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Amanda Caswell

AI image generator shoot-out: I tested ChatGPT vs Gemini vs Meta AI to crown a winner

Logos of Meta AI, ChatGPT, Gemini.

The competition between Google Gemini’s Imagen, OpenAI’s ChatGPT, and Meta AI is fierce. After experimenting with them individually, I decided to conduct a side-by-side comparison to truly see which is the best AI image generator right now.

With AI-generated imagery becoming a key part of creative work, each platform has its own strengths. I put the AI models to the test a mix of realistic and simplistic prompts to assess how the different AI models handle various subjects. My goal was to determine which AI could generate the most impressive results across five basic categories.

Here's a look at how each platform faired based on the quality of the generated images, and which ultimately came out on top.

Creating the prompts

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