300+ devs defy Higgsfield shutdown attempt, ComfyUI open-source contest crowns winners
gen_ericai · x · 2026-11-11
The #OpenSourceHiggsfield contest run by the ComfyUI community has concluded. After the community called on Higgsfield to open-source two weeks ago — and the company tried to shut the effort down — 300+ developers shipped anyway, with submissions from 45+ countries.
Winners:
- Best Overall: ComfyUI Panorama Stickers by @nomadoor
- Most Innovative: Blocksfield by @SquaredCubeRBX
- Most Viral: Imagination Studio by @SamJWasserman & @u1trainstinct
- Open Weights Only: Paint a Plate by @AInVFX
Plus 10 honorable mentions, with RunPod as cash prize sponsor and bonus prizes from LTX, Black Forest Labs, RunPod, and MiniMax.
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