Best AI Image Generators in 2026
Updated
124 AI image generators ranked on what their makers publish — plans and prices, free tiers, platforms and the facts on their own pages.
124ranked
7free plans on this page
$3.99/molowest paid tier
7 Oct 2026last checked
AI image generators, one module each. A lit port is something its maker publishes; 24 of the 25 on this page have a public API.
- 26 InvokeAI API yesOSS not on recordFREE not on recordDOCS 7.8
- 27 ZMO AI Image Generator API yesOSS not on recordFREE yesDOCS 7.8Free
- 28 Stable Diffusion WebUI Forge API yesOSS not on recordFREE not on recordDOCS 7.7
- 29 SD.Next API yesOSS not on recordFREE not on recordDOCS 7.7
- 30 SwarmUI API yesOSS not on recordFREE not on recordDOCS 7.7
- 31 Oimg.ai API yesOSS not on recordFREE yesDOCS 7.7$9.92/mo
- 32 BasedLabs API yesOSS not on recordFREE not on recordDOCS 7.6
- 33 Flux3 API yesOSS not on recordFREE yesDOCS 7.6Free
- 34 Fooocus API yesOSS not on recordFREE not on recordDOCS 7.5
- 35 MeiGen API yesOSS not on recordFREE not on recordDOCS 7.5
- 36 AI Horde API yesOSS not on recordFREE not on recordDOCS 7.5
- 37 Stockimg AI API yesOSS not on recordFREE not on recordDOCS 7.5
- 38 Artguru AI Art Generator API yesOSS not on recordFREE not on recordDOCS 7.5
- 39 Astria API yesOSS not on recordFREE not on recordDOCS 7.4
- 40 Artisse API yesOSS not on recordFREE not on recordDOCS 7.3$6.99/mo
- 41 OpenJourney API yesOSS not on recordFREE yesDOCS 7.3Free
- 42 Dream by WOMBO API yesOSS not on recordFREE not on recordDOCS 7.2
- 43 Aitubo API yesOSS not on recordFREE yesDOCS 7.2$13/mo
- 44 Deep Dream Generator API not on recordOSS not on recordFREE yesDOCS 7.1$3.99/mo
- 45 X-Image API yesOSS not on recordFREE not on recordDOCS 7.1
- 46 A1.art API yesOSS not on recordFREE not on recordDOCS 7.0
- 47 neural.love API yesOSS not on recordFREE not on recordDOCS 7.0
- 48 Treza API yesOSS not on recordFREE not on recordDOCS 7.0$5/mo
- 49 PhotoGPT API yesOSS not on recordFREE not on recordDOCS 6.9$19.99/mo
- 50 Krea Video API yesOSS not on recordFREE yesDOCS 6.9$9/mo
Compare all 25 in a table
| # | Platform | Score | Free plan | From | Free plan | Paid from | Text-to-image | Reference images |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26 | InvokeAI | 7.8 | No | — | Yes | — | Yes | Yes |
| 27 | ZMO AI Image Generator | 7.8 | Free plan | Free | Yes | — | Yes | Yes |
| 28 | Stable Diffusion WebUI Forge | 7.7 | No | — | — | — | Yes | Yes |
| 29 | SD.Next | 7.7 | No | — | — | — | Yes | Yes |
| 30 | SwarmUI | 7.7 | No | — | Yes | — | Yes | Yes |
| 31 | Oimg.ai | 7.7 | Free plan | $9.92/mo | Yes | — | Yes | Yes |
| 32 | BasedLabs | 7.6 | No | — | Yes | — | Yes | Yes |
| 33 | Flux3 | 7.6 | Free plan | Free | Yes | — | Yes | Yes |
| 34 | Fooocus | 7.5 | No | — | Yes | — | Yes | Yes |
| 35 | MeiGen | 7.5 | No | — | Yes | — | Yes | Yes |
| 36 | AI Horde | 7.5 | No | — | Yes | — | Yes | Yes |
| 37 | Stockimg AI | 7.5 | No | — | Yes | $19/mo | Yes | Yes |
| 38 | Artguru AI Art Generator | 7.5 | No | — | Yes | — | Yes | Yes |
| 39 | Astria | 7.4 | No | — | No | — | Yes | Yes |
| 40 | Artisse | 7.3 | No | $6.99/mo | Yes | $6.99/mo | Yes | Yes |
| 41 | OpenJourney | 7.3 | Free plan | Free | Yes | — | Yes | — |
| 42 | Dream by WOMBO | 7.2 | No | — | Yes | — | Yes | Yes |
| 43 | Aitubo | 7.2 | Free plan | $13/mo | Yes | $13/mo | — | — |
| 44 | Deep Dream Generator | 7.1 | Free plan | $3.99/mo | Yes | $9/mo | Yes | Yes |
| 45 | X-Image | 7.1 | No | — | — | — | Yes | Yes |
| 46 | A1.art | 7.0 | No | — | Yes | — | Yes | Yes |
| 47 | neural.love | 7.0 | No | — | — | — | Yes | Yes |
| 48 | Treza | 7.0 | No | $5/mo | No | — | Yes | Yes |
| 49 | PhotoGPT | 6.9 | No | $19.99/mo | No | $19.99/mo | Yes | Yes |
| 50 | Krea Video | 6.9 | Free plan | $9/mo | Yes | $9/mo | No | Yes |