It is not only Midjourney to generate images by artificial intelligence. There are a multitude of free alternatives available on the Internet: here are the best ones.
Midjourney is undoubtedly an impressive tool. The very powerful artificial intelligence that generates images allows renderings of exceptional quality. One of his creations won an art competition reserved for humans, and other images, particularly realistic, sowed doubt among many Internet users, who believed that they were real photos.
But Midjourney does not only have advantages — in addition to the many ethical criticisms against it. The free version has not been available since the end of March 2023, which is a big obstacle. Then, even Midjourney has limitations: the AI is unable to draw the dinosaurs or the spaghetti, and it is impossible to generate images representing the Chinese president, Xi Jinping. Fortunately, there are several free alternatives to Midjourney: here they are.
What are the free AIs to make images? What are the best alternatives to Midjourney?
The best alternatives to Midjourney, free, selected by Numerama.
Slab
ChatGPT is not the only artificial intelligence developed by OpenAI: the American firm has also created Dall-E. The concept is the same as for ChatGPT and Midjourney: you have to enter the right prompt in the search bar to get the result you want, and it is sometimes necessary to make several tries. Like ChatGPT, Dall-E is free, with no limit: you can access it here.
Stable Spread
In the same style, you also have Stable Diffusion. Developed by Stability AI, the tool works on the same principle as Dall-E and Midjourney, but has the advantage of offering a library of prompts to help you get started, which makes it a very good alternative to Midjourney. You can use Stable Diffusion for free here.
Bing Image Creator
The Bing search engine powered by ChatGPT doesn’t just help you with your searches: it can also help you create images. Bing uses a version of Dall-E to offer its own creations, but the principle remains the same. You can access Bing Image Creator here.
Canva Text-to-image
You may already be familiar with Canva, a great site for illustrations and creating visuals. In addition to already being a good tool in itself, Canva now offers a feature with AI that acts as an alternative to Midjourney. The app offers the option “ Text to image ” free : you can access it here.
Crayon
The Craiyon site has several major advantages. Not only is the site free and offers help with prompts, but you can easily choose the style you prefer. Craiyon lets you choose if you want a rendering ” artistic “, a rendering more ” photographic “, a result more ” drawn », or none of these options. You can also choose particular elements that you absolutely do not want to appear in the image. Only downside: the site is not as fast as the others, and you will have to wait a bit before seeing your image. You can try Craiyon for yourself here.
Deep AI
DeepAI does not offer anything revolutionary, but still offers nice, albeit limited, results. All you have to do is enter a prompt and choose from the various image styles offered (in the free version not all are available, but there are still quite a few options), and DeepAI will give you a single result. You can try DeepAI here.
BlueWillow
BlueWillow shares many features with Midjourney. Both use a Discord for image creation, and both only offer a free trial period, before asking you to pay. Finally, both are very powerful. By connecting to the BlueWillow Discord for free, you will be entitled to 25 images for free. The subscription is then from 5 dollars per me. You can try BlueWillow and its Discord server here – you just need to create a Discord account beforehand, if you don’t already have one.
How to use Midjourney for free?
If the free alternatives offered above are not suitable for you, you can always use Midjourney for free – however the artificial intelligence will be limited. You will not have access to the latest versions, the number of possible creations will be limited, and your requests will not be prioritized.
How to create images with Midjourney?
Numerama has published a guide on how to take your first steps on Midjourney. You can also watch the video below.
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