Since we live in a time where it’s raining OFX nodes daily for breakfast…
Sometimes you just want to run a model. You know like Nano Banana. Without Fuzz.
Yes, there are cool ComfyUI workflows, and they’re powerful and cool. But you need to install a whole bunch of stuff, worry about security, how to get files back and forth…
Beak wrote a nice frame work for running larger workflows right out of batch: BCE
But what about a one-node setup. A simple GenAi or InPaint.
There’s now an OFX to run partner nodes. It uses the Comfy Router API. You need to buy tokens through Comfy Org, if you don’t have any yet and get an API Key. But most importantly, you don’t need ComfyUI installed locally to use this. Just this OFX node.
Then you can run them right in batch.
Once during setup you have to enter the API Key. It will be saved in a per-user config file.
The node calls out to the API to render it and then caches the result locally. Color space transforms will be handled on both ends based on your settings. You can provide up to 5 inputs for reference.
Right now this only supports two nodes:
- Krea3 (new image edit model, released very recently)
- Nano Banana Pro (image generation & edit)
These are both image, not video models. So the node repeats the first frame for the duration of the batch. Video models and other models can be added over time as there’s interest. Ping me, and we’ll see what’s possible.
In the right most column it shows you the cost per render based on your settings.
This does use a published API. But as with all APIs, their owners may change them without warning. So these nodes work as is. The providers behind these are the same ones Comfy Cloud lists, a combination of Google, fal.ai, Runware, etc. Read the license/readme. This is a ‘bring your own key’ solution, no other warranties made here.
If you need something more sturdy for your studio, I recommend iNodes or other commercial setups.
May it make your day easier if just need to run a node without too much fuzz.