Turn text prompts into production-ready images.
Pricing verified August 2026
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One credit pool for AI image, video, and audio generation
$9/mo (Entry plan, billed annually)
The quality benchmark for artistic AI imagery
$10/mo (Basic plan)
Best-in-class text rendering inside images
Free (10 slow credits/week)
Deep control tools with a generous daily free allowance
Free (150 tokens/day)
Frontier open-weights models for builders
Pay-as-you-go API (from ~$0.01/image)
The open-source workhorse you can fully own
$50/mo (Core plan)
The easiest on-ramp — image generation inside ChatGPT
Free (limited daily messages)
Commercially safe generation built into Adobe's suite
Free (limited monthly generative credits)
The designer's pick: vectors and brand-consistent styles
Free (~30-50 credits/day, non-commercial)
AI images exactly where you already design
Free (up to 200 Standard AI uses/mo)
Multiple frontier models in one design-focused app
Free (3 credits/day, non-commercial)
Choosing guide
Start with your workflow, then compare the limits that affect daily use. A higher rank does not automatically make a tool the best fit for every user.
Compare prompt accuracy, editing control, style consistency, output resolution, generation limits and commercial licensing.
Match the tool to concept art, product imagery, advertising, social content or repeatable brand production.
Creators need strong visual quality, teams need consistent assets and review workflows, while developers should check API access and automation.
| Tool | Price from | Rating | Current product lifecycle | Access & automation | Dimensions & aspect ratios | Reference images & editing | Text inside images | Generation controls |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Getimg.ai | $9/mo (Entry plan, billed annually) | 4.8 | Multi-model platform with FLUX.2, GPT Image and Seedream | Web app plus a separate pay-as-you-go developer API | Model-dependent aspect ratios and resolutions | Reference editing, inpainting, outpainting and ControlNet | Strong with FLUX.2 and GPT Image; model-dependent | Model/Auto mode, aspect ratio, batch, seed and references |
 Midjourney | $10/mo (Basic plan) | 4.8 | V8.1 is the current default model | Web and Discord; no general public API | Flexible ratios; up to 2048x2048 verified square output | References, inpainting, pan, zoom, layers and Retexture | Quoted text supported; short Latin-alphabet phrases advised | Model, Raw, stylize, variety, references and personalization |
| Free (10 slow credits/week) | 4.5 | Ideogram 4.0 is current, with open weights | Web app and developer API | Flexible ratios; native 2K output | Canvas with Magic Fill, Extend and Remix | Best-in-class typography, long text and layout | Style references, palettes and Magic Prompt | |
 Leonardo AI | Free (150 tokens/day) | 4.4 | Lucid Origin and Phoenix are the current models | Web, mobile apps and developer API | Flexible ratios; up to ~5MP outputs | Canvas editor, inpainting and image guidance | Sharp text rendering in Lucid Origin | Elements, style references and custom model training |
| Pay-as-you-go API (from ~$0.01/image) | 4.4 | FLUX.2 family is current | BFL API, partner platforms and open-weight variants | Flexible ratios up to 4MP | Instruction-based editing with multi-reference control | Accurate text, including infographics | Raw mode, structural conditioning, seeds and guidance | |
 Stable Diffusion | $50/mo (Core plan) | 4.3 | SD 3.5 Large is the current open flagship | Open weights, Stability API and Stable Assistant | ~1MP native; upscalers beyond | Inpaint, outpaint and erase; ControlNet ecosystem | Improved in 3.5 but still inconsistent | Full local control: ControlNets, LoRA and fine-tuning |
| Free (limited daily messages) | 4.2 | DALL-E 3 is deprecated; GPT Image is its successor | ChatGPT and deprecated DALL-E 3 API | Square, portrait and landscape presets | DALL-E 3 is generation-only; editing moved to GPT Image | Supports text rendering in generated images | Fixed sizes, standard/HD and vivid/natural styles | |
 Adobe Firefly | Free (limited monthly generative credits) | 4.2 | Firefly Image Model 5 is current | Firefly web, Photoshop/Express and Firefly Services API | Up to ~4MP native; AI upscaler beyond | Generative Fill/Expand and prompt-based edits | Edit Text in Image plus text effects | Style/structure references, partner models, Content Credentials |
 Recraft | Free (~30-50 credits/day, non-commercial) | 4.1 | Recraft V4 is current (V3 still offered) | Web studio and developer API | Raster up to 2048px; true SVG vector output | Canvas, inpainting and vectorize tools | Excellent long text and brand typography | Brand styles, palettes and position controls |
| Free (up to 200 Standard AI uses/mo) | 4.0 | Magic Media + Dream Lab (Leonardo-powered) | Inside the Canva editor and mobile apps | Preset sizes tied to Canva design formats | Magic Edit, Magic Grab and background remover | Weak in-image text; Canva overlays real text instead | Style presets and reference styles; credit-based | |
| Free (3 credits/day, non-commercial) | 4.0 | Pivoted to template-driven graphic design | Web app and mobile apps | Preset formats for logos, merch and posters | Template-based editing and swap tools | Design-oriented text via templates | Templates and style presets; credit-based plans |
Practical guides
Compare selection criteria, real use cases, free-plan limits, and workflow tradeoffs before choosing a tool.
Compare prompt accuracy, editing control, style and character consistency, output resolution, generation limits and commercial licensing. Use the same type of images you expect to produce in real work.
A free tier works for exploration and occasional personal images. Upgrade when you need commercial rights, private generations, higher resolution, faster queues, consistent characters or enough credits for repeated client revisions.
Use one detailed prompt, one editing task and one consistency task across every option. Compare anatomy, text rendering, prompt adherence, repeatability and how much post-production is needed.
Check credit costs for high-resolution output, upscaling, editing, private mode and faster generation. Also verify whether commercial use, team seats or API access require a separate or higher-priced plan.
Review commercial-use terms, privacy for uploaded reference images and rules around trademarks, copyrighted styles and recognizable people. Keep source records and obtain permission for client assets and likenesses.