ThinkDiffusion is a cloud-based platform offering a complete Stable Diffusion environment, perfect for academic use. It provides a cost-effective, hassle-free, and secure way to access top-tier open source AI art tools, enabling professors and students to explore and collaborate seamlessly while focusing on learning and experimenting without technical hassles.

The open source approach and global ecosystem of extensions, plugins, models and nodes allow every discipline related to visual art creation to leverage it. ThinkDiffusion is being used in graphic design, architecture, fashion and general AI art classes around the world.

Setting up ThinkDiffusion for Education is simple:

1. Schedule a call with our EDU account manager who will verify your institution's status, discuss your needs, and provide you with an exclusive promo code.
2. Create an EDU account using the promo code provided.
3. Self-manage your account, add and onboard your students by adding their email addresses, allowing them to be automatically enrolled under your EDU account. Learn all about using your new EDU account here.

ThinkDiffusion’s scalable infrastructure allows you to add any number of students and workspaces. You can manage access and collaboration settings to accommodate large classes efficiently through your admin panel.

ThinkDiffusion ensures that each machine and workspace is 100% private. Your data is never shared publicly, and you have complete control over your environment.

We securely store user data with a top-tier Fortune 50 global provider, offering unparalleled security and reliability. Access is limited to our senior technical team leads, complemented by stringent measures to prevent unauthorized entry. We strictly adhere to NDAs, ensuring absolute confidentiality in our business interactions and sensitive information exchanges.

Each user and workspace can maintain a distinct set of files, facilitating controlled access. Company administrators have the capability to create private workspaces, which are accessible only to designated employees. This feature is useful for groups of creatives and designers engaged in client work that demands strict confidentiality.

Any content generated by you remains exclusively under your ownership and control. We do not claim any rights, titles, or interests in these materials, thereby fully safeguarding your intellectual property rights.

ThinkDiffusion includes several cutting-edge applications for Stable Diffusion:

• Automatic1111: A comprehensive UI for all Stable Diffusion features.
• ComfyUI: A workflow/node-based interface for advanced workflows.
• Kohya: A dedicated UI for model training and fine-tuning.
• Fooocus: Makes generating beautiful art as simple as it gets.
• And more: Beyond the most popular and industry-standard apps, we offer additional open-source apps with unique capabilities, including the latest hot apps in our experimental tab.

Each student in your plan can join any or all of your organization’s private workspace(s). Teachers can control access and settings, ensuring a secure and collaborative environment. All workspaces come with persistent storage and customizations, ensuring data safety and organization.

When you're installing custom nodes into a workspace, anyone who's been added to that workspace will see those as installed already, and they will stay persistent for the duration of the subscription. In essence, if you think of the workspace as a lab, everyone in the lab benefits from the same equipment.

Google Colab requires a long and complex setup process for each user to run Stable Diffusion, including:

1. Going to Google Colab.
2. Uploading a notebook (e.g., deeplizard-colab-automatic1111-ui.ipynb).
3. Configuring the GPU.
4. Downloading the appropriate interface from GitHub.
5. Downloading Stable Diffusion from Hugging Face.
6. Connecting to Google Drive.
7. Launching the appropriate interface’s Stable Diffusion Web UI.

In contrast, ThinkDiffusion runs Stable Diffusion out of the box with the following benefits:

• Ease of Use: No complex setup; everything is pre-configured and ready to use.
• Persistent Storage: Your workspace, files, models, and settings remain as you left them, ensuring a seamless workflow.
• Customization: Freely install any models and extensions without any subscription constraints.
• Dedicated Resources: Each user gets a dedicated GPU and personal storage, ensuring uninterrupted work.
• Scalability: Launch unlimited machines simultaneously.

Support: 24/7 support via Discord , email and video calls from in-house experts. Additionally, the platform provides extensive documentation and resources to help educators and students maximize their use of the tools available.

ThinkDiffusion provides heavily discounted rates for educational institutions. Our EDU accounts offer a $59.99 monthly fee discounted to $0, 20% off on all machines, and additional discounts for student accounts and storage. This makes it an affordable option for departments with limited funds. All the benefits are summarized below:

• We've eliminated the $59.99 monthly fee altogether from our normal TD-Teams plan.
• Greatly reduced the cost of each student ($4/month instead of $6 in a normal TD-Teams plan).
• Cut workspaces storage costs by more than 50% off on all sizes.
• Hourly Machine rates are 20% discounted across the board.
• We've also included a $50 credit on sign up, one free 200GB workspace, and 2 admin/users.

Yes, ThinkDiffusion is exactly like your personal computer, except you don’t have to worry about the equipment and IT hassle. Therefore, ThinkDiffusion provides open access to models from Civitai, Hugging Face, and any open source repository. It even allows custom uploads. You can also add any extensions to Automatic1111 and custom nodes to ComfyUI, ensuring complete customization for your class needs.

Besides a device with an internet-connected browser, there are no specific hardware requirements as ThinkDiffusion operates entirely in the cloud. This eliminates the need for expensive GPU-enabled machines or complex installations, making it accessible and straightforward to use.

ThinkDiffusion offers priority support through Discord, email and video calls from in-house experts. Additionally, the platform provides extensive documentation and resources to help educators and students maximize their use of the tools available.

ThinkDiffusion allows the running of multiple machine instances simultaneously, enabling students to train models, test workflows and any other AI art task in parallel. Each workspace has a dedicated file system, with subfolders for each member, making it easy to manage and organize files for different projects.

ThinkDiffusion’s intuitive interfaces and powerful tools ensure that students can focus on learning and experimenting without technical hassles. With persistent storage, customizable settings, and collaborative features, students can work efficiently and effectively on their projects.

Minimal training is required as the ThinkDiffusion framework is designed to be user-friendly, and the open source apps that run are unmodified so it works exactly like it would locally.

However, introductory sessions and tutorials are available that can help students familiarize themselves with the platform's features and tools quickly.

ThinkDiffusion offers flexible storage options with EDU discounts, starting from $4/month for 50 GB. Additional storage can be added as needed, and costs are managed through a centralized account, making budgeting straightforward.

Functionality for user limits and enforcement is expected to roll out in all admin panels in the 2nd half of August.

ThinkDiffusion offers a range of resources including documentation, tutorials, and expert support to help you effectively teach Stable Diffusion concepts and applications to your students. Check out our introductory sessions and tutorials!

Yes, we offer a trial period and demo sessions to help you explore the platform's features and assess its suitability for your educational needs. Please schedule a call with our EDU account manager to get the conversation started!

By providing powerful tools, seamless collaboration, and hassle-free access to advanced AI art applications, ThinkDiffusion enhances the learning experience, allowing students to focus on your lessons, creativity and innovation rather than technical limitations.

ThinkDiffusion equips students with hands-on experience using state-of-the-art AI tools, preparing them for future careers in technology, art, and research. It fosters an environment of innovation, collaboration, and practical learning, making it a valuable addition to any academic program.

Absolutely. ThinkDiffusion supports model training with tools like Dreambooth and Kohya, Textual Inversion, for you to create and fine-tune your own embeddings, LoRAs and more. Learn more in our tutorials section.

ThinkDiffusion offers 24/7 support via Discord, where you can get help from our expert team or chat with other users in the community. You can also reach us by email, and schedule video calls with our in-house experts. Additionally, the platform provides extensive documentation and resources to help educators and students maximize their use of the tools available.

ThinkDiffusion enables fashion technology students to explore AI-driven design processes, including creating unique apparel, fashion patterns, textiles, and visual presentations. Students can utilize Stable Diffusion to generate innovative design concepts with their text prompts and sketches, visualize clothing and accessories with different models, patterns, and experiment with AI-enhanced fashion illustrations and photorealistic renderings.