Let's start with the best ones

Leading the pack is Midjourney V5.1. Midjourney, known for its aesthetic appeal and impressive image quality, manages complex renderings such as human hands, teeth, bodies, and faces with realism and ease. Peer approval within the AI art community underscores Midjourney's dominance in this space.

"Most people that use AI art extensively would agree that Midjourney is king right now."

The downside? Midjourney has eliminated its free trial, making it a premium-only service now. However, for those willing to pay, it assures top-tier results.

And right on its heels in the A-tier category are the powerful trio of Dall-e Two by OpenAI, NightCafe Art Studio, and Leonardo AI.

Second best

While Dall-e 2 is prominent for its unique model and excellent output, especially for cartoonish or abstract elements, it falls short when it comes to rendering human forms.

Next, NightCafe Art Studio delivers an easy-to-use interface and excellent results, although it struggles with human form renderings.

And finally, there's Leonardo AI. It provides tremendous versatility with its multiple model selections and even the ability to fine-tune these models to individual tastes. Despite its marketing as a game asset generator, it shines in typical AI art generation as well.

Worthy to check out

Coming up next are Dreamlike Art, Deep Dream Generator, and Dream Studio by Stability AI. While each of these has their strengths and limitations, they offer specific use cases that make them worthy to keep in the repertoire.

Convenient but not qualitative

While the Canva Image Generator doesn't offer astounding results, its integration with the popular design platform Canva ensures a place in this list despite its mediocre performance.

Results not professional enough

Further down the rung, the likes of Runway AI, Crayon, and Lens AI present numerous issues with their end products, with inconsistency and subpar quality commonly cropping up.