The following is a non-exhaustive list of generative AI tools that are publicly available. Please be aware that these tools may have changed their policies since this page was last updated.
Last updated December 2024.
Major Publicly Available Generative AI Tools
| Publisher |
Tool |
URL |
Text |
Image |
Notes |
| OpenAI |
ChatGPT |
https://chat.openai.com |
yes |
yes |
Access to the GPT-4o mini is free, no login required. With a free account, users have access to some additional features like file upload. Paid account needed to access version GPT-4o and beyond |
| Microsoft |
Copilot |
https://copilot.microsoft.com/ |
yes |
yes |
Login with FSU credentials. Microsoft Copilot offers enterprise data protection (EDP) for users signed in with a Microsoft Entra account (your FSU credentials). Data generated by users in the organization (including chat prompts) is protected, and not used to train foundational models. |
| Google |
Gemini |
https://gemini.google.com/ |
yes |
yes |
|
| Adobe |
Firefly |
https://firefly.adobe.com/ |
no |
yes |
Login with email (FSU Credentials). The models that underly the Firefly web app can also be found in features in other Adobe apps, including Photoshop. Most are image/media-based but there is some text-generation (for example, in Adobe Express) |
| Google |
Google Labs |
https://labs.google/experiments |
yes |
yes |
Hub for Google's latest AI experimental products including ImageFX, Illuminate, MusicFX and more |
| Midjourney |
Midjourney |
https://www.midjourney.com/home |
no |
yes |
Requires account, no free options as of May 2024 |
| Craiyon |
Craiyon |
https://www.craiyon.com/ |
no |
yes |
Free version with ads, paid tiers available |
Video-Generating Apps
As of December 2024, there are a variety of free and reasonably priced text-to-video tools available to the public. Most of these are not capable of generating high-fidelity video. Most of the major publishers (OpenAI, Google, Meta, Adobe) have developed or are actively developing more advanced video-generation tools, but most are not available to the public yet. It is likely that, when available, these tools will not be free, and will be more heavily regulated due to the greater potential for misuse.
Additional Resources
- Ithaka S+R has created a Generative AI Product Tracker which lists tools by their primary purposes and includes pricing information, as well as updates on the tools' features and limitations. About the publisher: Ithaka S+R is part of ITHAKA, a not-for-profit organization helping the academic community use digital technologies to preserve the scholarly record and to advance research and teaching in sustainable ways.
- Chatbot Arena (lmarena.ai) is an open-source platform for evaluating AI through human preference, developed by researchers at UC Berkeley SkyLab and LMSYS. With over 1,000,000 user votes, the platform ranks best LLM and AI chatbots using the Bradley-Terry model to generate live leaderboards. For technical details, see white paper. Site offers an interactive "arena" where users can enter prompts and compare outputs side-by-side. Please note that data entered here may not receive the same protection offered by the model's publisher.