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Stability AI platform account, prepaid credits and an API key for Stable Image, Stable Audio and 3D endpoints.
Researched · not yet run liveLast researched 25 October 2026 · Stability AI · provider site
A single Stability AI platform account holds the credit balance and API keys.
Account login details must not be shared with others (Terms of Service s.2(c)).
Steps marked “human step” are ones only you can do: verapli never signs in, submits, pays or accepts terms for you.
Click Login on the platform and sign in with a username and password or with Google. If you have no account you create it yourself; verapli does not create accounts. You must be 18 or older for image services.
Where: https://platform.stability.ai/
Read the Terms of Service and Acceptable Use Policy, which govern API use, and check whether your organisation's annual revenue (over USD 1M) means you need an Enterprise licence.
Where: https://stability.ai/terms-of-service
In the Billing dashboard, check your balance and buy credits ($1 per 100 credits). You enter payment details yourself on Stability AI's page.
Where: https://platform.stability.ai/dashboard/billing
On the API keys page of the dashboard, create a key and copy it. verapli writes it to your env file.
verapli captures STABILITY_API_KEY here by plain code: encrypted in your browser, never shown to AI.
Where: https://platform.stability.ai/dashboard/api-keys
Plain-English summary, not legal advice. Each card links its source.
Core models are free under the Community licence for organisations with under USD 1M annual revenue; commercial use by organisations above that threshold requires contacting Stability AI for an Enterprise licence. API providers are listed as an Enterprise audience. How this applies to paid API usage specifically is not stated on the licence page. [to verify] [5]
The FAQ says API outputs can be used commercially as long as they do not violate anyone's copyright; the Terms say you own the Output to the extent permitted by law. [3]
You may not resell or sublicense the API (except as an integrated component of your own product), buy, sell or transfer API keys, or use the Services or Outputs to train a competing AI model without written approval. [4]
Service credits are non-refundable and unused credits expire one year after purchase or issuance unless otherwise specified. [4]
The AUP explicitly covers APIs and bans, among other things, illegal content, sexual content involving minors, non-consensual intimate imagery, impersonation and undisclosed AI interaction. Violations can lead to suspension or termination. [6]
| Env var | Secret | Format | What it is |
|---|---|---|---|
STABILITY_API_KEY | secret | sk-… [to verify] | Stability AI platform API key, sent in the Authorization header |
Source [2]
The same entry as JSON: /api/v1/entries/stability-ai/api · requirements /api/v1/requirements/stability-ai/api · terms /api/v1/terms/stability-ai/api.
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→ tools/call requirements { "provider_id": "stability-ai/api" }Provider rules change. This page is generated from verapli registry version 2026.1025.387; spotted something out of date? Tell us. Stability AI is not affiliated with verapli.