ComfyUI Hits 123K Stars: Anonymous Dev Challenges Adobe's Creative Empire
msharmas · x · 2026-08-07
The anonymous developer behind ComfyUI, known as comfyanonymous, has built one of the most powerful AI image tools while shipping weekly updates entirely for free, amassing 123K GitHub stars.
The piece contrasts this open-source success with Adobe's commercial practices. Following a $150M DOJ settlement for trapping users in subscriptions, Adobe raised prices for its creative suite. As the trillion-dollar creative giant squeezes users, ComfyUI emerges as a formidable, free alternative.
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