Project comparison
Compare adoption, momentum, maintenance health, and project basics before choosing which tool to evaluate deeper.
The most powerful and modular diffusion model GUI, api and backend with a graph/nodes interface. The fastest local inference engine in the world.
Best matched with other image tools.
🤗 Diffusers: State-of-the-art diffusion models for image, video, and audio generation in PyTorch.
Best matched with other image tools.
ComfyUI has the larger GitHub footprint with 136.0K stars.
ComfyUI is currently growing faster at +4.2K stars this week.
ComfyUI has the stronger automated maintenance signal at 92/100. This is not a security or fit verdict.
Use these signals to narrow your choice, then confirm setup, license, and fit upstream.
| Signal | ComfyUI | Diffusers |
|---|---|---|
| Evidence status | Verified snapshot· 2026-10-04 09:19 UTC | Basic listing· 2026-10-04 09:17 UTC |
| GitHub stars | 136.0K | 34.1K |
| Weekly growth | +4.2K | +538 |
| Health score | Strong92/100 | Strong85/100 |
| Contributors | 354 | 1.1K |
| Commits per week | 41.0 | 21.4 |
| Open issues | 5.0K | 1.3K |
| Language | Python | Python |
| License | GPL-3.0 | Apache-2.0 |
| Last commit | 2026-10-04 08:24 UTC | 2026-07-22 11:32 UTC |
| Last release | v0.38.0 | v0.39.0 |
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