Which art generator?
Art generators use machine learning to analyze existing datasets and create new pieces of art. This table highlights features of notable art generators to help you choose between them.
Comparison
| BlueWillow | Midjourney | Stable Diffusion | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Type | Online service | Online service | Middleware |
| Interface | Chat (Discord) | Chat (Discord) | Web/GUI |
| Online | â | â | âŦī¸ |
| At home | â | â | âŦī¸ |
| Free | â | Very limited | âŦī¸ |
| Paid | â (planned) | From $10/month | âŦī¸ |
| Images belong to you | â âšī¸ | Paid only âšī¸ | â |
| Quality | Good | Excellent | Requires effort |
| Text prompt | â | â | â |
| Image prompt | â | â | â |
| Extra tools | â | Limited | âŦī¸ |
Notable mentions
DALL-E
First public art generator. Free with limited capabilities.
Terms of service
BlueWillow
- Others including BlueWillow may reuse images created in public channels. License unclear.
- Paid tier. Images created in private channels belong to you. No other re-use permitted.
Midjourney
- Free tier. Images owned by Midjourney, granted BY-NC-4.0 license. Others may also re-use.
- Paid tier. Images created in stealth mode belong to you. No other re-use permitted.
- Employees of large companies must use paid tier.
Stable Diffusion
- See hosts for terms of service.
- Software source available. Limited re-use (covers most scenarios).
Stable Diffusion hosts
Stable Diffusion is an open source art generator that anyone can host at home or on the web.
| Self-hosted | Google Colab | Lucid Creations | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Type | Self-hosted | Online service | Client/server |
| Interface | Web (local) | Python notebook (web) | Desktop GUI |
| Host | Requires Nvidia GPU 8GB+ VRAM |
Google Colab | Stable Horde public cluster |
| At home | â | â | Optional |
| Free | N/A | â | â |
| Paid | N/A | ? | From ÂŖ1/month âšī¸ |
| Specialist models âšī¸ | â | Paid only | â (some with kudos only) |
| In-painting âšī¸ | â | ? | With kudos |
| Out-painting âšī¸ | â | ? | With kudos |
| Posing âšī¸ | â | Paid only | With kudos |
Notable mentions
Web GUIs for Stable Horde
Typically fewer features than Lucid Creations:
Terms of service
Stable Horde
- No privacy and permission controls on a public cluster.
- You can earn "kudos" through ratings, sharing GPU and other community tasks.
Feature notes
Specialist models
Add genres, styles, persistent faces and more. These can be merged with base models. Technologies include model selection, DreamBooth, LoRA.
In-painting
Fix a detail in the image, such as face or hands.
Out-painting
Expand the image beyond its borders.
Posing
Provide a simple pose or layout. Technologies include ControlNet, depth2img.