# ComfyUI says open source will win, citing hiring trends and skills

> Original title: Built in the open. Learned in the open. Hired for in the open.

- Source: ComfyUI
- Published: 2026-11-11T20:23:24.000Z
- Bad Influence: https://badinfluence.news/items/mcbw8096tsjgbsy0l9lsg7hh9
- Original: https://x.com/ComfyUI/status/2120613383477276935

## Summary

ComfyUI says it builds, teaches, and hires in the open, and declares that open source will win. A background post notes that Adobe's AI Studio role asks for hands-on ComfyUI proficiency, including custom node development, and that ComfyUI Artist roles are appearing at VFX shops and brand studios.

## Post

Built in the open. Learned in the open. Hired for in the open.

Open Source Will Win! 🤝

## Quoted post @yoland_yan

> If you're a creative wondering what to learn in 2027, you need to read this.
> 
> Adobe MAX is this week. One of their AI Studio roles asks for "hands-on proficiency with @ComfyUI , including custom node development."
> 
> The biggest name in subscription creative software is hiring for an open-source tool. It's not the "alternative" anymore. It's the skill people are screening for.
> 
> And it's not just Adobe. We're seeing an influx of  "ComfyUI Artist" and creative technologist roles show up at VFX shops and brand studios almost every week. 
> 
> For 20 years, creative skills lived inside someone else's subscription. Open source flips that. Learn it once, and it goes with you to the next endeavor.
> 
> Nobody can reprice what you know.
> 
> Learn the thing you get to keep.

https://x.com/yoland_yan/status/2120611917047959725