NovelAI AI Anime Image Generator & Storyteller

An AI-driven anime image generator and storytelling tool for building your own stories and anime-inspired art. NovelAI now offers 30 free generations for new users — no commitment, just pure creativity.

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Overview

NovelAI is an AI driven anime image generator and storytelling tool for anyone that desires to create and build their own stories and works of anime inspired art. By using their own trained AI models they offer an unprecedented level of freedom to the user — a limitless playground for your imagination, with a user-friendly, customizable experience in line with rights to privacy and transparency.

NovelAI specializes in making AI anime art creation easy with natural language prompting and tagging, offering easy character consistency and precise control. You can manipulate prompts, adjust character positioning, use action tags, and define characters separately to maintain consistency across scenes. It removes hardware barriers — accessible from your mobile device with fast generation speeds and no installation required.

Quick facts

  • Type: AI Anime Image Generator · Storytelling · TTS
  • Website: novelai.net
  • Community: r/NovelAi · @novelaiofficial
  • Free trial: 30 free image generations · 50 free text generations
  • Flagship model: NovelAI Diffusion V5
  • Pricing: Subscriptions from $10/mo (USD) or pay-as-you-go Anlas
  • Rights: Full commercial use of your generated images

NovelAI Diffusion V5

Sharper details, more characters, full comic pages — all in one model.

Learn more about Diffusion V5

What are Anlas?

Anlas = image generation credits. Anlas are the currency used to generate images on NovelAI. Each image costs a small number depending on resolution and settings.

Text generation does not use Anlas — it is included with any subscription.

Subscribe vs buy credits

  • Subscribe if… you generate regularly and want the best value per image plus full text tool access.
  • Buy Anlas if… you need a top-up mid-month, or generate images occasionally without a recurring commitment.

Simple, transparent pricing

All paid plans include both Image Generation and Text Generation. Start with a free trial, then pick Tablet, Scroll, or Opus.

Free Trial
$0

Start creating for free — no commitment.

✓30 free image generations
✓50 free text generations
✓Try image + storytelling tools
Start for Free
Tablet
$10 /mo

Entry plan for casual creators. USD.

✓Image Gen Access
✓Pay As You Go · 20% Anlas discount
✓1,000 bonus Anlas / month
✓Unlimited text · ~32,768 chars memory
✓TTS · storytelling models
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Scroll
$15 /mo

More context for longer stories. USD.

✓Image Gen Access
✓Pay As You Go · 20% Anlas discount
✓1,000 bonus Anlas / month
✓Unlimited text · ~49,152 chars memory
✓TTS · storytelling models
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For the Enthusiast
Opus
$25 /mo

Highest Anlas allowance and memory. USD.

✓Image Gen Access · Unlimited*
✓Pay As You Go · 20% Anlas discount
✓10,000 bonus Anlas / month
✓Unlimited text · ~114,688 chars memory
✓TTS · GLM-4.6 · Llama 3 Erato · Xialong
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* Unlimited applies to images up to 1024×1024 and up to 28 steps when generating a single image. Additional usage limits apply to NovelAI Diffusion V5. Bonus Anlas refill monthly only if you have less than your tier amount. Prefer no subscription? Use pay-as-you-go Anlas instead.

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Frequently Asked Questions

About NovelAI

NovelAI is an AI image generator and storytelling tool focused on anime-style art. Create character illustrations, scenic backgrounds, action scenes, and long-form stories in one personal creative space.

NovelAI specializes in anime art with natural language prompting and tagging, easy character consistency, and precise control over positioning and actions. It runs in the browser — no installation, including on mobile — with fast generation speeds.

NovelAI emphasizes privacy and anonymity. Prompts are encrypted, generated images are not stored on their servers unless you save them, and they state they do not track or monitor your creative process.

Yes. You have complete freedom to use your AI anime art as you wish, including commercial use, without needing an extra subscription tier.

Subscriptions start at $10/month (Tablet), then Scroll at $15 and Opus at $25. New users get a free trial (30 image + 50 text generations). You can also buy Anlas on demand without a monthly plan.

Use inpainting to modify specific areas, Director Tools to enhance details, clothing, lighting, or poses, and the built-in canvas for quick on-the-spot edits while keeping overall style.

Register with your email at novelai.net, sign in, and start generating. The interface is designed to be intuitive while giving full creative control.