Self-hosted alternatives to Midjourney

Last updated · 4 options

Quick answer: ComfyUI has the most stars on its repository of the 4 options here (★ 139k), followed by InvokeAI (★ 28.8k). Stars show popularity, not fit, so check formats, platforms and licence for your own work.

Subscription AI image generator. Here are 4 self-hosted options, most-starred first.

ComfyUI

Generative Artificial Intelligence (GenAI)

Node-based workflow editor for AI image, video and audio generation

Stars
★ 139k
Licence
GPL-3.0
Updated

Alternative to Midjourney

InvokeAI

Generative Artificial Intelligence (GenAI)

Polished creative studio for AI image generation, with a unified canvas for editing

Stars
★ 28.8k
Licence
Apache-2.0
Updated
  • Docker

Alternative to Midjourney

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SD.Next

Generative Artificial Intelligence (GenAI)

All-in-one web UI for AI image and video generation with broad model and hardware support

Stars
★ 7.4k
Licence
Apache-2.0
Updated
  • Docker

Alternative to Midjourney

SwarmUI

Generative Artificial Intelligence (GenAI)

Friendly image and video generation UI that uses ComfyUI under the hood

Stars
★ 4.7k
Licence
MIT
Updated
  • Docker

Alternative to Midjourney

FAQ

Is there a self-hosted alternative to Midjourney?

Yes. SelfHostAlts lists 4 options: ComfyUI, InvokeAI, SD.Next and SwarmUI.

Which Midjourney alternatives are open source?

ComfyUI (GPL-3.0), InvokeAI (Apache-2.0), SD.Next (Apache-2.0) and SwarmUI (MIT).

Which Midjourney alternatives can run with Docker?

InvokeAI, SD.Next and SwarmUI. The other listed here isn't listed for Docker.

Related categories: Generative Artificial Intelligence (GenAI)

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