12 Free Online Stable Diffusion AI Art Generators

 

1) SEAART

5/5 Styles	Has a ton of models and LORAs to choose from.
5/5 Features	Text-to-image, image-to-image, ControlNet, upscale, face swap… Pretty much a “complete online studio”.
4/5 Performance	Decently fast, even for free users.
2/5 Interface	The only downside. Not beginner friendly, a lot of controls and features.
4.5/5 Overall	SeaArt pretty much offers what a “locally installed Stable Diffusion” has – Models, styles, LoRA, and even ControlNet. This is one of the most competent free tools on the Internet.

 

2) TENSOR ART

5/5 Styles	Another site with a ton of models and LORAs to choose from.
5/5 Features	Text-to-image, image-to-image, animated GIF, ControlNet, upscale, after detailer.
4/5 Performance	Decently fast, even for free users.
3/5 Interface	Not too bad, anyone with “basic Stable diffusion” knowledge should be able to use this without issues.
4.5/5 Overall	Not quite beginner-friendly, but this is another “very competent free Stable Diffusion website”.

 

 

3) YODAYO

4/5 Styles	A ton of anime models and LORAs (they call it “spells”) to choose from.
2/5 Features	Pretty much text-to-image only.
4/5 Performance	Spend a few more credits for “high priority” generation, decently fast.
5/5 Interface	One of the easiest beginner-friendly designs that I have seen.
4/5 Overall	Yodayo is heavily skewed toward the generation of anime images. Kept as simple as possible – Focusing on the prompt and “one-click styles”. A good place to start for anime lovers and beginners.

 

4) PIXAI

4/5 Styles	A ton of anime models and LORAs to choose from.
4/5 Features	Text-to-image, image-to-image, ControlNet, upscale, composition (multi-diffusion).
4/5 Performance	Check “high priority”, decently fast.
2/5 Interface	Advanced features may throw some beginners off.
4/5 Overall	This is another site that is skewed towards the generation of anime images. This is something like “advanced Yodayo”.

 

 

5) PLAYGROUND AI

3/5 Styles	Has plenty of models and “filters” to choose from.
4/5 Features	Canvas style editor, image-to-image, inpainting, and outpainting. No ControlNet though.
4/5 Performance	Decently fast, even for free users.
3.5/5 Interface	Beginners may struggle a little bit, but nothing too complex.
3.5/5 Overall	Very generous to the free users, Playground is probably one of the more popular free text-to-image websites.

 

6) HAPPY ACCIDENTS

5/5 Styles	Several hundreds of models and LORAs.
3.5/5 Features	Text-to-image, image-to-image, ControlNet, upscale, inpainting.
2/5 Performance	Slow. No “high priority” option for free users.
3/5 Interface	Not too bad for people who already know Stable Diffusion.
3/5 Overall	This is actually a “not bad” website, but I cannot “rank this higher” for the slow generation and limited credits.

 

 

7) DEZGO

2.5/5 Styles	Limited models, but can load LORAs from CivitAI.
4/5 Features	Text-to-image, image-to-image, text-to-video, ControlNet, upscale, inpainting.
1/5 Performance	VERY SLOW.
3.5/5 Interface	Kept simple to “enter prompt” and “select model” only – Expand “advanced options” for more.
3/5 Overall	Dezgo is a simple and fuss-free online text-to-image generator – Don’t even need to sign up. The downside, it’s VERY slow.

 

8) MAGE

1.5/5 Styles	Free users are limited to the “stock” Stable Diffusion models only, no LORAS for free users either.
1/5 Features	Text-to-image for free users, a few features are locked behind a “paywall”.
2.5/5 Performance	Slow. Just hit generate and drink your tea.
4/5 Interface	Kept simple to “enter prompt” only – Expand “advanced options” for more.
2.5/5 Overall	This is a site that has fallen to the “pay to use” side… Well, not that it’s bad – SDXL is a very decent and versatile model out of the box.

 

 

9) NIGHT CAFE

2/5 Styles	No selection of models and LORAs, but they have some preset prompts.
1.5/5 Features	Text-to-image, image to image.
4/5 Performance	Decently fast.
4/5 Interface	Kept simple – “enter prompt” and “generate”. Has some “advanced options”.
2.5/5 Overall	As a beginner, I would have appreciated the simplicity of Night Cafe. But as an experienced user, Nightcafe is just limited in features and credits.

 

10) STABLE HORDE

3/5 Styles	Has quite several models and presets to choose from.
2.5/5 Features	Text-to-image, image-to-image, inpainting.
1/5 Performance	VERY SLOW.
2/5 Interface	Well, beginners are going to scream over the number of controls.
2.5/5 Overall	Stable Horde is a free-for-all Stable Diffusion UI hosted on GitHub. It “outsources” the image generation to multiple servers, but the generation queue is still slow. Use this if you don’t mind waiting.

11) FOTOR

1.5/5 Styles	Only 2 proprietary models to choose from, and a few preset styles.
1.5/5 Features	Text-to-image, image to image.
3/5 Performance	Decently fast.
4/5 Interface	Kept very simple – “enter prompt” and “generate”. Don’t even have “advanced settings”.
2/5 Overall	Another “keep it simple” image generator, but severely limited by the number of generation credits per day.

 

12) STARRY AI

1.5/5 Styles	Only a few preset styles. No models, no LORAs.
1.5/5 Features	Text-to-image, image to image.
3/5 Performance	Decently fast. For a free generator.
4/5 Interface	Simplistic – Enter prompt, style, and a couple of “other common settings” such as aspect ratio.
2/5 Overall	Yet another “keep it simple” image generator. But severely limited by the features and generation credits for my liking.

 

INSTALL YOUR OWN

Don’t want to be restricted to daily credits, stuck in a long queue, and limited features? Stable Diffusion is open-source. If you have a decent enough graphics card, there are a few free “Stable Diffusion apps” that you can install on your computer.

• Automatic1111
• Invoke AI
• Fooocus
• ComfyUI

Check out my guide and beginner’s tutorial on Automatic111 if you want more.