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ComfyUI-AnimateDiff-Evolved

Animation motion modules for ComfyUI.

Open Source 10–16 GB VRAMRuns locally
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Requires: ComfyUI

Visit ComfyUI-AnimateDiff-EvolvedUpdated 2026-03-28 · Direct link

Hardware requirements

Runs locally · High-end GPU (16–24 GB)

10–16 GB VRAM
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.

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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  • AnimateDiff style now superseded by Wan/Hunyuan for many uses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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