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InvokeAI Review 2026 — Professional Open-Source AI Image Canvas
InvokeAI is a professional open-source Stable Diffusion platform. Unified Canvas for inpainting and compositing, node workflow editor, supports Flux.1 and SDXL.

In inglese
Invoke provides a local web interface for text-to-image, image-to-image, inpainting, outpainting, model management, and repeatable node-based workflows. It includes a layered canvas, ControlNet support, batch generation, prompt tools, and gallery organization.
Artists, designers, developers, and technical users can run it on their own hardware or use third-party hosted GPU services. The former officially hosted Invoke.ai platform has shut down; external model providers and hosted GPU services may charge separately.
Features
- Layer-based Unified Canvas for drawing, editing, inpainting, and outpainting
- Visual node-based workflows for repeatable image-generation pipelines
- Model Manager for checkpoints, LoRAs, textual inversions, and ControlNets
- ControlNet guidance using depth maps, edges, poses, and other controls
- Batch generation, prompt wildcards, and high-resolution upscaling
- Local self-hosting with data, prompts, and creations stored on your hardware
- External model support through third-party image-generation APIs
- Apache 2.0 license
Use cases
- Generate images locally from text prompts
- Edit and extend images with the layered canvas
- Build repeatable generation pipelines with visual nodes
- Guide compositions with ControlNet inputs
- Organize generated images and videos in gallery boards
- Use hosted GPU services when local hardware is insufficient
Pros
Cons
Latest updates
- Version 6.14.1 (6.14.1)
Workflows can now be screenshot and saved as PNGs; middle clicks open media in a new browser tab; Krea-2 LoRAs with DoRA magnitudes are supported.
- InvokeAI 6.14.0 (6.14.0)
Adds video generation via Wan 2.2, Krea.2-Turbo and Raw, Flux.2 Dev, Ernie Turbo, Ideogram 4, multi-GPU and native Intel XPU support.
- v6.13.8 (v6.13.8)
Closes two security holes in the handling of custom nodes and connections to networks and services.
- v6.13.7 (v6.13.7)
Closes a security hole that could expose invokeai.yaml and api_keys.yaml contents, and closes related security issues.
- InvokeAI v6.13.6 (v6.13.6)
Corrects a bug that caused Qwen Image and Qwen Image Edit models to crash with a dictionary key error.
Capabilities
- Text to image — “Invoke is a free and open-source creative engine for AI-powered image generation.” source
- Edits images — “Invoke’s powerful canvas allows you to draw, paint, sketch, and edit your creations with unhindered precision.” source
- Upscales — “Rapidly iterate on concepts with batch generation, prompt wildcards, and high-resolution upscaling, all without leaving the app.” source
- Image to video — “We support text-to-video, image-to-video (use a still image to initiate the video), and image-to-image-video (interpolate video between two images).” source
- Text in images — “You need a specific provider capability (very high resolutions, fast batches, bilingual text rendering, etc.).” source
- Private generation — “Your data, prompts, and creations belong entirely to you.” source
- API — “Workflow Execution API” source
Pricing
- Starting price
- Free
- Prices checked
- 2026-09-26
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Community Edition
Free
- Self-hosted on your hardware
- Apache 2.0 licensed
- Unified Canvas, node-based workflows
- Support for Flux, SDXL, SD 1.5 and more
- 100% local & private