ComfyUI puts up $25,000 to crowdsource open-source rebuilds after Higgsfield skips its promise
PurzBeats · x · 2026-10-16
AI video platform Higgsfield promised to open source its entire platform but didn't. In response, ComfyUI launched a two-week competition with $25,000 in prizes for the best open-source rebuilds of tools like Genjutsu and Cinema Studio built on the Comfy Developer Platform.
Prizes include:
- Grand Prize: $10,000 cash
- Most Innovative / Most Viral / Open Weights Only: a GeForce RTX 5090 each
- 10 runner-ups get $250 in Comfy Credits
Partner bonuses: $2,000 cash for workflows with LTX as the core video model, up to $1,000 in FLUX API credits for FLUX3-based builds, and $1,000 in MiniMax API credits for MiniMax H3 builds. Backed by NVIDIA AI, Runpod, LTX, Black Forest Labs, and MiniMax, with in-person build events in SF, NYC, and LA.
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