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Best AI Image Generators (2026)

Compared on pricing, features, and privacy using published vendor data.

By Malcolm Tabi, CISSP · Pursuing AAISM — Founder, CompareMyAI · Last verified 29 October 2026

We compare 6 AI image generation tools, ranked by our editorial score. Paid plans start from £8/mo. 5 offer a free tier; 3 state they don't train on your data.

Adobe Firefly

AI Image

8.1/ 10

Best for teams building AI image generation into their products

Free

GDPR NoSOC 2 NoISO 27001 NoTrains on data NoMFA Yes

View Adobe Firefly DALL-E 3 vs Adobe Firefly

DALL-E 3

AI Image

8.0/ 10

Best for teams building AI image generation into their products

Free

GDPR YesSOC 2 YesISO 27001 NoTrains on data NoMFA Yes

View DALL-E 3 Adobe Firefly vs DALL-E 3

Midjourney

AI Image

7.9/ 10

Best for everyday AI image generation users

From £8/mo

GDPR YesSOC 2 NoISO 27001 NoTrains on data YesMFA Yes

View Midjourney Adobe Firefly vs Midjourney

Canva AI (Magic Studio)

AI Image

7.8/ 10

Best for businesses needing enterprise-ready AI image generation

Free

GDPR YesSOC 2 YesISO 27001 YesTrains on data YesMFA Yes

View Canva AI (Magic Studio)Adobe Firefly vs Canva AI (Magic Studio)

Leonardo.ai

AI Image

7.6/ 10

Best for developers adding AI image generation via an API

Free

GDPR YesSOC 2 YesISO 27001 NoTrains on data YesMFA No

View Leonardo.ai Adobe Firefly vs Leonardo.ai

Stable Diffusion

AI Image

7.5/ 10

Best for developers who want open-source AI image generation

Free

GDPR YesSOC 2 NoISO 27001 NoTrains on data NoMFA Yes

View Stable Diffusion Adobe Firefly vs Stable Diffusion

Scores are our editorial rating out of 10, not a hands-on test. Compliance flags are vendor-claimed; “SOC 2” and “ISO 27001” mean the vendor holds the certificate, which may only cover business or enterprise plans.