How is this different from something like AUTOMATIC1111?

[scpedicini]

I think it would be helpful in your frequently asked questions to shed some light on how this is different from other GUI based stable diffusion repos.

i've looked at this one a dozen times and I'm having a very difficult time understanding exactly what distinguishes it from something like the extremely popular automatic1111 repo.

[carefree0910]

I think the main difference is that this project:

1. separates the frontend and the backend, so you can either make your own frontend, or focus on developing the backend and 'requires' the frontend from me.
2. provides an easier, smoother, and more 'integrated' way for users to enjoy multiple AI magics together. The extremely popular automatic1111 repo is great, and can somehow do the tricks, but in general it is sort of a one-pass-generation-tool, and the workflow is linear. This project on the other hand has a non-linear workflow, and gives you more freedom to combine various techniques and create something that a single AI model can hardly achieve.
3. can integrate many other techniques as well. Here's my future plan: I'm going to integrate natural language generation, music generation, video generation... Into this project, so you can make something really cool with and only with AI 😆!

And BTW very good advice! I should update the READMEs Q&A section and answer this question there as well!