Alternatives to Shutterstock AI Image Generator
Shutterstock's text-to-image generator producing images that can be licensed for commercial use. The listings below can replace it for an important use case. Each note says what changes if you switch.
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Shutterstock AI Image Generator
Shutterstock's text-to-image generator producing images that can be licensed for commercial use.
Replacements
Listings that take over the same core job as Shutterstock AI Image Generator.
Adobe Firefly
Adobe's generative AI app for creating and editing images, video, audio and designs.
Adobe Firefly has a freemium plan and Adobe models described as commercially safe, though usage terms differ for its partner models from Google, OpenAI and Kling AI.
Freepik AI Image Generator
A web-based text-to-image generator from Freepik that lets you choose between several AI models.
Freepik AI Image Generator is freemium, offers several AI models and sits alongside Freepik's stock asset library, though plan limits are not detailed.
starryai
A web and mobile AI image generator that turns text prompts or uploaded photos into images.
starryai is freemium, lets users keep ownership and commercial rights to images, and gives daily free images without watermarks.
Midjourney
A hosted AI image generator that turns written prompts into images through its website and Discord.
Midjourney is a paid hosted generator used through its website or Discord, and is not tied to a stock media licensing service.
Ideogram
An AI image generator and editor known for rendering readable text inside images.
Ideogram is freemium, focuses on readable text inside images, and adds editing, an iOS app and API access.
Recraft
An AI image generator and design platform that produces photos, vector graphics, custom styles and mockups.
Recraft is freemium, generates vector graphics and mockups as well as photos, and offers web, mobile apps and an API.
Stockimg AI
An AI design tool that generates logos, stock photos, illustrations and social media posts.
Stockimg AI generates stock photos, logos and illustrations for marketing and adds social scheduling, but focuses less on licensing detail.
Similar software
Related functionality, not a direct replacement.
Magnific
An online AI creative platform for generating and upscaling images, video and audio, formerly Freepik.
Microsoft Designer
A graphic design app from Microsoft for making social posts, invitations and graphics with AI.
Kittl
Browser-based graphic design platform with vector tools, templates, mockups and AI image generation.
Bing Image Creator
Microsoft's free AI image generator in Bing, with image remixing and short video generation.
