OpenArt is an online studio for creating images and videos with AI. Instead of having one specific model like Midjourney, it offers several different models in one platform with one credit system. Alongside simple generation, it has tools for consistent characters across images, editing, upscaling and video creation.

What is OpenArt good for?#

  • Product images and posters: try several models on one prompt and keep the best result.
  • Consistent characters for stories or brands: build one character in different scenes and poses, for example for a children's book or a post series.
  • Short videos: turn an image or text into video for social networks.
  • Editing and improving: remove or replace part of an image, change the background and upscale.
  • Inspiration: browse other people's examples and prompts.

Strengths and weaknesses#

Strengths:

  • Many models in one subscription, with no separate membership at each service.
  • Consistent-character and editing tools as well as generation.
  • Covers both images and video.
  • A community and inspiring examples.

Weaknesses:

  • The credit system is complex, and different models consume different amounts; credits go fast.
  • It is web-only with no mobile app.
  • Output quality depends on the model chosen, and some models are weak at non-English text inside images.
  • Commercial licensing depends on the plan.

Free version and pricing#

OpenArt has a free tier with limited credits and paid plans for more credits and commercial rights. Since everything is billed in credits, video and heavy models use more. Check the official site for current prices.

Language support and access#

Some models understand prompts in other languages, but the best results come with English prompts, and rendering non-Latin text inside images is unreliable. Add the text afterward in a design tool.

We are not sure about access from Iran, and payment usually needs an international card.

OpenArt alternatives#

  • Leonardo AI: a similar image platform with creative tools and custom model training.
  • Krea: real-time image generation and editing with lots of control.
  • Ideogram: strong at writing text inside images, mostly English.
  • Higgsfield: if your focus is video and camera motion.

To learn prompting, read AI image generation: prompts, styles and non-English text, and before commercial work, Copyright and commercial use of AI-generated images.