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Stable Diffusion web UI (AUTOMATIC1111) vs ComfyUI

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Also replaces Adobe Firefly: + Fooocus+ Artcraft+ InvokeAI+ Krita AI Diffusion+ SD.Next

Stable Diffusion web UI (AUTOMATIC1111)AUTOMATIC1111/stable-diffusion-webui
ComfyUIComfy-Org/ComfyUI
Adobe Fireflypaid product
Cost and coverage
Price
$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
Confirmed: Yes
Image editing (generative fill and expand)
Partial: Partly
Partial: Partly
Confirmed: Yes
Style and image reference
No: No
Partial: Partly
Confirmed: Yes
Jobs covered
2 of 3 jobs
3 of 3 jobs
All 3
Popularity and activity (from GitHub)
Stars
165,083Top
140,804
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Gain this week
Unknown
Unknown
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Signal
Building history
Building history
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Commits / 4 wk
0
165Top
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Latest release
v1.10.1 · 2025-02-09
v0.42.1 · 2026-10-19Top
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Commits / 12 wk
0
504
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People committing / 12 mo
0+
53+
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Issues opened / closed, 30 days
6 / 2
221 / 94
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Facts, with sources on each project page
Runs on my machine?Differs
Confirmed: Yes, local web UI
Confirmed: Yes, fully offline; optional paid Comfy Cloud
Hosted by the vendor
Code licenceDiffers
Partial: AGPL-3.0 (copyleft)
Partial: GPL-3.0 (copyleft)
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Model weights licenceDiffers
Partial: Default download is SD 1.5 (CreativeML OpenRAIL-M, use restrictions)
Partial: No default model; licence depends on the model you load
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Commercial useDiffers
Partial: AGPL-3.0 code; SD 1.5 OpenRAIL-M allows commercial use with restrictions
Partial: GPL-3.0 code; weights vary (e.g. FLUX.1-dev is non-commercial)
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Paid services needed?Differs
Confirmed: None required
Partial: None required; paid Comfy API nodes and Comfy Cloud are optional
Subscription
HardwareDiffers
Confirmed: 4GB GPU supported (reports of 2GB); NVIDIA recommended
Confirmed: Big models from 4GB VRAM + 8GB RAM; CPU-only portable build exists
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Operating systemsDiffers
Confirmed: Windows, Linux; Apple Silicon via wiki guide
Confirmed: Windows, macOS (Apple silicon), Linux
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Setup effortDiffers
Confirmed: Medium; needs Python 3.10.6 and git, then a run script
Confirmed: Easy, desktop app installer (Windows, macOS)
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Stars over time

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  • Stable Diffusion web UI (AUTOMATIC1111)
  • ComfyUI
165,083134,950 2025-10-272026-10-21 Tracked daily begins 2026-10-15Stable Diffusion web UI (AUTOMATIC1111), 2025-10-27: 161,735 stars, estimated from public star recordsStable Diffusion web UI (AUTOMATIC1111), 2025-11-03: 161,865 stars, estimated from public star recordsStable Diffusion web UI (AUTOMATIC1111), 2025-11-10: 161,995 stars, estimated from public star recordsStable Diffusion web UI (AUTOMATIC1111), 2025-11-17: 162,072 stars, estimated from public star recordsStable Diffusion web UI (AUTOMATIC1111), 2025-11-24: 162,156 stars, estimated from public star recordsStable Diffusion web UI (AUTOMATIC1111), 2025-12-01: 162,237 stars, estimated from public star recordsStable Diffusion web UI (AUTOMATIC1111), 2025-12-08: 162,327 stars, estimated from public star recordsStable Diffusion web UI (AUTOMATIC1111), 2025-12-15: 162,415 stars, estimated from public star recordsStable Diffusion web UI (AUTOMATIC1111), 2025-12-22: 162,554 stars, estimated from public star recordsStable Diffusion web UI (AUTOMATIC1111), 2025-12-29: 162,676 stars, estimated from public star recordsStable Diffusion web UI (AUTOMATIC1111), 2026-01-05: 162,789 stars, estimated from public star recordsStable Diffusion web UI (AUTOMATIC1111), 2026-01-12: 162,888 stars, estimated from public star recordsStable Diffusion web UI (AUTOMATIC1111), 2026-01-19: 162,981 stars, estimated from public star recordsStable Diffusion web UI (AUTOMATIC1111), 2026-01-26: 163,058 stars, estimated from public star recordsStable Diffusion web UI (AUTOMATIC1111), 2026-02-02: 163,142 stars, estimated from public star recordsStable Diffusion web UI (AUTOMATIC1111), 2026-02-09: 163,206 stars, estimated from public star recordsStable Diffusion web UI (AUTOMATIC1111), 2026-02-16: 163,269 stars, estimated from public star recordsStable Diffusion web UI (AUTOMATIC1111), 2026-02-23: 163,441 stars, estimated from public star recordsStable Diffusion web UI (AUTOMATIC1111), 2026-03-02: 163,510 stars, estimated from public star recordsStable Diffusion web UI (AUTOMATIC1111), 2026-03-09: 163,561 stars, estimated from public star recordsStable Diffusion web UI (AUTOMATIC1111), 2026-03-16: 163,607 stars, estimated from public star recordsStable Diffusion web UI (AUTOMATIC1111), 2026-03-23: 163,643 stars, estimated from public star recordsStable Diffusion web UI (AUTOMATIC1111), 2026-03-30: 163,679 stars, estimated from public star recordsStable Diffusion web UI (AUTOMATIC1111), 2026-04-06: 163,732 stars, estimated from public star recordsStable Diffusion web UI (AUTOMATIC1111), 2026-04-13: 163,767 stars, estimated from public star recordsStable Diffusion web UI (AUTOMATIC1111), 2026-04-20: 163,800 stars, estimated from public star recordsStable Diffusion web UI (AUTOMATIC1111), 2026-04-27: 163,829 stars, estimated from public star recordsStable Diffusion web UI (AUTOMATIC1111), 2026-05-04: 163,856 stars, estimated from public star recordsStable Diffusion web UI (AUTOMATIC1111), 2026-05-11: 163,885 stars, estimated from public star recordsStable Diffusion web UI (AUTOMATIC1111), 2026-05-18: 163,900 stars, estimated from public star recordsStable Diffusion web UI (AUTOMATIC1111), 2026-05-25: 163,905 stars, estimated from public star recordsStable Diffusion web UI (AUTOMATIC1111), 2026-06-01: 163,925 stars, estimated from public star recordsStable Diffusion web UI (AUTOMATIC1111), 2026-06-08: 163,933 stars, estimated from public star recordsStable Diffusion web UI (AUTOMATIC1111), 2026-06-15: 163,938 stars, estimated from public star recordsStable Diffusion web UI (AUTOMATIC1111), 2026-06-22: 163,939 stars, estimated from public star recordsStable Diffusion web UI (AUTOMATIC1111), 2026-06-29: 163,944 stars, estimated from public star recordsStable Diffusion web UI (AUTOMATIC1111), 2026-07-13: 163,945 stars, estimated from public star recordsStable Diffusion web UI (AUTOMATIC1111), 2026-08-03: 163,950 stars, estimated from public star recordsStable Diffusion web UI (AUTOMATIC1111), 2026-08-17: 163,951 stars, estimated from public star recordsStable Diffusion web UI (AUTOMATIC1111), 2026-08-24: 163,952 stars, estimated from public star recordsStable Diffusion web UI (AUTOMATIC1111), 2026-08-31: 164,077 stars, estimated from public star recordsStable Diffusion web UI (AUTOMATIC1111), 2026-09-07: 164,258 stars, estimated from public star recordsStable Diffusion web UI (AUTOMATIC1111), 2026-09-14: 164,457 stars, estimated from public star recordsStable Diffusion web UI (AUTOMATIC1111), 2026-09-21: 164,636 stars, estimated from public star recordsStable Diffusion web UI (AUTOMATIC1111), 2026-09-28: 164,776 stars, estimated from public star recordsStable Diffusion web UI (AUTOMATIC1111), 2026-10-05: 164,917 stars, estimated from public star recordsStable Diffusion web UI (AUTOMATIC1111), 2026-10-12: 165,052 stars, estimated from public star recordsStable Diffusion web UI (AUTOMATIC1111), 2026-10-15: 165,059 stars, trackedStable Diffusion web UI (AUTOMATIC1111), 2026-10-16: 165,063 stars, trackedStable Diffusion web UI (AUTOMATIC1111), 2026-10-17: 165,070 stars, trackedStable Diffusion web UI (AUTOMATIC1111), 2026-10-18: 165,073 stars, trackedStable Diffusion web UI (AUTOMATIC1111), 2026-10-19: 165,074 stars, trackedStable Diffusion web UI (AUTOMATIC1111), 2026-10-20: 165,081 stars, trackedStable Diffusion web UI (AUTOMATIC1111), 2026-10-21: 165,083 stars, trackedComfyUI, 2026-10-15: 137,690 stars, trackedComfyUI, 2026-10-16: 137,790 stars, trackedComfyUI, 2026-10-17: 137,960 stars, trackedComfyUI, 2026-10-18: 138,258 stars, trackedComfyUI, 2026-10-19: 138,883 stars, trackedComfyUI, 2026-10-20: 140,002 stars, trackedComfyUI, 2026-10-21: 140,804 stars, tracked
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