--- title: Open Design is replacing ComfyUI for my local AI... description: A developer shares their experience switching from ComfyUI to Open Design for local AI-assisted design workflows. ComfyUI, while solid for generating static... canonical: https://daily.dev/posts/open-design-is-replacing-comfyui-for-my-local-ai-workflows-and-the-difference-is-massive-8zerilbmi twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:site: @dailydotdev og:type: website og:site_name: daily.dev og:title: Open Design is replacing ComfyUI for my local AI workflows, and the difference is massive | daily.dev og:description: A developer shares their experience switching from ComfyUI to Open Design for local AI-assisted design workflows. ComfyUI, while solid for generating static... og:url: https://daily.dev/posts/open-design-is-replacing-comfyui-for-my-local-ai-workflows-and-the-difference-is-massive-8zerilbmi og:image: https://api.daily.dev/og/posts/8ZeRiLbmI.png og:image:alt: Open Design is replacing ComfyUI for my local AI workflows, and the difference is massive og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 630 og:locale: en --- > ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://daily.dev/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # Open Design is replacing ComfyUI for my local AI workflows, and the difference is massive **[XDA Developers](https://daily.dev/sources/xda-developers)** · 5 min read · 0 upvotes · 0 comments ## Summary A developer shares their experience switching from ComfyUI to Open Design for local AI-assisted design workflows. ComfyUI, while solid for generating static images via node-based pipelines with models like Stable Diffusion and Flux, couldn't produce editable or interactive design outputs. Open Design fills that gap by enabling vibe-design locally using natural language prompts pointed at models like Qwen 3.5 9B via LM Studio. The setup is simpler and faster, though cloud models still outperform local hardware for quality. Both tools remain installed, but Open Design better matches actual design workflow needs. ## Full article daily.dev links to this article rather than hosting it. 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