Free AI image generators: what each free plan gives you (Oct 2026)
4 of the 6 AI image generators we track have a permanent free plan. Here is exactly what each one gives you for $0, quoted from the vendor.
Free AI image generators
| Tool | Upgrade | Free | Status | What you get for $0 & source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Free plans | ||||
| Cheapest upgrade Essential · $12/mo billed yearly | $0 | Free tier Allowance stated |
Free $0: 150 fast tokens per day. Source: leonardo.ai · checked 2026-10-16 | |
02Krea |
Cheapest upgrade Basic · $5.25/mo billed yearly | $0 | Free tier | Free $0, no credit card: all video models (per page), limited LoRA training (50 images), limited upscaling. Free compute-unit allowance not stated. Source: krea.ai · checked 2026-10-16 |
03Canva |
Cheapest upgrade Price not published | $0 | Free tier | Canva Free is available to anyone; Pro gives '10x more AI than Canva Free' and higher tiers '20x more AI'; fair-use limits apply. Free AI allowance not quantified. Source: canva.com · checked 2026-10-16 |
| Cheapest upgrade Firefly Standard · $9.99/mo | $0 | Free tier | No plan needed for free daily generations across image, video and audio (incl. Nano Banana, Luma Ray3.14); limits refresh daily. Daily amount not published. Source: adobe.com · checked 2026-10-16 | |
| No free plan listed | ||||
| Cheapest upgrade Basic · $10/mo | — | No free tier | No free plan: 'All Midjourney plans are subscriptions.' The plans page links a 'Free Trials' article but does not offer a free tier itself. Source: docs.midjourney.com · checked 2026-10-16 | |
| Cheapest upgrade Plus · $20/mo | — | Free tier unclear | The pricing page lists Plus, Pro and Team only; no free plan described on the page. Source: ideogram.ai · checked 2026-10-16 | |
How this list is ranked
Free plans that put a number on the allowance (credits, minutes, images, messages) rank first, because you can plan around a number; free plans with unpublished allowances follow. Within each group, order follows our main price table. Trials and paid-only tools are listed after the ranking so you know they were checked.
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).
Which free AI image generator tells you exactly what you get?
Leonardo.Ai: Free $0: 150 fast tokens per day.
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.