Multimodal understanding and generation with open-source AI.
**Who it's for:** creators who want this pipeline in ComfyUI without assembling nodes from scratch. **Not for:** one-click results with zero tuning — you still choose inputs, prompts, and settings.
### Open preloaded workflow on RunComfy
[Open preloaded workflow on RunComfy (browser)](https://www.runcomfy.com/comfyui-workflows/bagel-ai-advanced-text-to-image-visual-chat?utm_source=civitai&utm_medium=referral)
**Why RunComfy first**
- **Fewer missing-node surprises** — run the graph in a managed environment before you mirror it locally.
- **Quick GPU tryout** — useful if your local VRAM or install time is the bottleneck.
- **Matches the published JSON** — the zip follows the same runnable workflow you can open on RunComfy.
**When downloading for local ComfyUI makes sense** — you want full control over models on disk, batch scripting, or offline runs.
**How to use (local ComfyUI)**
1. Load inputs (images/video/audio) in the marked loader nodes.
2. Set prompts, resolution, and seeds; start with a short test run.
3. Export from the Save / Write nodes shown in the graph.
**Expectations** — First run may pull **large weights**; cloud runs may require a **free RunComfy account**.
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### Overview
BAGEL AI is an open-source multimodal foundation model featuring 7B active parameters (14B total) and a Mixture-of-Transformer-Experts (MoT) design. Built for multimodal tasks like text-to-image generation, image editing, and visual question answering, BAGEL AI outperforms top-tier open VLMs such as Qwen2.5-VL and InternVL-2.5 in benchmark tests. It also provides high-quality generative capabilities on par with specialist models like SD3.
With support for natural language prompting, complex reasoning, and optional transparency into the model's decision-making process, BAGEL AI offers an all-in-one solution for advanced multimodal workflows in ComfyUI.
### Notes
**BAGEL AI | Advanced Text-to-Image & Visual Chat** — see [RunComfy page](https://www.runcomfy.com/comfyui-workflows/bagel-ai-advanced-text-to-image-visual-chat?utm_source=civitai&utm_medium=referral) for the latest node requirements.