ComfyUI vs Fooocus vs InvokeAI

Side by side, as alternatives to Adobe Firefly. Rows that differ are highlighted; the strongest value in a row is marked. Unknown means no source yet.

ComfyUIComfy-Org/ComfyUI

Fooocuslllyasviel/Fooocus

InvokeAIinvoke-ai/InvokeAI

Adobe Fireflypaid product

Cost and coverage

Price

$0 software; you run it

Free daily generations; paid plans from US$9.99/month (2,000 generative credits) source ↗

Text-to-image

Partly

Yes

Image editing (generative fill and expand)

Partly

Yes

Style and image reference

Partly

Yes

Jobs covered

3 of 3 jobs

2 of 3 jobs

All 3

Popularity and activity (from GitHub)

Stars

140,804Top

53,615

28,793

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Gain this week

Unknown

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Signal

Building history

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Commits / 4 wk

165

896Top

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Latest release

v0.42.1 · 2026-10-19Top

v2.5.5 · 2024-08-12

v6.14.2 · 2026-09-27

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Commits / 12 wk

504

1,890

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People committing / 12 mo

53+

77+

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Issues opened / closed, 30 days

221 / 94

1 / 0

146 / 207

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Facts, with sources on each project page

Runs on my machine?Differs

Yes, fully offline; optional paid Comfy Cloud

Yes, offline

Yes, local web server and UI

Hosted by the vendor

Code licenceDiffers

GPL-3.0 (copyleft)

Apache-2.0

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Model weights licenceDiffers

No default model; licence depends on the model you load

Default Juggernaut XL v8 is tagged CreativeML OpenRAIL-M (use restrictions)

No single default model; licence depends on the model you install

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Commercial useDiffers

GPL-3.0 code; weights vary (e.g. FLUX.1-dev is non-commercial)

GPL-3.0 code + OpenRAIL-M weights; README calls it non-commercial software

Apache-2.0 code; weights vary (SD3.5 community licence, FLUX.1-dev non-commercial)

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Paid services needed?Differs

None required; paid Comfy API nodes and Comfy Cloud are optional

None required

None required; some models are API-only (GPT Image, Nano Banana, Wan)

Subscription

HardwareDiffers

Big models from 4GB VRAM + 8GB RAM; CPU-only portable build exists

4GB NVIDIA VRAM + 8GB RAM; CPU-only needs 32GB RAM (~17x slower)

SD1.5 4GB VRAM/8GB RAM; SDXL 8GB/16GB; FLUX.1 10GB/32GB

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Operating systemsDiffers

Windows, macOS (Apple silicon), Linux

Windows, Linux; macOS unofficial and not intensively tested

Windows 10+, macOS 14+ (Apple Silicon), Linux

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Setup effortDiffers

Easy, desktop app installer (Windows, macOS)

Easy on Windows, download 7z and run run.bat; models auto-download

Easy, official Invoke Launcher

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Stars over time

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ComfyUI
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ComfyUI vs Fooocus vs InvokeAI (as alternatives to Adobe Firefly)
Figures from RepoQuarry, 21 Oct 2026. Sources: https://repoquarry.dev/compare?ids=comfyui,fooocus,invokeai&product=adobe-firefly

Adobe Firefly: Free daily generations; paid plans from US$9.99/month (2,000 generative credits)
ComfyUI: free software; does 3 of 3 Adobe Firefly jobs
Fooocus: free software; does 3 of 3 Adobe Firefly jobs
InvokeAI: free software; does 2 of 3 Adobe Firefly jobs

- ComfyUI: 140,804 GitHub stars, 504 commits in 12 weeks, licence GPL-3.0 (copyleft)
- Fooocus: 53,615 GitHub stars, 0 commits in 12 weeks, licence GPL-3.0 (copyleft)
- InvokeAI: 28,793 GitHub stars, 1,890 commits in 12 weeks, licence Apache-2.0

Where they differ:
- Runs on my machine?: ComfyUI Yes, fully offline; optional paid Comfy Cloud; Fooocus Yes, offline; InvokeAI Yes, local web server and UI
- Code licence: ComfyUI GPL-3.0 (copyleft); Fooocus GPL-3.0 (copyleft); InvokeAI Apache-2.0
- Model weights licence: ComfyUI No default model; licence depends on the model you load; Fooocus Default Juggernaut XL v8 is tagged CreativeML OpenRAIL-M (use restrictions); InvokeAI No single default model; licence depends on the model you install
- Commercial use: ComfyUI GPL-3.0 code; weights vary (e.g. FLUX.1-dev is non-commercial); Fooocus GPL-3.0 code + OpenRAIL-M weights; README calls it non-commercial software; InvokeAI Apache-2.0 code; weights vary (SD3.5 community licence, FLUX.1-dev non-commercial)
- Paid services needed?: ComfyUI None required; paid Comfy API nodes and Comfy Cloud are optional; Fooocus None required; InvokeAI None required; some models are API-only (GPT Image, Nano Banana, Wan)
- Hardware: ComfyUI Big models from 4GB VRAM + 8GB RAM; CPU-only portable build exists; Fooocus 4GB NVIDIA VRAM + 8GB RAM; CPU-only needs 32GB RAM (~17x slower); InvokeAI SD1.5 4GB VRAM/8GB RAM; SDXL 8GB/16GB; FLUX.1 10GB/32GB
- Operating systems: ComfyUI Windows, macOS (Apple silicon), Linux; Fooocus Windows, Linux; macOS unofficial and not intensively tested; InvokeAI Windows 10+, macOS 14+ (Apple Silicon), Linux
- Setup effort: ComfyUI Easy, desktop app installer (Windows, macOS); Fooocus Easy on Windows, download 7z and run run.bat; models auto-download; InvokeAI Easy, official Invoke Launcher

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