InvokeAI vs Artcraft vs Stable Diffusion web UI (AUTOMATIC1111)

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.

InvokeAIinvoke-ai/InvokeAI

Artcraftstorytold/artcraft

Stable Diffusion web UI (AUTOMATIC1111)AUTOMATIC1111/stable-diffusion-webui

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

Yes

Jobs covered

2 of 3 jobs

All 3

Popularity and activity (from GitHub)

Stars

28,793

34,551

165,083Top

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Gain this week

Unknown

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Signal

Building history

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Commits / 4 wk

896Top

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Latest release

v6.14.2 · 2026-09-27Top

artcraft-v0.41.0 · 2026-09-26

v1.10.1 · 2025-02-09

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Commits / 12 wk

1,890

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People committing / 12 mo

77+

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Issues opened / closed, 30 days

146 / 207

361 / 56

6 / 2

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Facts, with sources on each project page

Runs on my machine?Differs

Yes, local web server and UI

Yes, desktop app for Windows and macOS; the listed image and video models are hosted provider services

Yes, local web UI

Hosted by the vendor

Code licenceDiffers

Apache-2.0

AGPL-3.0 (copyleft)

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Model weights licenceDiffers

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

Model/provider-specific. No blanket weights licence verified for the hosted catalogue; the application licence is separate.

Default download is SD 1.5 (CreativeML OpenRAIL-M, use restrictions)

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Commercial useDiffers

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

Yes, code is MIT or Apache-2.0 at your option

AGPL-3.0 code; SD 1.5 OpenRAIL-M allows commercial use with restrictions

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Paid services needed?Differs

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

Not checked yet

None required

Subscription

HardwareDiffers

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

Windows 10 (64-bit) or macOS 12.0 or newer; 8 GB RAM recommended; 2 GB free storage

4GB GPU supported (reports of 2GB); NVIDIA recommended

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Operating systemsDiffers

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

Windows and macOS installers; Linux by building from source

Windows, Linux; Apple Silicon via wiki guide

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Setup effortDiffers

Easy, official Invoke Launcher

Easy; download the Windows or macOS installer

Medium; needs Python 3.10.6 and git, then a run script

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Stars over time

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InvokeAI
Artcraft
Stable Diffusion web UI (AUTOMATIC1111)

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InvokeAI vs Artcraft vs Stable Diffusion web UI (AUTOMATIC1111) (as alternatives to Adobe Firefly)
Figures from RepoQuarry, 21 Oct 2026. Sources: https://repoquarry.dev/compare?ids=invokeai,artcraft,stable-diffusion-webui&product=adobe-firefly

Adobe Firefly: Free daily generations; paid plans from US$9.99/month (2,000 generative credits)
InvokeAI: free software; does 2 of 3 Adobe Firefly jobs
Artcraft: free software; does 2 of 3 Adobe Firefly jobs
Stable Diffusion web UI (AUTOMATIC1111): free software; does 2 of 3 Adobe Firefly jobs

- InvokeAI: 28,793 GitHub stars, 1,890 commits in 12 weeks, licence Apache-2.0
- Artcraft: 34,551 GitHub stars, 27 commits in 12 weeks, licence Apache-2.0
- Stable Diffusion web UI (AUTOMATIC1111): 165,083 GitHub stars, 0 commits in 12 weeks, licence AGPL-3.0 (copyleft)

Where they differ:
- Runs on my machine?: InvokeAI Yes, local web server and UI; Artcraft Yes, desktop app for Windows and macOS; the listed image and video models are hosted provider services; Stable Diffusion web UI (AUTOMATIC1111) Yes, local web UI
- Code licence: InvokeAI Apache-2.0; Artcraft Apache-2.0; Stable Diffusion web UI (AUTOMATIC1111) AGPL-3.0 (copyleft)
- Model weights licence: InvokeAI No single default model; licence depends on the model you install; Artcraft Model/provider-specific. No blanket weights licence verified for the hosted catalogue; the application licence is separate.; Stable Diffusion web UI (AUTOMATIC1111) Default download is SD 1.5 (CreativeML OpenRAIL-M, use restrictions)
- Commercial use: InvokeAI Apache-2.0 code; weights vary (SD3.5 community licence, FLUX.1-dev non-commercial); Artcraft Yes, code is MIT or Apache-2.0 at your option; Stable Diffusion web UI (AUTOMATIC1111) AGPL-3.0 code; SD 1.5 OpenRAIL-M allows commercial use with restrictions
- Paid services needed?: InvokeAI None required; some models are API-only (GPT Image, Nano Banana, Wan); Artcraft Not checked yet; Stable Diffusion web UI (AUTOMATIC1111) None required
- Hardware: InvokeAI SD1.5 4GB VRAM/8GB RAM; SDXL 8GB/16GB; FLUX.1 10GB/32GB; Artcraft Windows 10 (64-bit) or macOS 12.0 or newer; 8 GB RAM recommended; 2 GB free storage; Stable Diffusion web UI (AUTOMATIC1111) 4GB GPU supported (reports of 2GB); NVIDIA recommended
- Operating systems: InvokeAI Windows 10+, macOS 14+ (Apple Silicon), Linux; Artcraft Windows and macOS installers; Linux by building from source; Stable Diffusion web UI (AUTOMATIC1111) Windows, Linux; Apple Silicon via wiki guide
- Setup effort: InvokeAI Easy, official Invoke Launcher; Artcraft Easy; download the Windows or macOS installer; Stable Diffusion web UI (AUTOMATIC1111) Medium; needs Python 3.10.6 and git, then a run script

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