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Guide: ChatGPT Image Prompts: 15 Tested, With the Results

ChatGPT Image Prompts: 15 Tested, With the Results

ChatGPT image prompts for headshots, product shots, thumbnails, logos, stickers and edits, each tested on ChatGPT Plus with the result it gave.

Guide: ChatGPT Photo Prompts: 9 Trends Tested, Gemini Compared

ChatGPT Photo Prompts: 9 Trends Tested, Gemini Compared

ChatGPT photo prompts for 9 selfie trends, run on ChatGPT Plus with every result shown and compared with Gemini. It kept the smile but misspelt a masthead.

Guide: ChatGPT Plus Image Generation Limit: I Hit the Wall at 155

ChatGPT Plus Image Generation Limit: I Hit the Wall at 155

The ChatGPT Plus image generation limit, tested: 155 images in 101 minutes, then a card locking me out for 24 hours from my first image. Every warning I saw.

Roundup: Free AI Image Generator: 3 Run Head to Head, 5 Ranked

Free AI Image Generator: 3 Run Head to Head, 5 Ranked

The best free AI image generators: Google Flow, Bing Image Creator and Meta AI run on the same two prompts, plus the Gemini and ChatGPT free limits we measured.

Roundup: Free AI Photo Editor: 3 Edits on 2 Tools, 5 Ranked

Free AI Photo Editor: 3 Edits on 2 Tools, 5 Ranked

The best free AI photo editor: Google Flow and Meta AI ran the same three edits on one photo, plus what Gemini, ChatGPT and Bing allow free, tested 8 October.

Guide: Gemini Image Editing: 7 Photo Edits on a Free Account

Gemini Image Editing: 7 Photo Edits on a Free Account

How Gemini image editing works on a free account: upload a photo, pick the right mode, describe the change, and what held or failed in seven real edits.

Guide: Gemini Watermark Remover: What Works, Tested Free

Gemini Watermark Remover: What Works, Tested Free

Gemini watermark remover options on a free account: the Media Watermark setting (missing for me), cropping, asking Gemini, and what SynthID still shows.

Guide: Google Whisk AI Is Gone: Do It in Flow Instead, Tested

Google Whisk AI Is Gone: Do It in Flow Instead, Tested

Google Whisk shut down on 30 April 2026 and now redirects to Flow. I rebuilt a Whisk subject, scene and style remix in Flow, free, and tested ImageFX prompts.

Guide: How to Use Nano Banana: Gemini's Image Model, Step by Step

How to Use Nano Banana: Gemini's Image Model, Step by Step

How to use Nano Banana in Gemini: pick the right mode, prompt, edit in plain words and download, with which mode runs which model and what free users get.

Guide: Is Midjourney Free? What a No-Plan Account Can Do

Is Midjourney Free? What a No-Plan Account Can Do

Is Midjourney free? No: a signed-in account without a plan can browse but not create. The one official trial, Meta AI tested, and a free alternative.

Guide: Midjourney Pricing: What $10 to $120 a Month Really Buys

Midjourney Pricing: What $10 to $120 a Month Really Buys

Midjourney pricing runs $10 to $120 a month, $8 to $96 billed yearly. What each plan buys in images, Fast hours and video, plus the refund and expiry traps.

Review: Midjourney Review: Is It Worth $10 a Month?

Midjourney Review: Is It Worth $10 a Month?

A Midjourney review from its own plans page and docs: no free tier, $10 for about 800 images, and every picture public unless you pay $60 a month.