Best AI Image Generator: 9 Picks, Two Tested Head to Head
The best AI image generator is ChatGPT for exact briefs and Nano Banana for free, fast images, both tested. Plus Midjourney, Ideogram, Firefly and four more.
Best AI Image Generator for Realistic Photos: 6 Picks
The best AI image generator for realistic photos: ChatGPT and Nano Banana, tested on portraits, hands and products, plus Midjourney, FLUX, Leonardo and more.
Midjourney Alternatives: 7 Picks, Two Tested Side by Side
The best Midjourney alternatives in 2026: ChatGPT for exact briefs, Nano Banana for free, plus Leonardo, Ideogram, Stable Diffusion, Playground and Firefly.
ChatGPT Image Editing: 7 Photo Edits Tested
How ChatGPT image editing works: upload a photo, describe the change, use the editor tools, and what held or slipped in seven real edits on ChatGPT Plus.
ChatGPT Image Generator Review: Perfect Text, Pushy Slogans
I tested the ChatGPT image generator (Images 2.5) with 12 prompts on Free and Plus. It spelled all 15 text strings right, and added slogans I never asked for.
ChatGPT Image Generator Free: The Limits, Tested
Is the ChatGPT image generator free? Yes, with an account: my free plan allowed three image requests, then locked for 24 hours. What free gets, and when to pay.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.