Generative Artificial Intelligence Tools (as of April 2024)
Here is an overview of some of the more popular options for AI-powered text and image generation, providing a quick summary of each tool's key features, pros, and cons.
Text Generation
These are tools you can use to generate text.
ChatGPT 3.5
https://chat.openai.com/
Description:
ChatGPT from OpenAI is the tool that started it all. This is the tool everyone is experimenting with and talking about.
Pros :
- Free to use and no account required
- High quality text output
- High availability
- Great chat history and ability to share chats
Cons :
- Falling behind other free models
- No data after January, 2022
- No options for modalities such as image search or video at the moment
Google Gemini
https://gemini.google.com/
Description:
Gemini can work with Google Workplace to offer seemless integration with its tools.
Pros :
- Free
- Faster, often with more detail than ChatGPT
- Can upload images for analysis and use voice to text
Cons :
- Requires extensions for file uploading and better analysis
- Prone to bias
- Cannot currently be used with your TU email. You need another Gmail account to use Gemini.
Copilot
https://copilot.microsoft.com/
Description:
Microsoft's integration of ChatGPT 4 into the Microsoft 365 suite of products.
Pros :
- Free to use the the Edge browser
- Tied to the internet; searches current websites
- Can reveal sources
Cons :
- Requires Microsoft's Edge browser
- Shorter, search like responses
- 2,000 character limit
Claude
https://claude.ai/chats
Description:
Independently owned by Anthropic.
Pros :
- Free to use
- Can upload large documents for analysis
- Great text and code output
- Trained on more recent data
Cons :
- 5mb image or doc file uploads
- Not being integrated into Google or Microsoft
- No internet connection
Image Generators
Canva
https://www.canva.com/ai-image-generator/
Description:
Generates images that can be easily inserted into projects within Canva.
Pros :
- Many options for the prompt
- Excellent results
- Free to use
Cons :
- Limit is 50 images
- Limited resolution for free tool
Adobe Express
https://www.adobe.com/express/
Description:
The leader in image and art creation software's entry into generative AI.
Pros :
- Different modules, including Text Effects
- Many different projects to use images in
- Free to use
Cons :
- Requires Adobe account
- Images cannot be used for commercial use
- Limit 25 generations on free account
ideogram
https://ideogram.ai/
Description:
Out of Toronto, ideogram came out in August of 2023 outperfomring many other image generators.
Pros :
- High quality images
- Renders text well
- No usage limit (currently)
Cons :
- Editing tools unavailable in free version
- Lacks customization
MidJourney
Accessible only through the MidJourney Discord channel
Description:
Often credited with creating the best images, MidJourney is quirky with access only through Discord.
Pros :
- Consistent high quality
- Great community built into Discord
- Inexpensive
Cons :
- Discord only
- No free account or trial
- Image generation is public