🔧 Best Models for ComfyUI

Welcome to the ultimate curated ComfyUI model hub — an all-in-one repository containing the most significant and useful models for real-world workflows. This isn’t just a grab bag of everything floating around online; it’s a distilled collection of only the most impactful, tested, and workflow-proven models across Flux1, SDXL, and beyond.

This repo covers Flux1 (Dev, Schnell, Fill, Depth, Canny, Redux, and more), GGUF variants for low-VRAM systems, T5XXL + CLIP text encoders, and a growing handpicked list of SDXL tools, controlnets, and top-performing models from Civitai.

🔍 Not Everything, Just the Best

We intentionally avoid flooding this repo with every model in existence. Instead, this collection:

Focuses on essential, practical models you’ll actually use

Prioritizes multiple VRAM tiers (e.g., Q3, Q5, FP8)

Skips Q8 GGUF unless justified (too big for low-spec systems, too slow for high-end ones)

Excludes LoRAs unless they offer real benefit over full models

🚀 Want One-Click Simplicity?

If you're looking for an even easier way to use these models, check out my Patreon. I create:

✅ One-click installers that detect your VRAM and download the right files

⚙️ Plug-and-play workflows built for ComfyUI (from beginner to advanced)

🧪 Deep-dive guides, model breakdowns, and private toolkits

No fluff. Just clean, well-organized systems designed to actually work. Perfect for both noobs and ComfyUI veterans.

🎨 Visual Examples (Coming Soon)

We'll be adding concise example blocks so you can see exactly what each model type does. Expect:

Flux1 Core Models

Dev: High-quality output (slower)

Schnell: Lower-quality but fast generation

Flux1 Tools

Depth: Real image → depth map → new image

Canny: Real image → edge map → new image

Fill (Inpaint): Original → masked → regenerated

These will be organized into clean XY grids so you're not scrolling through an image tsunami.

SDXL Models (Preview)

Best realism & anime models from Civitai

Refiner-enabled and ControlNet-ready options

🔄 Folder Structure

Best-Models-For-ComfyUI/
Flux1/
├─ unet/
│ ├─ Dev/
│ │ ├─ flux1-dev-fp8.safetensors
│ │ ├─ GGUF/
│ │ │ ├─ flux1-dev-Q3_K_S.gguf
│ │ │ ├─ flux1-dev-Q5_K_S.gguf
│ │ │ └─ flux1-dev-Q6_K_S.gguf
│ ├─ Schnell/
│ │ ├─ flux1-schnell-fp8-e4m3fn.safetensors
│ │ ├─ GGUF/
│ │ │ ├─ flux1-schnell-Q3_K_S.gguf
│ │ │ ├─ flux1-schnell-Q5_K_S.gguf
│ │ │ └─ flux1-schnell-Q6_K_S.gguf
│ ├─ Canny/
│ │ ├─ flux1-canny-dev-fp8.safetensors
│ │ ├─ GGUF/
│ │ │ ├─ flux1-canny-dev-fp16-Q4_0-GGUF.gguf
│ │ │ └─ flux1-canny-dev-fp16-Q5_0-GGUF.gguf
│ ├─ Depth/
│ │ ├─ flux1-depth-dev-fp8.safetensors
│ │ ├─ GGUF/
│ │ │ ├─ flux1-depth-dev-fp16-Q4_0-GGUF.gguf
│ │ │ └─ flux1-depth-dev-fp16-Q5_0-GGUF.gguf
├─ clip/
│ ├─ t5xxl_fp8_e4m3fn.safetensors
│ ├─ t5xxl_fp8_e4m3fn_scaled.safetensors
│ ├─ t5xxl_fp16.safetensors
│ └─ clip_l.safetensors
├─ loras/
│ ├─ flux1-canny-lora.safetensors *(optional)*
│ └─ flux1-depth-lora.safetensors *(optional)*

✨ Final Notes

This is a living repo. New models and categories will be added over time.

Stay comfy. Stay maxed out.

— Max