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AI tools · Edit what you have

Image editing

Change a photo by describing the change. What each tool costs, where it runs, what it shipped last, and what its terms say about what you make.

  • 6tools compared
  • 3 of 6have a free plan
  • $4.99a month, the cheapest paid plan
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Makers' own descriptions, plans and terms, read Oct 20, 2026, so company-reported. Open "Rights" or "Your data" on a card for the maker's own words.

No free planPaid from $19.99 a month

7-day free trial only; Adobe points to Adobe Express (free plan) as a free online photo editor

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LatestEdit images your way (AI image editing in Firefly and Photoshop)Mar 10, 2026

Rights
Who owns what you make
“For features without the beta label, you can use Firefly-generated outputs in your commercial projects.”

Adobe Firefly FAQ, May 13, 2026

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“our new state-of-the-art image model that brings sharper details, more precise editing, and faster generation”

Free planPaid from $8 a month

'Limited image creation' on Free

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LatestIntroducing ChatGPT Images 2.5Sep 8, 2026

Rights
Who owns what you make
“As between you and OpenAI, and to the extent permitted by applicable law, you (a) retain your ownership rights in Input and (b) own the Output.”

OpenAI Terms of Use, Jan 1, 2026

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“State-of-the-art image generation and editing models, built on Gemini”

Free planPaid from $4.99 a month

Image generation and editing included on free Gemini; no quota stated

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LatestNano Banana 2: Combining Pro capabilities with lightning-fast speedFeb 26, 2026

Rights
Who owns what you make
“Some of our services allow you to generate original content. Google won't claim ownership over that content.”

Google Terms of Service, Jul 30, 2026

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Ranked by people's votes

Which models people prefer.

On Arena (formerly LMArena), people compare two results for the same request without knowing which model made which, and vote. Many of the apps above run these models.

Editing a photo
  1. 1GPT-Image-2.5 SunburstOpenAI · preliminary1524
  2. 2GPT-Image-2.5 FlareOpenAI · preliminary1481
  3. 3GPT-Image-2 (Medium)OpenAI1462
  4. 4Grok Imagine Image 2.0SpaceXAI · preliminary1439
  5. 5MAI-Image-2.6Microsoft AI1428

Arena, Oct 6, 2026 · 30,985,932 votes; 59 models

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