What Shutterstock AI Gen does
Shutterstock AI Gen is the AI image generator from Shutterstock. It creates original images from text prompts and can transform existing visuals through image-to-image generation. Users can choose preset styles and multiple aspect ratios, use visual references to guide direction, and compare variations, with built-in editing and enhancement tools to refine outputs. Listed image models include GPT Image 2, Gemini 3 Pro Image, Imagen 4, Flux 2, and DALL-E 3. The page says the tools are for marketers, designers, content creators, and teams working on campaign visuals and concept exploration. It does not state pricing for the AI tools and links only to a general pricing page.
How Shutterstock AI Gen compares with its closest alternatives
1 of the 5 closest alternatives has a free plan; Shutterstock AI Gen does not. 4 of the 5 offer an API, as Shutterstock AI Gen does. Shutterstock AI Gen offers a web app. Of the alternatives, all 5 offer a web app. Shutterstock AI Gen was founded in 2023; the alternatives were founded between 2010 and 2024, 3 of them earlier. The alternatives with a known headquarters are in the United States and Israel.