horde-ng.org

What It Is

HordeNG is an AI Horde frontend designed to offer a simple experience similar to Artificial Art and Stable UI while still exposing a relatively complete set of AI Horde features. AI Horde is an open-source worker network where workers generate content requested by users, with resources earned and spent through a Kudos points system. In the source material, HordeNG is clearly positioned primarily around image generation.

Core Features and Integrations

Its core features include image generation, anonymous usage or API Key-based access, browsing models by category, and searching models by name and tags. On the creation side, it supports curated prompt styles as presets, as well as searching for and using LoRA, making it suitable for users who want to quickly try different models and visual styles. Storage options are fairly flexible: images and configuration can be saved locally in the browser, or synced to AWS S3 or S3-compatible object storage such as CloudFlare R2, Backblaze B2, and Wasabi. It also supports Google Drive and Dropbox.

Pricing and Quotas

The source material does not provide conventional cash pricing, subscription plans, or payment methods. Resource allocation is based on Kudos: each request consumes Kudos, while workers earn Kudos by completing generation tasks. Even if a user’s Kudos balance is negative, requests will still be processed, but with lower priority. As a result, it is closer to a community resource-scheduling model than a stable commercial SLA-backed service.

Pros and Cons

Its advantages include being open source, supporting anonymous use, offering multiple storage options, and providing model search, prompt styles, and LoRA support, making it well suited for exploratory image generation. The limitations are that the version is shown as 0.0.1, so maturity is unclear; generation speed, queue times, output quality, privacy policy, and support channels are not discussed in detail in the source material. Negative-Kudos requests are assigned lower priority, which also means the user experience may be inconsistent.

Who It’s For and Access from China

HordeNG is suitable for individual creators, experimental users, and technical users who are familiar with the Stable Diffusion ecosystem and are willing to use open-source tools and distributed compute networks. It is less suitable for teams that require stable response times, commercial support, and clear data compliance guarantees. Access from China is not covered in the source material. Since it may involve external services such as GitHub, Google Drive, Dropbox, and Cloudflare/R2, availability may depend on the local network environment. Alternatives include Stable Diffusion WebUI, ComfyUI, Stable UI, Midjourney, Leonardo AI, and others.