TOP AI TOOLS FOR MOTION DESIGNERS AND CREATIVES
A curated list of the best AI tools for designers.
OS = Open Source
TEXT-TO-IMAGE
MIDJOURNEY                        $10-$60 a month

Arguably the best image generation model.
LEONARDO                          $10-$60 a month 
Runs on Stable diffusion model but with nice UI and tonnes of features
IDEOGRAM                         Free 25 credits a day

Best for text generations. Good at creating stickers and posters. Not much censorship here.
FIREFLY                               25 credits a month free or included with an Adobe subscription
Adobe's model was trained solely on stock imagery and copyright-free images offering a  

DALL•E                              Free/included with Chat GPT subscription


Access it either through Bing Image Generator or in a chat with ChatGPT. Good at understanding everyday language.
STABLE DIFFUSION

The best open-source model. Great for people who need to control the fine details or train their own LoRAs.
text-to-video
RUNWAL ML                                   $10-$60 a month

Arguably the best video generation model.
PIKA LABS                                       30 free credits Daily/ $8-70 a month 

Best for animated characters. A close competitor to Runway.
LEONARDO MOTION​​​​​​​
New kid on the block. Very similar results to Runway and Pika although you need to generate the image inside Leonardo before you can add motion to them
KAIBER

Generate long
DOMO

Video-to-Video tool - apply different looks and style to your video.
STABLE VIDEO