Image · Generation
Best image generation
Image generation tools turn a text prompt into pictures; this category grades them on prompt adherence, quality, text, consistency, speed, price and licensing.
Independent reviews of generative AI
Generative AI tools and models, graded straight.
GenGrades is an independent review site that grades generative AI tools and models with standardized tests: the same prompts and inputs for every model, real outputs published with the review, and scores on a 0 to 10 scale with public weights.
Hype or real? We ran the tests.
- Scale
- 0 to 10, anchored rubric per dimension
- Evidence
- Same test set for every model, outputs published
- Weights
- Public per category, total is the weighted mean
- Freshness
- Re-run on every new model version, old scores kept
Rankings by task
Pick the job, see what is actually good at it
Recently graded
Latest tool and model reviews
Tool
7.0 / 10Example Draft
Example Draft is a text-to-image tool that turns a short prompt into print-ready illustrations and product shots in under 20 seconds.
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Tool
7.3 / 10Example Studio
Example Studio is a text-to-image tool that turns a short prompt into print-ready illustrations and product shots in under 20 seconds.
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Articles
Deep reviews, how-tos and comparisons
Articles are on the way
Long-form reviews, how-tos and head-to-head comparisons are published here with the test runs that back them.
Method
What a grade is built on
The same tests for every model
Each category has a fixed test set: the same prompts, the same input files, the same settings for every tool and model we grade. A score means the same thing on every page.
Real outputs, published
The sample you see is the sample the model returned, with the prompt that produced it. Nothing is cherry-picked from a vendor gallery, and the uncertain results are shown too.
Weights you can recompute
Every ranking shows the weight of each dimension. The total is the weighted mean of the scores on the page, so you can re-weight it for your own priorities.
A straight answer about limits
Every review names where the tool fails, with evidence, and what we could not settle. Every verdict says who should not choose it. That is the part most reviews leave out.
The full methodology
Test sets, the anchored scale, dimensions per modality, weights, re-testing policy and conflicts of interest, on one page.
Questions about GenGrades
What is GenGrades?
GenGrades is an independent review site for generative AI tools and models. It grades image, video, audio, music and language models and the products built on them, using one fixed test set per category and a 0 to 10 scale with public weights.
How is a GenGrades score calculated?
A score is the weighted mean of dimension scores on a 0 to 10 scale, where each dimension has its own test set and anchored rubric. The weights are set per category and shown on the category page, so any total can be recomputed from the page.
Are the sample outputs real?
Yes. Every sample on a review is an output we generated with the prompt shown next to it, published as returned apart from a watermark. We do not use vendor marketing images as evidence.
Can a vendor pay for a better grade?
No. Grades are not for sale and are never changed for a vendor. Where a link to a tool is an affiliate link it is marked, and it has no effect on the score or on who ranks where.