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Depositphotos AI image generator
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Depositphotos' text-to-image tool that creates licensable images with model, aspect-ratio and style controls.
6.4M visits/mo
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Ghibli Art AI
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GPT-4o image generator for Ghibli and many other styles, with text-to-image, editing and paid plans from $6/mo.
24K visits/mo
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waifulabs.com
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Free AI generator that creates custom anime-style character portraits ('waifus'/'husbandos') through an interactive style-learning process.
41K visits/mo
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Civitai
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Community hub for sharing and generating AI art models, centered on Stable Diffusion, with paid memberships.
7.5M visits/mo
Pricing
No public pricing
Pro: $6/mo (300 credits, billed annually)
Ultra: $12/mo (1500 credits, billed annually)
Free trial available
No public pricing
Teacher Free: Free
Education Pro: Contact for Pricing
No public pricing
Core features
- ✦Text-to-image generation
- ✦Selectable AI models
- ✦Aspect-ratio options
- ✦Style presets (photography, art, auto)
- ✦Image reference upload
- ✦Licensable output
- ✦Text-to-image and image-to-image generation
- ✦Multiple art styles beyond Ghibli
- ✦Stylized text integration into artwork
- ✦Image editing, merging and background swaps
- ✦Action-figure, chibi-emoji and comic-strip generators
- ✦Watermark-free, private generations on paid plans
- ✦Neural-network-based anime portrait generation
- ✦Interactive preference-learning generation flow
- ✦Character customization including backgrounds
- ✦Support for both female and male character styles
- ✦Free unlimited use
- ✦Tie-in with the Arrowmancer game for generated characters
- ✦AI-powered content generation (Tooning GPT, Tooning Magic)
- ✦Template library for webtoons, images, and other content
- ✦Content management and sharing features
- ✦Educational tools for student management and progress tracking
- ✦Library of shared AI art models
- ✦On-site image, video, and 3D generation
- ✦Community galleries and challenges
- ✦Buzz credit system for generation
- ✦Creator memberships with extra perks
- ✦API access
Use cases
- →Creating custom stock-style imagery
- →Generating art or photo-style visuals
- →Producing licensed images for commercial use
- →Iterating on visual concepts
- →Creating Ghibli-style fan art
- →Designing comics, storyboards and coloring pages
- →Making avatars, stickers and social visuals
- →Product mockups and thumbnails
- →Anime fans creating a custom personal avatar
- →Game players designing personalized in-game characters
- →Hobbyist artists seeking AI reference art
- →Social media users wanting a unique profile picture
- →Creating webtoons and webcomics
- →Generating images and designs for marketing materials
- →Developing educational content and digital textbooks
- →Facilitating AI-driven learning experiences in classrooms
- →Downloading Stable Diffusion models
- →Generating AI art in the browser
- →Sharing and showcasing creations
- →Discovering community models and prompts
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