ✓ |
| Negative prompt and weight exclusion | - | ✓ |
| Pose control and structure mapping controlnet | - | - |
| AI automated resolution upscaling | - | ✓ |
| Custom model training and lora finetuning | - | ✓ |
| Commercial usage rights granted | ✓ | - |
| Enterprise ip indemnification protection | - | - |
| SOC2 type ii | ✓ | - |
| ISO 27001 | ✓ | - |
| Pricing model | - | Free open weights |

*Source: vioscaleAI. Generated 2026-10-16T19:15:27.928Z. "-" = undocumented, not absent.*