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Stable Diffusion WebUI vs Kohya's GUI

A side-by-side comparison of two self-hosted ai image generation options — licensing, setup difficulty, resource needs, and what each one replaces.

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ST Stable Diffusion WebUI Popular Gradio web UI for Stable Diffusion VS KO Kohya's GUI Web interface for training Stable Diffusion models
FeatureStable Diffusion WebUIKohya's GUI
CategoryAI Image GenerationAI Image Generation
LicenseAGPL-3.0Apache-2.0
LanguagePythonPython
Setup difficultyMediumHard
Min. RAM8,192 MB16,384 MB
Deploymentdocker, bare-metal, sourcesource
GitHub stars★ 164,436★ 12,527
First released20222022
ReplacesMidjourney, DALL-ELeonardo.ai training

Why pick each one

Choose Stable Diffusion WebUI if…

  • Released under the AGPL-3.0 license
  • First-class Docker support for quick deployment
  • Mature project with 164.4k GitHub stars
  • Written in Python
Stable Diffusion WebUI details

Choose Kohya's GUI if…

  • Released under the Apache-2.0 license
  • Mature project with 12.5k GitHub stars
  • Written in Python
Kohya's GUI details

Frequently asked questions

Is Stable Diffusion WebUI or Kohya's GUI better?

Stable Diffusion WebUI is the stronger all-round pick: it has both the larger community and the simpler medium setup. Consider Kohya's GUI if its specific feature set fits your needs better.

Are Stable Diffusion WebUI and Kohya's GUI free and open-source?

Yes. Stable Diffusion WebUI is licensed under AGPL-3.0 and Kohya's GUI under Apache-2.0. Both can be self-hosted at no software cost.

Can I run Stable Diffusion WebUI and Kohya's GUI with Docker?

Stable Diffusion WebUI: yes. Kohya's GUI: check the project docs for container support.

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