ComfyUI-Ovi

Custom nodes that bring Character.AI's Ovi video+audio generator to ComfyUI with streamlined setup, selectable precision, attention-backend control, and per-node device targeting for multi-GPU rigs.

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Key Features

• Self-bootstrapping loader – downloads MMAudio assets and the chosen Ovi fusion weights to custom_nodes/ComfyUI-Ovi/ckpts, then places the OVI safetensors in models/diffusion_models/.
• Precision toggle – pick Ovi-11B BF16 or the 16-24 GB-friendly Ovi-11B FP8 from a dropdown; each mode is cached separately.
• Optional CPU offload – move large modules to system RAM when VRAM is tight.
• Attention selector – flip between auto, FlashAttention, SDPA, Sage, etc., at runtime.
• Component reuse – keep using the Wan 2.2 VAE and UMT5 text encoder you already installed (no duplicated files!); the component loader will point to the correct location (see below).
• Dloader - auto-detects available GPUs; single-GPU setups hide the selector, while multi-GPU rigs get a dropdown to pick the target device.

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Requirements

• GPU: 16-24 GB (FP8 + offload) or >32 GB+ (BF16 without offload)
• CUDA stack: PyTorch 2.4+, CUDA 12.x driver/runtime

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Installation

# from ComfyUI/custom_nodes
git clone https://github.com/snicolast/ComfyUI-Ovi.git
cd ComfyUI-Ovi
pip install -r requirements.txt

Restart ComfyUI after installing.

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Weights Overview

Handled automatically by Ovi Engine Loader:

• MMAudio/ext_weights/{best_netG.pt, v1-16.pth}
• Ovi-11B-bf16.safetensors or Ovi-11B-fp8.safetensors (renamed and parked in models/diffusion_models/)

Provide manually if missing (usually already present in Wan setups). Choose only one text encoder:

• BF16 (>32 GB VRAM) -> umt5-xxl-enc-bf16.safetensors → models/text_encoders
• FP8 (16-24 GB VRAM) -> umt5-xxl-enc-fp8_e4m3fn.safetensors → models/text_encoders
• wan2.2_vae.safetensors → models/vae

Directory sketch:

ComfyUI/
├── models/
│   ├── diffusion_models/
│   │   ├── Ovi-11B-bf16.safetensors
│   │   └── Ovi-11B-fp8.safetensors
│   ├── text_encoders/umt5-xxl-enc-bf16.safetensors
│   └── vae/wan2.2_vae.safetensors
└── custom_nodes/ComfyUI-Ovi/ckpts/MMAudio/ext_weights/...

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Available Nodes

| Node | Description | | --- | --- | | Ovi Engine Loader | Downloads missing weights, builds the fusion engine, exposes OVI_ENGINE, lets you pick precision/offload/device (multi-GPU ready). | | Ovi Wan Component Loader | Optional override so you can point the engine to Wan VAE + UMT5 files stored elsewhere. | | Ovi Attention Selector | Switch attention backend for the live engine (auto, FlashAttention, SDPA, xFormers, native, etc.). | | Ovi Video Generator | Runs OviFusionEngine.generate and emits video/audio latents plus the engine handle for downstream nodes. | | Ovi Latent Decoder | Takes those latents + engine, performs the VAE decode, and outputs IMAGE frames with accompanying AUDIO (16 kHz). |

All nodes live under the Ovi category in the ComfyUI search dialog.

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Quick Start Workflow

1. Load engine - drop Ovi Engine Loader, choose precision (BF16 vs FP8), enable CPU offload if you are on a 24 GB GPU, select device.
2. (Optional) Add Wan components - connect Ovi Wan Component Loader if your VAE/encoder live outside the default folders.
3. Tune attention - insert Ovi Attention Selector to lock a backend, otherwise leave on auto.
4. Generate - wire the engine into Ovi Video Generator, enter your prompt (supports <S>...<E> speech and <AUDCAP>...<ENDAUDCAP> audio tags), optionally feed a first-frame image.
5. Decode - add Ovi Latent Decoder, feed it the engine passthrough plus both latents to obtain IMAGE + AUDIO.
6. Export - connect those outputs to your preferred save nodes.

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Tips & Troubleshooting

• High VRAM after a run – use ComfyUI’s Unload Models; the engine rebuilds itself automatically on next use.
• Missing weights – place the files manually in the paths above; the loader skips network calls when files already exist.
• Switching precision – changing the dropdown spins up a new cached engine; you can hot-swap without restarting ComfyUI.
• Backend errors – if FlashAttention/xFormers is unavailable, the selector falls back to native; check the console log for details.

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Credits

• Ovi: Twin Backbone Cross-Modal Fusion for Audio-Video Generation (Character.AI)
• Wan 2.2 VAE, MMAudio, UMT5 ecosystem maintainers
• Kijai