How much does AI art generation cost?

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AI art generation costs range from free to $60+ per month depending on the platform and usage level.

**Free options:**
- Stable Diffusion (local, requires GPU)
- NightCafe (5 free credits daily)
- Leonardo.ai (150 free tokens daily)
- Haiper AI (unlimited low-res)

**Subscription costs:**
- Midjourney: $10-120/month
- DALL-E via ChatGPT Plus: $20/month
- Ideogram: $7-42/month
- Adobe Firefly: $10-30/month

**Video generation** is more expensive—Runway runs $12-76/month, Sora requires ChatGPT Plus ($20) or Pro ($200).

Running Stable Diffusion locally is free after the initial GPU investment ($300-1500 for a capable graphics card).