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InvokeAI vs DiffusionBee: catalog facts
InvokeAI	DiffusionBee
Freemium The community edition is free and open source under Apache 2.0 and runs entirely on your…	Free Free and open source under the AGPL-3.0 license.
Windows, macOS, Linux, Self-hosted	macOS
Unified canvas for inpainting and outpainting instead of regenerating whole images Node-based workflow editor for building reproducible generation pipelines	One-click installer with no dependencies to configure Runs fully on-device once model weights are downloaded
Needs a reasonably capable GPU; CPU generation is impractically slow Models are large downloads you manage yourself	Mac-only, with no Windows or Linux version No repository update reflected since October 2024
Downloadable app, Self-hosted	Downloadable app
Open source	Open source
License: Apache-2.0	License: AGPL-3.0
No account needed	Not stated if an account is needed
Works offline	Not stated if it works offline
Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 21, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 22, 2026

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