Civitai records 6,963,136 monthly visits with +12.8% month-over-month growth and Freemium pricing. MuAPI records 412,788 monthly visits with +13.7% growth and Freemium pricing.
Discover, download and generate with open-source AI models for image, video and 3D.
One API for every generative image, video and audio model
| Dimension / Metric | ||
|---|---|---|
| Official Domain | civitai.com | muapi.ai |
| Pricing Model | Freemium | Freemium |
| Monthly Visits | 6.96M (6,963,136) | 412.79K (412,788) |
| MoM Traffic Delta | +791.97K (+12.8%) | +49.74K (+13.7%) |
| Primary Market & Share | 🇺🇸 United States (18.8%) | 🇮🇳 India (24.6%) |
| Direct Visits / mo | 3.75M | 227.35K |
| User Rating | 4.6 | 4.3 |
| Supported Platforms | Website | Website |
Discover, download and generate with open-source AI models for image, video and 3D.
Browse one of the largest public libraries of open-source image, video and 3D AI models, with ratings, reviews, example images and download counts on every model page.
Generate images, video and 3D assets in the browser using hosted versions of featured models, no local GPU or setup required.
Search, collect and organize checkpoints, LoRAs, embeddings and ControlNet models, then compare outputs side by side before committing to a workflow.
Join challenges, events and creator leaderboards, follow top artists, remix images and share your own models with the community.
One API for every generative image, video and audio model
Access text-to-image, image-to-video, text-to-video, upscaling, background removal, face swap and lip sync through the same authentication and billing setup.
Pick the provider that is cheapest or fastest for a given model without rewriting your integration, and switch as pricing and quality change.
Compare models with published rankings and a leaderboard, read request-level docs, and plug in via the CLI or MCP server for agent workloads.
Build multi-step pipelines, explore prompts in an interactive studio, and let agent or workflow features chain several models into one finished asset.
SpecialistOffers an active art community and custom model generation, but focuses more on app-based creation than raw model sharing.
SpecialistOffers an active art community and custom model generation, but focuses more on app-based creation than raw model sharing.
SpecialistProvides advanced node-based control for running diffusion models, but lacks Civitai's social model-sharing community hub.
SpecialistProvides advanced node-based control for running diffusion models, but lacks Civitai's social model-sharing community hub.
SpecialistExecutes complex ComfyUI workflows in the cloud, but lacks Civitai's extensive public model gallery and social features.
SpecialistExecutes complex ComfyUI workflows in the cloud, but lacks Civitai's extensive public model gallery and social features.
Offers blazing-fast serverless infrastructure and developer APIs for media generation, but with less abstracted multi-model bundling.
Offers blazing-fast serverless infrastructure and developer APIs for media generation, but with less abstracted multi-model bundling.
Free / Open-sourceHosts open-source AI models and datasets with online demos, though it caters more to researchers than hobbyist artists.
Free / Open-sourceHosts open-source AI models and datasets with online demos, though it caters more to researchers than hobbyist artists.
Shares and hosts Stable Diffusion checkpoints and LoRAs with built-in cloud generation, closely matching Civitai's community model.
Shares and hosts Stable Diffusion checkpoints and LoRAs with built-in cloud generation, closely matching Civitai's community model.
SpecialistFeatures a vibrant AI art creation community, but does not support downloading or sharing raw custom checkpoints and LoRAs.
SpecialistFeatures a vibrant AI art creation community, but does not support downloading or sharing raw custom checkpoints and LoRAs.
Multi-model AI API gateway for calling video, image, music, and chat models via one key.
SpecialistFocuses heavily on anime art generation and character roleplay, offering a more niche community than general open-source hubs.
SpecialistFocuses heavily on anime art generation and character roleplay, offering a more niche community than general open-source hubs.
Provides an OpenAI-compatible API for diverse media models, but has a smaller community and developer ecosystem.
Provides an OpenAI-compatible API for diverse media models, but has a smaller community and developer ecosystem.
Provides ultra-fast, low-cost API inference for generative media models, but features a more specialized developer toolset.
Unified API gateway providing developer access to diverse image, video, voice, and 3D models.
