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Best AI Image Generators in 2026
Text-to-image tools compared on image quality, prompt control, licensing, and price per image.
Why it matters
- Photorealism vs. illustration strength differs per model family — no tool wins both
- Commercial licensing and indemnification vary from "yours" to "gray zone"
- Editing control (inpainting, references, style consistency) matters more than raw quality for real work
What we look for
- Output quality across photo, illustration, and typography prompts
- Editing tools (inpainting, upscale, style/character consistency)
- Commercial-use license clarity
- Effective cost per generated image
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