Studio Ghibli-style images have been the talk of the town ever since ChatGPT got its new native image generation capabilities. While everyone from Sam Altman to Sachin Tendulkar has jumped on the bandwagon, ChatGPT’s new image generation feature isn’t yet available to all users. What are your options if you want to join this viral trend without paying the $20 ChatGPT subscription? Let’s have a look at the possible alternatives.
How to create Ghibhli potraits , if you don’t have a premium account?
OpenAI had announced that it would roll out ChatGPT’s new image generation capabilities to Plus, Pro, Team and Free users of the chatbot. However, the company later confirmed that the rollout to Free users has been delayed, and even if they do get the update, it will be limited to 3 image generations per day.
This essentially means that free ChatGPT users will not be able to generate Studio Ghibli-style images or other similar effects.
However, Elon Musk’s Grok AI (based on Grok 3) is currently able to generate these images for free, although not yet with the accuracy of ChatGPT. But it is still a good way for people to generate Ghibli-style images without having to pay. Below is an example of a Ghibli-style image we generated using Grok.
The latest Gemini model via Google AI Studio is also capable of native image output, but our requests to turn real images into Ghibli-style images were rejected by the chatbot.
What is Studio Ghibli?
Studio Ghibli is a Japanese animation film studio founded in 1985 by Miyazaki Hayao, Takahata Isao and Suzuki Toshio. The company is known for its high quality filmmaking with hand-drawn animation and rich storytelling.
Some of the company’s most notable animated films include Neighbor Totoro, Spirited Away, Howl’s Moving Castle, Kiki’s Delivery Service and Princess Mononoke.
