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AI image generator Midjourney has temporarily suspended its free trial due to "special needs and trial abuse". CEO David Holz announced this on the Midjourney Discord channel, stating that they will remain unavailable until the next system improvement.
As reported by The Washington Post, popular AI image generator Midjourney has stopped its free trial this week. Midjourney CEO David Holz announced this in a Discord post on Tuesday morning, citing "extraordinary demand and abuse of the trial".
Midjourney has stopped offering free AI image generation services. In this article, we will explore several alternatives to MidJourney that are completely free. In the following text, I will use salmon as the input for the experiment.
1. NightCafe#
The first free website I found is NightCafe, which is actually much better than DALL-E 2.
NightCafe is an application that uses various AI art generation methods. With neural style transfer technology, you can transform photos into masterpieces. With text-to-image AI technology, you can create artwork from text on a blank canvas. Simply input a text prompt and the generator can create amazing images. Modern diffusion techniques make creating art easier (and more fun).
The artwork you create belongs to you and you can use it as you wish (provided you are the copyright owner of the original image or have obtained permission from the copyright owner and comply with local copyright laws).
NightCafe AI art generator app can be used for free online and on Android and iOS phones. Simply save it to your home screen to install the application. It is a very useful tool that can help you easily create amazing artwork. It provides users with more control by offering different modes, each corresponding to a different style:
NightCafe's free usage
The beauty of NightCafe is that you can earn 5 credits every day at 5 PM. Additionally, you can earn free credits by sharing your work on social media.
2. Playground AI#
Playground AI allows you to create any image by simply writing what you want.
The more details you provide, the better the results generated by the program. It runs on three different AI models: Stable Diffusion 1.5, Stable Diffusion 2.1, and Dall-e 2. Each model can achieve different results. You can also upload an image and ask the software to add or remove elements from it. For example, you can upload a photo of yourself on the beach and ask it to add sunglasses to your face.
Another interesting feature of PlaygroundAI is their public wall, which showcases stunning creations from different users and can serve as a source of inspiration.
PlaygroundAI's free usage
Playground AI offers more possibilities for creative individuals, allowing you to create up to 1000 images per day. 1000 free images per day.
However, please note that your credit points may decrease significantly when you request more details. At the end of the day, you can still create up to 100 high-quality images for free.
3. deepdreamgenerator.com#
Deep Dream Generator is an online platform that combines AI technology with art, allowing your imagination to come to life. Our platform allows you to create amazing images and share them with like-minded artists and explorers. With our easy-to-use tools, you can unleash your creativity and effortlessly create unique and stunning artwork.
Upload your image and Deep Dream Generator will create it as a downloadable painting-style image. You can create the painting aesthetic you desire using various styles and palettes.
Deep Dream Generator's free usage
Getting started with Deep Dream Generator is easy. All you need to do is create a free account and generate images. You get 50 free credits in the free plan. If you generate small-sized images, you can generate about 10 images with the free trial. The image generation modes mainly include the following three:
4. Hotpot.ai#
Hotpot helps you create amazing graphics, images, and text. AI tools like AI art generators can inspire creativity while automating tedious tasks, and easy-to-edit templates allow anyone to create device models, social media posts, marketing images, app icons, and other graphic works.
Hotpot is a powerful creative tool that combines many AI technologies to help you quickly and easily create amazing graphics and text. For example, with the AI art generator, you can turn any photo into artwork; with easy-to-edit templates, you can easily create device models, social media posts, marketing images, app icons, and other graphic works.
Hotpot's free usage
Hotpot's ease of use allows anyone to easily create amazing graphics and text. However, the downside is that the free version can only output very small-sized images, while the paid version costs $10 USD/month. Personally, I think there are many better options in the paid version.
Summary
After using Nightcafe, playground.ai, Deep Dream Generator, and Hotpot, I am very satisfied with the performance of the other three products except for the small image size in the free version of Hotpot.
I should note that I don't use AI image generation much in my work, requiring about 10 images per week for purposes such as article backgrounds and cover images, and the free versions of these three platforms are sufficient for my needs.
Nightcafe, playground.ai, and Deep Dream Generator all have simple interfaces and short waiting times. As for Midjourney, to be honest, I don't think it is significantly better than the previous three platforms. Based on my experience, the performance of these four platforms is quite sufficient.