Best AI tools to make pictures from a description

Describe a picture in words and the AI draws it. Some are best for art, some for realistic photos, some for images with text.

21 tools, ranked by how well reviewers rate them, how much people are talking about them this week, and how easy they are to start with. Filter by price, skill or device →

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Midjourney

Images & Design
#1
🔥 Trending #6 this week

Beautiful, artistic images for art, mood boards, and creative projects.

Beginner-friendlyWeb

Grok

AI Chatbots & Assistants
#2

Finding out what people are saying on X (Twitter) right now, and breaking news.

Free planBeginner-friendlyWeb, iPhone & iPad, Android

ChatGPT

AI Chatbots & Assistants
#3

Everyday help with almost anything: questions, emails, plans, ideas, and pictures. Its voice mode lets you just talk.

Free plan · from ~$20/monthBeginner-friendlyWeb, iPhone & iPad, Android, Mac / PC app

Gemini

AI Chatbots & Assistants
#4

People who use Gmail, Google Docs, and Drive. Also good for long documents, research reports, and making images and videos.

Free planBeginner-friendlyWeb, iPhone & iPad, Android

Adobe Firefly

Images & Design
#5

Business images where you need to be safe on copyright, and anyone who uses Photoshop.

Free plan · from ~$10/monthBeginner-friendlyWeb, iPhone & iPad, Android

Leonardo.Ai

Images & Design
#6

Same family: Canva AI

Game art, product pictures, and keeping a character looking the same across many images.

Free plan · from ~$12/monthBeginner-friendlyWeb, iPhone & iPad

Ideogram

Images & Design
#7

Images with words in them, like posters, logos, social ads, and book covers.

Free plan · from ~$8/monthBeginner-friendlyWeb, iPhone & iPad

Hugging Face

For Developers
#8

Trying free AI demos in your browser, and finding AI models.

Free planTechnicalWeb

Omni Image Editor

Images & Design
#9

Free online image tool: edit photos, make images from text, upscale them, or remove watermarks. Only remove watermarks from images you own.

FreeTechnicalWeb

Viggle Turbo for Qwen-Image-2.1

Images & Design
#10

Free online demo that makes and edits images quickly, with a side-by-side comparison to the standard version.

FreeTechnicalWeb

Z-Image Lookalike LoRA Index

Images & Design
#11

A gallery of style add-ons for the Z-Image AI image maker.

FreeTechnicalAdd-on, Web

Krea 2 Turbo Image Generator

Images & Design
#12

Free online demo of Krea 2 Turbo: make images from text and edit them.

FreeTechnicalWeb

Agate WebGPU

Images & Design
#13

Makes images from text entirely inside your web browser. Nothing gets uploaded, but you'll need a recent computer.

FreeTechnicalWeb

AmphibiousRizz LoRA Browser

Images & Design
#14

A visual gallery of character styles for the Krea 2 image AI.

FreeTechnicalWeb

MiniMax-H3 360° Orbit LoRA

Images & Design
#15

Turns one photo into a 'frozen moment' video where the camera circles all the way around.

FreeTechnicalWeb

DLSS 5 Anything

Images & Design
#16

Makes any picture look like the latest sharp, ultra-detailed video-game graphics.

FreeTechnicalWeb

Qwen-Image-2.1-Turbo

Images & Design
#17

Free online demo that makes and edits images fast with Qwen-Image-2.1 Turbo.

FreeTechnicalAdd-on, Web

Iris-3B

Images & Design
#18

A research AI model that makes and understands images. For researchers.

FreeTechnicalWeb

Krea 2 Identity Loras

Images & Design
#19

Make images of the same person or character again and again with Krea 2.

FreeTechnicalWeb

Iris-3B Turbo

Images & Design
#20

A faster image-making demo based on the Iris-3B research model.

FreeTechnicalWeb

studiomi300

Video
#21

A demo where an AI 'director' plans and makes images, video, music and voice on one big AMD server chip.

FreeTechnicalCode / command line

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