Strongest fit
Who it is built for
- Creators exploring AI-generated visual ideas
- Designers creating illustrations, vector-style graphics, or concept art
- Users who need prompt-based image generation and editing
Craiyon
Free AI image generator for text-based visual creation
Craiyon creates images from text prompts for artwork, photos, illustrations, concepts, and other visual ideas. The web app supports style and aspect-ratio choices, excluded concepts, image editing, background removal, image search, and free as well as paid access tiers.
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- Best for
- Creators exploring AI-generated visual ideas
- Pricing signal
- USD 120 / year
- Primary category
- Image generators
- Last verified
- Jul 30, 2026
The decision
Should Craiyon make your shortlist?
Start with the job, the team, and the constraints. Product fit becomes much clearer when those three line up.
Practical use cases
Jobs it can take on
- Generate an image from a text description
- Retouch a generated image with text commands
- Remove an image background for a new composition
Before you choose
Know the tradeoffs
- Free users have limited image generation and functionality.
- Free images include watermarks and require Craiyon attribution for use.
- Free users may experience waits during peak traffic.
Inside the product
What you can actually do with it.
The core product capabilities, grouped around the work they enable.
Text-to-image generation
Craiyon transforms written descriptions into unique images across art, photo, illustration, and other styles.
Prompt controls
Users can choose style and aspect ratio and specify concepts to exclude from generated images.
Retouch editing
The Retouch feature edits images through text commands using editing credits.
Typical workflow
Enter a detailed text prompt, choose a style and aspect ratio, and select Draw to generate images. You can refine the prompt, exclude unwanted concepts, or open a result to retouch, download, remove its background, or use it as input for another generation.
Plans and official links
Plans and accessUSD 120 / year.
See the entry price, free access options, company details, and direct vendor destinations in one place.
Starting pointUSD 120 / year
Free planFree trial
See plans- Provider
- Craiyon LLC
Official destinations
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