Detailed comparison across 10 dimensions
Winner: ComfyUI
ComfyUI clearly comes out ahead of Stability AI on Staquest's weighted six-dimension score. Both offer a free tier. Stability AI's paid plans start at $20/mo.
| Overview | ||
|---|---|---|
| Type | ai tool | ai tool |
| Company | ComfyUI Community | Stability AI |
| Free Tier | ||
| Has API | ||
| Open Source | ||
| Trending | Stable | Stable |
| Industries | DesignMarketingMedia & Entertainment | DesignDevelopmentAI & Machine LearningMedia & Entertainment |
| Categories | ai-videoai-image-generation | ai-foundation-modelsai-image-generation |
| Website | Visit | Visit |
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per user
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| Feature | comfyui | stability-ai |
|---|---|---|
| Community-Driven Custom Nodes | ||
| 25 Free Credits For New Users | ||
| Full Control Over Pipelines | ||
| Access To Core Models | ||
| Local Execution | ||
| Access To Stable Image Ultra, Core, And Sd3.5 | ||
| Node-Based Workflow Editor | ||
| All Professional Features | ||
| Commercial Usage Rights | ||
| Custom Commercial Rights | ||
| Early Access To New Models | ||
| Enterprise Support | ||
| Personal Use | ||
| Professional Discord Community Access | ||
| Programmatic Access To Stable Diffusion Models | ||
| Research Use | ||
| Self-Hosted Deployment | ||
| Solutions Engineering |
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On Staquest's weighted six-dimension scoring, ComfyUI comes out ahead overall, though Stability AI can be the better fit depending on your priorities — see the dimension-by-dimension breakdown above.
Both ComfyUI and Stability AI offer a free tier.
ComfyUI scores higher on pricing value in Staquest's analysis. It is the highest-weighted dimension in this comparison.
