Craiyon
Craiyon is a free AI image generator that began in 2021 as DALL·E mini, led by Boris Dayma, and became Craiyon in 2022. Prompts in any language become images in styles from photo to anime, which can then be retouched by description, upscaled, turned into SVG or animated.
#63 in Image & Design ToolsAI Image GeneratorsFree plan
Who it's for
Best for
Casual users making quick meme or joke images
Students who want to try AI images without an account
Not for
Designers who need accurate, polished images
Marketers who need clean images without attribution on a free plan
Free plan$0
Supporter$12/mo
Professional$24/mo
Ultra$84/mo
Features
Describe it in any language
Write a prompt in any language and pick a style (Photo, Anime, Vector and more) and shape, or leave both on Auto.
Retouch by describing the change
Edit a result with a phrase such as "make the sky orange"; retouching uses credits.
Upscale, cut out or vectorize
Removes the background, upscales the image or turns it into an SVG.
Animate a still image
Turns a generated still image into a short animated video clip in a few steps.
What users say
Pros
- Craiyon is a quick, low-stakes way to make funny or silly images for memes and jokes.
- Basic image generation works without paying or even logging in.
- Simple game tiles and sprites come out usable.
Cons
- Craiyon often ignores key parts of the prompt and returns misshapen or blurry results.
- The free tier imposes a paywall after just a couple of generated images following sharp cutbacks in early 2026.
- Questions to Craiyon's customer service get vague or no answers, including about purchases.
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Global Traffic Rank
#27,965
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