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Best local AI for image editing
Open-weights models and tools that run entirely on your own hardware, ranked from public benchmarks. Local tools are rated by the best open model they run.
BTop ranked: Qwen-Image-2.1 (Alibaba (Qwen)), 1,083 on Artificial Analysis Image Editing Arena (AA-Image-Editing v2.1).16 options listed · data verified 19 Oct 2026
Ranked list
| Tier | Name | Approach | Runs | Rated by | Price | Skill |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| B |  Qwen-Image-2.1Alibaba (Qwen) | Models | Local | 1,083 on Artificial Analysis Image Editing Arena (AA-Image-Editing v2.1) | Open weights | — |
| B |  HunyuanImage 3.0Tencent | Models | Local | 1,064 on Artificial Analysis Image Editing Arena (AA-Image-Editing v2.1) | Open weights | — |
| B |  ComfyUIComfy Org | Workflow platforms | Local | via Qwen-Image-2.1 Cloud models: tier S | Free | advanced |
| B |  DiffusersHugging Face | Runtimes & APIs | Local | via Qwen-Image-2.1 | Free | advanced |
| B |  InvokeAIInvoke (open-source community) | Apps + Workflow platforms | Local | via Qwen-Image-2.1 Cloud models: tier S | Free | intermediate |
| B |  WanGP (Wan2GP)deepbeepmeep (community project) | Apps | Local | via Qwen-Image-2.1 | Free | intermediate |
| B |  stable-diffusion.cppleejet (community) | Runtimes & APIs | Local | via Qwen-Image-2.1 | Free | advanced |
| B | SD.Next vladmandic (community) | Apps | Local | via Qwen-Image-2.1 | Free | intermediate |
| B |  Stable Diffusion WebUI Forge NeoHaoming02 (community) | Apps | Local | via Qwen-Image-2.1 | Free | intermediate |
| B |  AmuseTensorStack | Apps | Local | via Qwen-Image-2.1 | Free | beginner |
| C |  FLUX.2 [dev]Black Forest Labs | Models | Local | 1,000 on Artificial Analysis Image Editing Arena (AA-Image-Editing v2.1) | ~24 GB VRAM | — |
| C | Qwen-Image-Edit-2511 Alibaba (Qwen) | Models | Local | 990 on Artificial Analysis Image Editing Arena (AA-Image-Editing v2.1) | Open weights | — |
| C |  HiDream-O1-ImageHiDream.ai | Models | Local | 956 on Artificial Analysis Image Editing Arena (AA-Image-Editing v2.1) | Open weights | — |
| C |  LongCat-Image-EditMeituan (LongCat) | Models | Local | 899 on Artificial Analysis Image Editing Arena (AA-Image-Editing v2.1) | Open weights | — |
| C |  GLM-ImageZ.ai | Models | Local | 824 on Artificial Analysis Image Editing Arena (AA-Image-Editing v2.1) | Open weights | — |
| C |  SwarmUImcmonkeyprojects | Apps + Workflow platforms | Local | via FLUX.2 [dev] | Free | intermediate |
Tiers come only from public benchmarks (Artificial Analysis Image Editing Arena (AA-Image-Editing v2.1)); tools without a result of their own inherit the tier of the best model they offer. How we rank.