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Higgsfield exige l'arrêt du concours Open Source Higgsfield de ComfyUI

Higgsfield a adressé une mise en demeure datée du 28 octobre 2026 à Comfy Org, l'éditeur de ComfyUI, pour obtenir le retrait sous 48 heures de son concours Open Source Higgsfield. La société conteste l'usage de sa marque comme nom de la compétition et la mise en scène de son PDG Alex Mashrabov. Lancé le 15 octobre avec 25 000 dollars de dotation et des GeForce RTX 5090 soutenues notamment par…

Higgsfield has issued a warning to Comfy Org, the publisher of ComfyUI, demanding the removal of their Open Source Higgsfield competition within 48 hours. The company objects to the use of its brand as the competition's name and the portrayal of its CEO, Alex Mashrabov. The competition, launched on October 15th with a $25,000 prize pool and support from NVIDIA, Runpod, and Black Forest Labs, challenges developers to recreate Higgsfield's paid video tools in open source using ComfyUI.

Despite the warning, the competition remains active, with cofounder Yoland Yan confirming its ongoing status.

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