Best AI Art Generators in 2026
Updated
In short: FLUX is ranked #1 of 27 as of 1 October 2026, ahead of Leonardo.Ai and Scenario. The best-ranked option with a free plan is Leonardo.Ai. The lowest first paid tier on this page is FLUX at $0.01/mo.
AI art generators support both creating images from prompts and working with existing visuals. Compared on image-to-image, inpainting and outpainting, output resolution, and platforms, these entries let you gauge how each might fit your image workflow. Check monthly credits and whether private generation or commercial use is relevant to your work; free plans and paid-from pricing help frame access. FLUX, Leonardo.Ai, and Scenario are among the options shown. Consider the formats and controls you need, then weigh those against the listed capabilities and terms.
27 AI art generators ranked on what their makers publish — plans and prices, free tiers, platforms and the facts on their own pages.
AI Art Generators, one module each. A lit port is something its maker publishes; 18 of the 25 on this page have a public API.
- 01 FLUX API yesOSS not on recordFREE yesDOCS 7.4$0.01/mo
- 02 Leonardo.Ai API yesOSS not on recordFREE yesDOCS 7.4Free
- 03 Scenario API yesOSS not on recordFREE yesDOCS 7.3$15/mo
- 04 Ideogram API yesOSS not on recordFREE yesDOCS 7.2$20/mo
- 05 Krea Video API yesOSS not on recordFREE yesDOCS 7.2$9/mo
- 06 Mage API yesOSS not on recordFREE yesDOCS 7.2$10/mo
- 07 PixAI API yesOSS not on recordFREE yesDOCS 7.2$9.99/mo
- 08 Playground AI API yesOSS not on recordFREE yesDOCS 7.2$12/mo
- 09 Recraft API yesOSS not on recordFREE yesDOCS 7.2Free
- 10 Draw Things API yesOSS not on recordFREE yesDOCS 7.1Free
- 11 Dezgo API yesOSS not on recordFREE yesDOCS 7.0Free
- 12 Deep Art Effects API yesOSS not on recordFREE not on recordDOCS 6.9$6.67/mo
- 13 ComfyUI API yesOSS not on recordFREE not on recordDOCS 6.8$20/mo
- 14 getimg.ai API yesOSS not on recordFREE not on recordDOCS 6.8$10/mo
- 15 Tensor.Art API yesOSS not on recordFREE not on recordDOCS 6.8
- 16 Dream by WOMBO API yesOSS not on recordFREE not on recordDOCS 6.7
- 17 InvokeAI API yesOSS not on recordFREE not on recordDOCS 6.5
- 18 SeaArt AI API yesOSS not on recordFREE not on recordDOCS 6.5
- 19 Deep Dream Generator API not on recordOSS not on recordFREE yesDOCS 5.9$3.99/mo
- 20 Vizcom API not on recordOSS not on recordFREE yesDOCS 5.9$49/mo
- 21 starryai API not on recordOSS not on recordFREE yesDOCS 5.8Free
- 22 OpenArt API not on recordOSS not on recordFREE not on recordDOCS 5.4$14/mo
- 23 Artbreeder API not on recordOSS not on recordFREE not on recordDOCS 5.3$7.49/mo
- 24 Craiyon API not on recordOSS not on recordFREE not on recordDOCS 5.3
- 25 NightCafe API not on recordOSS not on recordFREE not on recordDOCS 5.3
Compare all 25 in a table
| # | Platform | Score | Free plan | From | Free plan | Paid from | Image-to-image | Commercial use |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | FLUX | 7.4 | Free plan | $0.01/mo | Yes | — | Yes | Yes |
| 2 | Leonardo.Ai | 7.4 | Free plan | Free | Yes | — | — | — |
| 3 | Scenario | 7.3 | Free plan | $15/mo | Yes | 15 /mo | Yes | Yes |
| 4 | Ideogram | 7.2 | Free plan | $20/mo | Yes | — | — | — |
| 5 | Krea Video | 7.2 | Free plan | $9/mo | Yes | 9 /mo | — | — |
| 6 | Mage | 7.2 | Free plan | $10/mo | Yes | 10 /mo | — | — |
| 7 | PixAI | 7.2 | Free plan | $9.99/mo | Yes | 7.99 /mo | — | — |
| 8 | Playground AI | 7.2 | Free plan | $12/mo | Yes | 12 /mo | Yes | Yes |
| 9 | Recraft | 7.2 | Free plan | Free | Yes | — | — | — |
| 10 | Draw Things | 7.1 | Free plan | — | Yes | 8.99 /mo | — | — |
| 11 | Dezgo | 7.0 | Free plan | Free | Yes | — | — | — |
| 12 | Deep Art Effects | 6.9 | No | $6.67/mo | Yes | — | Yes | Yes |
| 13 | ComfyUI | 6.8 | No | $20/mo | Yes | 16 /mo | — | — |
| 14 | getimg.ai | 6.8 | No | $10/mo | No | 8 /mo | — | — |
| 15 | Tensor.Art | 6.8 | No | — | Yes | — | — | — |
| 16 | Dream by WOMBO | 6.7 | No | — | Yes | — | — | — |
| 17 | InvokeAI | 6.5 | No | — | Yes | — | — | — |
| 18 | SeaArt AI | 6.5 | No | — | Yes | — | — | — |
| 19 | Deep Dream Generator | 5.9 | Free plan | $3.99/mo | Yes | 9 /mo | — | — |
| 20 | Vizcom | 5.9 | Free plan | $49/mo | Yes | — | Yes | Yes |
| 21 | starryai | 5.8 | Free plan | Free | Yes | — | — | — |
| 22 | OpenArt | 5.4 | No | $14/mo | Yes | — | — | — |
| 23 | Artbreeder | 5.3 | No | $7.49/mo | — | 7.49 /mo | — | — |
| 24 | Craiyon | 5.3 | No | — | Yes | — | — | — |
| 25 | NightCafe | 5.3 | No | — | Yes | — | — | — |
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Questions about this list
Which AI art generator is ranked first on Inferse?
FLUX is ranked #1 of 27 with a score of 7.4. Leonardo.Ai is second and Scenario third.
How many of these have a free plan?
14 of the 25 on this page publish a free plan on their own pricing pages.
Which is the cheapest paid option?
On this page, FLUX has the lowest first paid tier we found: $0.01/mo.
How is this list ranked?
Ranked on what each maker publishes, open and connectable first: a public API, open-source code, the depth of its documentation and a free tier to try it on. Model lists are sorted by the figure in their title, exactly as each provider publishes it.