Image Studio: AI Image Generator for Study

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.

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

Used by 200,000+ learners and professionals worldwide

200,000+
learners and professionals worldwide
3 styles
in pages and flashcards
2–3 images
per generation
Image Studio — labeled diagrams and illustrations generated for study materials

Why people use 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 Image Studio, 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 Image Studio, 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 Image Studio, 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 Image Studio 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 Image Studio on a paid plan.

Inputs and outputs

What goes in, what comes out

Exactly what the Image Studio 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 Image Studio)
  • A style for in-page generation (Cartoon, Realistic, or Sketch); model and preset choices in the Image Studio
  • An aspect ratio in the Image Studio (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 Image Studio: 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 Image Studio 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.

Image Studio

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 Image Studio chat — before embedding the result.

Multiple models at once

Select more than one model in the Image Studio 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 Image Studio 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 Image Studio 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 Image Studio 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 Image Studio 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 Image Studio.

Sharper 2K quality

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

Image Studio chat

Describe the image you want in plain language in the Image Studio 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 Image Studio

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 your own material
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 Image Studio 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 Image Studio, 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 Image Studio 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 Image Studio, 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 Image Studio goes further: pick one or more models — Nano Banana 2 Lite, GPT Image, and Grok Imagine, alongside the default Muse Image — 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 Image Studio 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 Image Studio use it as a reference image and remix from there. The Image Studio's reference-image workflow is the way to iterate on a visual you've already made.

Is the Image Studio free?

Yes. During beta, Free includes 2 lifetime images with no reset, Premium 40 per week, and Laureate 80 per week, shared across Image Studio and chat. Each image or edit uses one image per selected model, separately from AI Creation Credits. Failed images return their allowance. Paid allowances reset weekly with no rollover and may change during beta. Normal Chat message limits still apply.

How many images do I get per generation?

In Image Studio, each selected model produces one image and uses one image from your weekly allowance. Select several models to compare them side by side. Images produced inside other agent-created artifacts remain included in those features.

Can I use my own image as a starting point?

Yes, in the Image Studio. 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 Image Studio?

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 Image Studio 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 Image Studio to steer the result closer to what you have in mind.

Pricing

Ready to turn prompts into study visuals?

Create an illustration from a prompt or reference image. Image Studio and chat share a separate image allowance during beta.

Sample lecture

What one video lecture gets

Free makes a lecture of about 2 minutes in 720p with the Scholarly logo, to watch in Scholarly. Premium and Laureate make lectures up to 45 minutes in 1080p that you can download as an MP4, with the logo off if you choose.

Pricing shown in USD by default. Local currency may be available in app or at checkout.

Compare plans

Image creation · Beta

Shared across Image Studio and chat. Separate from AI Creation Credits. Free images are lifetime and do not reset. Paid allowances reset weekly without rollover. Limits may change during beta.

Free
2 lifetime
Premium
40/week
Laureate
80/week

AI chat

Premium and Laureate include unlimited AI chat. The chat model menu is a curated selection and is smaller than the creation catalog — some models, including the Frontier tier, are reserved for credit-metered AI creations.

Free
3 total
Premium
Unlimited
Laureate
Unlimited

AI Creation Credits

AI Creation Credits cover videos, slides, documents, and other AI creations. Most models use 1 credit, a few use 2, and Frontier models use 3 or 4. Image Studio and chat images have a separate weekly allowance.

Free
1 total
Premium
15/week
Laureate
80/week

Podcast length

Free episodes are about 2 minutes. Paid plans can set a target length up to 60 minutes.

Free
About 2 minutes
Premium
Up to 60 minutes
Laureate
Up to 60 minutes

Video lecture length

Free lectures with a length control are about 2 minutes. Paid plans can set a target up to 45 minutes. Short uses its own short video format.

Free
About 2 minutes
Premium
Up to 45 minutes
Laureate
Up to 45 minutes

Video lecture resolution

Free
720p
Premium
1080p
Laureate
1080p

Download lectures as MP4

Free
—
Premium
Included
Laureate
Included

Scholarly logo on lectures

Free
Always on
Premium
Your choice
Laureate
Your choice

File uploads

Free
1 total (8MB)
Premium
Unlimited (300MB)
Laureate
Unlimited (1 GB each)

PDF to flashcards

Free
32 pages
Premium
1000 pages
Laureate
3000 pages

Sources per creation

Free
Up to 1
Premium
Up to 10
Laureate
Up to 20

Practice questions

Free
5 total
Premium
Unlimited
Laureate
Unlimited

Practice exams

Free
1 total
Premium
Unlimited
Laureate
Unlimited

Voice mode

Free
15 min total
Premium
2 hr/day
Laureate
12 hr/day

Autocomplete

Free
500 words total
Premium
Unlimited
Laureate
Unlimited

Export to Anki

Free
—
Premium
Included
Laureate
Included

Support

Free
Standard
Premium
Priority
Laureate
Priority

What customers say

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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.

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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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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 Credit total, and 1 file upload. These allowances do not reset. Image Studio and chat also share 2 lifetime images during beta; this separate Free allowance does not reset and may change. Upgrade to Premium for 15 AI Creation Credits per week and unlimited uploads.

What uses my free AI Creation Credits?

AI Creation Credits are shared across flashcards, podcasts, videos, slides, AI Documents, Deep Research, and the Transcribe tool. The selected model determines the credit cost. Recording a meeting does not use an AI Creation Credit. Transcript and notes are included, up to 10 hours on paid plans.

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. Most Free allowances are lifetime limits. The separate beta image allowance includes 2 lifetime images on Free with no reset, 40 per week on Premium, and 80 per week on Laureate. Limits may change during beta. Premium includes 15 AI Creation Credits 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.