Automatic1111 (A1111) is a popular web UI for running Stable Diffusion locally. This option allows you to use a self-hosted Stable Diffusion instance for image generation, giving you full control over the models and generation process without any per-image costs.
Good to know:
Software: Automatic1111 Stable Diffusion Web UI
Self-Hosted: Yes (runs on your own hardware)
Cost: Free (you provide the hardware)
Text to Image: Yes
Reference Image: No
Image to Image (editing): No
Multi-Image input: No
Install and run the Automatic1111 Stable Diffusion Web UI on your machine or server. Make sure its API is enabled (start with the --api flag).
Edit the System - AITiny plugin.
Go to the Image generation tab.
Under Image Service select Automatic1111.
Enter the Endpoint URL of your A1111 instance (e.g. http://localhost:7860).
Configure the Sampler, Steps, and CFG Scale options as needed.
Click on .
If your A1111 instance is running on your local machine or internal network, your web server will not be able to connect to it directly. You will need to expose it to the Internet or use a proxy service. Refer to the Using a locally hosted AI service section for guidance.
Automatic1111 does not require an API key. The model used for generation is whichever model is currently loaded in your A1111 instance.