BrushNet is an open-source project built for AI artists and developers.

Does BrushNet have a free plan?

Yes — BrushNet is free to use.

What platforms does BrushNet run on?

BrushNet runs on the web. It can also be self-hosted.

Is BrushNet still maintained?

Unverified. BrushNet has not been re-checked since it entered the index, so there is no finding either way — and only a positive finding would say otherwise.

What projects are similar to BrushNet?

Similar projects tracked by PulseGate include BrushEdit, CustomNet, and ArcBrush.

Who develops BrushNet?

BrushNet is developed by Tencent ARC.

How long has BrushNet been around?

BrushNet first shipped in 2023.

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BrushNet

Name: BrushNet
Author: Tencent ARC

huggingface.coImage generation

BrushNet is a Hugging Face Space that implements a diffusion-based image editing model. Users can paint masks on images and provide reference images or text prompts to guide the generation process. It enables fine-grained control over image composition, object insertion, and style transfer. The tool is primarily used by AI creatives and researchers experimenting with controllable image generation.

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Overview

4 features

BrushNet sits in PulseGate's Image generation category. Precisely controlling image generation and inpainting using brush masks and reference images. It is built as an open-source project for AI artists and developers. BrushNet costs nothing to use. It ships for the web, and it can be self-hosted.

Behind BrushNet is Tencent ARC, and it first shipped in 2023. Key capabilities include brush-based inpainting, reference image control, and mask editing.

Summary written by a language model from the project’s public pages.

Brush-based inpainting
Reference image control
Mask editing
Text-to-image generation

Built with & integrations

Hosting

AWS

AI providers

local_oss

Runs on

BrowserSelf-hostedCloud-managed

Detected from

AWS: x-amz-cf-id header · x-amz-cf-pop header · via header
local_oss: huggingface in the HTML

Trust & compliance

Verified signals

HTTPSFree tier

Indexing history

What PulseGate has recorded for this listing

Indexed21 Jul · 19:47 UTC
TencentARC/BrushNet verified against its public source
Source: PulseGate · Open

Frequently asked questions about BrushNet

What does BrushNet do?: Precisely controlling image generation and inpainting using brush masks and reference images. It is catalogued under Image generation on PulseGate.
Who is BrushNet for?: BrushNet is an open-source project built for AI artists and developers.
Does BrushNet have a free plan?: Yes — BrushNet is free to use.
What platforms does BrushNet run on?: BrushNet runs on the web. It can also be self-hosted.
Is BrushNet still maintained?: Unverified. BrushNet has not been re-checked since it entered the index, so there is no finding either way — and only a positive finding would say otherwise.
What projects are similar to BrushNet?: Similar projects tracked by PulseGate include BrushEdit, CustomNet, and ArcBrush.BrushEdit CustomNet ArcBrush
Who develops BrushNet?: BrushNet is developed by Tencent ARC.
How long has BrushNet been around?: BrushNet first shipped in 2023.

At a glance

Platforms: Web
Languages: English
Built for: AI artists and developers
Model: Open source
Solves: Precisely controlling image generation and inpainting using brush masks and reference images.

Registered as

Hugging Face Spaces: TencentARC/BrushNet

Developer

Tencent ARC

Live coverage

Identity confidence: High · 87.8
Indexed: 21 Jul 2026
Lifecycle: Alive
Last seen: 21 Jul 2026

Identity audit (13)

Slug: tencentarc-brushnet-huggingface-co
Lifecycle state recorded: 21 Jul 2026
Verification state: Indexed for public listing
Listing state: Listed: yes
Index status: Included in index
Latest evidence snapshot: 21 Jul 2026
Timeline basis: Indexed-at chronology. This listing's first-seen date was written by the catalog backfill, not observed here, so it is not treated as a sighting.
Name from: Derived from the project's own page and URL.
Category from: Assigned by a language model.
Summary from: Written by a language model from public pages.
Languages from: Detected by a language model from page content.
Last updated: 6 Aug 2026
Canonical URL: https://huggingface.co/spaces/TencentARC/BrushNet

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