AI image generators
AI image generators create pictures from a text description (text-to-image), and many can also edit existing images - extending them, removing objects or changing styles.
Tools differ in style, how well they render text inside images, editing features and licensing for commercial use. Some are open-weight models you can run yourself.
Examples tracked on AI Stats Live
| Tool | Company | Category | From | Free tier | Popularity |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gemini | General assistants | $19.99/mo | Yes | #9 | |
| Grok | xAI | General assistants | $30/mo | Yes | #19 |
| ComfyUI | Comfy Org | Image generation | — | Unknown | #43 |
| Midjourney | Midjourney | Image generation | $10/mo | No | #48 |
| Qwen Chat | Alibaba (Qwen) | General assistants | — | Yes | #53 |
| Stable Diffusion | Stability AI | Image generation | — | Unknown | #55 |
| ChatGPT Images | OpenAI | Image generation | — | Unknown | #60 |
| Kling AI | Kuaishou | Video generation | — | Yes | #63 |
| Runway | Runway | Video generation | $15/mo | Yes | #79 |
| FLUX | Black Forest Labs | Image generation | — | Unknown | #82 |
Popularity is measured attention (Wikipedia, Hacker News, package downloads), not quality. Prices are the cheapest paid individual plan; each profile shows whether the price is verified. Data refreshed 2h ago.
Related ranking: Image generation models
- 1.Nano Banana 2 Lite (Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite Image) Google30 Jun 2026
- 2.Nano Banana 2 (Gemini 3.1 Flash Image) Google18 Jun 2026
- 3.Nano Banana Pro (Gemini 3 Pro Image) Google18 Jun 2026
- 4.GPT-5.4 Image 2 OpenAI21 Apr 2026
- 5.Nano Banana 2 (Gemini 3.1 Flash Image Preview) Google26 Feb 2026
Models that output images, newest first (image quality has no shared benchmark in our sources yet). Source: OpenRouter. Full ranking
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Explanation written by AI Stats Live editors; last reviewed 29 Sep 2026. Examples and rankings update automatically from the sources listed on the methodology page.