Image Generation

About this category

42 products from 41 companies, the earliest first recorded in 2019.

By business model: Freemium 23 · Paid 14 · Open (open weights/source) 4 · Free 1.

Recorded uses in this category: Image generation.

The longest-standing record here is Topaz Labs (2019); the most recent arrival is Reve (2025).

This category covers text-to-image models and services that create or edit images from prompts. They are used for concept art, marketing, product design, and illustration.

Fields taken from the product records use the record dates shown. Sourced claims are labelled per product: verified against the linked page on the date shown, taken from the product record without re-checking, or not independently verified.

Every product here, one line each

• Adobe Firefly — Freemium; Image generation. Made by Adobe, first recorded 2023. Pricing: Generative credits are included in Creative Cloud subscriptions; standalone Firefly plans add more credits for heavy use.
• Clipdrop — Freemium; Image generation. Made by Clipdrop / Jasper, first recorded Not recorded. Pricing: Free tools have daily caps, including 20 uses per 24 hours for background removal, x2 upscaling, Cleanup and Relight. Pro increases limits and resolution; API usage is priced separately. The current Pro amount was not visible in the retrieved pricing page.
• ComfyUI — Open (open weights/source); Image generation. Made by Comfy Org, first recorded 2023. Pricing: ComfyUI is free and open source and runs on local hardware; optional API nodes for hosted commercial models are billed per use.
• Craiyon — Freemium; Image generation. Made by Craiyon, first recorded Not recorded. Pricing: Free has limited image generation and daily edit credits. Paid tiers offer unlimited images but finite monthly edit credits: 100, 300 or 1200 by tier. Privacy, watermark and priority benefits vary; unlimited images does not mean unlimited editing or video.
• Cutout.pro — Freemium; Image generation. Made by Cutout.pro, first recorded Not recorded. Pricing: A free online enhancement entry is available, with paid upgrades elsewhere in the platform. Current credit packages, high-resolution download entitlements and API rates were not established in the reviewed readable pages. Check the exact tool and API quote before processing a large catalog.
• DALL·E — Paid; Image generation. Made by OpenAI, first recorded 2021. Pricing: Image generation is included in ChatGPT plans; access through the OpenAI API is usage-priced.
• DeepAI — Freemium; Image generation. Made by DeepAI, first recorded Not recorded. Pricing: Free access has limited usage without an account. Pro is USD9.99/month or USD89.99/year, with monthly allowances that refresh under both cycles. Extra usage draws from a prepaid wallet at tool-specific rates; yearly payment does not remove monthly caps.
• Dezgo — Freemium; Image generation. Made by Dezgo, first recorded Not recorded. Pricing: The free version needs no registration but limits quality, resolution and rate. Power Mode uses a prepaid balance with no subscription or expiry; advanced video and image models require it. Commercial use remains subject to the selected model licence.
• DiffusionBee — Free; Image generation. Made by DiffusionBee project, first recorded Not recorded. Pricing: The app is free to download and runs inference locally, so hardware, disk space and model downloads are the practical costs. No hosted-generation subscription is required. Individual model and source-asset licences still govern permitted use.
• Draw Things — Freemium; Image generation. Made by Draw Things, first recorded Not recorded. Pricing: Free Edition uses your own compute and supports local generation and LoRA training. Community adds account-based Cloud Compute; Draw Things+ is an optional paid edition. Enterprise can deploy on its own infrastructure. Cloud allowances and model rights are distinct from free local software.
• DxO PhotoLab — Paid; Image generation. Made by DxO, first recorded Not recorded. Pricing: PhotoLab is sold through the DxO software shop with separate new-purchase, upgrade and bundle offers. Upgrade pricing depends on the version already owned and requires account sign-in. Edition feature access must be checked before purchase; no numeric starting price was established here.
• Flair AI — Freemium; Image generation. Made by Flair AI, first recorded Not recorded. Pricing: Free lists 1 custom model, 5 generated images and 1 video generation. Instant images and ad generation consume four times the standard image quota. Paid tiers increase images, trained models and video quotas; enterprise API and custom training require separate terms.
• FLUX — Open (open weights/source); Image generation. Made by Black Forest Labs, first recorded 2024. Pricing: Open-weight models are downloadable under their licenses; hosted API access and enterprise licensing are paid.
• Freepik AI — Freemium; Image generation. Made by Freepik, first recorded 2023. Pricing: A free tier is available; Premium and AI plans add more generations, downloads, and features.
• getimg.ai — Paid; Image generation. Made by getimg.ai, first recorded Not recorded. Pricing: Subscriptions allocate monthly credits; access to models, simultaneous tasks and team seats varies by tier. Displayed currencies differed across official pages, so no comparable numeric price is recorded. Per-action costs depend on the selected model and output rather than a fixed image count.
• Hotpot.ai — Freemium; Image generation. Made by Hotpot, first recorded Not recorded. Pricing: Credit packs support one-time, monthly and yearly purchase schedules. Credit costs differ across tools and output options. Free template editing or a free tool preview does not establish paid-resolution downloads or commercial rights for every tool; review the chosen tool terms.
• Ideogram — Freemium; Image generation. Made by Ideogram, first recorded 2023. Pricing: Checked 2026-11-02: Free provides 30 credits/week. Plus is USD 20/month for 2,400 monthly credits; Pro USD 60/month for 7,500. Plus at USD 15/month requires USD 180 annual payment. Basic is no longer sold to new subscribers. Prices exclude tax.
• Imagen — Paid; Image generation. Made by Google, first recorded 2023. Pricing: Consumer use is bundled with Google apps like Gemini; developer access through the Gemini API and Vertex AI is billed per generated image.
• ImagineArt — Freemium; Image generation. Made by ImagineArt, first recorded Not recorded. Pricing: Free daily credits are offered without a card. Paid plans add premium models, speed, resolution and commercial-use rights; private generations are available on paid plans. Current numeric checkout prices and model-specific credit costs were not established, so compare the intended workflow in the live plan view.
• insMind — Freemium; Image generation. Made by insMind, first recorded Not recorded. Pricing: Free entry tools and paid upgrades are offered with monthly, yearly and one-time purchasing options. The pricing page did not expose current numeric amounts or usable credit quotas in this review. Confirm export resolution, batch entitlements and generation costs in the account before catalog work.
• Invoke — Open (open weights/source); Image generation. Made by Invoke community, first recorded Not recorded. Pricing: The self-hosted open-source engine is free to obtain; local hardware and model storage are your costs. The previous hosted Invoke.ai service has closed. The software code licence does not grant commercial rights to every checkpoint, LoRA or input asset you load.
• Krea — Freemium; Image generation. Made by Krea AI, first recorded 2023. Pricing: A free tier is available; paid plans add more compute, faster generation, and higher resolutions.
• Leonardo.Ai — Freemium; Image generation. Made by Leonardo.Ai (Canva), first recorded 2022. Pricing: A free tier with daily credits is available; paid plans add more credits, private generations, and model training.
• Let’s Enhance — Freemium; Image generation. Made by Let’s Enhance, first recorded Not recorded. Pricing: One processed image uses one credit. Personal subscriptions allow monthly credit rollover up to six times the plan allowance while subscribed; credits expire when the subscription ends. Business credits do not roll over. Paid plans remove watermarks and offer larger image limits.
• Luminar — Paid; Image generation. Made by Skylum, first recorded Not recorded. Pricing: The current product is branded Luminar, previously Luminar Neo. Perpetual bundles distinguish continuing app access from 365 days of new/generative AI tools and assets. Renewal or later upgrades may be separate; compare platform coverage and AI access duration rather than promotional savings.
• Magnific AI — Paid; Image generation. Made by Freepik, first recorded 2023. Pricing: Magnific is subscription-based with tiered monthly credits; there is no free plan beyond trials or bundled Freepik access.
• Midjourney — Paid; Image generation. Made by Midjourney, Inc., first recorded 2022. Pricing: Midjourney is subscription-only; tiers differ in generation speed, concurrency, and usage rights.
• ON1 Photo RAW — Paid; Image generation. Made by ON1, first recorded Not recorded. Pricing: Photo RAW can be purchased as software you own without a required subscription. MAX adds capabilities such as the new AI Culling Assistant; standard and MAX editions should not be treated as identical. Existing-owner upgrade offers require account sign-in; current numeric purchase prices were not established.
• OpenArt — Paid; Image generation. Made by OpenArt, first recorded Not recorded. Pricing: Paid plans provide recurring credits, model access and concurrent generations. Starter lists 4000 credits/month and 8 parallel generations. Image and video estimates depend on model cost; temporary unlimited-model promotions are not treated as permanent entitlements.
• Pebblely — Paid; Image generation. Made by Pebblely, first recorded Not recorded. Pricing: Lite lists 30 images/month at USD9 monthly; Basic lists 200 at USD19, and Pro 500 at USD39. Bulk generation is a higher-tier feature. Yearly billing is a separate commitment with discounted effective pricing; do not interpret monthly image quotas as unlimited regeneration.
• PicWish — Freemium; Image generation. Made by PicWish, first recorded Not recorded. Pricing: Free downloads and advanced tools have different limits. Pro subscriptions combine included monthly credits with daily core-feature downloads; some operations consume credits separately. Pay-as-you-go is also offered. Check platform-specific pricing and the required output size before subscribing.
• PixAI — Freemium; Image generation. Made by PixAI, first recorded Not recorded. Pricing: New accounts receive 10000 starter credits. Starter membership is USD9.99 monthly or USD7.99/month equivalent with annual billing, adding 300000 monthly bonus credits and limited LoRA training. Web and app pricing may differ; model rights are separate from membership access.
• Pixelmator Pro — Paid; Image generation. Made by Apple, first recorded Not recorded. Pricing: Pixelmator Pro is included in Apple Creator Studio, a multi-app subscription listed at USD12.99/month or USD129/year after a one-month trial for new subscribers. These are bundle prices, not a standalone Pixelmator-only quote. Device and AI-feature requirements vary.
• Playground — Freemium; Image generation. Made by Playground, first recorded 2022. Pricing: Playground offers free daily usage with limits; paid subscriptions raise generation limits and add commercial usage terms.
• Radiant Photo — Paid; Image generation. Made by Radiant Imaging Labs, first recorded Not recorded. Pricing: A no-card trial and paid desktop licensing are offered. Trial durations differ between current homepage promotions and the dedicated trial page, so no universal trial length or current numeric price is asserted. Optional update or content programmes should be checked separately from the main licence.
• Recraft — Freemium; Image generation. Made by Recraft, first recorded 2022. Pricing: A free tier with daily credits is available; paid plans add more credits, private generations, and API access.
• Reve — Freemium; Image generation. Made by Reve AI, first recorded 2025. Pricing: Reve offers free daily generations; paid plans and API usage add higher volumes and commercial capacity.
• SeaArt AI — Freemium; Image generation. Made by SeaArt AI, first recorded Not recorded. Pricing: Free access is limited; paid SVIP tiers and credit purchases extend usage and model access. Costs depend on the model and stamina/credit rules. The mall distinguishes unlimited image and unlimited video options; neither is assumed to cover all models. Current numeric plan prices were not exposed.
• Seedream — Paid; Image generation. Made by ByteDance, first recorded 2025. Pricing: Seedream is offered commercially via API (priced per image) and inside ByteDance apps; some consumer access is free within Doubao and Jimeng quotas.
• Stable Diffusion — Open (open weights/source); Image generation. Made by Stability AI, first recorded 2022. Pricing: Model weights are free to download; Stability AI offers free community licenses for smaller businesses and paid licenses for larger enterprises.
• Tensor.Art — Freemium; Image generation. Made by Tensor.Art, first recorded Not recorded. Pricing: The service offers free access, Pro passes/subscriptions and credit packs. Its official membership-change notice documents multiple billing durations but does not establish the current checkout price or free daily allowance; both remain unquantified here. Model-specific licences need separate review.
• Topaz Labs — Paid; Image generation. Made by Topaz Labs (Adobe), first recorded 2019. Pricing: Topaz apps are sold as paid subscriptions (with trial versions); Topaz Photo, Topaz Video, and Gigapixel can be purchased separately or in the Studio bundle.

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