Craiyon

What is Craiyon?

Craiyon, formerly DALL-E mini, is an AI image generator that turns text prompts into images. It has a free tier with ads and paid plans for faster generation and more features.

Key capabilities of Craiyon

• Text to image: Generate images from a written prompt
• Multiple styles: Choose art, photo or drawing styles
• Negative prompts: Exclude unwanted elements from results
• Image search: Browse previously generated images
• Upscaling: Enlarge results to higher resolution
• Background removal: Included in paid plans per third-party listings

How Craiyon works

You type a description, pick a style and generate a set of images in the browser. Free users see ads and may wait longer in the queue, while paid plans get priority queueing, faster results, private images and ad-free use.

Who uses Craiyon?

Craiyon is used by casual creators, students and social media users who want quick AI images without paying, and by people who need ad-free faster generation on a paid plan.

Craiyon pricing

Per third-party listings, the free plan includes ads, watermarks and slower queues, Supporter costs about $10 per month, and Professional costs about $20 per month with edit credits and private images. Annual billing may lower the monthly rate. Verify on the vendor site.

Craiyon alternatives

Alternatives include DALL-E 3 and Stable Diffusion, which offer higher fidelity, Pebblely for product photos, and Civitai for community models. Craiyon stands out for being free to try in a browser.