With the emergence of tons of AI tools and websites, creating digital art has become increasingly easy and fun thanks to AI image generators. With a swarm of generators available out there, it can be difficult to pick one. This is where our guide on the best free AI image generators comes into play in which we take a deep dive into the features and capabilities every tool has to offer along with their use case. Let’s get started.
Top AI image generators at a glance
- Microsoft Copilot
Best for: Individuals seeking high-quality 1:1 images, integrating text into images
Free for everyone - Google Gemini
Best for: Generating AI images on the go from an Android phone, anyone needing top-notch quality graphics for personal or professional use
Free for everyone - Canva’s Magic Media
Best for: Canva users seeking unique creatives for their content, generating images based on tons of styles
Up to 46 free credits - Phot.AI
Best for: People who rely on various tools for creative work
Free for limited use - Adobe Firefly
Best for: Individuals seeking high-quality images in various aspect ratios
Free for up to 25 credits per month - NightCafe
Best for: Users who need realistic and detailed images, add stylish themes and tones to the images
Up to 4 free credits
Microsoft Copilot
Starting off the list with one of the best free AI image generators available out there, Microsoft Copilot has a built-in image generator (formerly Bing Image Creator) that creates up to four AI images at a time from a single prompt. It is based on OpenAI’s DALL-E 3 system which also powers ChatGPT (more precisely ChatGPT Plus) for generating images from text prompts. This allows for extremely detailed and high-quality image outputs. One can even instruct Copilot to add a unique image style or theme such as digital art, anime, oil painting, etc. when typing a prompt.
Prompt examples:
“Create an image of a person eating pizza with the Eiffel Tower in the background, anime style”
“Generate a blue car image having large boosters on the rear, abstract art”
Pricing – Free to use for everyone. Those who require deep AI integration in Microsoft apps can purchase the Copilot Pro subscription which starts at Rs 2,000 per month.
Author’s experience – I have been using Microsoft Copilot’s AI image generator feature for several months now, when it was called ‘Bing AI’. In my experience, the platform is fairly accurate in understanding the prompt and delivering images based on it. The images are
