ComfyUI vs Runway

A side-by-side comparison of features, pricing, and characteristics.

ComfyUI

ComfyUI is a powerful and modular node-based GUI for Stable Diffusion.

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Runway

Runway is an AI creative toolkit for generating and editing video content.

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AttributeComfyUIRunway
Pricing typeFree + paid (from $0/mo)Free + paid (from $12/mo)
Korean supportNoNo
PlatformsWeb, Desktop, APIWeb, iOS
Open sourceYesNo
API availableAvailableAvailable
SDKAvailableAvailable
LLM-based-Yes
MultimodalYesYes
AI modelStable Diffusion, Flux, SDXL, ControlNet, SVDGen, Aleph, Google Veo
GitHub Stars113.9K-
VendorComfyOrgRunway ML
CategoryContent CreationContent Creation
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ComfyUI key features

  • Node-based Visual Workflow
  • Low VRAM Optimization
  • Real-time Image Preview
  • Custom Node Extensions
  • Workflow Sharing & Loading
  • Serverless API Support

Runway key features

  • Gen-4.5 text-to-video generation
  • Video editing and transformation tools
  • Custom node-based workflows