ComfyUI
Node-based graphical interface for building and running local AI image and video generation workflows.
Liked for running new image and video models locally on consumer hardware1234, with custom nodes that add support for new models almost immediately.56 The most common complaint is that the node-based interface is hard to learn and use78910, and generation can be very slow on modest hardware.1112
Why people recommend it
Local generation · 3
Commenters like running image and video models such as Flux2, Qwen Image and MiniMax on their own machines.
“I've been using MiniMax H3 on my M5 Pro 64GB MacBook Pro through ComfyUI. It works extremely well.”
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“I use the Portable version of ComfyUI, most are done with Qwen Image 2.1 and some hard restores using FIBO2.”
Modest hardware · 3
Users report it working on an Intel A770, a laptop RTX 2060 and an M5 Pro MacBook.
“switched to ComfyUI which has worked great.”
“I've only gotten it to work with ComfyUI.”
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“I've been using MiniMax H3 on my M5 Pro 64GB MacBook Pro through ComfyUI. It works extremely well.”
Fast model support · 2
Its many custom nodes mean new models and techniques arrive almost immediately, sometimes with day-zero support.
“ComfyUI gets all the new "hotness" almost immediately since there's so much custom nodes for it.”
“We also had 0-day support from people like Ostris and ComfyUI”
Photo restoration · 2
A long-time photographer uses it with FIBO2 and Qwen Image to restore old photos.
“once I started using ComfyUI with FIBO2 and Qwen Image 2.1 to restore my photographs, I was hook!”
“I use the Portable version of ComfyUI, most are done with Qwen Image 2.1 and some hard restores using FIBO2.”
Reliable setup · 1
One user switched after a1111 broke on an update and found ComfyUI worked great.
“switched to ComfyUI which has worked great.”
Caveats and dissent
Learning curve · 3
The node workflow is described as harder to learn than Forge, tedious and not for everyone.
“ComfyUI gets all the new "hotness" almost immediately since there's so much custom nodes for it.”
“ComfyUI is too far removed for me - I appreciate people who can do node magic, but it's not my thing.”
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“guide an image-to-image workflow in comfyui. But it was pretty tedious and prone to errors.”
Slow on modest hardware · 2
Generation can take over ten minutes for an image or over an hour for a short video clip.
“I've been using MiniMax H3 on my M5 Pro 64GB MacBook Pro through ComfyUI. It works extremely well.”
“I've only gotten it to work with ComfyUI.”
Small-screen use · 1
The node canvas is hard to use on a laptop-size screen with a trackpad.
“ComfyUI is just so, so difficult to use on a normal size screen with a trackpad.”
Multi-step pipelines · 1
Chaining multi-step workflows without manual intervention is painful.
“I use ComfyUI for image/video generation”
Manual workflow tweaks · 1
Some models require modifying default workflows with extra custom nodes.
“I've been using MiniMax H3 on my M5 Pro 64GB MacBook Pro through ComfyUI. It works extremely well.”
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Who recommends it in their own words
From the makers not counted in the ranking
“ComfyUI for image gen.”
Threads where it came up
- Nikon photography contest winner loses title after scientists spot signs of AI 2 mentions
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- I dumped Windows 11 for Linux, and you should too 2 mentions
- Ask HN: Freelancer? Seeking freelancer? (September 2026) 1 mention
- item 49261444 1 mention
- Antirez/h3.c: MiniMax H3 inference engine for Mac computers 1 mention
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All comments 21
“I use the Portable version of ComfyUI, most are done with Qwen Image 2.1 and some hard restores using FIBO2.”
“once I started using ComfyUI with FIBO2 and Qwen Image 2.1 to restore my photographs, I was hook!”
“ComfyUI, Flux, Wan 2.1, Stable Diffusion”
“autocomplete ComfyUI workflows”
“I've been using MiniMax H3 on my M5 Pro 64GB MacBook Pro through ComfyUI. It works extremely well.”
“creating ComfyUI workflows with CC and Opus”
“I love running Flux2 locally via ComfyUI.”
“what's your Comfy workflow for this?”
“guide an image-to-image workflow in comfyui. But it was pretty tedious and prone to errors.”
“using ComfyUI w/Flux”
“We also had 0-day support from people like Ostris and ComfyUI”
“switched to ComfyUI which has worked great.”
“ComfyUI is just so, so difficult to use on a normal size screen with a trackpad.”
“ComfyUI gets all the new "hotness" almost immediately since there's so much custom nodes for it.”
“I used Matteo’s graphllm for inspiration, and comfy ui (and st)”
“I've only gotten it to work with ComfyUI.”
“I use ComfyUI for image/video generation”
“(3) Run comfy UI using StabilityMatrix”
“I use my win desktop as a host for ai services such as Comfy UI for stable diffusion generation”
“ComfyUI is too far removed for me - I appreciate people who can do node magic, but it's not my thing.”
“You can make your own 3D models using ComfyUI and DrawThings”