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Microsoft Bing Image Creator is powered by DALL-E, but it doesn’t have the same limits. You get 25 “boosts” per week to speed up generation, but you can still use it at slower speeds after that.
DALL-E 2was many people’s introduction to the AI boom we’re experiencing.AI chatbotshave stolen some of the thunder, butAI image generatorsare still cool. Microsoft Bing’s “Image Creator” is powered by DALL-E, and it doesn’t have limits.
How Bing Image Creator and Its “Boosts” Work
Hot on the heels of releasingAI Bing Chatin February 2023,Microsoft paired it with a DALL-E-powered image generator in March 2023. However, unlike the official DALL-E 2, Bing Image Creator isn’t limited to 15 free creations per month. Instead, you get 25 weekly “boosts” to speed up image generation. After that, it just takes a bit longer.
Essentially, you may use Bing’s Image Creator tool togenerate images with DALL-Ewithout the limits, as long as you’re okay with slower generation speeds. So let’s do that.
Related:5 Tips to Get the Best Results From DALL-E 2
How to Use Bing AI Image Creator
To use Bing’s AI image generator—and avoid DALL-E limits—we’ll visit theBing Image Creatorwebsite and enter a prompt. First, go tobing.com/images/createin a web browser.
Next, enter a prompt in the text box. (Here’s someadvice on how to write a good prompt for DALL-E.) If this is your first time, click “Join & Create.”
You’ll be asked to sign in with your Microsoft account to proceed.
After signing in, the image will be generated. You can see how many boosts—indicated with the yellow lightning icon—you have left in the search bar. Boosts are used until they run out, after which generation will take longer.
To download an image, select it and click the “Download” button.
You can see a history of your prompts in the right sidebar.
That’s really all there is to it. If you’re familiar with DALL-E 2, Bing’s tool is very similar. One thing to note is Microsoft’s version has different filters than the officialDALL-E 2 website. It doesn’t like mentions of celebrities, politicians, or even other AI tools and Microsoft products.
The world of AI tools keeps getting more crowded. Microsoft ispositioning itself to be a major player in this space—going so far as to add ahard-to-remove Bing Chat button to Edge—and the Bing Image Creator is just the next step.
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