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@Xandar437 It is possible to run Stable Diffusion on a mid-range desktop using CPU only, but it's slow (10-20 mins for smallish tasks), needs tons of memory (20GB is barely enough) which also leaks so you have to frequently reload the venv that SD runs in, and it hogs the CPU.
So it's an uncomfortable, frustrating experience but you're spared the prudish nannying at Midjourney or the subscription costs of a cloud service.
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