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AI

Free and open-source Midjourney alternatives

Midjourney (AI image generation) is a commercial product. These 2 tools do the same job and are free to use or to self-host.
Short answer: the best free alternatives to Midjourney are ComfyUI and InvokeAI. Self-hosting is free; you pay only for the server (a small VPS is about $4–6/mo). Licenses and prices checked 2026-10-01.
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    ComfyUI

    Node-based open-source engine for AI image and video generation

    Node-based image/video generation; run local models, needs a GPU.

    Open source (GPL-3.0) ·★ 136k GitHub stars · last commit 2026-10-07 · details

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    InvokeAI

    Open-source creative engine for Stable Diffusion models

    Polished local UI and canvas for Stable Diffusion/Flux; needs a GPU.

    Open source (Apache-2.0) ·★ 28k GitHub stars · last commit 2026-10-07 · details

Want paid options too? See all Midjourney alternatives or the full free alternatives list.

FAQ

Is there a free alternative to Midjourney?+

Yes. ComfyUI and InvokeAI do the same job for free; ComfyUI and InvokeAI are open source.

What is the best open-source alternative to Midjourney?+

ComfyUI is the most starred on GitHub (136k stars). Node-based image/video generation; run local models, needs a GPU.

Open source: OSI-approved license. Free to self-host: the code is public and free to run yourself, with limits in the license.