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DiffusionBee vs InvokeAI: catalog facts
DiffusionBeeInvokeAI
Free

Free and open source under the AGPL-3.0 license.

Freemium

The community edition is free and open source under Apache 2.0 and runs entirely on your…

macOS Windows, macOS, Linux, Self-hosted
  • One-click installer with no dependencies to configure
  • Runs fully on-device once model weights are downloaded
  • Unified canvas for inpainting and outpainting instead of regenerating whole images
  • Node-based workflow editor for building reproducible generation pipelines
  • Mac-only, with no Windows or Linux version
  • No repository update reflected since October 2024
  • Needs a reasonably capable GPU; CPU generation is impractically slow
  • Models are large downloads you manage yourself
Downloadable app Downloadable app, Self-hosted
Open source Open source
License: AGPL-3.0 License: Apache-2.0
Not stated if an account is needed No account needed
Not stated if it works offline Works offline

Checked September 22, 2026

Checked September 21, 2026

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