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Images & design AI tools.

Image generators and design tools for visual ideas, graphics and creative work.

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CA

Canva AI

Images & design

Conversational design suite for generating images, layouts, presentations, social graphics, and short image animations.

Ongoing free plan

Up to 20 shared Standard or Premium AI uses monthly, with no Ultra AI access.

  • ↳Finished social and marketing designs
  • ✓Free downloads

Keep in mindThe shared allowance varies by task complexity. Pro stock content watermarks unless separately licensed; Ultra AI is unavailable on Free.

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Sep 23, 2026
AF

Adobe Firefly

Images & design

Adobe's generative workspace for images, vectors, design effects, video, and audio using Adobe and partner models.

Ongoing free plan

Limited daily image, video, and audio generations; Adobe does not publish a fixed free count.

  • ↳Commercial design and Adobe workflows
  • ✓Free downloads

Keep in mindThe daily free quantity is unpublished and model-dependent. Adobe may attach Content Credentials to generated or modified assets.

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Sep 23, 2026
MJ

Midjourney

Images & design

Image and video generator known for stylized, high-detail creative work through its web interface and Discord.

Paid only

Paid only on the web and Discord; a limited trial exists only in the niji journey mobile app.

  • ↳Stylized concept art and moodboards

Keep in mindNo general free tier or web trial. Basic creations are public by default; private Stealth Mode starts on Pro.

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Sep 23, 2026
ID

Ideogram

Images & design

Browser image generator with strong text rendering, style controls, remixing, and character consistency.

Ongoing free plan

10 slow credits weekly, up to 40 images, with public generations and JPG downloads.

  • ↳Posters, logos, and readable text
  • ✓Free downloads

Keep in mindFree images are public, JPG-only, and cannot be deleted. Private generation, image uploads, and quality exports require Plus.

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Sep 23, 2026
LA

Leonardo.Ai

Images & design

Creative production suite for images, motion, trained models, editing, upscaling, and controlled visual workflows.

Ongoing free plan

150 fast tokens daily for public creations, basic quality settings, and one personal collection.

  • ↳Game assets and controlled image workflows
  • ✓Free downloads

Keep in mindLeonardo owns free-tier outputs and makes them public, while granting users a non-exclusive royalty-free commercial-use license.

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Sep 23, 2026
RC

Recraft

Images & design

Design-focused generator for raster images, editable vectors, mockups, typography, brand styles, and image editing.

Ongoing free plan

30 credits every 24 hours for public images, vectors, mockups, and AI photo edits.

  • ↳Vectors, logos, and brand graphics
  • ✓Free downloads

Keep in mindFree assets are public, owned by Recraft, personal-use only, and cannot be sold, transferred, or used to train AI.

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Sep 23, 2026
KR

Krea

Images & design

Real-time creative suite for Krea image generation, references, upscaling, LoRA training, and paid multi-model workflows.

Ongoing free plan

100 compute units daily for Krea 2, real-time models, limited upscaling, and limited LoRA training.

  • ↳Realtime ideation and visual experiments
  • ✓Free downloads

Keep in mindFree hosted outputs lack a commercial license. The full image library, video models, 3D, lipsync, and large upscales require payment.

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Sep 23, 2026

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