Free AI for image generation

You can make AI images for free every day. Each service counts differently — images, credits or tokens — and some make everything public on the free plan.

Tip to stretch the free limit

Describe style, lighting and framing; test ideas on the service with the most free credits and use the others for variations.

Ready-to-copy prompt

A watercolor-style illustration of [subject], soft late-afternoon light, seen from above, plain background, no text.

The picks, in the order we'd try them

Microsoft Account needed

Bing Image Creator

15 fast generations per day, then slower ones; up to 200 requests in 24 hours. Images are kept for up to 90 days.

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Leonardo.ai Account needed

Leonardo.ai

150 tokens per day for images and video; unused tokens don't roll over.

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Ideogram Account needed

Ideogram

30 credits per week if you sign in with Google, Apple or Microsoft. Everything you create on the free plan is public.

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Google Sign-up optional

Gemini

Standard usage limits refresh every 5 hours up to a weekly cap, with no usage numbers published. Context window of 32k tokens. Deep Research may be unavailable at peak demand.

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OpenAI No sign-up

ChatGPT

Everyday text chats with no fixed message cap (with abuse protection). File uploads, image creation, voice and deep research are limited, with no numbers published.

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Microsoft Account needed