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Migrate from Stability AI API to Railwail

Switch from Stability AI Platform to Railwail. Same SD 3.5 and SDXL, OpenAI-compatible images API.

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Migrate from Stability AI API to Railwail
01 ยท Key takeaways

TL;DR โ€” Switch in Under 10 Minutes

  • Drop multipart/form-data uploads to api.stability.ai โ€” use the OpenAI images.generate API
  • Stable Diffusion 3.5 Large, 3.5 Large Turbo and SDXL available
  • Standard JSON request body instead of form-data
  • Plus access to Flux, GPT-4o, Claude on the same key

Try it on Railwail

Run Stable Diffusion 3.5 Large

Stability AI$0.078/image

Stability AI's 8B MMDiT-based flagship. Open weights at 1MP with improved typography and prompt adherence over SDXL. The largest model in the SD 3.5 release line.

02

Why Move Off Stability AI Platform?

Stability's REST API for SD 3.5 and Stable Image works but uses multipart/form-data and a custom credit accounting scheme that does not match the rest of your AI stack. Railwail exposes SD 3.5 and SDXL behind the OpenAI Chat / Images API with simple JSON requests.

03

Step 1 โ€” Get a Railwail API Key

Sign up at railwail.com and generate a key.

04

Step 2 โ€” Replace form-data with JSON

Before (Stability):

const form = new FormData();
form.append("prompt", "a cyberpunk city at sunset");
form.append("output_format", "webp");
form.append("aspect_ratio", "16:9");

const res = await fetch("https://api.stability.ai/v2beta/stable-image/generate/sd3", {
  method: "POST",
  headers: {
    Authorization: `Bearer ${process.env.STABILITY_API_KEY}`,
    Accept: "image/*",
  },
  body: form,
});
const buf = Buffer.from(await res.arrayBuffer());

After (Railwail):

import OpenAI from "openai";

const client = new OpenAI({
  apiKey: process.env.RAILWAIL_API_KEY,
  baseURL: "https://railwail.com/api/v1",
});

const res = await client.images.generate({
  model: "stable-diffusion-3-5-large",
  prompt: "a cyberpunk city at sunset",
  size: "1792x1024",
  response_format: "url",
});
console.log(res.data[0].url);
05

API Endpoint Mapping

Stability endpoint โ†’ Railwail equivalent
Stability AIRailwailNotes
POST /v2beta/stable-image/generate/sd3POST /api/v1/images/generations (model=stable-diffusion-3-5-*)T2I
06

Model Mapping

Stability model โ†’ Railwail
Stability AILive on RailwailRailwailNotes
sd3.5-large$0.078/imagestable-diffusion-3-5-largestable-diffusion-3-5-largeFrontier
sd3.5-large-turbo$0.048/imagestable-diffusion-3-5-large-turbostable-diffusion-3-5-large-turboFast
sdxl-1.0โ‰ˆ $0.0015/runstable-diffusion-xlstable-diffusion-xlLegacy
07

Why Railwail Over Stability AI Direct

  • Simple JSON requests instead of multipart/form-data
  • Standard OpenAI images.generate API
  • Adds Flux Pro โ€” Stability has only Stable Diffusion family
  • Built-in playground for prompt iteration
08

FAQ

Can I do batch generation?

Yes. Pass n: 4 in the request to get 4 images in one call. Pricing scales linearly per image.

Is the negative_prompt supported?

Yes. Pass negative_prompt as an extension parameter.

09

Next Steps

  • Sign up at railwail.com
  • Generate an API key
  • Replace multipart/form-data calls with the OpenAI images SDK
  • Use stable-diffusion-3-5-large etc. as model IDs
  • Read the reference at railwail.com/docs
  • Compare pricing at railwail.com/pricing
Live

Models in this article

Live prices from Railwail's current rules, October 7, 2026.

โ‰ˆ billed by actual tokens or GPU time

Next step

Try Stable Diffusion 3.5 Large on Railwail

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TopicsStability AIMigrationStable DiffusionSDXLImage Generation