Can you make money by selling AI-generated images?

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Artificial intelligence has transcended its role as a mere technological tool and emerged as a creative force that influences various aspects of our lives, including the world of art. The evolution of AI-generated art is a captivating story of innovation, experimentation, and boundary-pushing.

AI provides an immense potential to enhance human creativity — and it’s not going anywhere. 

In a nutshell: Yes, you can make money by selling AI-generated art. Just make sure the generator you use gives you ownership. (i.e read the fine print, ugh)

AI generated art

How to make money with AI art

The laziest and easiest way to sell AI-generated art is to:

  1. Create beautiful images using AI-art generators, making sure that you have ownership to use them commercially and to sell.

  2. Get an account on a platform like Etsy, Redbubble, or Society6 where you can sell your AI-generated art online.

  3. Partner up with a print-on-demand service such as Printful and link it to your online shop. These services do virtually everything for you — they create the physical artwork, ship it to the buyer, and handle customer service.

  4. Promote your products on social media to generate more sales and that’s it!

OR sell your AI-generated images as stock content – you may use Wirestock to makes this process even easier!

Is it illegal to sell AI-generated art?

Nope. The sale of AI-generated art legally remains a grey area. There aren’t any explicit laws against it, and as long as the image is sufficiently original, it’s perfectly fine to sell your AI art!

Can you sell AI-generated images?

Yes! Just make sure that the AI generator’s license agreement permits commercial use. So, read the terms and conditions carefully.

For instance, DALL-E grants the user the right to reprint, sell, and merchandise the images created with the generator whereas Midjourney doesn’t grant you ownership to the generated images unless you are a paid member.

So where can I sell AI-generated images? Can you sell AI-generated art as NFTs?

You can sell your AI art as stock images on platforms like Adobe Stock and DreamsTime, or as canvas prints, book covers, and so much more. You can mint them as NFTs and make them available to collect on NFT marketplaces.

What is AI art?

What is artificial intelligence art? AI art refers to art generated with the assistance of algorithms, machine learning systems, and autonomous robots.

Read next:

Can you sell AI-generated art?

10 Best Artificial Intelligence Art Generators

An Introduction to AI art

History of AI-generated art

10 Digital Artists: Human meets AI to expand creativity

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