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Leonardo.ai A | Perplexity S | Adobe Firefly A | Ideogram S | |
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| Tagline | Gamer + creator image gen with model fine-tuning built in. | AI search done right. Cited answers, not chat theater. | Commercially safe image gen, deeply integrated with Photoshop. | The one that actually gets text in images right. |
| Category | Image | Research | Image | Image |
| Pricing | Free + $12-$60/mo | Free + $20/mo Pro | Free + included with Creative Cloud | Free + $8/mo + $20/mo + $60/mo |
| Best for | Indie game devs, illustrators, anyone training custom style models. | Replacing Google for any question where you want a cited answer in seconds. | Anyone in Creative Cloud. Brands that need copyright clarity. | Anything with text — posters, ads, album covers, slide decks. |
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| Kai's verdict | A-tier for creators training custom looks. B-tier for general use. | S-tier for search. I use it before Google now. If you're still Googling everything, try this for a week. | S-tier inside Photoshop (Generative Fill). B-tier standalone. | S-tier for text-in-image. Use this for posters, Midjourney for art. |
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