hydrogen-webvsInvokeAI
Two self-hosted projects, compared on the numbers selfhost.directory tracks live: score, popularity, release cadence and setup effort.
| hydrogen-web | InvokeAI | |
|---|---|---|
| Score | 48/100 | 82/100 |
| Rank in category | #56 of 110 in Chat | #2 of 11 in Image Generation |
| GitHub stars | 714 | 28 912 |
| Stars, last 30 days | +0 | +626 |
| Stable releases, 12 months | 0 | 13 |
| Latest release | — | v6.14.2 · 27 Sept 2026 |
| Setup | Moderate | Easy |
| Official Docker image | Yes | Yes |
| License | AGPL-3.0 | Apache-2.0 |
| Main language | Typescript | Typescript |
Which one should you pick?
InvokeAI scores 82/100 against 48/100 for hydrogen-web, so it is the safer default.
InvokeAI ships more often: 13 stable releases in the past year, against 0 for hydrogen-web.
If you want the quickest setup, InvokeAI is easier to run; hydrogen-web needs more configuration.
InvokeAI is growing faster right now (+626 stars in 30 days).
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