There are AI generators that can be run for free, but they require local installation.
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is the repository for stable diffusion, which is the standard which most people know.
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and comfy ui is a much more complex, but arguably more customizable. It has a learning curve due to that complexity of course.
All you need is 1. Knowledge to run them. (youtube for guides) 2. Models (checkpoints) to generate your images.
You can get models here.
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