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Generation, editing, and design surfaces

19 tools · 8 changes / 30d

Adobe Firefly

Adobe

1

Commercially safe generative imaging inside Creative Cloud.

Version
Firefly 5
Cost
from $9.99/mo
Model
Firefly Image 5
Canva Magic Studio

Canva

Generative design suite for non-designers at consumer scale.

Version
2025
Cost
Free tier; Pro ~$15/mo
Model
Partner image models
Figma AI

Figma

1

Prompt-to-design, Make and AI editing inside the design tool.

Version
2025
Cost
Included in paid seats with AI credits
Model
Claude
FLUX

Black Forest Labs

1

Frontier open and hosted image models

Version
FLUX.2
Cost
Open weights plus hosted API
Model
FLUX.2 [pro]
Freepik AI Suite

Freepik

Stock library fused with multi-model generation.

Version
2025
Cost
Free tier, $12/mo
Model
FLUX
GPT Image

OpenAI

1

Image generation inside ChatGPT and the API

Version
GPT Image 1.5
Cost
Included in ChatGPT, API usage-based
Model
GPT Image 1.5
Ideogram

Ideogram

Image generation with legible text

Version
3.0
Cost
Free tier, Basic $8/mo
Model
Ideogram 3.0
Kolors

KuaishouChina

Open-weight image model with a photoreal bias.

Version
2.1
Cost
Free credits, shares Kling subscription
Model
Kolors 2.1
Krea

Krea

Real-time generation and enhancement canvas.

Version
Krea 1
Cost
Free tier, $10/mo
Model
Krea 1
Leonardo.Ai

Canva

Production art generation with fine-grained control.

Version
Phoenix 1.0
Cost
Free tokens, $12/mo Apprentice
Model
Phoenix
Magnific

Freepik

Hallucinatory upscaler used across pro creative work.

Version
2025
Cost
From $39/mo
Model
in-house
Midjourney

Midjourney

1

Opinionated, high-aesthetic image generation

Version
v7.2
Cost
from $10/mo
Model
Midjourney v7
Nano Banana

Google DeepMind

1

Conversational image editing

Version
Nano Banana Pro
Cost
Free in Gemini, API per image
Model
Gemini 3 Pro Image
Photoroom

Photoroom

Product photography and background editing at scale.

Version
2025
Cost
Free tier, $12.99/mo Pro
Model
in-house diffusion
Qwen-Image

AlibabaChina

1

Open-weight image generation and editing from the Qwen line.

Version
Qwen-Image-2
Cost
Free weights, Model Studio per image
Model
Qwen-Image-2
Recraft

Recraft

Vector-native generation and brand-consistent design sets.

Version
Recraft V3
Cost
Free credits, $12/mo
Model
Recraft V3
Seedream

ByteDanceChina

1

ByteDance's text-to-image model, strong on Chinese typography.

Version
4.5
Cost
Bundled free in Doubao, API per image
Model
Seedream 4.5
Stable Diffusion

Stability AI

Open-weight image models

Version
3.5 Large
Cost
Free weights, hosted API usage-based
Model
Stable Diffusion 3.5 Large
Topaz Labs

Topaz Labs

Upscaling and restoration for photo and video pipelines.

Version
Gigapixel 8
Cost
from $99/mo
Model
in-house models

Recent changes in Image

  • version

    Nano Banana — Nano Banana Pro released with 4K output and better text rendering

    Nano BananaNano Banana Pro

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  • version

    Seedream — Seedream 4.5 adds 4K output and better text rendering

    4.04.5

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  • version

    GPT Image — GPT Image 1.5 released with better text rendering

    GPT Image 1GPT Image 1.5

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  • capability

    Figma AI — Figma Make gains code layers and design-system awareness

    —Make code layers

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  • version

    FLUX — FLUX.2 released with open dev weights alongside the hosted pro model

    FLUX.1FLUX.2

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  • version

    Midjourney — Version 7.2 improves prompt adherence and adds the new editor

    v7v7.2

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  • version

    Adobe Firefly — Firefly Image 5 raises native resolution and adds layered editing

    Firefly Image 4Firefly Image 5

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  • version

    Qwen-Image — Qwen-Image-2 released under Apache 2.0

    Qwen-ImageQwen-Image-2

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  • pricing

    Stable Diffusion — Commercial licensing simplified into a single enterprise tier

    Creator, EnterpriseEnterprise licence

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