1.Midjourney
AINewPaid
Best for: Striking, painterly images
One of the best known generators, known for a cinematic style. It now has a full web app for making and organizing images. Paid only.
The best AI image generators
By the Linkstore editors · Updated · 10 apps
Describe a picture and get one back. That part is the same everywhere. What differs is the look each model leans toward, how well it handles text inside an image, how much control you get, and whether you can use the results commercially.
Here are the generators worth knowing, grouped by what they do best.
The picks at a glance
- 1
MidjourneyStriking, painterly images
- 2
FluxDetailed images from a short prompt - 3
KreaSeeing the image change as you draw - 4
Adobe FireflyCommercial use
- 5
IdeogramPosters, logos and lettering - 6
RecraftIcons and illustrations in one style - 7
Leonardo.AiFine control, with a daily free allowance
- 8
Bing Image CreatorFree images with a Microsoft account - 9
Meta AIQuick images while you chat
- 10
CivitaiCommunity models and styles
For the best looking images
2.Flux
AINewFreemium
Best for: Detailed images from a short prompt
Black Forest Labs' models, with a playground where you describe a picture and download it. Handles text inside images better than most.
3.Krea
AINewFreemium
Best for: Seeing the image change as you draw
Draw on a canvas and watch the image update in real time, or upscale, restyle and animate what you have.
For work you'll publish
4.Adobe Firefly
AINewFreemium
Best for: Commercial use
Makes images, fills and vector-style graphics, and the results are cleared for commercial use.
5.Ideogram
AINewFreemium
Best for: Posters, logos and lettering
Gets text and lettering right, which most generators still struggle with.
6.Recraft
AINewFreemium
Best for: Icons and illustrations in one style
Generates icons, illustrations and brand images, exports SVG, and keeps a set of images in a consistent style.
7.Leonardo.Ai
AINewFreemium
Best for: Fine control, with a daily free allowance
Model choices, upscaling and an editing canvas, plus free credits every day.
Free to try
8.Bing Image Creator
AINewFree
Best for: Free images with a Microsoft account
Type a prompt and get a set of images back. Free, in the browser.
9.Meta AI
AINewFree
Best for: Quick images while you chat
Meta's free assistant makes and edits images as part of a conversation.
10.Civitai
AINewFree
Best for: Community models and styles
A community library of image models and the pictures people made with them. Run one in the browser or download it.
Installable
How we picked
We looked at the image generators listed on Linkstore, each checked by a person, and picked by what each one does that the others don't. Prices and ratings come from the listings. Nobody paid to be in this guide, and sponsored apps get no special place in it.
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