InvokeAI

Open-source web UI with unified canvas for generation, inpainting and outpainting

What InvokeAI does

  • Open-source web UI with unified canvas for generation, inpainting and outpainting
  • Node-based workflows; supports SD, SDXL and FLUX models
  • Free community edition, runs locally

InvokeAI — straight answers

What is InvokeAI?

InvokeAI is listed under AI Image Generation, in the Content & Media Generation category on Flocci AI Tools. Open-source web UI with unified canvas for generation, inpainting and outpainting. It is free, with no paid plan attached, and it lives at github.com.

Is InvokeAI free?

InvokeAI is listed as fully free — there is no paid tier attached to it in the catalog. That makes it one of the 399 entries on Flocci AI Tools with no upgrade path built in.

What can InvokeAI do?

InvokeAI does 3 things the catalog singles out: Open-source web ui with unified canvas for generation, inpainting and outpainting; node-based workflows; supports sd, sdxl and flux models; free community edition, runs locally.

What is the best free alternative to InvokeAI?

Bing Image Creator is the closest free alternative: it sits in the same AI Image Generation sub-category and is free. ComfyUI, FLUX.2 [klein] and Fooocus also start free. The full list is on the alternatives page.

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