Best AI image generators
Checked Sep 28, 2026 · ranked by AI League points from public sources, not by who pays us (nobody does).
Apps that create images from a text prompt or edit your photos with AI. Quality comes from blind-vote benchmark scores of each app's own image model. Ranked by our AI League points: quality, ease, free plan, value for money and language support, each from public sources listed on the app pages.
- 01Best value, built into Google appsFree plan70+ languagesWeb · iPhone · Android
- Cheapest paid plan in this task
- Strong free plan including Deep Research
- Best models have varying access on the free plan
- Google account required
- 02Best all-round AI assistantFree plan60+ languagesWeb · iPhone · Android · Desktop
- Most complete toolset: images, voice, files, deep research
- Generous free plan
- Best features need Plus ($20)
- Ads on Free and Go in some markets
- 03Best for commercially safe imagesFree plan28+ languagesWeb · iPhone · Android
- Trained on licensed content: designed for commercial use
- Partner models from Google and OpenAI included
- Adobe's own image model is not on the blind-vote benchmark
- Credit system spans many Adobe tools
- 04Best for pay-as-you-go access to FLUX modelsFree trialLanguages: not publishedWeb
- Strong FLUX.2 models, open weights for developers
- No subscription needed
- Playground is basic compared with full apps
- No mobile app
- 05Best for text and typography in imagesFree plan1+ languagesWeb · iPhone
- Accurate text in images
- Free weekly credits
- Free images are public
- Monthly price is only stated relative to yearly
- 06Best for control and many models in one placeFree plan1+ languagesWeb · iPhone
- Daily free tokens
- Many models and fine-tuning in one app
- Own Lucid models score mid-table on the blind-vote benchmark
- Token costs vary by model
- 07Best for artistic, stylised imagesNo free planLanguages: not publishedWeb
- Distinctive artistic style
- Style references and personalisation
- No free plan
- Latest version not yet on the blind-vote benchmark; listed versions score low
Standings
| # | Movement | App | Qual | Ease | Free | Value | Lang | Form | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | – | 7.6 | 10.0 | 9.0 | 10.0 | 10.0 | 91 | ||
| 2 | – | 8.7 | 10.0 | 9.0 | 6.2 | 10.0 | 87 | ||
| 3 | – | 5.0* | 10.0 | 9.0 | 5.0 | 8.0 | 71 | ||
| 4 | – | 5.3 | 6.0 | 5.0 | 5.0* | 5.0* | 53 | ||
| 5 | – | 4.9 | 8.0 | 9.0 | 2.5 | 2.0 | 52 | ||
| 6 | – | 2.7 | 8.0 | 9.0 | 4.2 | 2.0 | 49 | ||
| 7 | – | 1.8 | 4.0 | 0.0 | 5.0 | 5.0* | 31 |
How points are calculated — Pts = (Quality×30% + Ease×20% + Free plan×15% + Value×20% + Languages×15%) × 10. Quality = blind-vote Elo of the app's own best image model on the Artificial Analysis Text to Image Arena (800 = 0, 1225 = 10); not listed = default 5.0. Ease = 2 points each for web, iPhone, Android, starting from a plain-language prompt and starting without paying. Free plan: recurring free allowance 9, one-time trial 5, none 0, minus 1 each for a watermark and low-resolution or non-commercial output. Value = lowest entry price in the task ÷ this app's cheapest monthly plan × 10 (the cheapest paid plan in the task = 10); no public price = default 5.0. Languages by the number documented (50+ = 10).
* Not published: the documented default (5) is used, never a guess. Form = last 5 matchdays: points up · same · down. A new matchday is added only when points change. Each app page lists the sources behind its scores.