Companies creating AI (Imagery)
This is not an exhaustive list. We will continue to add to it. This chart summarizes public terms as of today 9/29/25. Please verify current details on each provider’s site for accuracy.
Company | What it is | Key artist protections |
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Creative Fabrica (CF Spark) | AI design suite + stock marketplace | You own outputs; you grant CF a license to host/promote/sell. Commercial use allowed per CF license. Review terms when uploading your own work. Review Terms of Use. |
OpenAI (DALL·E / Images API) | Image generation via OpenAI models | You own the outputs; must follow usage policies and third-party IP laws. No ownership of training data is implied. Review Terms of Use. |
Dream by WOMBO | Consumer image app | Commercial use allowed with required credit/attribution per plan. Check current terms for attribution wording. Review Terms of Use. |
Stability AI (DreamStudio) | Official Stable Diffusion web app | You own generated assets. Models trained on large web datasets; prior support for Do-Not-Train (opt-out) via Spawning for future training. Review Terms of Use. |
Figma AI | Design tools with AI features | Admin/user toggle to opt content out of model training (plan-dependent). Education/Gov not used for training. You retain rights to your files. Review Terms of Use. |
Adobe Firefly | Adobe’s generative AI (Photoshop/Illustrator/web) | Trained on Adobe Stock/open/public-domain content; marketed as commercially safe. Contributor bonus program for training sources. Review Terms of Use. |
Fotor AI | Online photo editor + AI generator | You own outputs; company does not claim ownership (subject to change as laws evolve). Review their Terms and Conditions here. |
Midjourney | Prompt-to-image service (Discord/web) | Paid users own assets but grant MJ a broad license. Businesses with >$1M revenue must be on higher-tier plans to own assets. Follow IP rules. Review Terms of Use. |
Runway | Video/image generation + editing | You retain ownership of uploads and generations; commercial use allowed. Enterprise data/prompt content can be excluded from training. Review Terms of Use. |
Stable Diffusion (model) | Open-source text-to-image model | Protections depend on the host app’s terms. Historically trained on web datasets; opt-out registries (e.g., Spawning) used for future model training. Review Terms of Use. |
Krea.ai | Front-end hub using multiple third-party models; custom LoRA training | Rights may depend on underlying model/provider. Review Krea’s ToS before uploading or training with your own work. Review Terms of Use. |
Canva (Magic Media/AI) | Design platform with AI image/video tools | You own your designs; AI outputs licensed under Canva’s Content License. Don’t upload IP you don’t own. Settings may control data used to improve services. Review Terms of Use. |
Getty Images (Generative AI) | Getty’s licensed-data image generation | Trained on Getty-licensed content; marketed as commercially safe with contributor compensation. Enterprise-grade indemnification available. Review Terms of Use. |
Ideogram | Text-to-image generator (strong typography) | Users typically own outputs while granting service a hosting/use license; review current IP/attribution and model-training terms. Review Terms of Use. |
Leonardo.AI | Generation + fine-tuning (LoRA/Models) | You own generations (subject to plan). Public vs. private settings affect visibility/reuse; review training and community model licenses. Review Terms of Use. |
Playground AI | Web image generator/editor (multi-model) | Users generally own outputs; service may reuse public images to improve models. Check plan controls for public/private and training opt-outs. Review Terms of Use. |