# ComfyUI vs DALL-E 3

**Leader by vioscaleAI score:** DALL-E 3

| Attribute | ComfyUI | DALL-E 3 |
|---|---|---|
| **vioscaleAI score** | 57.5 (37% (low)) | 73 (55% (medium)) |
| activity.commits_last_30d | 100 | - |
| adoption.dependent_repos | 0 | - |
| adoption.github_stars | 137,330 | - |
| content.faq | `[{"answer":"A modular node graph interface and workflow platform that lets creators generate, edit, and process images, videos, 3D models, and audio using AI models—with full control over parameters and outputs. Available as free desktop software, cloud infrastructure, or API endpoints for production integration. It is indexed under AI Image Generation.","source":"https://www.comfy.org/cloud/pricing","question":"What is ComfyUI?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"ComfyUI offers a free tier, so you can start without paying. Paid plans start at $20 per month. Prices are published openly on the vendor's own pricing page. Pricing changes often, so verify at source before relying on it.","source":"https://www.comfy.org/cloud/pricing","question":"Is ComfyUI free?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"ComfyUI supports the web, Windows, macOS, Linux and a command-line interface. Platforms we have not confirmed are simply not listed here rather than ruled out.","source":"https://www.comfy.org/cloud/pricing","question":"What platforms does ComfyUI support?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"Yes. ComfyUI can be deployed cloud / SaaS, hybrid and self-hosted, so it does not have to run on the vendor's infrastructure.","source":"https://www.comfy.org/cloud/pricing","question":"Can ComfyUI be self-hosted?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"We have confirmed 31 integrations for ComfyUI, including Kling AI, OpenAI DALL-E, Tripo 3D, Vidu, Seedance, Wan, Grok Imagine and Stability AI, plus 23 more. This is what we could verify from public sources, so the vendor may support others we have not indexed.","source":"https://www.comfy.org/cloud/pricing","question":"What does ComfyUI integrate with?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"We have independently confirmed GDPR for ComfyUI. Certifications we do not list are ones we have not been able to verify from public sources, which is not the same as ComfyUI not holding them. Always confirm compliance directly before you rely on it.","source":"https://www.comfy.org/privacy-policy","question":"What security certifications does ComfyUI have?","confidence":0.7},{"answer":"Yes. ComfyUI is published under the GPL-3.0 licence, a copyleft licence, so check its terms before embedding it in a closed-source product. Licence terms can change between releases, so verify against the repository for the version you intend to use.","source":"https://github.com/comfy-org/ComfyUI","question":"Is ComfyUI open source?","confidence":0.95}]` | `[{"answer":"A text-to-image generation model that interprets detailed text prompts to create images with high fidelity, built into ChatGPT and designed to work collaboratively with the assistant It is indexed under AI Image Generation.","source":"https://openai.com/business/chatgpt-pricing/","question":"What is DALL-E 3?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"DALL-E 3 offers a free tier, so you can start without paying. Paid plans start at $20 per month. Prices are published openly on the vendor's own pricing page. Pricing changes often, so verify at source before relying on it.","source":"https://openai.com/business/chatgpt-pricing/","question":"Is DALL-E 3 free?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"DALL-E 3 supports the web, iOS and Android. Platforms we have not confirmed are simply not listed here rather than ruled out.","source":"https://openai.com/business/chatgpt-pricing/","question":"What platforms does DALL-E 3 support?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"We have only confirmed a cloud / SaaS deployment for DALL-E 3, so it appears to be vendor-hosted. If a self-hosted option exists we have not found it documented publicly.","source":"https://openai.com/business/chatgpt-pricing/","question":"Can DALL-E 3 be self-hosted?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"We have confirmed 6 integrations for DALL-E 3, including Microsoft 365, Google Drive, Slack, Github, Linear and Figma. This is what we could verify from public sources, so the vendor may support others we have not indexed.","source":"https://openai.com/api/pricing/","question":"What does DALL-E 3 integrate with?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"We have independently confirmed SOC 2, ISO 27001, HIPAA and GDPR for DALL-E 3. Certifications we do not list are ones we have not been able to verify from public sources, which is not the same as DALL-E 3 not holding them. Always confirm compliance directly before you rely on it.","source":"https://openai.com/form/uk-osa-compliance/","question":"What security certifications does DALL-E 3 have?","confidence":0.7},{"answer":"DALL-E 3 is available worldwide. The vendor is headquartered in the United States.","source":"https://openai.com/business/chatgpt-pricing/","question":"Where is DALL-E 3 available?","confidence":0.75}]` |
| deployment.options | `{"cloud":true,"self_hosted":true}` | `{"cloud":true}` |
| description.long | A node-graph interface for building and executing AI workflows that generate images, videos, audio, and 3D models. Runs locally on your hardware or via cloud deployment, with support for thousands of models and extensible through custom nodes and integrations. | OpenAI's API platform provides developers with access to frontier language models (GPT-6 series) and agent capabilities for building intelligent applications. It includes enterprise security, data privacy controls, and compliance features for regulated industries. |
| features.capabilities | `{"pricing_model":"token_credit_based","text_to_image_prompting":true,"commercial_usage_rights_granted":true,"image_to_image_seed_referencing":true,"ai_automated_resolution_upscaling":true,"inpainting_and_outpainting_masking":true,"custom_model_training_and_lora_finetuning":true,"pose_control_and_structure_mapping_controlnet":true}` | `{"iso_27001":true,"soc2_type_ii":true,"deployment_model":"cloud_web_gui","text_to_image_prompting":true,"commercial_usage_rights_granted":true}` |
| integrations.count | 6 | 3 |
| integrations.list | `[{"name":"Kling AI"},{"name":"OpenAI DALL-E"},{"name":"Tripo 3D"},{"name":"Vidu"},{"name":"Seedance"},{"name":"Wan"},{"name":"Grok Imagine"},{"name":"Stability AI"},{"name":"Flux"},{"name":"Hunyuan 3D"},{"name":"Luma Dream Machine"},{"name":"Recraft"},{"name":"Magnific AI"},{"name":"Runway"},{"name":"Topaz Labs"},{"name":"Gemini Image"},{"name":"Hailuo MiniMax"},{"name":"Meshy AI"},{"name":"Pixverse"},{"name":"Rodin 3D"},{"name":"Wavespeed"},{"name":"Bria AI"},{"name":"LTX Video"},{"name":"Ideogram"},{"name":"Nano Banana"},{"name":"Veo 2"},{"name":"Adobe Photoshop"},{"name":"Foundry Nuke"},{"name":"Blender"},{"name":"SideFX Houdini"},{"name":"5000+ community extensions"},{"name":"Photoshop","native":true},{"name":"Nuke","native":true},{"name":"Houdini","native":true},{"name":"CivitAI","direction":"inbound"},{"name":"Hugging Face","direction":"inbound"}]` | `[{"name":"Microsoft 365"},{"name":"Google Drive"},{"name":"Slack"},{"name":"Github"},{"name":"Linear"},{"name":"Figma"},{"name":"MCP servers","native":true,"direction":"bidirectional"},{"name":"Web search","native":true,"category":"search"},{"name":"File search","native":true,"category":"search"}]` |
| language.primary | Python | - |
| license.spdx | GPL-3.0 | - |
| market.availability | `{"primaryMarkets":[],"availabilityScope":"global","availableCountries":[],"notAvailableCountries":[]}` | `{"primaryMarkets":["US"],"availabilityScope":"global","availableCountries":[],"notAvailableCountries":[]}` |
| platform.support | `{"cli":true,"mac":true,"web":true,"linux":true,"windows":true}` | `{"web":true}` |
| pricing | `{"type":"hybrid","plans":[{"free":true,"name":"Free","contactSales":false},{"free":false,"name":"Standard","commitment":"monthly|annual","contactSales":false},{"free":false,"name":"Creator","commitment":"monthly|annual","contactSales":false},{"free":false,"name":"Pro","summary":"$16/month (annual) or $192/year","commitment":"monthly|annual","components":[{"kind":"fixed","amount":16,"period":"month","currency":"USD"},{"kind":"fixed","amount":192,"period":"year","currency":"USD"}],"contactSales":false},{"free":false,"name":"Team","summary":"$200–$2,500/month (five tiers); up to 20% annual discount","commitment":"monthly|annual","components":[{"kind":"fixed","amount":200,"period":"month","currency":"USD"}],"description":"Five tiers with volume discounts","contactSales":false},{"free":false,"name":"Enterprise","summary":"Custom pricing","commitment":"annual","description":"Custom infrastructure, higher API limits, advanced security, dedicated support","contactSales":true}],"addOns":[{"name":"Comfy API (GPU time & storage)","components":[{"per":{"qty":1,"unit":"GB"},"kind":"metered","amount":0.2,"period":"month","currency":"USD"}]},{"name":"MiniMax Commercial License"}],"summary":"Free tier available; paid plans from $16–$2,500/month with usage-based credits. Separate API and commercial model licensing available.","currency":"USD","freeTier":true,"sourceUrl":"https://www.comfy.org/cloud/pricing","retrievedAt":"2026-10-13T22:38:36.405Z","startingPrice":{"amount":16,"period":"month","currency":"USD"},"billingPeriods":["month","year"]}` | `{"type":"usage","plans":[{"free":false,"name":"GPT-6 Astra","summary":"$10/1M input tokens, $50/1M output tokens","components":[{"per":{"qty":1000000,"unit":"input_tokens"},"kind":"metered","amount":10,"currency":"USD"},{"per":{"qty":1000000,"unit":"output_tokens"},"kind":"metered","amount":50,"currency":"USD"}],"contactSales":false},{"free":false,"name":"GPT-6 Sol","summary":"$2/1M input tokens, $10/1M output tokens","components":[{"per":{"qty":1000000,"unit":"input_tokens"},"kind":"metered","amount":2,"currency":"USD"},{"per":{"qty":1000000,"unit":"output_tokens"},"kind":"metered","amount":10,"currency":"USD"}],"contactSales":false},{"free":false,"name":"GPT-6 Luna","summary":"$0.10/1M input tokens, $0.50/1M output tokens","components":[{"per":{"qty":1000000,"unit":"input_tokens"},"kind":"metered","amount":0.1,"currency":"USD"},{"per":{"qty":1000000,"unit":"output_tokens"},"kind":"metered","amount":0.5,"currency":"USD"}],"contactSales":false}],"summary":"Usage-based pricing starting from $0.10 per 1M input tokens. No free tier mentioned.","currency":"USD","sourceUrl":"https://openai.com/index/dall-e-3","retrievedAt":"2026-09-23T14:40:44.519Z","startingPrice":{"unit":"input_tokens","amount":0.1,"currency":"USD"},"billingPeriods":["as-you-go"]}` |
| pricing.free_tier | yes | yes |
| pricing.model | freemium | commercial |
| pricing.price_level | mid | low |
| pricing.starting_price | `{"amount":16,"currency":"USD"}` | `{"amount":0.1,"currency":"USD"}` |
| pricing.transparent | yes | yes |
| release.cadence_days | 6 | - |
| release.history | `[{"url":"https://github.com/Comfy-Org/ComfyUI/releases/tag/v0.40.0","date":"2026-10-13T21:29:16Z","type":"stable","version":"v0.40.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/Comfy-Org/ComfyUI/releases/tag/v0.39.0","date":"2026-10-05T22:49:43Z","type":"stable","version":"v0.39.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/Comfy-Org/ComfyUI/releases/tag/v0.38.0","date":"2026-09-29T21:46:45Z","type":"stable","version":"v0.38.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/Comfy-Org/ComfyUI/releases/tag/v0.37.0","date":"2026-09-21T07:35:01Z","type":"stable","version":"v0.37.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/Comfy-Org/ComfyUI/releases/tag/v0.36.0","date":"2026-09-15T22:26:17Z","type":"stable","version":"v0.36.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/Comfy-Org/ComfyUI/releases/tag/v0.35.0","date":"2026-09-09T19:55:08Z","type":"stable","version":"v0.35.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/Comfy-Org/ComfyUI/releases/tag/v0.34.0","date":"2026-08-26T02:09:08Z","type":"stable","version":"v0.34.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/Comfy-Org/ComfyUI/releases/tag/v0.33.1","date":"2026-08-13T22:18:34Z","type":"stable","version":"v0.33.1"},{"url":"https://github.com/Comfy-Org/ComfyUI/releases/tag/v0.32.0","date":"2026-08-11T21:56:20Z","type":"stable","version":"v0.32.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/Comfy-Org/ComfyUI/releases/tag/v0.31.0","date":"2026-08-08T03:10:59Z","type":"stable","version":"v0.31.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/Comfy-Org/ComfyUI/releases/tag/v0.30.0","date":"2026-08-03T03:48:40Z","type":"stable","version":"v0.30.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/Comfy-Org/ComfyUI/releases/tag/v0.29.2","date":"2026-07-31T06:56:45Z","type":"stable","version":"v0.29.2"},{"url":"https://github.com/Comfy-Org/ComfyUI/releases/tag/v0.29.0","date":"2026-07-29T01:19:28Z","type":"stable","version":"v0.29.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/Comfy-Org/ComfyUI/releases/tag/v0.28.0","date":"2026-07-15T15:37:18Z","type":"stable","version":"v0.28.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/Comfy-Org/ComfyUI/releases/tag/v0.27.0","date":"2026-06-30T22:19:48Z","type":"stable","version":"v0.27.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/Comfy-Org/ComfyUI/releases/tag/v0.26.0","date":"2026-06-23T18:47:38Z","type":"stable","version":"v0.26.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/Comfy-Org/ComfyUI/releases/tag/v0.25.1","date":"2026-06-18T18:32:30Z","type":"stable","version":"v0.25.1"},{"url":"https://github.com/Comfy-Org/ComfyUI/releases/tag/v0.25.0","date":"2026-06-16T17:05:41Z","type":"stable","version":"v0.25.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/Comfy-Org/ComfyUI/releases/tag/v0.24.0","date":"2026-06-03T22:43:23Z","type":"stable","version":"v0.24.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/Comfy-Org/ComfyUI/releases/tag/v0.23.0","date":"2026-06-01T17:56:51Z","type":"stable","version":"v0.23.0"}]` | - |
| security.certifications | - | `[{"name":"SOC 2 Type 2","status":"active","auditor":"independent third-party auditor"},{"name":"ISO/IEC 27001:2022","status":"active"},{"name":"ISO/IEC 27017","status":"active"},{"name":"ISO/IEC 27018","status":"active"},{"name":"ISO/IEC 27701:2019","status":"active"},{"name":"ISO/IEC 42001:2023","status":"active"},{"name":"PCI-DSS","status":"active"},{"name":"CSA Star Level 1","status":"active"}]` |
| security.disclosure_policy | - | yes |
| security.gdpr | yes | yes |
| security.hipaa | - | yes |
| security.iso27001 | - | yes |
| security.pci | - | yes |
| security.soc2 | - | yes |
| security.trust_center | - | https://openai.com/security-and-privacy/ |
| security.vulnerabilities | `{"count":0,"source":"https://advisories.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/advisories?ecosystem=nixpkgs&package_name=comfyui&per_page=100","last_12m":0,"max_severity":null}` | - |

## Capabilities (AI Image Generation)

| Capability | ComfyUI | DALL-E 3 |
|---|:--:|:--:|
| **Capabilities** |  |  |
| Deployment model | - | Cloud web gui |
| Text to image prompting | ✓ | ✓ |
| Image to image seed referencing | ✓ | - |
| Inpainting and outpainting masking | ✓ | - |
| Negative prompt and weight exclusion | - | - |
| Pose control and structure mapping controlnet | ✓ | - |
| AI automated resolution upscaling | ✓ | - |
| Custom model training and lora finetuning | ✓ | - |
| Commercial usage rights granted | ✓ | ✓ |
| Enterprise ip indemnification protection | - | - |
| SOC2 type ii | - | ✓ |
| ISO 27001 | - | ✓ |
| Pricing model | Token credit based | - |

*Source: vioscaleAI. Generated 2026-10-16T20:46:09.047Z. "-" = undocumented, not absent.*