# qui vs stable-diffusion-webui

> Two self-hosted projects, compared on the numbers selfhost.directory tracks live: score, popularity, release cadence and setup effort.

| | qui | stable-diffusion-webui |
|---|---|---|
| Score | 70/100 | 89/100 ✓ |
| Rank in category | #6 of 45 in Download Management | #1 of 11 in Image Generation |
| GitHub stars | 4 731 | 165 172 ✓ |
| Stars, last 30 days | +177 ✓ | +67 |
| Stable releases, 12 months | 23 ✓ | 0 |
| Latest release | v1.33.1 · 21 Oct 2026 | — |
| Setup | Easy ✓ | Moderate |
| Official Docker image | Yes ✓ | No |
| License | GPL-2.0 | AGPL-3.0 |
| Main language | Go | Python |

## Which one should you pick?

stable-diffusion-webui scores 89/100 against 70/100 for qui, so it is the safer default.

qui ships more often: 23 stable releases in the past year, against 0 for stable-diffusion-webui.

If you want the quickest setup, qui is easier to run; stable-diffusion-webui needs more configuration.

qui is growing faster right now (+177 stars in 30 days).

## Details

- [qui](https://selfhost.directory/project/qui) (markdown: https://selfhost.directory/project/qui.md)
- [stable-diffusion-webui](https://selfhost.directory/project/stable-diffusion-webui) (markdown: https://selfhost.directory/project/stable-diffusion-webui.md)

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Source: https://selfhost.directory/compare/qui-vs-stable-diffusion-webui