Best AI tools for image generation
34 reviewed tools, 19 with a free plan. Ordered by real popularity.
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1. Ideogram
Ideogram combines image generation and editing apps, image and video models, and a unified API. Creative tools handle background removal, resizing, and text layers, while MCP connects visual workflows to AI agents.
Paidideogram.ai
2. Midjourney
Midjourney generates images and videos from prompts and offers editing for uploaded images. Subscription plans vary in generation limits, speed options, video quality, and access to private creation through Stealth mode.
3. AI Gahaku
AI Gahaku turns photos into AI artwork with styles inspired by famous painters. Its web trial offers five styles and one free creation per browser. The iOS and Android apps offer 300+ styles, high-resolution output and pet portraits.
Free + paid plansFree planai-art.tokyo
4. AI Profile Pictures
Upload 10–20 photos to train an AI model that creates 200+ profile pictures. A one-time $30 purchase includes delivery in 2–3 hours via an emailed gallery link, with help generating more photos within 7 days if results disappoint.
5. aiimagegenerator.org
A free online AI image generator that accepts text prompts, uploaded images, or sketches. Customize results with art styles, subject types, mood, and lighting options, and explore guides for writing prompts.
6. AISaver
AISaver is an online AI toolkit for generating and editing images and videos, swapping faces, enhancing quality, and removing watermarks. It offers limited free credits, one-time credit purchases, and API access through custom plans.
Free + paid plansFree planaisaver.io
7. Avatar AI
Avatar AI uses your uploaded photos to train a personal AI model and generate avatars in over 120 styles, from futuristic to artistic looks. It is offered through Photo AI.
Paidavatarai.me
8. Based AI
BasedLabs combines 50+ AI models for image and video creation, photo animation, face swaps and upscaling. It offers free tools and one-time credit packs usable across models, with commercial use included.
Free + paid plansFree planwww.basedlabs.ai
9. Black Headshots
Black Headshots turns 8–14 selfies into professional AI headshots tailored to Black skin tones and features. It offers multiple styles, full commercial rights, and a Portrait Studio for generating new portraits from text descriptions.
10. Caricature Maker
Caricature Maker turns individual, couple and group photos into high-resolution AI caricatures in seconds. Images can be used commercially, and uploaded photos are deleted after generation. Access uses one-time credit packs.
11. CHARL-E
CHARL-E is a free, open-source Mac app for generating images from text with Stable Diffusion. It runs locally and works offline after installation, with model settings and a gallery. Requires an M1 or M2 Mac.
Open sourceFree planwww.charl-e.com
12. Comicory
Comicory turns stories into AI-generated comics, manga and webtoons. Review scripts, reuse character references, adjust layouts and dialogue, retouch panels, continue chapters and export PDF, PNG or ZIP files. Includes 10 one-time free credits.
Free + paid plansFree planwww.comicory.com
13. Deep Dream Generator
Deep Dream Generator offers 30+ AI models for generating images from text, editing pictures, and creating videos. It also includes music generation, image and video upscaling, and a community gallery, with free access and paid energy-based plans.
Free + paid plansFree plandeepdreamgenerator.com
14. Dezgo - Text-to-Image AI generator
Dezgo generates images and videos from text or photos and offers background removal, upscaling and text-based editing. Free use has limits; prepaid Power Mode unlocks all models, video generation, batches and priority processing.
Free + paid plansFree plandezgo.com
15. DiffusionBee
DiffusionBee runs Stable Diffusion locally on macOS to generate and edit images, upscale artwork, create animations and videos, and train custom models. Prompts, models, and generated images stay on your device.
16. FigureLabs
FigureLabs turns text, sketches, PDFs, and data into scientific illustrations, flowcharts, and plots. Refine figures with AI tools on a canvas, collaborate with others, and export editable SVG/PPTX or PNG/JPG images.
Free + paid plansFree planwww.figurelabs.ai
17. FontVibe
FontVibe turns text and prompts into finished lettering images, not font files. Choose from 402 AI fonts and 138 styles, refine designs with feedback or reference images, and download JPG or transparent PNG artwork.
Free + paid plansFree planfontvibe.ai
18. Hotpot.ai
Hotpot offers AI image and video generation, headshots from a single photo, and photo editing tools for restoration, colorization, upscaling, and background removal. It also provides customizable design templates with free editing.
Free + paid plansFree planhotpot.ai
19. iColoring
iColoring turns photos or text prompts into printable coloring pages, with customizable styles and watermark-free PNG and PDF downloads. It also offers AI colorization, bulk generation, and coloring book creation.
Free + paid plansFree planicoloring.ai
20. Imagen
Imagen is a Google Research model that combines large language encoders with cascaded diffusion to generate images up to 1024×1024 from text. The page states that its code and public demo have not been released.
21. MyPicNow
MyPicNow turns uploaded selfies into AI headshots and portraits in 60+ styles for professional profiles, dating apps, and social media. It includes photo editing, 4K upscaling, and themed photo packs.
Paidwww.mypicnow.com
22. Photo AI
Photo AI turns selfies into personal AI models for generating photos and videos. It offers themed photo packs, product showcases, virtual clothing try-ons, image editing, upscaling, and a browser-based video editor.
Paidphotoai.com
23. PhotoGuruAI
PhotoGuruAI turns 1–10 selfies into professional, dating, or creative portraits, with the first usually ready in under a minute. It also offers photo editing and five-second videos using non-expiring, one-time credit purchases.
Paidphotoguruai.com
24. PlantTattoosAI
PlantTattoosAI generates plant and flower tattoo designs from 23 plants using four preset styles or custom prompts. Paid credit packs include commercial usage rights, with private designs available in Pro and Premium packs.
25. Playform
Playform offers AI image creation from text, sketches, or visual inputs, plus face swapping, inpainting, upscaling, and custom model training. Creations stay private, with free watermarked generation and paid plans.
Free + paid plansFree planplayform.io
26. Prodia
Prodia offers browser-based access and APIs for AI image generation, video creation and image editing. Its model catalog includes inpainting, upscaling, background removal and video generation with synchronized audio.
27. PromptHero
PromptHero lets you search millions of image and video prompts, explore community inspiration, and generate AI images. Free accounts offer limited daily generations, while paid plans add private creations, more credits, and faster processing.
Free + paid plansFree planprompthero.com
28. Recraft
Recraft generates and edits images, editable vectors, and mockups. It offers reusable custom styles, upscaling, and background removal, plus an API for image generation and editing workflows.
Free + paid plansFree planwww.recraft.ai
29. RunDiffusion
RunDiffusion brings AI image and video generation, editing, upscaling, and custom model training into one workspace. Teams can share assets, build workflows, and manage access and spending.
Free + paid plansFree planrundiffusion.com
30. starryai
starryai generates AI images from words or emojis and lets you reimagine uploaded photos. Choose from over 1,000 styles, enhance and upscale images, or remove backgrounds. Daily free images come without watermarks, with ownership and commercial rights.
Freewww.starryai.com
31. SVGStud.io
Create SVGs from text and optional reference images, refine them iteratively, and edit them in your browser. Explore a large SVG gallery or search by text or image. Free during preview, with daily generator limits; generated SVGs are public.
Freesvgstud.io
32. The FLUX.1 family of models – Replicate
FLUX models on Replicate turn text prompts into images through an API. Options include FLUX Dev, Schnell, and 1.1 Pro, with per-image pricing and examples for running and fine-tuning FLUX Dev.
Paidreplicate.com
33. TokenVerse
TokenVerse is a research method that learns objects, accessories, poses, lighting and materials from images and captions, then combines these concepts in new images using a pretrained text-to-image diffusion model.
34. VectorArt.ai
VectorArt.ai creates SVG logos, icons and illustrations from text or sketches, converts images to vectors, and offers browser editing. Its library includes free SVG and PNG downloads for personal or educational use; commercial use requires a paid plan.
Free + paid plansFree planvectorart.ai
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