How to run AnimateDiff (motion adapter) locally

Yuwei Guo (guoyww) · Text → video · 450M params · Apache-2.0 (commercial OK)

A motion module that animates any Stable Diffusion 1.5 checkpoint into short video; the foundational open animation method behind countless ComfyUI video workflows.

What it costs to run — $0 markup

• On your own machine — $0. Runs free if you have about 8.0 GB of VRAM (motion module plugs into an SD1.5 base; runs on ~8-12GB depending on base model), via ComfyUI / Diffusers.
• Rent a GPU — from $0.26/hr. Fits RTX 3090 24GB at the direct vendor price ($0 markup) — pay only for the minutes you generate.
• Download the weights — free. Open weights at guoyww/animatediff-motion-adapter-v1-5-2.

Note: generative-media models are billed per image / per second / per minute on hosted services — not per token. Running locally or on your own rented GPU is usually far cheaper and keeps your data on your machine.

Key facts

Get AnimateDiff (motion adapter) on Hugging Face →

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