✨ AI Design — pricing, compared
6 tools tracked · prices verified against official pages · last sweep June 11, 2026
💸 Cheapest entry: Adobe Express from $7.99/mo
🆓 Free tiers: Adobe Express · Canva · Recraft · Framer · Uizard · Lovart
All ai design tools
| Tool | Paid from | Free tier | G2 | Best for | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adobe Express Adobe's Canva rival — Firefly AI inside, cheaper than Canva Pro | $7.99/mo | ✅ | — | Quick social/marketing graphics with Firefly's commercially-safe generation — and it's bundled free with many Creative Cloud plans. | alternatives → |
| Canva The everything design platform with Magic Studio AI | $10/mo | ✅ | — | Non-designers producing everything from social posts to decks — the default design tool for small business. | alternatives → |
| Recraft Designer-grade AI images: vectors, brand styles, mockups | $10/mo | ✅ | — | Working designers who need true vector output, consistent brand styles, and print-ready assets from AI. | alternatives → |
| Framer AI-assisted website design that ships real sites | $10/mo | ✅ | — | Designers shipping marketing sites without code — AI generation plus a real hosting/CMS stack. | alternatives → |
| Uizard UI mockups & prototypes from prompts and sketches | $12/mo | ✅ | — | PMs and founders mocking up app UIs from text prompts or hand sketches before involving a designer. | alternatives → |
| Lovart The AI design agent — brief in, full campaign out | $72/mo | ✅ | — | Teams that want an agent to execute whole design briefs (logo → palette → campaign assets) rather than a canvas tool. | alternatives → |
Real unit costs
| Tool | ≈ Cost | Based on |
|---|---|---|
| Recraft | ≈$0.01 per credit | Basic plan: $10/1,000 credits; per-image credit burn varies by model and output type |