Unfortunately, due to a lack of clarity in the license associated with Stable Diffusion 3, we are temporarily banning:
All SD3 based models
All models or LoRAs trained on content created with outputs from SD3 based models. This includes utilities such as controlnets.
Currently existing SD3 models will be archived.
We're Not Lawyers
Because of that, we're playing it safe and having our legal team review the license to provide us further clarity. Additionally we've reached out to Stability for more information as well. Once we have it we'll make a final determination on the status of SD3 on Civitai.
The Danger
The concern is that from our current understanding, this license grants Stability AI too much power over the use of not only any models fine-tuned on SD3, but on any other models that include SD3 images in their datasets. This could be devastating for the community given Stability's current status and who may ultimately end up with those license rights. It's not unimaginable that a year down the line the new owner of these rights comes to collect and the majority of models are forced to be either taken down or their creators made to pay hefty fees or membership dues.
What's next
Continued effort should be made to experiment with SD3. Even if the licenses are as restrictive as they seem, if the outputs are good there is still value there. But all model creators should be aware of the terms they're agreeing to with SD3 prior to engaging with it. Additionally there are other core models coming on to the scene that show great promise without such restrictions.
Ultimately we've made this decision for the protection of the community and the fantastic creators that contribute to it. We'll keep you posted as soon as we know more. Apologies for the inconvenience.