Which AI Image Tool is Right for You? Exploring 7 Generators
Apr 29
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Creating images with AI is changing fast. You can now type a quick description, like "design a storefront for a cookie store," and see amazing pictures appear. There are many AI image tools available today, some free and some you pay for. You might have even tried a few already. This post looks at seven popular AI image generators, from Dalle 3 to Midjourney and others.
Let's get started.
DALL-E 3
DALL-E 3 comes from OpenAI, the same team that made ChatGPT. You can use it through chatgpt.com. With a free account, you get a few images daily. Paid accounts are available for more use. You can also use DALL-E 3 for free through Microsoft's Bing Image Creator for unlimited images.
What's Good?
Images are very detailed and look real.
Works directly within ChatGPT if you are already chatting there.
Lets you make some small edits, like regenerating parts of an image.
Offers API access, which means you can connect it to other tools through services like Zapier. This lets you create images automatically based on things like new emails or spreadsheet entries. For example, you could get feedback in a form and automatically make an image about it, saving it to Google Drive. This can help you understand information quickly without reading lots of text.
What's Not So Good?
Sometimes images look less realistic than other tools.
It can sometimes struggle to spell text correctly in images.
Midjourney
You can find Midjourney at midjourney.com to start using it. It used to work mostly through Discord, but now it has a website interface, making it easier to use for many people.
What's Good?
Midjourney is well known for making high-quality, colorful images that look great and fit together well.
It's simple to use and gives impressive results fast.
You get many settings to control how your images turn out.
What's Not So Good?
You have to pay to use it; there is no free option.
Plans start from around $10 each month.
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Stable Diffusion
Stable Diffusion is a flexible AI model that is open source. You can find it on Hugging Face. It can make images from text prompts. You can also use it for "in-painting" and "out-painting." This means you can add or remove parts of an image or make an image bigger by extending it.
What's Good?
Being open source means you can change it and have lots of power over it.
You can even run it on your own computer, which offers privacy and doesn't need internet access.
What's Not So Good?
Running it on your computer requires a powerful machine for good results.
It can be harder to learn how to use compared to some other tools.
Ideogram
Ideogram launched recently. You can access it at ideogram.com.
What's Good?
Ideogram is good at creating images that include clear, readable text, which is unique for many AI image generators.
If you need text in your images, this tool is a strong choice.
You can upload an image to get suggestions for prompts.
It can create images based on specific colors, styles, or even make images higher quality.
Has good editing tools to fill in areas, extend images, or mix parts of different images.
What's Not So Good?
The free version is quite limited and takes longer to create images.
Paid plans start from around $7 per month.
Adobe Firefly
Adobe Firefly offers AI image tools directly inside popular Adobe programs like Photoshop and Illustrator. You can also use it for free on its own website at firefly.adobe.com.
What's Good?
It's built into creative apps you might already use.
Offers many settings to change your generated images, like style and effects.
It was trained using images Adobe is allowed to use, which helps with ethical questions about image sources.
What's Not So Good?
Creating text in images does not seem to work well.
You need a monthly payment plan to remove watermarks from images.
Flux AI
Flux AI stands out because it creates very high-quality images and is easy to set up. Installing it may require a powerful computer.
What's Good?
It costs nothing to use.
Makes extremely high-quality images, often better than DALL-E 3 or Midjourney in some opinions.
Simple to install and use.
Many settings are available to change your image results.
What's Not So Good?
Needs a very strong computer to run well due to using a lot of resources.
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Generative AI by Getty Images
Getty Images developed this tool with NVIDIA. It is the most expensive option discussed.
What's Good?
All images created are legally safe and can be used for business without worry.
What's Not So Good?
Costs a lot, starting around $49 for just 25 images.
While trained on Getty's large library, it's not as large as the datasets some other AI tools use.
Offers fewer ways to customize images compared to open-source tools, limiting creative options.
So that's a look at some popular AI image tools. Each one has good points and weaker points.
Which one do you think you'll try? Did you learn about any new tools today?
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