Image
AI image generation models and platforms.
Platform | Tool | Monthly Price USD | Free Tier / Trial | Plan | API Access | Image Editing / Upscale |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Midjourney | No tagline | $10/mo | No free tier listed | Basic | No official public API plan in self-serve pricing | Core image generation; external editing workflow is less app-like than design suites |
| Midjourney | No tagline | $30/mo | No free tier listed | Standard | No official public API plan in self-serve pricing | Core image generation; editing depends on Midjourney features and external tools |
| Midjourney | No tagline | $60/mo | No free tier listed | Pro | No official public API plan in self-serve pricing | Core image generation with higher limits |
| Midjourney | No tagline | $120/mo | No free tier listed | Mega | No official public API plan in self-serve pricing | Core image generation with maximum public self-serve limits |
 Leonardo.Ai | No tagline | $0 | ✓ | Free | Separate API pay-as-you-go option exists | Limited quality/settings; basic feature access |
| Leonardo.Ai | No tagline | $12/mo | No; paid plan | Essential | Separate API pay-as-you-go option exists | Enhanced quality; personal AI models and private creations |
| Leonardo.Ai | No tagline | $30/mo | No; paid plan | Premium | Separate API pay-as-you-go option exists | Enhanced quality; more personal AI models and queues |
| Leonardo.Ai | No tagline | $60/mo | No; paid plan | Ultimate | Separate API pay-as-you-go option exists | Enhanced quality; high personal AI model limits |
| Leonardo.Ai | No tagline | $0 base | Starts with $5 API credit | API PAYG | Yes; up to 10 concurrent generations in PAYG row | Depends on API endpoint/model |
 Ideogram | No tagline | $0 | ✓ | Free | Separate Ideogram API exists | JPG-only downloads; no upscale/background removal on free |
| Ideogram | No tagline | $20/mo | No; paid plan | Plus | Separate Ideogram API exists | PNG/JPG, upscale, background removal, editor/canvas |
| Ideogram | No tagline | $60/mo | No; paid plan | Pro | Separate Ideogram API exists | PNG/JPG, upscale, background removal, editor/canvas |
| Ideogram | No tagline | $30/member/mo | No; paid plan | Team | Separate Ideogram API exists | PNG/JPG, upscale, background removal, editor/canvas |
 Recraft | No tagline | $0 | ✓ | Free | API available separately | Basic editing; public creations |
| Recraft | No tagline | $12/mo | No; paid plan | Basic 1,000 | API available separately | Advanced editing/generation tools; top-up credits available |
| Recraft | No tagline | $20/mo | No; paid plan | Pro 2,000 | API available separately | Advanced tools; top-up credits available |
| Recraft | No tagline | $40/mo | No; paid plan | Pro 4,000 | API available separately | Advanced tools; top-up credits available |
| Recraft | No tagline | $80/mo | No; paid plan | Pro 8,000 | API available separately | Advanced tools; top-up credits available |
| Recraft | No tagline | $22/member/mo | No; paid plan | Teams 2,000 | API available separately | Advanced tools; shared custom styles |
 Krea | No tagline | $0 | ✓ | Free | No primary API plan listed on pricing page | Limited upscale up to 2K; limited LoRA training |
| Krea | No tagline | $5.25/mo equivalent | No; paid plan | Basic | No primary API plan listed on pricing page | Upscale/enhance to 4K; LoRA fine-tuning up to 50 images |
| Krea | No tagline | $21/mo equivalent | No; paid plan | Pro | No primary API plan listed on pricing page | Upscale/enhance to 8K; Nodes and Apps workflow automation |
| Krea | No tagline | $63/mo equivalent | No; paid plan | Max | No primary API plan listed on pricing page | Upscale/enhance to 22K; unlimited LoRA fine-tunings |
| Krea | No tagline | $160/mo equivalent | No; paid plan | Business | No primary API plan listed on pricing page | Upscale/enhance; private Node Apps; LoRA training up to 20,000 images |
 Freepik | No tagline | $0 | ✓ | Free | Separate Freepik API pay-per-use docs exist | Basic access; many advanced models require credits or paid plans |
| Freepik | No tagline | $24.50/mo displayed | No; paid plan | Premium+ | Freepik API is separately pay-per-use | Advanced image models, upscalers, train AI characters and design/mockup tools |
| Freepik API | No tagline | $0 base | Starts free with trial credits | API PAYG | ✓ | Depends on endpoint/model |
 Adobe Firefly | No tagline | $0 | ✓ | Free | Firefly Services API exists separately | Standard and premium Firefly features are limited on free |
| Adobe Firefly | No tagline | $9.99/mo | Free trial listed | Standard | Firefly Services API exists separately | Generative Fill and standard image features do not deduct credits on paid Firefly plans |
| Adobe Firefly | No tagline | $19.99/mo | Free trial listed | Pro | Firefly Services API exists separately | Generative Fill and standard image features do not deduct credits on paid Firefly plans |
| Adobe Firefly | No tagline | $199.99/mo | No free trial listed on pricing snippet | Premium | Firefly Services API exists separately | Generative Fill and standard image features do not deduct credits on paid Firefly plans |
 Canva AI | No tagline | $0 | ✓ | Free | No primary public image API plan for Canva AI itself | Magic Edit, AI-powered photo/editor tools; some features are Pro-only |
 Google Gemini | No tagline | $7.99/mo | No; paid plan | AI Plus | Gemini API is billed separately | Redo images with Nano Banana Pro and video generation features listed for paid tiers |
| Google Gemini | No tagline | $19.99/mo | No; paid plan | AI Pro | Gemini API is billed separately | Higher creative and app limits; Google apps integration |
| Google Gemini | No tagline | $99.99/mo starting | No; paid plan | AI Ultra | Gemini API is billed separately | Highest paid creative and app limits |
 Google Gemini API | No tagline | $0 base | No free tier for this image model pricing row | Gemini 3.1 Flash Image | ✓ | Image generation/editing depending model capability |
| Google Imagen API | No tagline | $0 base | No free tier for Imagen 4 pricing row | Imagen 4 | ✓ | Generation-focused; editing handled by other Gemini/image models |
 Hugging Face | No tagline | $0 | ✓ | Free | ✓ | Depends on selected model/provider |
| Hugging Face | No tagline | $9/mo | No; paid plan | PRO | ✓ | Depends on selected model/provider |
 Pollinations | No tagline | $0 base | ✓ | Free / Pollen | ✓ | Image generation via Flux, GPT Image, Seedream, Kontext and others listed in repo |
 ComfyUI | No tagline | $0 software | Yes; local unlimited if you provide hardware | Open source | Local API/workflow automation possible | Advanced editing, upscaling, ControlNet/LoRA workflows depending installed nodes/models |
 DiffusionBee | No tagline | $0 software | Yes; local unlimited if you provide hardware | Free app | No hosted API focus | Local image tools depending app/model support |
 OpenAI Images API | No tagline | $0 base | No included free tier on API pricing page | GPT Image | ✓ | High-fidelity edits and generated image outputs; C2PA metadata described |
 fal.ai | No tagline | $0 base | No standard free tier listed for production API | Model APIs PAYG | ✓ | Depends on model endpoint; many image models include editing/control variants |
 Replicate | No tagline | $0 base | No standard free tier listed on pricing page | PAYG | ✓ | Depends on selected model; custom models possible via Cog |
 Stability AI | No tagline | $0 base | No standard free tier listed on public pricing page | Platform API PAYG | ✓ | Inpaint, outpaint, erase object, remove background, relight and upscale APIs listed |
 Black Forest Labs | No tagline | $0 base | No standard free tier listed | FLUX API | ✓ | FLUX Kontext and related editing/control workflows through partners |