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Rendair AI Platform
✓ verifiedFreemium

AI rendering copilot for architects and designers, turning sketches and 3D models into photorealistic images and videos.

706K visits/mo
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Intangible.ai
✓ verifiedFreemium

AI 3D studio for directing pro-quality renders and scenes, aimed at advertising, film, retail, events and architecture teams.

174K visits/mo
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123RF
✓ verifiedPaid

Royalty-free stock photo, video, and audio library paired with an AI suite for generating, upscaling, and editing images.

5.9M visits/mo
Fotor AI logo
Fotor AI
✓ verifiedFreemium

Online photo editor and design platform with AI image/video generation, retouching, background removal and templates.

9.2M visits/mo12K saves
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Recraft
✓ verifiedFreemium

AI image and vector generation platform for designers and teams needing art-directed illustrations, photorealistic images, and an API.

1.7M visits/mo9.2K saves
Pricing

No public pricing

Free: $0/mo (150 one-time credits, 1 project)
Explorer: $35/mo (250 credits/mo, watermark-free)
Business: $65/mo (1,000 credits/mo, team features)

Free trial available

No public pricing

Free trial available

Fotor Basic: US$0
Fotor Pro: US$3.99/month billed annually (US$47.99/year)
Fotor Pro+: US$8.33/month billed annually
Fotor Max: US$19.99/month billed annually
Credit packs: From US$5.83/month

No public pricing

Core features
  • Chat-based AI render generation from natural-language prompts
  • Converts drawings or 3D models into photorealistic images
  • In-app editing and adjustment of existing renders
  • Image upscaling and enhancement for sharper presentations
  • Converts static renders into animated walkthrough videos
  • Compatible with common 3D modeling applications
  • Build 3D sets from references and CAD
  • Direct cameras and simulate animation
  • AI rendering without hallucinated geometry
  • Spatial Intelligence Engine for 3D control
  • Export scenes and images to production pipelines
  • Team collaboration on higher tiers
  • 293M+ royalty-free stock assets
  • Photos, vectors, video, audio, and fonts
  • AI image generator and upscaler
  • Generative fill and background tools
  • Search by image
  • Commercially safe licensing
  • AI image generator
  • AI video generator
  • Photo editing and retouching
  • Background removal
  • AI presentation maker
  • Design templates
  • Multiple generation models (V2 through V4.1) with strong prompt fidelity
  • Vector and raster image generation and editing
  • Background removal, inpainting, and outpainting
  • Batch and asynchronous processing via API
  • Community gallery on the free tier vs. private images on paid plans
  • Top-up credits for usage beyond monthly plan limits
Use cases
  • Architects producing concept visuals for client approval
  • Interior/exterior designers exploring material and lighting options
  • Architectural photographers enhancing project images
  • Design studios speeding up presentation turnaround
  • Advertising campaign previsualization
  • Film cinematography and previs
  • Retail merchandising and store design
  • Event and activation design
  • Licensing stock media for marketing and design
  • Generating and editing images with AI
  • Sourcing commercially safe visuals in one place
  • Upscaling or extending existing images
  • Editing and enhancing photos
  • Generating AI images and video
  • Creating social and marketing visuals
  • Making presentations and designs
  • Designers generating on-brand illustrations and product imagery
  • Marketing teams producing campaign visuals at scale
  • Developers embedding image generation into apps via the API
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