Tool · Pictures, Video

Invoke (InvokeAI)

A free, open-source app you install to make and edit pictures with open models like Stable Diffusion and FLUX on your own computer, with a layered canvas and workflow builder. Its paid hosted version closed in October 2025.

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At a glance

Open or closed: Fully open
Weights and code downloadable under a standard open licence
App code Apache-2.0; each model has its own licence.
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Licence: Apache-2.0 (Permissive (e.g. Apache 2.0, MIT))
Separate licence files for bundled SD1/SD2, SDXL and other components.
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Can I sell what I make?: Depends on the model you choose
App is Apache-2.0 ('commercially-friendly'); rights to images depend on each model's licence.
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Cost: Free option: Free to download and run on your own hardware.
Plans below.
How you use it: On your own computer, Desktop app, Through another service, Bring your own AI key
Windows 10+, macOS 14+, Linux; Nvidia, AMD (Linux), Intel Arc, Apple Silicon (16 GB+ recommended). Installed with the Invoke Launcher.
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Skill needed: Some setup
Inferred: launcher install and model downloads; needs a capable GPU.
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Made by: InvokeAI open-source community (formerly Invoke AI, Inc.)
Founding team joined Adobe; project now community-maintained. No country stated.
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Status: Changing: features or terms in flux
Day of month not stated; 'October 2025'.
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What you can make with it

A picture, from a description (main use)
A picture, by changing a photo I have
A picture, from a sketch
A video, from a description

text to imageimage to imagetext to videoimage to video

Unified canvas for text, image or sketch prompts, inpainting; Wan 2.2 video listed in requirements.

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Plans and prices

No paid plans listed.

The paid hosted service is closed; docs point to third-party GPU hosts (RunPod etc.).

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Models it uses

Stable Diffusion XL 1.0, Stable Diffusion 3.5, FLUX.1 [dev], FLUX.1 [schnell], FLUX.1 Kontext, FLUX.2, Qwen-Image, Wan 2.2, Gemini 2.5 Flash Image (Nano Banana), GPT Image 1

Models it uses (not yet listed on Plainly)

Stable Diffusion 1.5, Stable Diffusion 2, CogView 4, Z-Image, Krea 2, ERNIE-Image, Ideogram 4

Other options for “A picture, from a description”

Adobe Express, Adobe Firefly, Adobe Photoshop, Akool, Artbreeder, Bria, Canva AI (Magic Studio), ChatGPT Images, Civitai, Clipdrop, ComfyUI, Creatify, DeeVid AI, DiffusionBee, DomoAI, Draw Things, Dreamina, Dzine, fal, Filmora, FlexClip, FLUX.1 [dev], FLUX.1 [schnell], FLUX.1 Kontext

About this entry

Facts last checked 12 Oct 2026 against the maker’s own pages (each fact links to its source). Entry status: draft. Plain-English summary written by Plainly.