Company research
As of May 18, 2026
Hacker News mentions increased 171.4% over the last 30 days. Hacker News is discussion volume, not adoption.
Category
Image Generation
7 company pages · updated May 29, 2026
Image Generation: 7.8M/30d downloads and 5.2K public importing repos across 7 company pages.
- Companies
- 7
- Downloads
- 7.8M/30d
- Code usage
- 5.2K
- Hiring
- 4/30d
Company research
All research in this category →Overview
What stands out now
Midjourney: Hacker News mentions increased 171.4% over the last 30 days. Stability AI is another strong current data point in the category.
Trend charts start at May 22, 2026 when historical category data is available.
Trends
Historical category data
View:
Hacker News discussion
Historical Hacker News discussion recorded for this category over time.
30-day trend↓ -21.9%
HN Mentions declined from 215 to 168 (-21.9%) over the last 30 days.
Source: Algolia HN Search API | Methodology | CC-BY-NC 4.0
View data table
| Date | hn mentions |
|---|---|
| Feb 16, 2026 | 215 |
| Mar 18, 2026 | 142 |
| Apr 17, 2026 | 167 |
| May 17, 2026 | 180 |
| May 22, 2026 | 168 |
Disclosed funding
Cumulative disclosed funding raised by companies in this category over time.
30-day trend↑ +45.6%
Total Funding grew from $436M to $635M (+45.6%) over the last 30 days.
Source: Public records | Methodology | CC-BY-NC 4.0
View data table
| Date | funding |
|---|---|
| Feb 16, 2026 | $436M |
| Mar 18, 2026 | $635M |
| Apr 17, 2026 | $635M |
| May 17, 2026 | $635M |
| May 22, 2026 | $635M |
Company pages
Company pages in Image Generation
Company pages with current public data in this category. The full table shows each metric.
Stability AI: 7.8M/30d downloads; 5.2K importing repositories.
#2
Leonardo AI
#2 of 7 in Image Generation
AI image generator focused on game art and creative workflows.
Leonardo AI: 9.4K/30d downloads.
Ideogram: 2.5K/30d downloads.
Black Forest Labs: 148/30d downloads.
Midjourney: 20/30d Hacker News mentions.
Playground AI: Adoption score 0/100.
Recraft: $12M disclosed funding.
Category data
Company data
Default sort shows category position inside Image Generation. The availability row shows how many company pages currently have each metric. Unavailable means no public data is shown for that company metric.
Metric availability
Company pages with data shown
- Position
- 4 / 7
- Adoption score
- 4 / 7
- Downloads
- 4 / 7
- Code usage
- 4 / 7
- Hiring
- 7 / 7
- Funding
- 5 / 7
| Stability AI Open-source generative AI. Creators of Stable Diffusion. | #1 | 62 | 7.8M | 5.2K | 1 | $181M |
| Leonardo AI AI image generator focused on game art and creative workflows. | #2 | 38 | 9.4K | 0 | 0 | $31M |
| Ideogram AI image generator with superior text rendering capabilities. | #3 | 20 | 2.5K | 0 | 0 | $80M |
| Black Forest Labs Creators of FLUX, open-source image generation models | #4 | 17 | 148 | 0 | 3 | $331M |
| Midjourney Leading AI image generator. Known for artistic, high-quality outputs. | Unavailable | Unavailable | Unavailable | Unavailable | 0 | Unavailable |
| Playground AI AI image generation and editing platform for creative workflows | Unavailable | Unavailable | Unavailable | Unavailable | 0 | Unavailable |
| Recraft AI image generation platform specializing in vector and brand design | Unavailable | Unavailable | Unavailable | Unavailable | 0 | $12M |
Rows link to company pages. Methodology explains downloads, public code usage, hiring, and funding.
Questions
Common questions
Which Image Generation AI companies have current public data?
Current company pages in Image Generation include Stability AI (#1 of 7 in Image Generation), Leonardo AI (#2 of 7 in Image Generation), and Ideogram (#3 of 7 in Image Generation). Company pages include downloads, code usage, hiring, and funding data.
How much public adoption shows up in Image Generation?
Across 7 company pages, current public data shows 7.8M package downloads per month, 614 known dependents, 5.2K public importing repos, and 4 recent hiring mentions. Data availability varies by company, so detail pages show what is present for each one.
How much funding have Image Generation AI companies raised?
Image Generation AI companies disclose $635M in combined funding across 5 companies with known rounds.
How much developer discussion shows up for Image Generation?
The current data includes 168 Hacker News mentions across 4 companies in Image Generation. Discussion is context, not the lead metric.
Where do I start with Image Generation?
Notable data points: Stability AI shows the most downloads, Stability AI shows the most code usage, and Black Forest Labs shows the most hiring visibility. The full table shows whether the category is concentrated or broad.
Next
More in Image Generation
Companies, custom research, and email updates.
Full company list
Every company page in Image Generation.
Custom company list
Focused list with comparable company data and source links.
Newsletter
Get the next research update
A short note when new Image Generation research publishes.
Browse: AI Agents · AI Infrastructure · AI Robotics · AI Search · Audio Generation · Audio & Speech · Code Generation · Content Writing · Conversational AI · Creative Tools · Customer Support · Developer Tools · Foundation Models · Healthcare · Legal · Other · Productivity · Robotics · Sales & Marketing · Search & Discovery · Social Media AI · Transcription · Translation · Video Editing · Video Generation · All categories