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PromptHero

The world's #1 AI prompt search engine

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★4.3ratingPricing · Freemium from $9/moStable
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Data updated 2 November 2026
Opportunity
Low
Band
Saturation
Contested
Band
Wrapper risk
Elevated
Band
Momentum
Stable
Market trend
Rating
4.3
of 5 · FalcoScan rating

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The Brief

What PromptHero does

PromptHero indexes millions of AI art prompts for Midjourney, Stable Diffusion, and DALL-E — search by style, subject, or keyword to find the exact prompt that produces the result you want. Essential research tool for AI artists.

How PromptHero compares with its closest alternatives

4 of the 5 closest alternatives have a free plan, as PromptHero does. Among the 3 that list a starting price, the cheapest is Artbreeder at $9 a month and the median is $10. PromptHero starts at $9 a month, below that median. None of the 5 offers an API; FalcoScan's records show none for PromptHero. PromptHero offers a web app. Of the alternatives, all 5 offer a web app. PromptHero was founded in 2022; the alternatives were founded between 2018 and 2024, 2 of them earlier. The alternatives with a known headquarters are in the United States.

Market position · Image

How PromptHero compares in Image

PromptHero has low opportunity and sits in the bottom third of 472 live Image tools on FalcoScan. Across Image, the average opportunity score is 49.2 and the average saturation score 52.4. FalcoScan rates PromptHero's own market position as contested. 67 of the 472 operating Image tools have hot momentum, and FalcoScan has recorded 16 shutdowns in the category.

PromptHero compared with its closest alternatives
ProductOpportunitySaturationPricingPricing fromFree planAPIPlatformsMomentum
PromptHeroFounded 2022LowContestedFreemium$9/moYesNoWebStable
Lexica ArtFounded 2022 · San Francisco, United StatesLowCrowdedFreemium$10/moYesNoWebStable
Bing DesignerFounded 2024 · Redmond, United StatesModerateCrowdedFree—YesNoWebRising
Krea AI RealtimeFounded 2022 · San Francisco, United StatesHighOpenFreemium—YesNoWebStable
ArtbreederFounded 2018 · San Francisco, United StatesLowContestedFreemium$9/moYesNoWebStable
Midjourney NijiFounded 2021 · San Francisco, United StatesLowContestedPaid$10/moNoNoWebRising

Exact opportunity and saturation scores for all 6 of these, and where each ranks in Image.

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What it ships with

Capabilities & who uses it

The capabilities PromptHero exposes to builders and the verticals it currently serves.

AI Capabilities
Prompt DiscoveryImage Generation
Industry Verticals
Creative
Tagged

PromptHero shows up when builders search for these

prompt-searchMidjourneyStable-DiffusionDALL-Eimage-library
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Artbreeder

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Questions

PromptHero: common questions

Is PromptHero free?

PromptHero has a free tier, with paid plans from $9 a month.

What are the best alternatives to PromptHero?

The closest alternatives to PromptHero that are still running, matched on the AI capabilities, uses and audience they share, are Lexica Art, Bing Designer, Krea AI Realtime, Artbreeder, and Midjourney Niji.

Is PromptHero still running?

Yes. As of 2 November 2026, FalcoScan lists PromptHero as operating at prompthero.com.

Does PromptHero have an API?

FalcoScan's records show no public API for PromptHero.

Who is PromptHero for?

PromptHero is built for artists and creators.

How do I sign in to PromptHero?

Sign in on PromptHero's own website, prompthero.com. FalcoScan reviews PromptHero but does not run its accounts, so logins, passwords and billing are handled by PromptHero directly.

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