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Invoke

by Invoke · Apache-2.0 · 29,023 GitHub stars

Canvas-first image studio with layers, inpainting and node workflows, for SD 1.5, SDXL, SD 3.5 and FLUX.

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Get Invoke

At a glance

Best for
Artists who want to edit and refine on a canvas.
Inference engine
  • PyTorch (Diffusers)
GPU support
  • NVIDIA CUDA
  • AMD ROCm
  • Apple Metal
  • CPU only
Opens
  • Safetensors (original weights)
  • GGUF
Features
  • Chat window
  • Node workflows
Platforms
Desktop launcher for macOS, Windows and Linux.
On a NAS
Only on a NAS with a graphics card fitted. Container (Docker) image: ghcr.io/invoke-ai/invokeai. Listed in: Unraid Community Apps. Needs a graphics card in the NAS for usable speed. NAS models that run AI

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Install

macOS

Download the launcher from invoke.com

Windows

Download the launcher from invoke.com

Linux

Download the launcher from invoke.com

29 models on this site run in Invoke

Model Made by Type Size Opens it as Quality tier
FLUX.2 [dev] Black Forest Labs Image 32.2B Built-in support 92
FLUX 3 Image Klein Black Forest Labs Image 5.6B Built-in support 91
FLUX.2 [klein] 9B Black Forest Labs Image 9.1B Built-in support 84
FLUX.1 Kontext [dev] Black Forest Labs Image 11.9B Built-in support 82
FLUX.1 Krea [dev] Black Forest Labs Image 11.9B Built-in support 82
FLUX.1 [dev] Black Forest Labs Image 11.9B Built-in support 80
FLUX.2 [klein] 4B Black Forest Labs Image 3.9B Built-in support 78
FLUX.1 Fill [dev] Black Forest Labs Image 11.9B Built-in support 76
CogView4 6B Zhipu AI Image 6.4B Built-in support 70
FLUX.1 [schnell] Black Forest Labs Image 11.9B Built-in support 70
Stable Diffusion 3.5 Large Stability AI Image 8.1B Built-in support 66
Juggernaut XL v9 RunDiffusion Image 2.6B Built-in support 62
RealVisXL V5.0 SG161222 Image 2.6B Built-in support 62
Stable Diffusion 3.5 Large Turbo Stability AI Image 8.1B Built-in support 62
Animagine XL 4.0 Cagliostro Lab Image 2.6B Built-in support 60
Illustrious XL v0.1 OnomaAI Image 2.6B Built-in support 60
DreamShaper XL v2 Turbo Lykon Image 2.6B Built-in support 58
Pony Diffusion V6 XL PurpleSmartAI Image 2.6B Built-in support 58
Stable Diffusion 3.5 Medium Stability AI Image 2.5B Built-in support 58
Animagine XL 3.1 Cagliostro Lab Image 2.6B Built-in support 56
Stable Diffusion XL 1.0 Stability AI Image 2.6B Built-in support 55
SDXL-Lightning (4-step) ByteDance Image 2.6B Built-in support 54
Stable Diffusion 3 Medium Stability AI Image 2.0B Built-in support 52
Realistic Vision V5.1 SG161222 Image 0.9B Built-in support 42
DreamShaper 8 Lykon Image 0.9B Built-in support 40
SDXL Turbo Stability AI Image 2.6B Built-in support 40
Stable Diffusion 1.5 Stability AI / Runway Image 0.9B Built-in support 35
LCM DreamShaper v7 Tsinghua (LCM) Image 0.9B Built-in support 30
SD Turbo Stability AI Image 0.9B Built-in support 28

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