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Wan 3 reference/image-to-video), Gemini (10), MiniMax (9), PixVerse (9), Meshy (8), ElevenLabs (8), Rodin (7), HeyGen (7), Grok (7), OpenAI (7), Runway (7), Tencent (6), Ideogram (6), plus Magnific, Fish, Topaz, Krea, Reve, LTX, Sync, Beeble, Veo, Claude and Higgsfield entries. Implication: a single ComfyUI graph can mix local open-weight models with hosted clo...","status":"active","body":{"text":"Creator-reported: statements attributed to the creator(s) come from discovery's reading of auto-caption transcript excerpts; the curator checked the video metadata (title, date, length) and any cited documentation pages, not the spoken claims. Nothing was tested; promotional or sponsored framing applies where stated.\n\nThe ComfyUI docs index (captured 2026-10-23) lists 298 built-in Partner node pages: Video 126, Image 101, 3D 45, Audio 16, Text 10. By name prefix the largest groups are Tripo (24), Recraft (20), Bria (19), Kling (19), ByteDance (18, i.e. Seedance/Seedream), Luma (15), Vidu (15), Flux/BFL (12), Wan API (12, incl. Wan 3 reference/image-to-video), Gemini (10), MiniMax (9), PixVerse (9), Meshy (8), ElevenLabs (8), Rodin (7), HeyGen (7), Grok (7), OpenAI (7), Runway (7), Tencent (6), Ideogram (6), plus Magnific, Fish, Topaz, Krea, Reve, LTX, Sync, Beeble, Veo, Claude and Higgsfield entries. Implication: a single ComfyUI graph can mix local open-weight models with hosted closed models (e.g. local depth/Canny prep feeding a hosted Kling or Seedance node), keeping one reproducible graph while paying per call; partner calls are billed through Comfy (API credits; Comfy Cloud billing pages cover payment). The --offline flag disables partner nodes (C3-B337-01).\n\nCurator qualifications: Creator-reported: statements attributed to the creator(s) come from discovery's reading of auto-caption transcript excerpts; the curator checked the video metadata (title, date, length) and any cited documentation pages, not the spoken claims. Nothing was tested; promotional or sponsored framing applies where stated. All cited documentation excerpts located on the live pages by curator GET; no video sources. 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