DATASHEET // ANIMATEDIFF-EVOLVED
ComfyUI-AnimateDiff-Evolved
Animation motion modules for ComfyUI.
OPEN SOURCE10–16 GB VRAMRuns locally
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Requires: ComfyUI
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HARDWARE REQUIREMENTS //
Runs locally · High-end GPU (16–24 GB)
Min VRAM
10 GB
Rec. VRAM
16 GB
Min RAM
16 GB
Rec. RAM
32 GB
Disk
20 GB
GPU class
High-end GPU
Via ComfyUIApple Silicon ✓GPU RequiredQuant: FP16
SD1.5 motion runs on 10 GB. SDXL motion wants 16–24 GB.
[ EDITORIAL PICK ]
Why we recommend ComfyUI-AnimateDiff-Evolved
- Open source
Source is public — you can audit it, fork it, and you'll never lose access to your workflows if ComfyUI-AnimateDiff-Evolved the company changes direction.
- Runs on 10 GB
Comfortable on a mid-range consumer card — no need to remortgage for an A100.
- Apple Silicon
Native Metal / MPS support — runs on M-series Macs without CUDA gymnastics.
- Top-tier pick
Power-user score 86/100 — consistently rated highly by people who use this every day, not just benchmark chasers.
[ EVIDENCE NOTE ]
Documentation-led datasheet
This page summarizes upstream documentation, release information, and editorially reviewed catalogue fields. It is not presented as a hands-on benchmark. Verify changing requirements at the official project; report stale data through our corrections channel.
AT-A-GLANCE SIGNALS //
DERIVED FROM THIS PAGE'S DATA- Install difficultyPlugin
Drops into comfyui — assuming the host is already set up.
- Hardware comfortMainstream
Needs 10 GB minimum — RTX 3060 12GB or 4070 territory.
- EcosystemActive community
Open source plus 3 community resources we've vetted — there are people to ask.
- VerificationAgeing
110 days since the last catalogue refresh — flagged for re-verification.
[ COMMUNITY GUIDES & WORKFLOWS ]
Tutorials & deep-dives for ComfyUI-AnimateDiff-Evolved
Hand-picked from YouTube, Reddit, GitHub, and the wider web. Each link goes straight to the source — we don't intercept or rewrite anything.
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Other custom nodes & extensions tools we rate
Three picks across different tradeoffs — so you don't end up with three near-clones of ComfyUI-AnimateDiff-Evolved.
LIGHTEST HARDWARE //
ComfyUI ControlNet Auxiliary
All the ControlNet preprocessors in one node pack.
OPEN SOURCE6–12 GB VRAM
BEST FREE OPTION //
ComfyUI-Manager
Install, update, and govern ComfyUI custom nodes.
OPEN SOURCEVIA COMFYUI
TOP QUALITY //
ComfyUI IPAdapter Plus
Reference-image conditioning for ComfyUI.
OPEN SOURCE8–12 GB VRAM
What is ComfyUI-AnimateDiff-Evolved?
Maintained AnimateDiff implementation for ComfyUI. Adds motion modules to SD1.5 / SDXL workflows to turn image pipelines into short animations, with motion LoRAs and context options for longer clips.
Pros & cons
✓ PROS
- Most flexible AnimateDiff impl
- Context window keeps long clips coherent
- Pairs with ControlNet
– CONS
- VRAM-heavy for SDXL motion
- AnimateDiff style now superseded by Wan/Hunyuan for many uses
What's actually free?
Free / OSS.
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