The best AI image generator for illustrations: 7 models, tested

1. Yes: The image has visible watercolour washes, soft bleeding edges and paper-like texture, so it is a painting.
2. Yes: A small orange fox with a white chest and a bushy tail sits in the center.
3. Yes: The fox holds an open green book in its paws and looks down at it.
4. Yes: The fox sits beneath a large red mushroom cap with white spots, which shelters it.
5. Yes: Rain streaks fall in the background, drops hang from the mushroom cap, and ripples spread across the puddle.

$0.030 at kie.ai, 67.6 s, 1024 × 1536.

1. Yes: The image has watercolour washes, visible paper texture and ink outlines, so it looks like a hand-painted illustration.
2. Yes: An orange and white fox with a blue polka-dot bandana sits at the base of the mushroom.
3. Yes: The fox holds an open book titled "FOREST TALES" and looks down at it.
4. Yes: The fox sits beneath the large red toadstool cap, which shelters it.
5. Yes: Raindrops and streaks fall through the forest, and water drips from the mushroom cap.

$0.040 at kie.ai, 47.2 s, 848 × 1264.

1. Yes: The image has visible watercolour washes, soft bleeding edges and ink outlines, typical of a painted illustration.
2. Yes: An orange fox in a knitted sweater sits in the center.
3. Yes: The fox holds an open book titled 'Tales of the Wood' and looks at it.
4. Yes: The fox sits beneath the large red mushroom cap, leaning against its stem.
5. Yes: Rain streaks fall, drops drip from the leaves and mushroom, and there are puddles on the ground.

$0.090 at kie.ai, 47.3 s, 1696 × 2528.

1. Yes: The image has soft washes, visible paper-like texture and hand-painted watercolour styling, so it is not a photo or 3D render.
2. Yes: A cute orange and white fox sits in the center of the image.
3. Yes: The fox holds an open book in its paws and looks down at it.
4. Yes: The fox sits beneath a large red mushroom cap with white spots, leaning against the stem.
5. Yes: Diagonal rain streaks fall across the blue background.

$0.028 at kie.ai, 57.4 s, 1664 × 2496.

1. Yes: The image has visible watercolour washes, soft edges and paper texture, so it reads as a painting rather than a photo or 3D render.
2. Yes: An orange and white fox with a bushy tail sits in the center.
3. Yes: The fox holds an open blue book in its paws and looks at it.
4. Yes: The fox sits beneath a large red toadstool cap with white spots.
5. Yes: Diagonal rain streaks fall through the scene, and there are puddles with splashes on the ground.

$0.025 at kie.ai, 90.5 s, 1024 × 1536.

Failed: question 1 answered no.

1. No: It looks like a digital painting with soft brushwork and detailed rendering, not clearly a watercolour, photo or 3D render.
2. Yes: A cartoon-style orange fox with glasses sits in the center.
3. Yes: The fox holds an open book and looks down at its pages.
4. Yes: The fox sits beneath a large red mushroom cap that shelters it.
5. Yes: Rain streaks fall through the scene, water drips off the mushroom, and ripples show in the puddle.

$0.035 at kie.ai, 83.0 s, 864 × 1152.

1. Yes: The image has watercolour washes, visible paper texture and soft bleeding edges, so it looks like a painted watercolour.
2. Yes: Two red foxes are clearly visible.
3. Yes: The fox on the left holds an open green book and looks down at it, and the other fox also looks at it.
4. Yes: The foxes sit beneath a large red-capped mushroom that shelters them.
5. Yes: Streaks of rain fall in the background, and there are puddles and water droplets on the mushroom cap.

$0.020 at kie.ai, 143.6 s, 832 × 1248.

1. Yes: The image uses flat shapes and solid colors with no gradients or photographic detail.
2. Yes: Three people are visible: a woman on the left, a man in the middle and a curly-haired person on the right.
3. Yes: One blue laptop sits in the center of the table.
4. Yes: The palette is dominated by blues, orange clothing and accents, and a white background.
5. Yes: No letters or words appear; the board on the wall shows only a pie chart and plain lines.

$0.030 at kie.ai, 67.2 s, 1536 × 1024.

1. Yes: The image is drawn in a flat vector style with solid color fills and no gradients or photo-like detail.
2. Yes: Three people sit around the table: a man, a woman in the middle, and a woman on the right.
3. Yes: One laptop sits on the table, showing a pie chart and bar chart.
4. Yes: The palette is mostly blue and orange, with white in the background and on some clothing.
5. Yes: No readable writing appears anywhere in the image.

$0.040 at kie.ai, 183.6 s, 1264 × 848.

1. Yes: The image uses flat solid color shapes with no gradients or photographic detail.
2. Yes: Three figures are visible: a seated man on the left, a standing bearded man in the middle, and a seated person on the right.
3. Yes: A single laptop sits in the center of the table.
4. Yes: The palette is blues, oranges and white throughout.
5. Yes: No letters, numbers or words appear anywhere in the image.

$0.090 at kie.ai, 30.7 s, 2528 × 1696.

1. Yes: The image uses flat solid colors and simple outlines, with no gradients or photographic detail.
2. Yes: Three people are visible: one in the center and one on each side of the laptop.
3. Yes: A single laptop with a blue screen sits in the center.
4. Yes: The palette is blue, orange and a white background, with only thin outlines in other tones.
5. Yes: No letters, numbers or other writing appear anywhere in the image.

$0.028 at kie.ai, 38.4 s, 2496 × 1664.

1. Yes: The image uses flat shapes and solid colors with no gradients or photographic detail.
2. Yes: Two people stand and lean in on either side of one seated person, making three.
3. Yes: Only one blue laptop with a white logo is visible in front of the seated person.
4. Yes: The palette is dominated by blues, orange skin and clothing, and white accents and background.
5. Yes: No letters, numbers or words appear anywhere in the image.

$0.025 at kie.ai, 119.6 s, 1536 × 1024.

1. Yes: The image is a flat vector-style illustration with solid color shapes and no gradients or photographic detail.
2. Yes: Three people sit at the table: one on the left, one in the middle, and one on the right.
3. Yes: Only one laptop is visible, in front of the person on the left.
4. Yes: The palette is mainly blue, orange and white/cream, with small amounts of gray and skin tones.
5. Yes: No writing appears anywhere in the image.

$0.035 at kie.ai, 63.5 s, 1152 × 864.

1. Yes: The image uses flat shapes and solid colors, with no gradients or photographic detail.
2. Yes: Three people sit at the table: one in orange on the left, one in blue in the middle, and one in a blue jacket on the right.
3. Yes: Only one laptop is visible, in front of the middle person.
4. Yes: The palette is mainly blue and orange, with a white background and a white shirt.
5. Yes: No letters, numbers, or other writing appear anywhere in the image.

$0.020 at kie.ai, 104.6 s, 1248 × 832.