Automatic1111 Stable Diffusion WebUI
Ranked 4 of 4 image generation interfaces by recommenders
Free local interface for Stable Diffusion image generation, quick to set up and handy for comparison grids. Main caveat: updates have sometimes broken it.
Free local interface for Stable Diffusion image generation, quick to set up and handy for comparison grids. Main caveat: updates have sometimes broken it.
8 people gave an opinion
- recommend it
- 5
- criticize it
- 3
- approval share
- 63%
Recommended in 5 of 13 months
- November 2025: recommended
- December 2025: not recommended
- January 2026: not recommended
- February 2026: recommended
- March 2026: recommended
- April 2026: not recommended
- May 2026: not recommended
- June 2026: recommended
- July 2026: not recommended
- August 2026: recommended
- September 2026: not recommended
- October 2026: not recommended
- November 2026: not recommended (month in progress)
Why it doesn’t carry the badge
- 5 people recommend itNeeds 10 or more, not met.
- 1.6 recommenders for every criticNeeds 2 to 1 or better, not met.
- Recommended in 5 of 13 monthsNeeds 4 or more, met.
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What people say about it
The reasons people give, with the number of comments that give each one. Open a reason to read what they said.
Why people recommend it
Each mark is one comment
Easy to get started
“Search for fooocus or automatic1111 for a couple of setups that are fairly low friction to get going.”
Comment from 23 Jun 2026 in “Moebius: 0.2B image inpainting model with 10B-level performance” Grid comparisons across changing variables
“It was so easy to do a grids changing variables per axis.”
Comment from 12 Aug 2026 in “Automatic1111 for Apple metal, 40% speed up sd1.5” Widely used local image interface
“the local image gen interfaces ComfyUI and A1111 WebUI have a huge amount of stars”
Comment from 2 Mar 2026 in “OpenClaw Surpasses React to Become the Most-Starred Software Project on GitHub”
What people warn about
Each mark is one comment
Broke on an update
“gave up when it broke on an update”
Comment from 12 Jun 2026 in “Ask HN: What computer are you using for AI coding tools?” Not kept up to date
“Automatic1111 wasnt being updated”
Comment from 12 Aug 2026 in “Automatic1111 for Apple metal, 40% speed up sd1.5”
Other image generation interfaces people recommend
The three most recommended other image generation interfaces, with the same counts for each, so you can compare like for like. The tick on each bar marks the 2 to 1 line the badge needs.
| Product | Recommend | Criticize | Approval | Months | Owned | Badge |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ComfyUI | 70 | 19 | 79% | 12 | — | Approved |
| Draw Things | 9 | 0 | 100% | 7 | — | — |
| InvokeAI | 6 | 1 | 86% | 7 | — | — |
| Automatic1111 Stable Diffusion WebUIThis page | 5 | 3 | 63% | 5 | — | — |
What people said
6 of the 8 comments that mention it, newest first. Each links to the original comment.
“It was so easy to do a grids changing variables per axis.”
“Automatic1111 wasnt being updated”
“Search for fooocus or automatic1111 for a couple of setups that are fairly low friction to get going.”
“gave up when it broke on an update”
“the local image gen interfaces ComfyUI and A1111 WebUI have a huge amount of stars”
“No one is learning from ComfyUI, Automatic1111, or SillyTavern.”
Counts come from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026. How we count. Report a mistake.