Fooocus simplifies Stable Diffusion down to two text boxes — positive and negative prompts — and produces Midjourney-quality results automatically. The easiest way to run high-quality AI image generation locally with zero configuration.
How Fooocus compares with its closest alternatives
All 5 closest alternatives have a free plan, as Fooocus does. Among the 2 that list a starting price, the cheapest is Lexica Art at $10 a month and the median is $11. 3 of the 5 offer an API; FalcoScan's records show none for Fooocus. Fooocus offers a desktop app. Of the alternatives, 3 offer a desktop app. Fooocus was founded in 2023; the alternatives on record were all founded in 2022, 5 of them earlier. Fooocus 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 Fooocus compares in Image
Fooocus has low opportunity and sits in the bottom third of 459 live Image tools on FalcoScan. Across Image, the average opportunity score is 49.1 and the average saturation score 52.4. FalcoScan rates Fooocus's own market position as contested. 67 of the 459 operating Image tools have hot momentum, and FalcoScan has recorded 16 shutdowns in the category.
Fooocus compared with its closest alternatives
Product
Opportunity
Saturation
Pricing
Pricing from
Free plan
API
Platforms
Momentum
FooocusFounded 2023 · Remote-first
Low
Contested
Free
—
Yes
No
Desktop
Rising
InvokeAIFounded 2022 · San Francisco, United States
The closest alternatives to Fooocus that are still running, matched on the AI capabilities, uses and audience they share, are InvokeAI, Waifu Diffusion, Stable Diffusion, Getimg AI, and Lexica Art.
Is Fooocus still running?
Yes. As of 1 November 2026, FalcoScan lists Fooocus as operating at github.com.
Where is Fooocus based?
Fooocus has no single headquarters: FalcoScan's records list it as a distributed, remote-first company.
Does Fooocus have an API?
FalcoScan's records show no public API for Fooocus.
Who is Fooocus for?
Fooocus is built for artists and creators.
How do I sign in to Fooocus?
Sign in on Fooocus's own website, github.com. FalcoScan reviews Fooocus but does not run its accounts, so logins, passwords and billing are handled by Fooocus directly.