Hello and welcome to the third edition of REYApping, a space where I write a bunch of nonsense. Without further ado, let's begin.
Never in my entire Tensor life would I actually try to explain something. But here we are, an article about AI tool. What is AI Tool? Why make an AI Tool? How is it different from the "create mode"? I'll try to explain them.
What is AI Tool?
Now, I might be wrong here (roast me in the comment) but here's my answer: AI tool is a simplified, more straightforward interface of a comfyui workflow. It saves you from seeing bunch of tangled spaghetti that can potentially break your eyes and mind. Instead of customizing directly on the workflow nodes, you get a similar interface as the "create mode". The downside is that it can have limited parameter since those are set by the tool's creator, and you won't know how the workflow works. Also it suck your credits and soul (Riiwa, 2024), but sadly doesn't suck your coc- *cough* Nevermind that last part.
Here's an image of comfyui workflow:
Here's when that workflow is made into an AI Tool:
Why Make an AI Tool?
Simplicity and straightforwardness in the palm(?) of your hand. That's it. Especially if your flow has a few variables that can be modified such as prompts, steps, etc.. If your flow has a lot of modifiable variables and/or you want more control over your workflow, then I suggest you do that directly in the comfyui.
How is It Different from Creation Mode?
Creation mode allows you to control basic functions such as samplers, which T5 would you use, and other thing like ADetailer, img2img, controlnet, etc.. AI Tool, while it can do that if set by the author, it's generally limited to basic things only such as prompts, steps, resolution, batch size, and maybe seeds. But you can't really use things like ADetailer or img2img and other fancy stuff by yourself and you really depends on what is provided by the tool itself. In short: Creation Mode allows broader range of functions but with only basic abilities while AI Tool mostly allows specific functions, but can have better result because of the dark magic trickery inside its comfy flow.
Thank you for reading this part of REYApping. See you in the next one (if there's any).
