Google opens Imagen 3 AI image generator for all in the US

Google’s Imagen 3 AI image generator is now available for all US users. At I/O 2024, the company launched its text-to-image-generator model. Following the Pixel 9 debut, Google silently expanded access to all users in the United States.

The US tech giant has silently expanded the Images 3 to all US users. You can try the updated image generator via Google’s AI Test Kitchen. Earlier, it was restricted to the Vertex AI development platform and a private preview.

Google’s research team stated in their paper, published on arxiv.org, “We introduce Imagen 3, a latent diffusion model that generates high-quality images from text prompts. Imagen 3 is preferred over other state-of-the-art models at the time of evaluation.”

For starters, Pixel 9’s Pixel Studio app is powered by the Imagen 3 AI platform. This application makes it possible to generate AI images with text inputs. The app also powers picture editing powered by on-device AI – saving users time.

While Pixel 9 is equipped with Imagen 3, you don’t need to make a purchase. The solution will be made available to a broad audience gradually. Samsung will likely include it in its Android 15-based One UI 7 update.

The company claims that it “significantly improved” the tool’s ability to understand prompts. For even better and relevant results, Imagen 3 will be available in a dedicated version targeting: quick sketches and high-resolution pictures.