Category · 58 tools · 11 comparisons
AI image generators
Text-to-image tools for marketing visuals, product shots and design work, compared on credits, licensing and image quality.
At a glance
- Tools tracked
- 58
- Entry plans
- $3.33–$99/mo
- Typical entry plan
- $9.99/mo
- Free plan
- 36 of 58
- Cheapest paid
- Fotor AI Image Generator, $3.33/mo
- Best value score
- InvokeAI, 8/10
Every tool we cover
Price tracker →| Tool | Score | From | Top listed plan | Free plan | Trial | Pages |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7.8 | $15/mo* | $75/mo | Yes | — | Review | |
| 7.5 | $12/mo* | $18/mo | Yes | — | ReviewPricing | |
| 7.5 | $16/mo | $630/mo | Yes | — | ReviewPricingAlternatives | |
| 7.4 | $5/mo | $160/mo | Yes | — | ReviewPricingAlternatives | |
| 7.2 | $15/mo | $42/mo | Yes | — | ReviewPricingAlternatives | |
| 7.2 | $15/mo* | $79/mo | Yes | Yes | Review | |
| 7.2 | $10/mo | $200/mo | Yes | — | ReviewPricingAlternatives | |
| 7.2 | $10/mo | $47.50/mo | Yes | — | Review | |
| 7.1 | $19.50/mo | — | No | — | Review | |
| 7.1 | $5/mo | — | Yes | — | ReviewPricingAlternatives | |
| 7.0 | $12/mo | $36/mo | Yes | — | ReviewPricingAlternatives | |
| 7.0 | $8/mo | $24/mo | Yes | — | ReviewPricing | |
| 7.0 | $7/mo | $120/mo | Yes | — | ReviewPricing | |
| 7.0 | $16.83/mo | $70/mo | Yes | — | ReviewPricing | |
| 7.0 | $9/mo* | $175/mo | Yes | — | ReviewPricing | |
| 7.0 | $9/mo | $99/mo | Yes | — | ReviewAlternatives | |
| 7.0 | $19/mo* | $119/mo | No | Yes | Review | |
| 7.0 | €16/mo | €150/mo | No | — | ReviewAlternatives | |
| 7.0 | £66/mo* | £299/mo | Yes | — | Review | |
| 7.0 | $8/mo* | $38/mo | Yes | — | Review | |
| 6.8 | $8/mo | $96/mo | No | — | ReviewPricingAlternatives | |
| 6.8 | Free* | — | Yes | Yes | Review | |
| 6.8 | $18/mo | $160/mo | Yes | — | ReviewPricingAlternatives | |
| 6.8 | $12/mo* | $76/mo | No | — | Review | |
| 6.8 | $5.70/mo* | $12.40/mo | Yes | — | Review | |
| 6.7 | $9/mo | $99/mo | No | — | ReviewAlternatives | |
| 6.7 | Free* | — | Yes | — | ReviewAlternatives | |
| 6.5 | $9/mo* | $39/mo | No | — | ReviewPricingAlternatives | |
| 6.5 | $6/mo | $60/mo | Yes | — | Review | |
| DreamStudioDreamStudio | 6.5 | Custom* | — | No | Yes | ReviewAlternatives |
| 6.5 | $24.50/mo* | $325/mo | Yes | — | Review | |
| 6.5 | $3.33/mo* | $5.24/mo | Yes | — | Review | |
| img2img AIimg2img AI | 6.5 | $6.99/mo* | $6.99/mo | No | — | Review |
| 6.4 | €12/mo | €66/mo | No | — | ReviewPricingAlternatives | |
| 6.4 | $8/mo* | $48/mo | No | — | Review | |
| 6.4 | $99/mo* | $749/mo | No | — | Review | |
| ArchitectGPTArchitectGPT | 6.4 | $24.07/mo* | $123.67/mo | No | — | Review |
| 6.3 | $7.50/mo | $7.50/mo | Yes | — | ReviewPricingAlternatives | |
| 6.2 | $7.50/mo | $82.50/mo | No | — | ReviewPricingAlternatives | |
| 6.2 | $14/mo* | $520/mo | Yes | — | ReviewPricing | |
| 6.2 | $8.33/mo* | $166.67/mo | Yes | — | Review | |
| 6.1 | $12/mo | $144/mo | Yes | — | ReviewPricingAlternatives | |
| 6.0 | $7.49/mo* | $37.49/mo | Yes | — | Review | |
| 6.0 | Custom* | — | No | — | ReviewAlternatives | |
| 6.0 | $19/mo* | — | Yes | — | Review | |
| 6.0 | $10/mo* | $15/mo | Yes | — | Review | |
| 6.0 | $40/mo* | $46/mo | No | — | ReviewAlternatives | |
| 6.0 | €9.17/mo* | €14.17/mo | Yes | — | Review | |
| EmbrioEmbrio | 6.0 | Custom* | — | No | — | Review |
| 5.9 | $35/mo* | — | No | — | Review | |
| 5.8 | $9.99/mo* | $199.99/mo | Yes | Yes | ReviewPricingAlternatives | |
| 5.8 | $9/mo* | $99/mo | Yes | — | Review | |
| 5.7 | $13/mo | $175/mo | No | — | ReviewPricingAlternatives | |
| PXBeePXBee | 5.6 | Custom* | — | No | — | Review |
| 5.3 | Custom* | — | No | — | Review | |
| 5.2 | $4.79/mo* | $89.99/mo | Yes | 3 days | ReviewPricingAlternatives | |
| 5.2 | $3.59/mo* | $19.99/mo | Yes | — | Review | |
| 4.5 | Custom* | — | No | — | ReviewAlternatives |
* Lower confidence: the vendor's pricing page couldn't be read directly or didn't list every price, so the figure was compiled from other public sources and may be incomplete. Check the vendor's page before you buy.
Head-to-head
DALL·E vs Midjourney
Weavy vs Flora
Midjourney vs Leonardo AI
Weavy vs ComfyUI
ComfyUI vs InvokeAI
OpenArt vs Midjourney
Freepik vs OpenArt
Adobe Firefly vs OpenArt
Adobe Firefly vs Pebblely
OpenArt vs Pebblely
BetterPic vs HeadshotPro
Highest scored
Scenario
A strong fit for teams making varied AI assets; less compelling if you only need cheap image generation.
Recraft
A capable image-and-vector tool, with credit costs that are hard to budget.
ComfyUI
Choose ComfyUI for control and custom workflows; skip it if you want a simple prompt box.
AI image generators: quick answers
How much do AI image generators cost?
Paid plans for the 58 AI image generators we track start between $3.33 and $99 a month, and the typical entry plan is about $9.99 a month. 36 of them have a free plan. DreamStudio, NewArc.ai, Embrio, PXBee, Spott and DALL·E don't publish a starting price. Prices are the vendors' own, checked Nov 7, 2026; most quote the per-month price when billed annually.
Which AI image generator is the cheapest?
Fotor AI Image Generator has the lowest paid entry plan at $3.33 a month, followed by Oreate AI at $3.59. If you can live with limits, Scenario, Recraft, ComfyUI and Krea have a free plan.
Which AI image generators have a free plan?
Scenario, Recraft, ComfyUI, Krea, Ideogram, InvokeAI, Mage, PixelDojo, Leap AI, Playground AI, Pixelcut, Dzine, Weavy, ImagineArt, Deep Dream Generator, Gendo, Flair AI, Remaker AI, Flora, Mockey AI, Dezgo, VisualGPT, PromeAI, Fotor AI Image Generator, DeepAI, Dreamina, Hotpot.ai, Leonardo AI, NightCafe, Stockimg.ai, GeminiGen AI, Canva Magic Media, Adobe Firefly, Creati, SeaArt and Oreate AI have a free plan. ReimagineHome and DreamStudio offer a free trial instead. Free plans are usually capped on usage, seats or features; each review lists the limits.