16. Runway.ML
Runway ML was one of the two startups that helped give us Stable Diffusion, and its free text-to-image service has the same quality as the earlier open-source versions of the software. According to Forbes, as Runway continues to get millions in investment funding, the company has moved on to AI-based video editing tools and image expansion services, along with the rest of its suite of customizable AI tools, most of which require payment to get the most out of them.
But for this free service, users get just 25 images to start before being asked to upgrade, which isn’t so great compared to others. When using these non-specific prompts, the actual quality of images leaves quite a lot to be desired. Also, like Stable Diffusion, Runway has a fascination with fake text meant to resemble a book cover.
