AUTOMATIC1111's Stable Diffusion Web UI is the gold standard for local Stable Diffusion — extensible, powerful, and packed with features. ControlNet, inpainting, img2img, LoRA, embeddings — everything the serious AI artist needs running locally.
How Automatic1111 compares with its closest alternatives
4 of the 5 closest alternatives have a free plan, as Automatic1111 does. Only Getimg AI lists a starting price, $12 a month. 4 of the 5 offer an API, as Automatic1111 does. Automatic1111 offers a web app and a desktop app. Of the alternatives, 4 offer a web app and 3 offer a desktop app. Automatic1111 was founded in 2022; the alternatives on record were all founded in 2022. Automatic1111 has no single headquarters on record; its alternatives with a known headquarters are in the United States, the United Kingdom and Poland.
Market position · Image
How Automatic1111 compares in Image
Automatic1111 has low opportunity and sits in the bottom third of 472 live Image tools on FalcoScan. Across Image, the average opportunity score is 49.2 and the average saturation score 52.4. FalcoScan rates Automatic1111's own market position as contested. 67 of the 472 operating Image tools have hot momentum, and FalcoScan has recorded 16 shutdowns in the category.
Automatic1111 compared with its closest alternatives
Product
Opportunity
Saturation
Pricing
Pricing from
Free plan
API
Platforms
Momentum
Automatic1111Founded 2022 · Remote-first
Low
Contested
Free
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Yes
Yes
Web, Desktop
Stable
InvokeAIFounded 2022 · San Francisco, United States
Yes. FalcoScan lists Automatic1111 as free to use.
What are the best alternatives to Automatic1111?
The closest alternatives to Automatic1111 that are still running, matched on the AI capabilities, uses and audience they share, are InvokeAI, Stable Diffusion, Getimg AI, Waifu Diffusion, and DreamStudio.
Is Automatic1111 still running?
Yes. As of 2 November 2026, FalcoScan lists Automatic1111 as operating at github.com.
Where is Automatic1111 based?
Automatic1111 has no single headquarters: FalcoScan's records list it as a distributed, remote-first company.
Does Automatic1111 have an API?
Yes. Automatic1111 offers an API.
Who is Automatic1111 for?
Automatic1111 is built for developers and artists.
How do I sign in to Automatic1111?
Sign in on Automatic1111's own website, github.com. FalcoScan reviews Automatic1111 but does not run its accounts, so logins, passwords and billing are handled by Automatic1111 directly.