AI Wenshengtu Tool Hengping, 2026 Free and easy-to-use Chinese AI painting software 7 choices

In the past two years, AI Wenshengtu has transformed from an experimental field for niche players to a daily tool that ordinary users can use. In 2026, this trend will continue to advance. Chinese users have more and more choices, including those long-established foreign products that have been repeatedly discussed in the global design circle, as well as Chinese AI painting software that has been launched by major domestic manufacturers in the past two years and continues to iterate. The styles of different tools are obviously different, and their free quotas, commercial licenses, and operating thresholds also have different emphasis. If you really want to choose a tool that is suitable for your long-term use, just looking at a few sample pictures is not enough. This article takes stock of 7 AI graphic tools worth trying, covering mainstream foreign products and domestic mainstream Chinese solutions. It introduces them one by one from the perspectives of characteristics, style expertise, usage scenarios, free usage, and suitable groups. Finally, it makes a horizontal comparison to provide a selection reference for people with different needs.

1 The overall trend of AI Wenshengtu in 2026

To choose a tool, first look at where the whole thing is now.

In the two or three years from 2023 to 2025, the most obvious change in AI Vincentian drawings is that the quality of the drawings has gone from "you can tell it was drawn by AI" to "many times you can't tell". The early problems of six fingers, distorted faces, and garbled text have been significantly improved with the new generation of models. It has become quite common to use AI to produce images for commercial posters, social media images, and e-commerce materials.

Another main line is Chinese input and Chinese scene adaptation. In the early days, mainstream tools almost all used English prompts to achieve the best results. Now, the models of several major domestic manufacturers have become more and more solid in understanding Chinese prompts, embedding Chinese characters in Chinese posters, and restoring local scenes. Chinese users finally do not need to translate the pictures in their heads into English before handing them over to the models.

The third trend is the entrance sinking. In the early years, using AI to draw required installing a bunch of environments, configuring graphics cards, and memorizing a bunch of parameters. Now most tools can be used directly by opening a web page or mobile app. The free quota is becoming more and more generous, and ordinary users do not need to understand technology to play.

The result of the superposition of these trends is that the threshold and cost of selecting tools are much lower than before, and trial and error is not expensive. The key to choosing a tool that suits your workflow is no longer "whether it can be used", but "whether it is smooth to use".

2. How to choose an AI graph tool that suits you?

There is no standard answer to choosing a tool, but there are several dimensions that can help you filter quickly.

The first dimension is access mode. Foreign tools such as Midjourney and DALL-E generally require access to the Internet or other methods, and the stability of daily use will be affected by the network environment. Products from major domestic manufacturers, such as Tongyi Wanxiang, Wenxin Yige, Jimeng, Keling, etc., can be accessed directly under the domestic network without any hassle. This is a very practical consideration for many people.

The second dimension is Chinese prompt support. If you are not good at describing pictures in English, the domestic Chinese model has obvious advantages in Chinese understanding. You can get good results by directly describing it in daily spoken language without having to translate it in your head.

The third dimension is whether the free quota is enough for daily use. Most tools provide free trials, but the free quota and restrictions on watermarks, resolutions, and generation speeds vary. Really high-frequency use generally requires payment.

The fourth dimension is style tendency. For the same description, the temperament of the pictures produced by different models is very different. Some tools are more photorealistic, some are more illustration and cartoon, some are good at animation style, and some are more suitable for product design drawings. Before choosing a tool, it is best to think about what types of images you commonly use.

The fifth dimension is commercial authorization. If the generated images are to be used in your own products, social account commercial content, or customer delivery, be sure to read the terms of service of each tool first. The commercial permissions of the free version and the paid version are often different.

3 Midjourney, a veteran foreign player with a strong sense of atmosphere

Midjourney is one of the most widely discussed AI mapping tools abroad. It has developed from the early Discord bot form to the current web version, and has maintained a stable iteration rhythm.

What is most praised by designers and creative workers is the "atmosphere" of the pictures produced. In the same description, the pictures produced by Midjourney are often more textured than other tools in terms of composition, light and shadow, and color tone, and are suitable for cover pictures, concept pictures, and poster visuals. Its style adjustment is also relatively rich, and it can give good results in multiple directions such as realistic photography, movie-like images, illustrations, and conceptual art.

In terms of usage, Midjourney is mainly used through the web interface or Discord channel. A paid subscription is required to continue using it. The scope of the free trial is adjusted at different times, and the price on the official public page shall prevail. Access requires use in a suitable network environment, which is the biggest threshold for domestic users.

What kind of users is it suitable for? Designers, independent creators, poster cover workers, and content creators who have high requirements for picture quality. If you are doing business and creative work, Midjourney is still worth putting on your toolbar.

4 Stable Diffusion, the largest solution in the open source ecosystem

Stable Diffusion is not a single product, but a set of open source Vincent diagram models and tool chains, around which a large number of third-party interfaces, model fine-tuned versions and plug-in ecosystems have been derived.

Its biggest feature is the freedom brought by open source. You can choose from a variety of community fine-tuning models, including two-dimensional, realistic, Chinese style, specific artist styles, etc. There are people who have trained corresponding models for almost any style you can think of. It also supports fine-control gameplay such as graph drawing, partial redrawing, and ControlNet, and its degree of freedom far exceeds that of most closed-source cloud services.

The usage methods are divided into two types: local deployment and online service. Local deployment has certain hardware requirements, usually a graphics card that supports CUDA. Although the threshold is much lower than in the early days, it is still a bit stressful for users with no technical background at all. If you don’t want to mess with the local environment, you can also choose various SaaS services based on Stable Diffusion and run them directly on the web.

At the free usage level, the open source model itself is free, local operation only requires electricity and hardware costs, and online SaaS services are charged according to platform rules. In terms of commercial licensing, Stable Diffusion's open source agreement itself is relatively loose, but the terms of specific derivative models and services need to be looked at individually.

What kind of users is it suitable for? Users with strong hands-on skills who want to have fine control over the generation process, as well as advanced players who need to train exclusive models for specific style customization.

5 DALL-E, ChatGPT built-in conversational drawing

DALL-E is a Vincent graph model launched by OpenAI. Currently, the most common access method is to call it directly in ChatGPT.

Its biggest advantage is the "conversational drawing" experience. You don't need to learn a separate set of prompt syntax. You can directly describe the picture you want in natural language in ChatGPT. ChatGPT will help you structure the description and hand it over to the model, and then return the generated picture to you. If you are not satisfied with the result, you can continue to say "change the angle", "change to night", "add some oriental elements" in the conversation, and the experience will be very smooth.

In terms of screen performance, DALL-E can provide decent results in popular directions such as realism, illustrations, and cartoons, and its support for text embedding is also continuing to improve. For novices who have no experience in AI drawing, the experience threshold of "drawing whatever you want" is very low.

To use it, you need to subscribe to the paid version of ChatGPT or call it through API. The specific price is subject to the official public page. There are also network environment barriers to accessing ChatGPT in China.

What kind of users is it suitable for? Existing paying users of ChatGPT, novices who want to experience AI drawing with the lowest threshold, and content creators who need to draw a few accompanying pictures during the writing process.

6 Tongyi Wanxiang, Ali’s Chinese Wen Sheng Diagram Plan

Tongyi Wanxiang is an AI painting product launched by Alibaba. It has been continuously iterated over the past two years and is one of the more discussed Chinese AI paintings in China.

Its core advantage is its native understanding of Chinese prompts. You can describe it directly in your daily spoken Chinese without worrying about how to translate it into English. In terms of the representation of Chinese cultural scenes, such as national customs and landscapes, festival paintings, oriental characters, etc., the restoration of Tongyi Wanxiang is usually better than directly applying foreign models. It also supports common gameplay methods such as drawing pictures, partial redrawing, and style adjustment.

Another aspect that is more friendly to content creators is that it supports embedding Chinese characters in the screen. This capability is very useful for users who make e-commerce posters, holiday marketing graphics, and social media graphics. In the past, this was precisely the weakness of foreign models.

In terms of access methods, Tongyi Wanxiang provides web pages and apps, which are direct to access in the domestic network environment and stable for daily use. The free quota situation is subject to the official public page. Daily experiential use usually does not require payment, but high-frequency or professional use generally requires paid tiers.

What kind of users is it suitable for? For content creators in the domestic market, e-commerce designers, self-media operators, and users who need to make a large number of Chinese posters and local scene pictures.

7 Wen Xin Yi Ge, Baidu’s Chinese AI painting

Wenxin Yige is an AI painting product launched by Baidu. It is based on the capabilities of the Wenxin series of large models. It is also an early start in the domestic Chinese AI painting field.

Its characteristic is that it has relatively solid support for Chinese scenes and Chinese styles, such as ink painting, gongbi painting, paper-cutting, New Year pictures and other traditional Chinese art styles. It can achieve relatively pure visual effects in the Wenxin style. For users who create traditional culture-themed content and festival-themed materials, this type of style coverage is very valuable.

Functionally, Wenxin Yige supports common capabilities such as Vincentian drawings, style switching, and output of different sizes. The operation interface is relatively friendly to novices. There is no need to understand complex prompt syntax. You can select a style and write a description to produce a picture.

In terms of access methods, Wenxinyige provides web pages and apps, making domestic access smooth. The specific situation of free trial and paid tiers is subject to the official public page. Daily light experience generally does not require payment. If you continue to use it frequently, it is recommended to check the rights of paid tiers.

What kind of users is it suitable for? Users who have more demand for Chinese style and traditional art styles, cultural and creative self-media, middle-aged and elderly users and light users who are unwilling to fiddle with parameters.

8 Jimeng, ByteDance’s multi-modal creation tool

Jimeng is an AI creation tool launched by ByteDance. It is positioned to cover a variety of creative directions such as pictures and videos. In the past two years, its popularity has continued to rise among domestic creators.

It covers a wide range of visual styles, from realistic photography, illustrations, animation to conceptual design, and can provide decent results. The operation has been simplified a lot for content creators, such as preset style selection, one-click size change, batch output, etc. It is also closely linked with byte-based products such as Douyin and Jianying. People who make short video content can integrate picture production into their own workflows more smoothly.

Chinese prompt support means that dreams perform stably in Chinese scenes, and daily descriptions can also get reasonable pictures. Its support for animation styles is the focus of many users, and it is suitable for comics, two-dimensional, avatar and other content.

In terms of access methods, Jimeng provides web pages and apps, and domestic access is direct. The free quota and paid tiers are subject to the official public page, which is usually sufficient for daily experimental use.

What kind of users is it suitable for? Short video content creators, animation style lovers, creators in the Douyin clipping ecosystem, and users who like one-stop tools.

9 Krea AI, a new Western force with real-time feedback

Krea AI is a foreign tool that has been quickly discussed among designers in the past two years. Its selling point is to achieve the ultimate in "real-time feedback".

The traditional AI drawing process is to write a description, wait a few to more than ten seconds, see the results, and then make adjustments. Krea compresses this process to near real-time. You can draw an outline or modify the description on the canvas, and the generated results will be refreshed almost simultaneously. The experience is very much like collaborating with the model rather than unilaterally raising requirements. This interactive method is particularly suitable for conceptual design, product sketches, and rapid visual iteration.

In terms of image generation quality, it covers realistic, illustration, and design-like images. With the workflow of real-time feedback, the efficiency of creative divergence and first draft proofing stage is greatly improved. The specific function set and price are subject to the official public page.

Accessing Krea is a web tool, and its use requires a suitable network environment.

What kind of users is it suitable for? Designers, product concept designers, creative workers who need to quickly iterate visual solutions. If your work involves a lot of "quick trial and error, quick comparison", Krea's real-time feedback experience will impress you.

10 Horizontal comparison, 7 tools at a glance

Putting the above 7 tools together, they can be roughly divided into several groups.

In the foreign brand group, Midjourney focuses on atmosphere and high-quality visuals, DALL-E focuses on conversational and low-threshold brands, and Krea AI focuses on real-time feedback and creative iteration. Each of the three models has its own focus and is suitable for different creative stages and scenarios. Their common shortcoming is that domestic access requires a suitable network environment, and the performance of Chinese prompt is not as good as that of domestic solutions.

Among the Chinese tool sets of major domestic manufacturers, Tongyi Wanxiang is relatively strong in the direction of universal Chinese scenes and Chinese inlays, Wenxin Yige has accumulated experience in traditional Chinese art styles, and Jimeng has advantages in content creator workflow and short video ecological linkage. The common advantages of this group are smooth domestic access, native Chinese understanding, and high adaptability to local scenes, making it suitable for all creators targeting the domestic market.

Stable Diffusion is a group of its own. As an open source solution, its degree of freedom is irreplaceable and suitable for advanced users who are willing to go deep. Its learning curve and cost are barriers that ordinary users cannot avoid, but once you get started, you can do far more than other closed-source tools.

When it comes to picture quality, subjective evaluations vary greatly. Different tools have different strengths and weaknesses in different styles. Instead of listening to others who say who is better, it is better to take the same description and run it through several tools to see which one's picture quality best meets your aesthetic expectations.

11 Recommendations for different groups of people

Finally, match the tool with the specific group of people, so that you can directly compare and select.

If you are a content creator for the domestic market, doing e-commerce, self-media, and social media illustrations, we would first recommend the three domestic Chinese tools Tongyi Wanxiang, Wenxin Yige, and Jimeng. Choose one or two for long-term use, and pay attention to which one has the most stable performance in the types of pictures you often make.

If you are a designer, brand vision, poster cover worker, and need high quality and creativity, you can use Midjourney as your main force, and use domestic Chinese tools to supplement local scenes. Krea AI is used for rapid iteration in the concept stage.

If you are an existing paid user of ChatGPT and draw a few accompanying pictures during the content writing process, it is enough to use DALL-E directly in ChatGPT, and there is no need to find separate tools.

If you are an animation, two-dimensional, and short video creator, Jimeng’s coverage of this type of style is relatively friendly, and with the community animation style model on Stable Diffusion, you can get a very diverse style selection.

If you are a technical user who is willing to spend time studying prompts, training your own models, and running various plug-ins, Stable Diffusion is a core tool that cannot be avoided. It allows you to have a degree of freedom that almost all other tools do not have.

If you are a complete novice and just want to experience AI drawing, you can choose any domestic Chinese tool to start. Tongyi Wanxiang, Wenxin Yige, and Jimeng all have lower entry thresholds and do not require complicated operations. The free trial quota is generally enough for you to get the first experience of "Wow, that's it."

If you want to be able to draw on your iPhone or iPad, and want to experience the Midjourney-style atmosphere, Flux-style realistic texture, and Nano Banana-style fast drawing rendering engines at once, you can try "Lingtu-AI Drawing Design" on the National App Store. This app integrates multiple overseas mainstream engines, with Chinese interaction and localized prompt word templates. It can save pictures to the mobile phone album or export the original pictures very smoothly. It is suitable for drafting on the go when commuting, in a cafe, or when inspiration comes. Just search "Lingtu" in the App Store. The lightweight operation on the iOS side and the complex plug-in gameplay on the PC side are two complementary workflows and do not conflict.

FAQ

What are the commonly used AI Vincent diagram tools in China?

Mainstream AI Wenshengtu tools that can be accessed normally in China include Tongyi Wanxiang, Wenxin Yige, Jimeng, Keling, Tencent Hunyuan, Zhipu CogView, etc. This type of tool has stable access in the domestic network environment, native support for Chinese prompts, and high adaptability to local scenarios. Foreign tools such as Midjourney, DALL-E, and Krea AI generally require a suitable network environment to be used stably. Specific functions and access conditions may change, please refer to each company's official public page.

Is the free version of AI Wenshengtu sufficient for daily use?

Basically sufficient for most light usage scenarios. If you only occasionally make a few pictures for social media, play with curiosity, or draw a picture when writing an article, the free quota of each tool can usually meet such needs. If you need to produce a large number of pictures every day, do commercial projects, need high-resolution watermark-free output, and need a more stable generation speed, the free version will have restrictions in certain aspects. At this time, it will be more convenient to choose a paid tier that suits you. The specific free quota range is subject to the official public page of each company.

Is it difficult to deploy Stable Diffusion locally?

It is much simpler than in earlier years, but there is still a certain threshold. There are many packaged one-click installation versions in the community, which can basically be downloaded, decompressed and run. There are certain requirements for graphics card memory. Users who have no command line knowledge at all still need to spend some time watching tutorials to get familiar with basic operations such as model loading, prompt writing, and various parameter panels. If you don’t want to bother, you can also experience the same capabilities by choosing an online SaaS service based on Stable Diffusion, but you will lose the advantage of complete freedom of customization.

Can AI-generated images be used commercially?

This depends on the terms of service of the specific tool. Each company's rules are different, and the commercial licenses of the free version and the paid version are often different. A common situation is that paying users have wider rights to use the images they generate, while free users may be subject to some restrictions, such as watermarks or personal use only. The model itself of open source solutions such as Stable Diffusion has a relatively loose agreement, but the specific derivative models and platform services need to be looked at individually. Before commercial use, be sure to read the latest terms of service of the tool you want to use. The official public page shall prevail.

Do you need to know English to use AI text drawings?

uncertain. Domestic Chinese tools such as Tongyi Wanxiang, Wenxin Yige, Jimeng, etc. all have native support for Chinese prompts. You can describe the scene in everyday Chinese without knowing English. Although foreign tools such as Midjourney, DALL-E, Krea AI, etc. tend to perform more delicately under English prompts, their support for Chinese has also gradually improved in the past two years, and reasonable results can be obtained with Chinese descriptions in daily use. If you want to maximize the potential of foreign tools, knowing some common English prompt keywords will be helpful, but it is not a necessary threshold.