MimicPC Reviews

I keep Fooocus installed locally on my pc but there are limits to what i can do with it. I bought this to run ComfyUI workflows for bigger projects in the cloud. I've already implemented a Youtuber's workflow that can produce a consistent character using SDXL and it was very easy to set this up.

I think the big appeal of this app for me is that because it's in the cloud, even if i transition to a laptop its still going to be there in the cloud.

Secondly it has a tutorial hub and a workflows section, it also allows you share your own workflows. I could see people getting things done alot faster by being able to workflows with each other quick and painlessly.

I was initially concerned about starting off with 50gb of storage because of how large A.I models get but when I joined there was a pop up letting me know that if you join the discord you'll get an extra 50gb of storage.

Secondly the price to upgrade storage beyond that is reasonable so I can't complain as I don't believe in free and its nice to know they have a plan to pull in paying customers.

I can see myself using this for a long time to come due to the convenience it provides and the peace of mind I get from have workflows in the cloud.

AppSumo deal was pretty interesting and quite honest. However if we have to rate MimicPC, well... Couple of things. I am mainly a comfyUI user. I have hundreds of workflow running locally on a 4060 16GB and I wanted to offload something to this mimicpc. First thing you notice is that the application is quite easy to use and set-up. The filesystem manager is pretty barebone but it works. 50 GB are definitively very tight, specially if you are using SDXL and Flux custom checkpoints and/or Loras. btw the very problematic point to me is the overall speed. ComfyUI takes roughly 2 minutes to startup, and it is still acceptable. However, if you choose Medium size, consider the workflow which normally on a 4060 takes less than 3 minutes, here it takes almost 14 !!!! It is pretty slow, and I tested using a SILVI-2 like method of upscale (2x) and SDXL refiner. VERY slow, in a 30 minutes session I could generate two images (stated that all models and controlnet were already in-place). In 30 minutes on a 4060 same workflow produced 10 images. Do your math here. So, yeah can be an interesting option maybe for FaceSwap or, for Comfy, if you have simple workflow (I did not try Flux yet, but SD15+SDXL are painfully slow in medium mode). Definitively I would not recommend as your main AI tool (unless you use bigger shapes than Medium) AND if you already have all your workflows. Remember than every minutes count, and if you plan to setup workflow within mimicpc you end up to pay really an amount I think. It is good to have a comfyUI on the go, that works, but as said, do not expect too much. Or you can plan your budget using Large flavour as your reference. Did not try yet but most probably that size will give you acceptable performance but with higher costs.

With this platform, you can run different apps directly in your browser without needing powerful hardware. It's been incredibly useful for me, as I can now use various AI tools without complicated installations. Plus, if you have any questions, the team is quick and friendly in responding on Discord. I started with tier-3 and now I'm tier-5. As they keep updating the AI tools and every day this tools are getting better I think is a very good product.

I have six months of experience with these tools on my local PC (with Stability Matrix), and I am taking my time to set up everything. My laptop has a 3060 Nvidia GPU, and while there are no issues, videos take time to process.

However, the MimicPC system is not about the generation of images or videos; it’s about time. From the moment you start the server, it costs you money.

When you want to create a new image or video or use any other tools, it takes time to fill in the details, tune settings, play around, and much more. You can't do this "offline"; the server needs to run for that, and it costs you money every second.

For example, just leaving your app open for 10 minutes without generating anything (pretending you're playing with all the settings) costs you $0.10 on medium hardware.

So, it depends on what you are really using and whether this deal is worth it for you.

This business model of MimicPC may survive for only a year; all of the apps are open-source, and everything is moving so fast.

Ultimately, it comes down to whether it's worth it for you to spend $50 for one year to create 100 images per month.

I just bought the top-tier MimicPC plan. It's a beast of a platform for running AI apps like Stable Diffusion, Flux, and FaceFusion... Everything's always up-to-date and the Discord support is lightning fast. Only downside is I wish the GPU rental was a bit cheaper...