AI Image Generator for Study Visuals

Describe a diagram or illustration — like "a labeled diagram of the human heart" — or drop in a reference image, and Scholarly generates study-ready visuals you can place straight into your pages, flashcards, and chat.

See how it works

Free to start · No credit card · Generate from a prompt or a reference image

Used by 170,000+ students worldwide

170,000+
students worldwide
3 styles
in pages and flashcards
2–3 images
per generation
AI Image Generator — labeled diagrams and illustrations generated for study materials

Why students love it

Study visuals, generated on demand

Turn text notes into diagrams and illustrations without leaving your study workspace.

Made for studying

Study-ready templates and presets — labeled diagrams, anatomical illustrations, cell biology, chemistry models — so you describe the concept and get a clean, classroom-style visual, not generic art.

Lands where you study

Generate inside a page, on either side of a flashcard, or in a chat message. The image is attached to your study component automatically — no exporting, downloading, and re-importing.

Iterate without switching tools

Get 2–3 candidates per generation and pick the best. In the AI Image Playground, remix a reference image, try different models, and regenerate with a new prompt until it's right.

How it works

How it works

From a one-line prompt to an image embedded in your study materials.

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    1. Describe what you want

    Type a prompt like "a labeled diagram of photosynthesis" or "a textbook-style illustration of the heart with chambers and vessels". In the Playground, you can also upload up to 3 reference images to remix.

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    2. Pick a style or model

    For in-page and flashcard generation, choose Cartoon, Realistic, or Sketch. In the Playground, pick one or more models, a preset, and an aspect ratio (1:1, 16:9, 9:16, 4:3, or 3:4) — or just describe what you want in the Playground chat and let it generate in the background.

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    3. Choose and place

    Scholarly shows your candidate images in a grid. Pick the one you want and it's attached to your page, flashcard, or chat message — or download it from the Playground on a paid plan.

Inputs and outputs

What goes in, what comes out

Exactly what the AI Image generator accepts, and exactly what you get back.

What you can put in

  • A text prompt describing the image (e.g. "a labeled diagram of photosynthesis")
  • Optional reference images — uploaded from your device or picked from your content library (up to 3 in the Playground)
  • A style for in-page generation (Cartoon, Realistic, or Sketch); model and preset choices in the Playground
  • An aspect ratio in the Playground (1:1, 16:9, 9:16, 4:3, or 3:4)

What you get back

  • 2–3 candidate images per generation, shown in a grid for you to choose from
  • In pages and flashcards: the chosen image attached directly to your study component
  • In the Playground: images saved with their prompt, model, preset, and aspect ratio — ready to download
  • In chat: image blocks embedded in the conversation alongside your study questions

Everything inside

Built for study visuals, not just pretty pictures

Every part of the AI Image generator is wired into the way students actually work.

Generation in pages and flashcards

A quick "Generate Image" button lives right inside pages and flashcards — no context switching to a separate tool.

Three quick styles

Choose Cartoon, Realistic, or Sketch for in-page and flashcard generation to match the look you want in seconds.

AI Image Playground

A dedicated space for advanced work: pick from multiple models, study-ready presets, aspect ratios, and reference images — or just describe what you want in the Playground chat — before embedding the result.

Multiple models at once

Select more than one model in the Playground and a single prompt generates with all of them at once — each model produces its own take, so you can compare side by side and keep the one you like.

Reference image remix

Upload 1–3 reference images in the Playground and generate edits or variations from them — perfect for refining an idea you already have.

Generate inside chat

Ask for a visual while you're chatting about your material and the image is embedded right in the conversation, with no detour.

Study-ready templates

Start from templates like Concept illustration, Cell biology, or Chemistry model — each comes with a study-relevant example prompt.

Generation history

The Playground keeps a persistent grid of everything you've made, with status tracking (pending, processing, completed, failed).

Aspect ratio control

Pick 1:1, 16:9, 9:16, 4:3, or 3:4 in the Playground so the image fits where you plan to use it.

Regenerate freely

Not quite right? Generate again with a tweaked prompt, or use a reference image in the Playground to steer the next attempt.

Library integration

Pull a previously generated image from your content library and use it as a starting point for a new generation.

Download, preview, delete

Preview at full size, download the images you keep on a paid plan, and clear out the ones you don't — all from the Playground.

Sharper 2K quality

On paid plans, switch to the Quality option in the Playground for supported models to render sharper, higher-resolution 2K images when a diagram needs extra detail.

Playground chat

Describe the image you want in plain language in the Playground chat instead of filling in prompt boxes. Your current model, aspect ratio, and quality show as defaults above the chat and can be overridden per message, and each request runs as a background job so you can keep chatting or leave the page while it renders.

Best for

What students make with it

The most common ways students turn a prompt into a study visual.

Labeled diagrams

Biology, anatomy, and chemistry diagrams — "a labeled diagram of the heart with chambers and vessels" — ready to drop into your notes.

Concept illustrations

Make abstract topics concrete: "a textbook-style illustration of how photosynthesis works" turns a wall of text into something you can picture.

Flashcard visuals

Generate an image for the question or answer side of a flashcard so recall hangs on a picture, not just words.

Iterating in the Playground

Try several models, presets, and reference images to nail a visual idea before you embed it in your study materials.

Honest comparison

How Scholarly compares

Other tools make great images — they just aren't built around studying your material. Here's where each one wins.

DALL·E / ChatGPT images

Best for general creative visuals. High-quality, photorealistic images and a tight chat integration.

Great for open-ended, creative image ideas.

No study-specific templates or presets for labeled diagrams or anatomy.

The image lives in a general chat — not inside your pages and flashcards.

Canva AI

Best for design and graphics. Broad design flexibility and a huge template library for graphics and decks.

Strong for posters, presentations, and social graphics.

It's a separate design app — you export, then re-import into your notes.

No native cell diagrams or anatomical illustrations tuned for studying.

Best for students
Scholarly

Best for study visuals on your own material. Generate labeled diagrams and illustrations from a prompt or a reference image.

Study-ready templates and presets — anatomy, cell biology, chemistry models.

Lands directly in pages, flashcards, and chat — no export and re-import.

An AI Image Playground for multiple models, reference remixing, and aspect ratios.

Powered by AI agents

Every tool here is a purpose-built AI agent

Scholarly doesn't just call a model once. Each feature is run by an autonomous AI agent that reads your material, reasons across multiple models, and can research the web and run code — then hands back a finished, cited artifact.

Multiple models

Agents route each step to the model that does it best, instead of relying on a single one.

Live web research

When your sources aren't enough, agents search the web and cite what they find.

Runs code in a sandbox

Each agent gets its own sandbox to compute, transform data, and build your artifact.

Grounded in your sources

Every output is built from the PDFs, notes, and lectures you upload — not guesswork.

FAQ

Frequently asked questions

What can I generate images from?

From a text prompt describing what you want — like "a labeled diagram of the human heart" — and, in the AI Image Playground, from up to 3 reference images you upload or pick from your content library. In-page and flashcard generation are text-prompt only; reference images are a Playground feature.

Where do the generated images go?

It depends where you generate. From inside a page or flashcard, the image you pick is attached directly to that study component. From the Playground, images are saved with their prompt, model, preset, and aspect ratio — downloadable on paid plans. In chat, the image is embedded right in the conversation.

What styles and options are available?

In pages and flashcards you choose between three styles — Cartoon, Realistic, and Sketch. The AI Image Playground goes further: pick one or more models — GPT Image, Grok Imagine, and Nano Banana 2, alongside the default Nano Banana 2 Lite — plus study-ready presets (like labeled diagrams or anatomy) and an aspect ratio (1:1, 16:9, 9:16, 4:3, or 3:4), or skip the controls entirely and describe what you want in the Playground chat.

Can I edit an image after it's generated?

Generated images aren't editable directly. To change one, regenerate with a new prompt, or in the Playground use it as a reference image and remix from there. The Playground's reference-image workflow is the way to iterate on a visual you've already made.

Is the AI Image generator free?

Yes — it's free to try. Each new image or edit in the AI Image Playground uses one AI creation per selected model. Images created or edited in regular AI Chat do not use AI creations; the usual Chat message allowance still applies.

How many images do I get per generation?

In the Playground, each selected model produces one image. Select several models to compare them side by side; each output uses one AI creation. Other image tools can return their own set of candidates.

Can I use my own image as a starting point?

Yes, in the AI Image Playground. Upload 1–3 reference images from your device, or select images you've made before from your content library, and generate edits or variations from them. In-page and flashcard generation are text-prompt only.

What's the difference between in-page generation and the Playground?

In-page and flashcard generation are the fast path: type a prompt, pick Cartoon, Realistic, or Sketch, and the image attaches to your study component. The Playground is for advanced work — multiple models, presets, aspect ratios, reference images, and a chat where you can describe changes in plain language — and is where you experiment before embedding the result.

Will the image always match exactly what I describe?

Quality and how closely an image follows your prompt depend on the underlying model, so very complex or highly specific requests may not land on the first try. Refine your prompt and regenerate, or use a reference image in the Playground to steer the result closer to what you have in mind.

Pricing

Ready to turn prompts into study visuals?

Generate your first labeled diagram or illustration from a prompt or reference image. Playground outputs use AI creations; images made in regular AI Chat do not.

See how it works

Free

See what it does with one of your own sources.

$0

/month

Free forever

No card required.

  • 3 lifetime AI Chat messages

  • 1 free AI creation total

  • 2-minute podcasts and video lectures

  • 1 free file upload total (8MB)

  • 5 lifetime quiz questions

  • 1 completed practice exam total

  • 15 lifetime voice minutes

  • 32-page PDF to flashcards

  • 500 lifetime autocomplete words

Use it to generate flashcards, improve a deck, or create a podcast, video lecture, slides, infographic, mind map, study guide, worksheet, spreadsheet, story book, timeline, SOP, flowchart, lesson plan, or outline — or run Deep Research or turn a recording into AI Meeting Notes.

Premium

Most Popular

Steady weekly output from the material you already have.

$12

/month

Billed yearly at $144 · save $216

  • Everything in Free, plus:

  • 10 AI creations per week

  • Unlimited AI chat & autocomplete

  • Podcasts up to 60 minutes, videos up to 45 minutes

  • Unlimited file uploads (up to 300MB)

  • Unlimited study sessions

  • Unlimited exams & quizzes

  • 1000-page PDF to flashcards

  • Export to Anki

  • Priority support

Laureate

For work where being right matters more than the price.

$99

/month

billed monthly · cancel anytime

For frontier models & 8x more AI Creations

Our most advanced and most expensive tier.

  • Everything in Premium, plus:

  • 80 flexible AI creation credits every week

  • 80 AI creations per week

  • Podcasts up to 60 minutes, videos up to 45 minutes

  • Unlimited uploads up to 1 GB, plus 3,000-page PDFs

  • 12 hours of voice mode per day

  • Priority support and early access to new Frontier models

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AI creations

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Free lectures with a length control are fixed at 2 minutes. Paid plans can set a target up to 45 minutes. Short stays about 30 seconds.

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Up to 45 minutes
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Up to 45 minutes

File uploads

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PDF to flashcards

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32 pages
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1000 pages
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3000 pages

Practice questions

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5 total
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Practice exams

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1 total
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Voice mode

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15 min total
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2 hr/day
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12 hr/day

Autocomplete

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500 words total
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Export to Anki

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Support

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What customers say

Scholarly has enhanced the quality of notes and questions I administer to my tutees. Insightful, to the point.

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TD Georgas

Tutor

I have very good experience with Scholarly it summarize me scientific text in hovel academic level with citation. I use this for any therapeutic area . It is great and useful tool.

Diana

Diana

Scholarly user

Scholarly has been a valuable tool for my studies. The AI-generated flashcards and intuitive features make organizing and retaining information much easier.

Briana

Briana

Scholarly user

This app is great for studying for big test. Drop your PDF's in the system and it'll do the trick. You can organize it specifically for your needs.

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Kelvin

Scholarly user

Your questions, answered

Is Scholarly free to use?

Yes! The free plan includes core study tools with lifetime allowances: 3 AI Chat messages, 500 autocomplete words, 5 quiz questions, 15 voice minutes, 1 practice exam, one free AI creation total, and 1 file upload. These allowances do not reset. Upgrade to Premium for 10 AI creations per week and unlimited uploads.

What uses my free AI creations?

Generating flashcards, improving a flashcard deck, making a podcast, creating a video lecture or infographic, building slides, a spreadsheet, or a story book, making a mind map, study guide, or worksheet, having an AI Agent create a timeline, SOP, flowchart, lesson plan, or outline, running Deep Research, or processing a recording uses your free AI creation. It is a lifetime free credit and does not reset. AI Chat, autocomplete, quiz practice, voice, exams, and file uploads have separate lifetime allowances.

Can I cancel anytime?

Absolutely. There are no contracts or commitments. You can cancel your subscription at any time from your account settings, and you'll keep access until the end of your billing period.

What payment methods do you accept?

We accept all major credit and debit cards through Stripe. Pricing is displayed in USD by default, but local currency is available in the app.

Can I use Scholarly with a class or school?

Yes. For a school or organization-wide rollout, contact us at hello@scholarly.so and we'll help you find the right setup.

What happens when I hit a free plan limit?

You'll see a prompt to upgrade. Your existing work is never lost — limits only apply to new actions. Free-plan allowances are lifetime credits and do not reset. Premium includes 10 AI creations per week, podcasts up to 60 minutes, video lectures up to 45 minutes, unlimited uploads, chat, autocomplete, quizzes, and exams, plus more daily voice time.