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Best AI Image Models

Compare AI image generators for campaign concepts, illustrations and product visuals, with a practical guide to choosing an API.

Models to evaluate

8 model families

ByteDance

Seedream 5.0 Pro

Seedream 5.0 Pro text-to-image is ByteDance's high-detail image model, turning a prompt of up to 5,000 characters into one frame. Choose from fifteen aspect ratios at 1K, 1.5K or 2K, in JPEG or PNG. Uncensored.

Text to image

ByteDance official price: $0.045From $0.036per image

OpenMOSS

MOSS-Image

Text-to-image on MOSS-Image, OpenMOSS's open 5-billion-parameter model that sets long, exact text into posters, covers and signs. Prompts up to 12,000 characters, an experimental JSON layout, 15 aspect ratios, three resolution tiers, and no content filter.

Text to image

From $0.024per image

Alibaba

Qwen Image 2.1

Qwen Image 2.1 text-to-image is Alibaba's open-weight model: a 5,000-character prompt becomes one image at 1k, 1.5k or 2k in fifteen aspect ratios, as JPEG, PNG or WebP. Transparent backgrounds are available, and there is no content filter.

Text to image

From $0.024per image

Alibaba

Z-Image Spicy Pro

Z-Image Spicy Pro is an uncensored text-to-image endpoint with exact width and height set independently up to 2560 pixels per side. The prompt has no character cap and the prompt expander is off by default.

Text to image

Spicy list price: $0.02$0.019per image

Black Forest Labs

FLUX 3 Klein

FLUX 3 Klein text to image draws one image from a written prompt on Black Forest Labs' step-distilled FLUX 3 Klein. Fifteen aspect ratios at 1k or 2k, JPEG, PNG or WebP, and no content filter.

Text to image

From $0.012per image

Krea

Krea 3

Generate a photographic image from text with Krea 3, Krea's own image model. Ten aspect ratios at about one megapixel, with a high-quality and a fast variant at the same price.

Text to image

$0.036per image

Alibaba

Wan 2.7 Pro

Wan 2.7 Pro is Alibaba's large-canvas text-to-image model, returning one image per request at 2k (about 4 megapixels) or 4k (about 16 megapixels). It supports seven aspect ratios from 1:1 to 16:9 and 9:16, plus a seed and colour palette.

Text to image

$0.075per image

MiniMax

MiniMax H3 Image LoRA

MiniMax H3 Image LoRA text-to-image makes a single still with the open-weights MiniMax H3 and up to three of your own LoRAs. Output is about 1 or 4 megapixels in fifteen aspect ratios, as JPEG, PNG or WebP, with no filter on the prompt.

Text to image

From $0.042per image

How to choose an AI image model

Start with the image you need to deliver: a new composition from text, readable lettering or a repeatable visual style. Use the same brief across your shortlist, then inspect details at the size you will publish. If an existing image must stay intact, use the image-editing collection instead.

Campaign concepts
Compare composition and copy space on the same brief before exploring styles. One strong image does not establish campaign consistency.
Editorial illustrations
Start with subject relationships and the intended format, then check required lettering. Include editing in your evaluation if revisions matter.
Product visual exploration
Text can start a concept; an approved product image calls for an editing workflow when exact appearance must survive.

Compare models

Compare the same configuration and billing unit. Review the current quote before running a task.

Compare models8 models
  • Seedream 5.0 Pro

    bytedance/seedream-5.0-pro/text-to-image

    Price
    ByteDance official price: $0.045From $0.036 / image20% below the publisher's list priceVaries with the selected settings
    Best for
    Text to image
    Content limits
    Uncensored — This model declares no content filter. SpicyAPI forwards the request without adding a platform content scan; legal and consent duties remain with the customer.
    View details
  • MOSS-Image

    openmoss/moss-image/text-to-image

    Price
    From $0.024 / imageVaries with the selected settings
    Best for
    Text to image
    Content limits
    Uncensored — This model declares no content filter. SpicyAPI forwards the request without adding a platform content scan; legal and consent duties remain with the customer.
    View details
  • Qwen Image 2.1

    alibaba/qwen-image-2.1/text-to-image

    Price
    From $0.024 / imageVaries with the selected settings
    Best for
    Text to image
    Content limits
    Uncensored — This model declares no content filter. SpicyAPI forwards the request without adding a platform content scan; legal and consent duties remain with the customer.
    View details
  • Z-Image Spicy Pro

    alibaba/z-image-spicy-pro/text-to-image

    Price
    Spicy list price: $0.02$0.019 / image5% below the Spicy list price
    Best for
    Text to image
    Content limits
    Uncensored — This model declares no content filter. SpicyAPI forwards the request without adding a platform content scan; legal and consent duties remain with the customer.
    View details
  • FLUX 3 Klein

    black-forest-labs/flux-3-klein/text-to-image

    Price
    From $0.012 / imageVaries with the selected settings
    Best for
    Text to image
    Content limits
    Uncensored — This model declares no content filter. SpicyAPI forwards the request without adding a platform content scan; legal and consent duties remain with the customer.
    View details
  • Krea 3

    krea/3/text-to-image

    Price
    $0.036 / image
    Best for
    Text to image
    Content limits
    Filtered — This model refuses requests beyond its own limits outright. Measured, not assumed — models we have not measured carry no label at all.
    View details
  • Wan 2.7 Pro

    alibaba/wan-2.7-pro/text-to-image

    Price
    $0.075 / image
    Best for
    Text to image
    Content limits
    Softened — This model returns a result instead of an error, but requests beyond its own limits come back toned down. The call still succeeds and is still billed, so check the output rather than the status code.
    View details
  • MiniMax H3 Image LoRA

    minimax/h3-image-lora/text-to-image

    Price
    From $0.042 / imageVaries with the selected settings
    Best for
    Text to image
    Content limits
    Uncensored — This model declares no content filter. SpicyAPI forwards the request without adding a platform content scan; legal and consent duties remain with the customer.
    View details
Uncensored
Runs with no content filter added on our side.
Softened
Still succeeds and still bills — the result comes back toned down.
Filtered
Requests beyond the model's own limits are refused outright.

Validate your shortlist

A sample test brief

Create three ad compositions for a fictional coffee pack with consistent brand text and space on the right. Inspect lettering and product details at delivery size.

  • Test prompt adherence with the same brief, including any required text, objects and composition.
  • Inspect fine detail and lettering at your delivery resolution; do not judge only a thumbnail.
  • Compare the same configuration and billing unit. Review the current quote before running a task.

Frequently asked questions

Find the model for your next project

Open the matching generation task, choose your settings and check the price before making your first result.

Try Seedream 5.0 Pro