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Language model · United States ·Feb 2024

Stable Cascade

Language Open Weights
5.1B
Parameters

About Stable Cascade

Stable Cascade is an AI model developed by Stability AI, in the language category, released in 2024, made available as an open-weights model with 5.1B params.

On this page you'll find Stable Cascade's full specifications. Review provider pricing and benchmark scores below, or compare Stable Cascade head-to-head with other language models.

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Sized to what Stable Cascade actually needs (~8k context at Q4), not to the biggest GPU: Good = cheapest that runs it, Better = best value, Best = most headroom. Speed is a hardware estimate; anything past ~120 tok/s is shown as instant.

Good
Intel Arc B580 12GB
Consumer GPU · ~$249
~114.5 tok/s
Q4 · fits full context · up to 8k ctx
Runs with: ExLlamaV2, KoboldCpp, LM Studio
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Better
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Super
Consumer GPU · ~$599
~120 tok/s
Q4 · fits full context · up to 8k ctx
Runs with: ExLlamaV2, KoboldCpp, LM Studio
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Best
Intel Arc A770 16GB
Consumer GPU · ~$329
~120 tok/s
Q4 · fits full context · up to 8k ctx
Runs with: ExLlamaV2, KoboldCpp, LM Studio
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Software support

·ExLlamaV2 ·KoboldCpp ·LM Studio ·MLX ·Ollama ·SGLang ·TensorRT-LLM ·llama.cpp ·vLLM ?KTransformers ?text-generation-webui

✓ measured · · compatible · — not supported. Informational only — speed is hardware-based.

Consumer GPU
56.3–120+ tok/s
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Apple
34–120+ tok/s
18 options →
Datacenter GPU
120+ tok/s
13 options →

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Frequently asked questions

What is Stable Cascade? ▶

Stable Cascade is an AI model developed by Stability AI, in the language category, released in 2024. It is tracked on GenAIList with its specifications, benchmark scores and provider pricing.

Who created Stable Cascade? ▶

Stable Cascade was developed by Stability AI and released in 2024.

Is Stable Cascade open source or proprietary? ▶

Stable Cascade ships as an open-weights model: you can download and self-host the weights, though the licence may place some restrictions on use.

How much does Stable Cascade cost? ▶

Pricing for Stable Cascade depends on the provider. See the providers table on this page for the latest API rates.

How does Stable Cascade perform on benchmarks? ▶

Benchmark scores for Stable Cascade are listed on this page as they are published. You can compare it head-to-head with other models on the GenAIList compare tool.

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