Stable Horde

Stable Horde (now known as AI Horde) is a decentralized, crowdsourced compute network for open-source AI image and text generation. The platform operates on a distributed architecture where volunteer node operators worldwide contribute their idle CPU and GPU computing power to process generative workloads using open models. The project provides an open REST API allowing developers to build frontends, bots, and workflow tools without proprietary vendor lock-in, alongside public web interfaces maintained by the community such as ArtBot. The network features an internal prioritization credit system called Kudos, where users who donate processing power gain higher priority in execution queues. The platform serves software developers, researchers, digital artists, and open-source software enthusiasts seeking collaborative generation infrastructure. The pricing model is completely free and non-profit, funded through community donations and voluntary compute sharing.