Cheapest AI image generators, ranked by price (Oct 2026)
6 AI image generators we track, ordered by the cheapest plan each vendor sells to an individual. Krea is cheapest at $5.25/mo billed yearly.
Cheapest AI image generators
| Tool | Cheapest plan | Price | Free tier | What the cheapest plan includes & source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ranked by cheapest paid plan | ||||
01Krea |
Basic Top plan: Max $63/mo billed yearly |
$5.25/mo billed yearly | Free tier | 5,000 compute units/month (~64 Nano Banana 2 images or 20 Seedance 2.0 videos); selected video models. Source: krea.ai · checked 2026-10-16 |
| Basic Top plan: Mega $96/mo billed yearly |
$10/mo | No free tier | 3.3 hr/month Fast GPU (200 minutes); no Relax mode; 3 concurrent fast image jobs; extra GPU time $4/hr. Source: docs.midjourney.com · checked 2026-10-16 | |
| Firefly Standard Top plan: Firefly Premium $199.99/mo |
$9.99/mo | Free tier | 2,000 generative credits/month; unlimited standard image features (e.g. Generative Fill). Source: adobe.com · checked 2026-10-16 | |
| Essential Top plan: Ultimate $60/mo billed yearly |
$12/mo billed yearly | Free tier | 8,500 fast tokens/month; unlimited token bank; top-up tokens. Source: leonardo.ai · checked 2026-10-16 | |
05Ideogram |
Plus Top plan: Pro $42/mo billed yearly |
$20/mo | Free tier unclear | 2,400 priority credits/month; unlimited slow credits. Source: ideogram.ai · checked 2026-10-16 |
| Price not published | ||||
| Pro | Not captured (prices load by region and did not render) | Free tier | 10x more AI than Canva Free (Premium or Ultra AI); fair use limits. Source: canva.com · checked 2026-10-16 | |
How this list is ranked
Sorted by the lowest per-month price billed yearly where offered of each tool's cheapest individual plan (team and per-seat plans are skipped when an individual plan exists). Ties keep the order of our main price table. Price is the only ranking factor: a cheaper plan can come with much tighter limits, so read the limits column before you buy.
We never rank on reviews, affiliate deals or sponsorship. Facts are vendor-stated; "not published" means the vendor doesn't say.
Recent changes in this list
No price, limit or free-tier change logged for these tools yet. We check daily.
Questions people ask
What is the cheapest AI image generator?
Krea: Krea Basic costs $5.25/mo billed yearly. Next cheapest: Midjourney ($8/mo billed yearly), Adobe Firefly ($9.99/mo), Leonardo.Ai ($12/mo billed yearly). Prices checked 2026-10-16.
Which AI image generators have a free plan?
Leonardo.Ai, Krea, Canva, Adobe Firefly. Not free: Midjourney (no free plan), Ideogram (none listed).
What is the most expensive individual plan here?
Firefly Premium at $199.99/mo.
How current is this ranking?
It is rebuilt from our data every time prices are checked; the last check was 2026-10-16. Every price links to the vendor page it came from.