Craiyon
by Craiyon
AI image generator that creates artwork, illustrations, photos, anime, and creative visuals from text prompts.
Craiyon is an AI image generation platform that turns text descriptions into images and creative artwork. Formerly known as DALL·E mini, Craiyon supports multiple visual styles including artistic, photography, anime, illustration, vector, and raw styles. Users can generate images from text prompts, choose different aspect ratios, exclude unwanted elements, edit or refine generated images, and use reference images for supported workflows. Paid plans provide higher-quality generation, unlimited image generation, priority processing, HD downloads, image editing credits, and additional privacy and commercial-use benefits.
Provider
Craiyon
Category
AI Image
Available On
Web
Launched
Jan 2022
Use Cases
Digital Art, Illustration, Anime, Graphic Design
Best For
Quickly creating AI artwork, illustrations, anime, concepts, and creative images from simple text prompts
✨ Features (11)
Text-to-Image Generation
Creates images from natural-language text descriptions
Multiple Visual Styles
Supports Artistic, Photo, Anime, Illustration, Vector, and Raw styles
Aspect Ratio Selection
Create images in square, landscape, or portrait formats
Negative Prompting
Exclude unwanted concepts or elements from generated images
Image Editing
Retouch and refine images using supported editing features and credits
Reference Images
Upload reference images for supported editing and consistency workflows
Image Upscaling
Upscale generated images through supported paid features
Image Animation
Animate generated images through supported subscription features
Vectorization
Convert supported generated artwork into vector-style output
Image Search
Explore images created by the Craiyon community and inspect prompts for inspiration
Commercial Use
Generated images can be used commercially subject to Craiyon's Terms of Use
💰 Pricing
✓ Free Plan
✕ Free Trial
✓ Paid Plan
✕ Enterprise
Starting Price
$10/month when billed annually
Billed monthly or yearly
API Pricing
No public API is currently available; Craiyon says API access may be offered in the future.
More Info
View pricing page ↗💬 Prompt Library (5)
Create Artwork
GeneralGenerate creative artwork from a detailed text prompt
Create a detailed digital artwork of [SUBJECT]. Use a [STYLE] style, strong composition, detailed lighting, rich textures, and a visually appealing background. Aspect ratio: [ASPECT RATIO].
Anime Character
GeneralCreate anime characters and scenes
Create an original anime character named [NAME]. Describe the character's appearance, hairstyle, clothing, pose, facial expression, personality, environment, lighting, and background in a polished anime illustration style.
Product Concept
GeneralGenerate product concepts and marketing visuals
Create a professional product concept image for [PRODUCT]. Show the product clearly from a [VIEW] angle with realistic materials, studio lighting, clean composition, and a premium commercial photography style.
Poster Design
GeneralGenerate poster and promotional design concepts
Create a visually striking poster for [EVENT OR TOPIC]. Use a strong central composition, suitable typography area, attractive colors, clear visual hierarchy, and a [STYLE] aesthetic. Leave enough clean space for adding text later.
Story Scene
GeneralCreate scenes and visuals for stories
Create a cinematic scene for a story about [STORY IDEA]. Show [CHARACTERS] in [LOCATION] during [TIME OF DAY]. Use expressive poses, atmospheric lighting, detailed surroundings, and a consistent visual style.
🔗 Integrations (3)
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⚠️ Limitations
- •Free users have limited generation and functionality
- •Free generations may include watermarks and require attribution
- •Free users may experience waiting during periods of high traffic
- •Advanced editing and premium quality features require a paid plan
- •Edit credits are used for supported image editing and image-input workflows
- •Craiyon does not currently provide a public API
- •Exact model specifications and technical parameters are not publicly documented for all current Craiyon models
📚 Sources
- https://www.craiyon.com/en/about(official)
- https://www.craiyon.com/en/pricing(official)
- https://www.craiyon.com/en/tutorial(official)
- https://www.craiyon.com(official)