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InvokeAI vs Krita AI Diffusion vs SD.Next

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InvokeAIinvoke-ai/InvokeAI
Krita AI DiffusionAcly/krita-ai-diffusion
SD.Nextvladmandic/sdnext
Adobe Fireflypaid product
Cost and coverage
Price
$0 software; you run it
$0 software; you run it
$0 software; you run it
Free daily generations; paid plans from US$9.99/month (2,000 generative credits) source ↗
Text-to-image
Partial: Partly
Partial: Partly
Partial: Partly
Confirmed: Yes
Image editing (generative fill and expand)
Partial: Partly
Partial: Partly
Partial: Partly
Confirmed: Yes
Style and image reference
No: No
Partial: Partly
Partial: Partly
Confirmed: Yes
Jobs covered
2 of 3 jobs
3 of 3 jobs
3 of 3 jobs
All 3
Popularity and activity (from GitHub)
Stars
28,793Top
10,750
7,357
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Gain this week
Unknown
Unknown
Unknown
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Signal
Building history
Building history
Building history
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Commits / 4 wk
896Top
4
273
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Latest release
v6.14.2 · 2026-09-27Top
v1.53.0 · 2026-08-22
Unknown
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Commits / 12 wk
1,890
24
895
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People committing / 12 mo
77+
18
21+
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Issues opened / closed, 30 days
146 / 207
15 / 4
21 / 17
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Facts, with sources on each project page
Runs on my machine?Differs
Confirmed: Yes, local web server and UI
Confirmed: Yes, local ComfyUI server; optional paid cloud
Confirmed: Yes, local server and web UI; Docker recipes
Hosted by the vendor
Code licenceDiffers
Confirmed: Apache-2.0
Partial: GPL-3.0 (copyleft)
Confirmed: Apache-2.0
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Model weights licenceDiffers
Partial: No single default model; licence depends on the model you install
Partial: No single default; recommended checkpoints per style; licence varies by model
Partial: No single default; picks from a reference model list, licence varies
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Commercial useDiffers
Partial: Apache-2.0 code; weights vary (SD3.5 community licence, FLUX.1-dev non-commercial)
Partial: GPL-3.0 code; weights vary (Flux 2 Klein 4B and Z-Image Turbo are Apache-2.0)
Partial: Apache-2.0 code; weights vary (e.g. FLUX.1-dev is non-commercial)
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Paid services needed?Differs
Partial: None required; some models are API-only (GPT Image, Nano Banana, Wan)
Partial: None required; optional cloud tokens (10 EUR for 5,000)
Confirmed: None required
Subscription
HardwareDiffers
Confirmed: SD1.5 4GB VRAM/8GB RAM; SDXL 8GB/16GB; FLUX.1 10GB/32GB
Confirmed: 6GB NVIDIA VRAM recommended; CPU supported but very slow
Partial: CPU-only supported; SDNQ cuts VRAM up to 4x; no minimums stated
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Operating systemsDiffers
Confirmed: Windows 10+, macOS 14+ (Apple Silicon), Linux
Confirmed: Windows, Linux, macOS 14+ (Apple Silicon MPS)
Confirmed: Windows, Linux, macOS (Apple M1/M2 via MPS)
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Setup effortDiffers
Confirmed: Easy, official Invoke Launcher
Confirmed: Easy; import plugin ZIP into Krita 5.2+, server installs from the plugin
Confirmed: Medium; needs git and Python, then run webui script
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Stars over time

Switch to Growth % to compare projects of different sizes fairly.

  • InvokeAI
  • Krita AI Diffusion
  • SD.Next
28,7934,961 2025-10-272026-10-21 Tracked daily begins 2026-10-15InvokeAI, 2025-10-27: 27,545 stars, estimated from public star recordsInvokeAI, 2025-11-03: 27,559 stars, estimated from public star recordsInvokeAI, 2025-11-10: 27,574 stars, estimated from public star recordsInvokeAI, 2025-11-17: 27,598 stars, estimated from public star recordsInvokeAI, 2025-11-24: 27,621 stars, estimated from public star recordsInvokeAI, 2025-12-01: 27,636 stars, estimated from public star recordsInvokeAI, 2025-12-08: 27,650 stars, estimated from public star recordsInvokeAI, 2025-12-15: 27,673 stars, estimated from public star recordsInvokeAI, 2025-12-22: 27,697 stars, estimated from public star recordsInvokeAI, 2025-12-29: 27,721 stars, estimated from public star recordsInvokeAI, 2026-01-05: 27,738 stars, estimated from public star recordsInvokeAI, 2026-01-12: 27,752 stars, estimated from public star recordsInvokeAI, 2026-01-19: 27,767 stars, estimated from public star recordsInvokeAI, 2026-01-26: 27,780 stars, estimated from public star recordsInvokeAI, 2026-02-02: 27,790 stars, estimated from public star recordsInvokeAI, 2026-02-09: 27,799 stars, estimated from public star recordsInvokeAI, 2026-02-16: 27,838 stars, estimated from public star recordsInvokeAI, 2026-02-23: 27,853 stars, estimated from public star recordsInvokeAI, 2026-03-02: 27,871 stars, estimated from public star recordsInvokeAI, 2026-03-09: 27,888 stars, estimated from public star recordsInvokeAI, 2026-03-16: 27,909 stars, estimated from public star recordsInvokeAI, 2026-03-23: 27,916 stars, estimated from public star recordsInvokeAI, 2026-03-30: 27,924 stars, estimated from public star recordsInvokeAI, 2026-04-06: 27,948 stars, estimated from public star recordsInvokeAI, 2026-04-13: 27,958 stars, estimated from public star recordsInvokeAI, 2026-04-20: 27,970 stars, estimated from public star recordsInvokeAI, 2026-04-27: 27,971 stars, estimated from public star recordsInvokeAI, 2026-05-04: 27,978 stars, estimated from public star recordsInvokeAI, 2026-05-11: 27,981 stars, estimated from public star recordsInvokeAI, 2026-05-18: 27,983 stars, estimated from public star recordsInvokeAI, 2026-05-25: 27,986 stars, estimated from public star recordsInvokeAI, 2026-06-01: 27,992 stars, estimated from public star recordsInvokeAI, 2026-06-22: 27,994 stars, estimated from public star recordsInvokeAI, 2026-06-29: 27,995 stars, estimated from public star recordsInvokeAI, 2026-08-17: 27,996 stars, estimated from public star recordsInvokeAI, 2026-08-24: 27,998 stars, estimated from public star recordsInvokeAI, 2026-08-31: 28,061 stars, estimated from public star recordsInvokeAI, 2026-09-07: 28,131 stars, estimated from public star recordsInvokeAI, 2026-09-14: 28,189 stars, estimated from public star recordsInvokeAI, 2026-09-21: 28,252 stars, estimated from public star recordsInvokeAI, 2026-09-28: 28,311 stars, estimated from public star recordsInvokeAI, 2026-10-05: 28,554 stars, estimated from public star recordsInvokeAI, 2026-10-12: 28,747 stars, estimated from public star recordsInvokeAI, 2026-10-15: 28,659 stars, trackedInvokeAI, 2026-10-16: 28,673 stars, trackedInvokeAI, 2026-10-17: 28,699 stars, trackedInvokeAI, 2026-10-18: 28,726 stars, trackedInvokeAI, 2026-10-19: 28,747 stars, trackedInvokeAI, 2026-10-20: 28,773 stars, trackedInvokeAI, 2026-10-21: 28,793 stars, trackedKrita AI Diffusion, 2025-10-27: 10,153 stars, estimated from public star recordsKrita AI Diffusion, 2025-11-03: 10,162 stars, estimated from public star recordsKrita AI Diffusion, 2025-11-10: 10,171 stars, estimated from public star recordsKrita AI Diffusion, 2025-11-17: 10,179 stars, estimated from public star recordsKrita AI Diffusion, 2025-11-24: 10,188 stars, estimated from public star recordsKrita AI Diffusion, 2025-12-01: 10,209 stars, estimated from public star recordsKrita AI Diffusion, 2025-12-08: 10,223 stars, estimated from public star recordsKrita AI Diffusion, 2025-12-15: 10,225 stars, estimated from public star recordsKrita AI Diffusion, 2025-12-22: 10,252 stars, estimated from public star recordsKrita AI Diffusion, 2025-12-29: 10,268 stars, estimated from public star recordsKrita AI Diffusion, 2026-01-05: 10,283 stars, estimated from public star recordsKrita AI Diffusion, 2026-01-12: 10,300 stars, estimated from public star recordsKrita AI Diffusion, 2026-01-19: 10,313 stars, estimated from public star recordsKrita AI Diffusion, 2026-01-26: 10,334 stars, estimated from public star recordsKrita AI Diffusion, 2026-02-02: 10,341 stars, estimated from public star recordsKrita AI Diffusion, 2026-02-09: 10,347 stars, estimated from public star recordsKrita AI Diffusion, 2026-02-16: 10,358 stars, estimated from public star recordsKrita AI Diffusion, 2026-02-23: 10,369 stars, estimated from public star recordsKrita AI Diffusion, 2026-03-02: 10,374 stars, estimated from public star recordsKrita AI Diffusion, 2026-03-09: 10,379 stars, estimated from public star recordsKrita AI Diffusion, 2026-03-16: 10,388 stars, estimated from public star recordsKrita AI Diffusion, 2026-03-23: 10,392 stars, estimated from public star recordsKrita AI Diffusion, 2026-03-30: 10,395 stars, estimated from public star recordsKrita AI Diffusion, 2026-04-06: 10,403 stars, estimated from public star recordsKrita AI Diffusion, 2026-04-13: 10,415 stars, estimated from public star recordsKrita AI Diffusion, 2026-04-20: 10,424 stars, estimated from public star recordsKrita AI Diffusion, 2026-04-27: 10,428 stars, estimated from public star recordsKrita AI Diffusion, 2026-05-04: 10,432 stars, estimated from public star recordsKrita AI Diffusion, 2026-05-11: 10,437 stars, estimated from public star recordsKrita AI Diffusion, 2026-05-18: 10,440 stars, estimated from public star recordsKrita AI Diffusion, 2026-06-01: 10,442 stars, estimated from public star recordsKrita AI Diffusion, 2026-06-15: 10,444 stars, estimated from public star recordsKrita AI Diffusion, 2026-06-22: 10,445 stars, estimated from public star recordsKrita AI Diffusion, 2026-07-20: 10,447 stars, estimated from public star recordsKrita AI Diffusion, 2026-08-31: 10,473 stars, estimated from public star recordsKrita AI Diffusion, 2026-09-07: 10,515 stars, estimated from public star recordsKrita AI Diffusion, 2026-09-14: 10,574 stars, estimated from public star recordsKrita AI Diffusion, 2026-09-21: 10,603 stars, estimated from public star recordsKrita AI Diffusion, 2026-09-28: 10,641 stars, estimated from public star recordsKrita AI Diffusion, 2026-10-05: 10,685 stars, estimated from public star recordsKrita AI Diffusion, 2026-10-12: 10,738 stars, estimated from public star recordsKrita AI Diffusion, 2026-10-15: 10,724 stars, trackedKrita AI Diffusion, 2026-10-16: 10,727 stars, trackedKrita AI Diffusion, 2026-10-17: 10,728 stars, trackedKrita AI Diffusion, 2026-10-18: 10,738 stars, trackedKrita AI Diffusion, 2026-10-19: 10,738 stars, trackedKrita AI Diffusion, 2026-10-20: 10,744 stars, trackedKrita AI Diffusion, 2026-10-21: 10,750 stars, trackedSD.Next, 2025-10-27: 7,128 stars, estimated from public star recordsSD.Next, 2025-11-03: 7,134 stars, estimated from public star recordsSD.Next, 2025-11-10: 7,140 stars, estimated from public star recordsSD.Next, 2025-11-17: 7,149 stars, estimated from public star recordsSD.Next, 2025-11-24: 7,169 stars, estimated from public star recordsSD.Next, 2025-12-01: 7,175 stars, estimated from public star recordsSD.Next, 2025-12-08: 7,181 stars, estimated from public star recordsSD.Next, 2025-12-15: 7,188 stars, estimated from public star recordsSD.Next, 2025-12-22: 7,196 stars, estimated from public star recordsSD.Next, 2025-12-29: 7,204 stars, estimated from public star recordsSD.Next, 2026-01-05: 7,214 stars, estimated from public star recordsSD.Next, 2026-01-12: 7,223 stars, estimated from public star recordsSD.Next, 2026-01-19: 7,230 stars, estimated from public star recordsSD.Next, 2026-01-26: 7,234 stars, estimated from public star recordsSD.Next, 2026-02-02: 7,247 stars, estimated from public star recordsSD.Next, 2026-02-09: 7,252 stars, estimated from public star recordsSD.Next, 2026-02-16: 7,254 stars, estimated from public star recordsSD.Next, 2026-02-23: 7,258 stars, estimated from public star recordsSD.Next, 2026-03-02: 7,263 stars, estimated from public star recordsSD.Next, 2026-03-09: 7,265 stars, estimated from public star recordsSD.Next, 2026-03-16: 7,272 stars, estimated from public star recordsSD.Next, 2026-03-23: 7,274 stars, estimated from public star recordsSD.Next, 2026-03-30: 7,280 stars, estimated from public star recordsSD.Next, 2026-04-13: 7,283 stars, estimated from public star recordsSD.Next, 2026-04-20: 7,285 stars, estimated from public star recordsSD.Next, 2026-04-27: 7,286 stars, estimated from public star recordsSD.Next, 2026-05-04: 7,288 stars, estimated from public star recordsSD.Next, 2026-05-11: 7,290 stars, estimated from public star recordsSD.Next, 2026-05-18: 7,291 stars, estimated from public star recordsSD.Next, 2026-06-15: 7,292 stars, estimated from public star recordsSD.Next, 2026-08-03: 7,294 stars, estimated from public star recordsSD.Next, 2026-08-31: 7,299 stars, estimated from public star recordsSD.Next, 2026-09-07: 7,310 stars, estimated from public star recordsSD.Next, 2026-09-14: 7,315 stars, estimated from public star recordsSD.Next, 2026-09-21: 7,321 stars, estimated from public star recordsSD.Next, 2026-09-28: 7,334 stars, estimated from public star recordsSD.Next, 2026-10-05: 7,339 stars, estimated from public star recordsSD.Next, 2026-10-12: 7,351 stars, estimated from public star recordsSD.Next, 2026-10-15: 7,356 stars, trackedSD.Next, 2026-10-16: 7,356 stars, trackedSD.Next, 2026-10-17: 7,354 stars, trackedSD.Next, 2026-10-18: 7,355 stars, trackedSD.Next, 2026-10-19: 7,354 stars, trackedSD.Next, 2026-10-20: 7,357 stars, trackedSD.Next, 2026-10-21: 7,357 stars, tracked
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Tracked daily since 15 Oct 2026. Dashed history: estimated from public records of when people starred the repo. Lines connect observations only; gaps contain no measured points.

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