Alternatives to Craiyon

A free web-based text-to-image generator, formerly known as DALL·E mini. The listings below can replace it for an important use case. Each note says what changes if you switch.

  • Craiyon

    A free web-based text-to-image generator, formerly known as DALL·E mini.

    FreeProprietaryWeb

Replacements

Listings that take over the same core job as Craiyon.

  • Perchance AI Text-to-Image

    A free web AI image generator that needs no account and has no daily credit limits.

    FreeProprietaryWeb

    Perchance AI Text-to-Image is also free in the browser with no account and no daily credit limits, and generates batches of images quickly.

  • Bing Image Creator

    Microsoft's free AI image generator in Bing, with image remixing and short video generation.

    FreeProprietaryWeb

    Bing Image Creator is free from Microsoft with guest use under daily limits, and adds image upload remixing and short video generation with a Bing sign-in.

  • starryai

    A web and mobile AI image generator that turns text prompts or uploaded photos into images.

    FreemiumProprietaryiOSWeb

    starryai is freemium on web and iOS, with daily free images without watermarks, a large library of styles and models, and commercial rights for users.

  • Dream by WOMBO

    An AI art and video generator that creates images and short videos from text prompts.

    FreemiumProprietaryWeb

    Dream by WOMBO is freemium and adds short video generation and more than 100 curated styles to prompt-based image creation.

  • NightCafe

    A browser-based AI art generator that offers many image and video models alongside a community.

    FreemiumProprietaryWeb

    NightCafe is freemium with many image and video models, reusable characters, prompt-based editing and a community, with heavier use tied to paid plans or credits.

  • Ideogram

    An AI image generator and editor known for rendering readable text inside images.

    FreemiumProprietaryiOSWeb

    Ideogram requires an account and is freemium, adding reliable readable text in images, editing tools and an iOS app, with heavier use on a paid plan.

  • Leonardo AI

    A generative AI platform for creating, editing, animating and upscaling images and video from prompts.

    FreemiumProprietaryAndroidiOSWeb

    Leonardo AI is freemium with web and mobile apps, adding video, consistent character editing and upscaling, while larger volumes require a paid plan.

Similar software

Related functionality, not a direct replacement.

  • Microsoft Designer

    A graphic design app from Microsoft for making social posts, invitations and graphics with AI.

    FreeProprietaryWeb

  • Civitai

    A community site for sharing Stable Diffusion and Flux models, with online AI image generation.

    FreemiumProprietaryWeb