How we verified this
We don’t run generation tests, we read the fine print. For DeepAI we read the free tier’s own terms, its commercial-use, watermark and attribution rules, then confirmed the cheapest plan that lifts them against the official pricing page, cross-checked across multiple current sources. The watermark and license clauses below are paraphrased from those terms, and the quality score is our editorial read of the tool, not a lab benchmark. Everything here was last verified June 22, 2026.
Watermark & licensing, the part that decides monetization
Why the free plan fails: DeepAI's own site states it gives you full ownership of everything you create, which is creator-favorable, but this appears in marketing copy on the homepage rather than a reachable Terms/license page, so the binding commercial grant is only partly confirmable.
Watermark
Free-tier watermark status not stated on reachable pages; marked unclear.
License
Homepage marketing copy states the platform gives users full ownership of everything they create; the binding Terms of Service page was not reachable via the URLs tried.
“a clear policy that gives you full ownership of everything you create”
Pros & cons
Pros
- Very low Pro price ($9.99/mo)
- Homepage states full ownership of everything you create
- Free no-account access plus API
Cons
- Reachable binding Terms/license page not found (guessed URLs 404)
- Free tier described as limited; private generations are a Pro feature
- Ownership claim is in marketing copy, not a confirmed legal doc
Pricing, which plans are actually safe
| Plan | Price | What you get | Monetization |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free | $0 | Limited access to basic features, no account needed | Not safe |
| Pro (monthly) | $9.99/month | 500 HD images/mo, private generations, ad-free | Safe |
| Pro (yearly) | $89.99/year | Same as monthly, ~3 months free | Safe |
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Alternatives we’ve tested
Midjourney8.4
AI image · No free tier, paid-only
There is no free tier at all, Midjourney ended free trials in April 2023, so you must pay before you can generate or monetize anything.
Ideogram8.2
AI image · Best-in-class AI text rendering
Free output is commercial-OK but forced public, and uncompressed high-quality (Quality) export plus larger sizes are paid-only, so it isn't fully client-clean.
FLUX (Black Forest Labs)8.5
AI image · Top open-weights image models, but a two-license split decides whether you can sell the output
FLUX ships as multiple variants with different licenses. FLUX.1 [schnell] is Apache-2.0 and fully clean for commercial use. FLUX.1 [dev] is under a non-commercial model license: you cannot use the dev model itself in revenue-generating activity, even though its license explicitly lets you use the generated images commercially. Running dev on a random free playground for monetized work means relying on that host's license, not your own.
Leonardo AI8.2
AI image · AI image generator for creators
Free images are public, owned by Leonardo, and kept under Leonardo's worldwide perpetual license.
FAQ
How much is DeepAI Pro?
$9.99 per month or $89.99 per year (about three months free), with monthly allowances plus pay-as-you-go wallet top-ups.
Do I own images I generate on DeepAI?
DeepAI's homepage states users get full ownership of everything they create, but confirm this against its binding Terms of Service before monetizing, as the legal page was not reachable in this check.