ComfyUI vs Draw Things (2026): which should you pick?
As of Nov 12, 2026, ComfyUI and Draw Things share a 3.0 GPA, both have a free plan, and Draw Things starts cheaper, at $8.99 a month against $16 a month.
Checked Nov 12, 2026 · graded Nov 12, 2026 by ToolGPA
ComfyUI grades higher on platforms. Draw Things grades higher on ease of use. They get the same grade on value for money, the free plan and features.
Price, platforms and features side by side. The table says where each price was read and when.
ComfyUI
Open-source node editor for image and video AI workflows, plus a cloud
Draw Things
Image generation that runs on your own iPhone, iPad or Mac
Which one is for you
Pick ComfyUI if
- Fits if you want full control of every step of an image or video pipeline
- Works for people with a capable GPU who would rather not pay a subscription
Look elsewhere if
- Skip it if you want to type a prompt and get a picture, as the node graph takes learning
- Tight if your computer is weak: Windows wants an NVIDIA or AMD GPU and the Mac app is Apple Silicon only
- Watch out: partner models like Nano Banana are paid in Comfy credits, even when you run locally
- Watch out: cloud runs stop at 30 minutes (1 hour on Pro), and your own models and LoRAs need Creator
Pick Draw Things if
- Fits if you want to generate images offline on an iPad, iPhone or Mac
- Works for people who would train a LoRA without uploading their pictures
Look elsewhere if
- Skip it if you use Windows, Android or a browser, as only Apple devices are listed
- Tight if your device is old, as local speed depends on the hardware doing the work
- Watch out: cloud compute limits for the free account and Draw Things+ are not published
- Watch out: Enterprise has no published price
How we grade them
| 3.0GPAComfyUIVery good | 3.0GPADraw ThingsVery good | |
|---|---|---|
| Value for money | AThe desktop program is free and open source with no feature limits, which counts as free and substantial. Comfy Cloud starts at $16 a month billed yearly. | AThe Free Edition is free and runs on your own device, which counts as free and substantial. Draw Things+ is $8.99 a month for more cloud compute. |
| Free plan and trial | AComfyUI Desktop is free to run on your own hardware, offline after setup, with no cap. Cloud gives new users 5 free GPU runs. | ALocal generation, model downloads, the canvas and LoRA training are free. A free Community account adds cloud compute, though its limits are not published. |
| Features | BNode workflows, open and partner models, 5,000+ community extensions, a cloud, an agent and an API. Nothing in the core job is missing, though Team's shared workflows are still coming soon. | BOn-device generation, an infinite canvas, image to video, local LoRA training and optional cloud compute. Nothing in the core job is missing. |
| Ease of use | DNo store rating on record. You wire up nodes and models yourself, and local use needs a GPU and some setup. | CNo store rating on record. You download models and tune generation settings yourself, which takes learning. |
| Platforms and integrations | BWindows, Mac and Linux desktop apps, a browser cloud, an API and links to Photoshop, Blender, Nuke, Houdini, Civitai and Hugging Face. No phone app is listed. | CiPhone, iPad and Mac only. No Windows, Android or browser version is listed. |
| Best for | node-based image and video workflows | image generation on iPhone, iPad and Mac |
The GPA is the average of the five grades: an A is 4 points, an F is none. The full reasons are on each tool's page: ComfyUI and Draw Things. How we grade
Price against what you get
ComfyUI starts at $16 a month and scores 2.3 out of 4 on features, ease of use and platforms. Draw Things starts at $8.99 a month and scores 2.3.
They score the same, and Draw Things starts $7.01 a month lower. Of the other AI image and video generators on the chart, 29 score higher than ComfyUI for less, and 11 score higher than Draw Things for less.
Features, ease of use and platforms, averaged
What paid plans start at, a month (each step along is roughly double) →
- The best score at each price
- Has a free plan
- No free plan
Where they differ
- ComfyUI is open source, according to its own site.
- ComfyUI also covers AI agents.
At a glance
| ComfyUI | Draw Things | |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing | Free plan | Free plan |
| Starts at | $16 per month, billed annually ($20 billed monthly) for Comfy Cloud | $8.99 per month (Draw Things+) |
| Free plan | ComfyUI Desktop is free and open source to run on your own hardware with no feature limits. Comfy Cloud gives new users 5 free GPU runs and free Agent credits. | Free Edition: generate on your own device with models downloaded from Draw Things' servers, including the infinite canvas and local LoRA training. |
| Free trial | None listed | None listed |
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| Made by | Comfy Org | Draw Things, Inc. |
| Price read from | comfy.org | drawthings.ai |
| Checked | Nov 12, 2026 | Nov 12, 2026 |
Worth knowing
ComfyUI
- The Windows desktop app recommends an NVIDIA or AMD GPU, and the Mac app supports Apple Silicon only.
- Cloud runs stop at 30 minutes (1 hour on Pro), and importing your own models or LoRAs needs Creator or above.
- Partner models such as Nano Banana are paid in Comfy credits, even when ComfyUI runs on your own machine.
- On the Team plan, shared workflows, shared assets and projects are listed as coming soon.
Draw Things
- The download page and App Store badges cover iPhone, iPad and Mac only; no Windows, Android or browser version is listed.
- The pricing page does not state the cloud compute limits for the free account or for Draw Things+.
- Speed depends on the device doing the work, since generation is local by default.
- The Enterprise edition is sold through contact with the vendor and has no published price.
Key features
ComfyUI
- Node-based workflows
- Chain models, prompts, samplers and other steps into a visual graph that can be saved, shared and rerun, with control over each setting.
- Open and partner models
- Run open models such as Wan 2.2, Flux, LTX and Qwen Image Edit locally, or call partner models like Nano Banana Pro, Seedance 2.0 and GPT Image 2 with credits.
- Community extensions
- Install from more than 5,000 community extensions adding 60,000+ nodes, or write your own custom nodes.
- Comfy Cloud
- Run ComfyUI in a browser on 96GB RTX PRO 6000 GPUs with 900+ preinstalled models, paying only for active GPU time and queuing up to 100 workflows.
- Comfy Agent
- Describe the result you want and the agent plans, builds and runs the workflow on the canvas, charging its language-model use to your credits.
- Comfy API
- Deploy a workflow as a production API, with GPU time billed by the second, for example $3.49 an hour on an RTX PRO 6000.
Draw Things
- On-device generation
- Prompts are turned into images on the device itself, and the homepage says the app runs offline on iPhone, iPad and Mac.
- Infinite canvas
- The canvas can be extended in any direction, with the app filling in new areas of the image.
- Image-to-video
- Short video clips can be made from a still image.
- Local LoRA training
- LoRAs are trained entirely on the device, so training images stay local.
- Cloud compute option
- A free account can offload generation to Draw Things' managed servers, with higher limits on Draw Things+.
Plans
ComfyUI
ComfyUI Desktop$0
The full open-source engine on your own computer and GPU, offline after setup; partner models such as Nano Banana use paid credits.
Standard$16
per month, billed annually ($20 billed monthly)
Comfy Cloud with 50,400 credits a year (about 4,560 five-second videos), 30-minute runs, 4 Agent sessions, 5 API builds and 2 deployments.
Creator$28
per month, billed annually ($35 billed monthly)
88,800 credits a year, importing your own models and LoRAs, and 6 Agent sessions per workspace.
Pro$80
per month, billed annually ($100 billed monthly)
253,200 credits a year, runs up to 1 hour, 8 Agent sessions, 10 API builds and 5 deployments of up to 10 workers.
Team$630
per month, billed annually ($700 billed monthly)
1,772,400 credits a year in a shared pool, up to 50 members with roles, 16 Agent sessions and 20 API deployments.
EnterpriseCustom
More members, higher Agent limits and custom features, arranged with sales.
Draw Things
Free Edition$0
Local generation on your own device, model downloads, infinite canvas and local LoRA training.
Community$0
free account
Everything in the Free Edition, plus free use of cloud compute on Draw Things' managed servers and access to Lab Hours.
Draw Things+$8.99
per month
Higher cloud compute limits, custom LoRA uploads for cloud compute, on-demand limit boosts and Privacy Pass.
EnterpriseCustom
Organization-wide deployment, inference hosted on your own infrastructure, and integration of local or cloud inference into your own apps. Contact the vendor.
Ways to pay less
ComfyUI
- Annual discount
Up to 20% off Comfy Cloud billed yearly
Yearly billing takes Standard from $20 to $16 a month, Creator from $35 to $28 and Pro from $100 to $80; Team saves 10%.
Draw Things
No public discounts listed.
Common questions
Which is cheaper, ComfyUI or Draw Things?
As of Nov 12, 2026, Draw Things is cheaper to start with: $8.99 a month, against $16 a month for ComfyUI. ComfyUI starts at $16 per month, billed annually ($20 billed monthly) for Comfy Cloud, and Draw Things starts at $8.99 per month (Draw Things+).
Which has a free plan, ComfyUI or Draw Things?
As of Nov 12, 2026, both ComfyUI and Draw Things have a free plan.
Which platforms do ComfyUI and Draw Things run on?
As of Nov 12, 2026, only ComfyUI lists a web app and Windows and Linux apps and only Draw Things lists an iOS app. Both list a macOS app. A platform missing from a listing is one its maker's pages did not mention.
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How this page was made
- The verdict at the top follows a fixed rule. When both tools are in the same category and either is in our top three for it, the verdict follows that ranking: the higher-placed tool is our pick. The top three weigh who each tool suits as well as its grades, so a pick can go against the GPA. Otherwise the page does not pick one and says which grades higher: the higher GPA first; on a tie, the one with a free plan, then the one that starts cheaper in dollars a month, counted the same way for both; if they are still level, what the choice depends on.
- The grades are our own, from each tool’s review or report card. The GPA is their average.
- Prices, plans and platforms come from each tool’s listing. The table above says where each price was read and when.
- The differences and the answers to the questions are worked out from those listings.