There’s been an explosion in the number of AI tools since the launch of ChatGPT by Open AI, in late November of 2022. Many of these tools are specifically designed not only to help creators save time but also supercharge their creativity. The rapidly evolving creative landscape, shaped by these generative AI tools, is evolving faster than ever making it difficult to keep abreast with all the new tools launching daily. We, at Billsy, tried some of the top generative AI tools. Below is a list of the tools that we believe you could benefit from:
- AI powered Image/Video Generation:
Creating eye-catching, professional images with a simple text prompt is easier than ever. Below a list of tools that we’ve tried and found useful
| Tool | Features/ Target Audience | Price (USD – when paid monthly) |
| RunwayML | Easy-to-use platform for artists, designers, and developers to experiment with and apply machine learning models in creative projects.It’s platform offers features that range from video editing, image processing, and generative design, often with a drag-and-drop interface. | $15/month (Standard tier) |
| Midjourney | Best recognized for generating high quality artistic and surreal looking images. Great for artists and creators looking for unique, visually striking images. | Access is available through Discord. Base tier $10/month |
| Dalle-E/ ChatGPT | Balances function & form (creative aspects) of the images it generates. Highly versatile and creatives images that are not always overly artistic. | $20/month – included in the ChatGPT’s paid tier. |
| Adobe Firefly | Aimed at professionals and enthusiasts in the creative/graphic design space who are already familiar with Adobe’s product suite. Offers a variety of AI powered image editing features in addition to text to image generation. | $4.99/month. |
- AI-Powered Design Assistants
| Tool | Feature | Price |
| Canva’s Magic Design | Canva is best known for its easy to use interface that’s great for artists and non-professionals alike. Canva Magic Design leverages AI to generate images, videos, custom layouts and templates based on the text input. Additionally, Canva also now supports integration with Dall-E, Imagen (Google’s AI image generator) via its app market. | $14.99/ month |
| Adobe Creative Cloud/ Adobe Sensei | Adobe Creative Cloud’s integration of generative AI, largely powered by Adobe Sensei, brings a range of AI-driven capabilities across its suite of creative software. It’s best suited for artists who’re already familiar with Adobe’s product suite | $59 / month. |
- Video Content Creation & editing with generative AI tools:
| Tool | Features | Price |
| Descript | All in one audio and video editing tool that combines media editing with text. Key features include: – Overdub: Allows you to create a text-to-speech model of your voice, enabling you to add or modify audio by simply typing.– Auto-transcription– Podcast production– Collaboration | $12/ month |
| Synthesia | AI video generation platforms that creatives realistically looking explainer videos with AI avatars | $29/ month |
| HourOne.AI | Platform that uses AI to transform text into video, using lifelike characters. Similar to Synthesia, it creates character driven videos with lifelike audio that’s lip synched. | $25/ month |
