Tool
InvokeAI
Local professional canvas for generation, inpaint, ControlNet
About
Less hyped than A1111; strong studio UX for artists
Features
- pro local canvas + ControlNet
- Pricing
- Open Source
- Pricing detail
- self-host OSS
- Platforms
- Local / Desktop
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