Best free AI image generators
Image generators and photo editors you can keep using for free, ranked on the free plan’s restrictions and the cost of the first paid plan.
How we rank · Updated as prices are re-checked · 7 ranked
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- Cheapest paid plan
- $12/mo (≈£9.04)
- Free plan
- Free plan
- Confirmed
- 7 Oct 2026
Score breakdown
- Upgrade priceCheapest paid plan $12/mo (≈£9.04)30.7/37.5
- RestrictionsNone stated on the pricing page32.5/32.5
- Data freshnessConfirmed today15/15
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- Cheapest paid plan
- $13/mo (≈£9.79)
- Free plan
- Free plan
- Confirmed
- 4 Oct 2026
Score breakdown
- Upgrade priceCheapest paid plan $13/mo (≈£9.79)30.2/37.5
- RestrictionsNone stated on the pricing page32.5/32.5
- Data freshnessConfirmed 3 days ago15/15
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- Cheapest paid plan
- £10/mo
- Free plan
- Free plan
- Confirmed
- 5 Oct 2026
Score breakdown
- Upgrade priceCheapest paid plan £10/mo30/37.5
- RestrictionsNone stated on the pricing page32.5/32.5
- Data freshnessConfirmed 2 days ago15/15
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- Cheapest paid plan
- £2.70/mo
- Free plan
- Free plan
- Confirmed
- 5 Oct 2026
Score breakdown
- Upgrade priceCheapest paid plan £2.70/mo35.5/37.5
- Restrictions1 restriction on the pricing page26/32.5
- Data freshnessConfirmed 2 days ago15/15
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- Cheapest paid plan
- £6.24/mo
- Free plan
- Free plan
- Confirmed
- 5 Oct 2026
Score breakdown
- Upgrade priceCheapest paid plan £6.24/mo32.8/37.5
- RestrictionsNot checked yet, so no points0/32.5
- Data freshnessConfirmed 2 days ago15/15
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- Cheapest paid plan
- $9/mo (≈£6.78)
- Free plan
- Free plan
- Confirmed
- 4 Oct 2026
Score breakdown
- Upgrade priceCheapest paid plan $9/mo (≈£6.78)32.4/37.5
- RestrictionsNot checked yet, so no points0/32.5
- Data freshnessConfirmed 3 days ago15/15
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- Cheapest paid plan
- £9.99/mo
- Free plan
- Free plan
- Confirmed
- 5 Oct 2026
Score breakdown
- Upgrade priceCheapest paid plan £9.99/mo30/37.5
- RestrictionsNot checked yet, so no points0/32.5
- Data freshnessConfirmed 2 days ago15/15
Not ranked yet
These fit the list, but we won’t rank a tool on data we haven’t confirmed.
- Fotor · Prices not yet confirmed by a live check
- Ideogram · Prices not yet confirmed by a live check
- Krea · Prices not yet confirmed by a live check
- Leonardo.ai · Prices not yet confirmed by a live check
- Magnific (formerly Freepik) · Prices not yet confirmed by a live check
- Photoroom · Prices not yet confirmed by a live check
- Picsart · Prices not yet confirmed by a live check
- Pixelcut · Prices not yet confirmed by a live check
How we rank
Every score is worked out from data on this site: prices and restrictions read from each official pricing page, and visitor ratings. The score is the points a tool earns as a percentage of the points available.
| What counts | Points | How it’s scored |
|---|---|---|
| Upgrade price | 37.5 | The cheapest paid plan per month: £0 scores full marks, falling evenly to nothing at £50 or more. US-dollar prices are converted at the day’s reference rate; other currencies aren’t converted or scored. |
| Restrictions | 32.5 | Restrictions the official pricing page states in its own words (credit caps, watermarks, no commercial use and so on). Each one costs a fifth of these points. Not checked yet means no points. |
| Data freshness | 15 | Full marks if we confirmed the price in the last 7 days, 60% within 30 days, 25% if older. |
| Visitor value rating | 15 | Visitors’ value-for-money ratings, counted only once 10 or more people have rated a tool. Until then it’s left out and the score is out of the remaining points. |
Never counted: affiliate links or commission, how often a tool is clicked, popularity, or anything a company pays for. Tools whose prices we haven’t confirmed aren’t ranked at all.
Exchange rate: $1 = £0.7532 (European Central Bank reference rate, 6 Oct 2026).