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2nd May 2025

Big updates, better workflow: what’s new on exactly.ai

Discover exactly.ai's biggest update yet – a redesigned interface, powerful new features and tools to streamline your creative workflow.

Roman Kolechenkov

Head of Product

1st April 2025

The rise of AI in design: protecting creativity in a rapidly evolving landscape

Empowering creators with fair AI monetization while protecting their unique styles from theft in an era of instant replication

Tonia Samsonova

CEO and Founder

24th March 2025

Introducing projects: redefining the exactly.ai interface

We've reinvented the interface to give you more creative options and powerful generation tools.

Roman Kolechenkov

Head of Product

28th January 2025

Updates to our image licences

Understanding each license type and picking the right one for you.

Tonia Samsonova

CEO and Founder

21st January 2025

We’ve got your back: our position on the UK government’s open consultation on copyright and artificial intelligence

In response to the UK government's proposal on artifical intelligence and copyright we thought it necessary to restate our manifesto.

11th December 2024

Introducing the Exactly.ai Credits System

Announcing the transition to a more flexible and fair pricing system based on credits. Spend your subscription payment the way you want by using your credits for training models, generating images, or buying licenses. Tailored plans to suit your needs!

Roman Kolechenkov

Head of Product

8th December 2024

exactly.ai experiment proves demand for unique styles with creator payouts rolling out

the experiment connects brands with bespoke imagery while rewarding creators through successful revenue distribution

Tonia Samsonova

CEO and Founder

6th December 2024

Relaunching creative commissions

Pressing play on our competition series. We look forward to your submissions and continuing to learn and grow as a community.

Tonia Samsonova

CEO and Founder

4th December 2024

Earn extra income with the exactly.ai affiliate program

The exactly.ai affiliate program offers a straightforward way to earn income by sharing a product you believe in. If it sounds like the right fit for you, we’d love to have you on board.

Anna Morozova

Head of Growth

• news

29th November 2024

An update on creative commissions

An explanation of the creative commission format and guidance on the rules.

Tonia Samsonova

CEO and Founder

20th November 2024

Announcing the winner of the MMC ventures creative commission

exactly.ai and MMC ventures reveal the winner of our recent creative commission.

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30th October 2024

Marine Tanguy joins exactly.ai as advisor

We’re excited to welcome Marine Tanguy, founder of MTArt Agency, as an adviser to exactly.ai. With her pioneering vision and deep dedication to empowering artists, Marine will help exactly.ai support creators in protecting their work, diversifying revenue streams, and building meaningful brand collaborations.

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1st October 2024

From paper to digital: announcing the exactly.ai x AI Hokusai competition winners

To bring the competition to a close exactly.ai and AI Hokusai announce the winners.

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ai for illustrators and artists

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26th September 2024

Model marketplace launch at Café Moskau in Berlin

On Tuesday 24th of September, exactly.ai held an exhibition at Café Moskau in Berlin in celebration of the launch of our new model marketplace.

Tonia Samsonova

CEO and Founder

• events

21st August 2024

News: exactly.ai launches commercial licences for public models

In this initial phase, artists will be paid for images generated with their models, marking the first phase in the launch of our digital marketplace

Tonia Samsonova

CEO and Founder

16th July 2024

Katya Scheglova on process, painting and using AI as inspiration

In Katya Scheglova’s eyes, the work of creating a painting isn’t so different from the process of using artificial intelligence.

Tonia Samsonova

CEO and Founder

• artists

11th July 2024

Workshop on visualizing ideas with personal AI at the University of Greenwich

Encouraging students to visualise their research topic ideas faster through the “In Progress” workshop.

Shani Haquin Gerade

Partnerships

• community
• events

4th July 2024

Community library manifesto

Today, we launched our Community Library — a hub for publishing and exploring community-crafted AI models. It revolutionizes how artists and designers collaborate.

Tonia Samsonova

CEO and Founder

• community
• product
• news

1st July 2024

Weaponising creativity with Tonia Samsonova

This article provides a summary of a recent podcast interview with David from Creatives With AI, where Tonia Samsonova shared her vision for a future where artificial intelligence presents a significant opportunity to enhance rather than intimidate artists.

Shani Haquin Gerade

Partnerships

• copyright
• artists

21st June 2024

exactly x Liza Perelman

Illustrator Liza Perelman shares insights into her creative process and the transformative role of exactly.ai in her artistic practice

Kate Choporova

Designer at exactly.ai

• community
• artists

1st May 2024

Open call for illustrators is extended until may 10th

exactly.ai launches a new community model library, allowing artists to share their personal ai models for others to use. We also extend our open call for illustrators until May 10th.

Tonia Samsonova

CEO and Founder

20th December 2023

exactly 2.0

This guide provides detailed information about version 2.0, highlighting new and updated features for your exploration. We're thrilled to unveil exactly 2.0 with new and updated features for you to discover.

Tim Cherny

Head of Product Design

• product

17th November 2023

exactly.ai challenge: Open call for creatives Worldwide

Our weekly Open Calls are an open invitation for creatives around the globe to push the boundaries of their artistry and vision.

Varya Plusheva

Head of Community and Customer Operations

• events

15th November 2023

exactly.ai x Slush 2023

We partnered with Google for our third exhibition, "Beauty in Transition: Redefining Aesthetics for Tomorrow" - exactly.ai X Google X Slush 2023.

Tonia Samsonova

CEO and Founder

• events

8th November 2023

exactly.ai grant programme

We provide an exclusive grant programme to our uses, as part of our dedication to democratising the AI and art sectors.

Anna Morozova

Head of Growth

• news

10th October 2023

October updates: 4 images per 1 generation, favourite models

Users’ updates: Now, our users can create up to four images for each generation. This only applies to the number of generations.

Tim Cherny

Head of Product Design

• product

19th September 2023

exactly.ai selected for Google for startups accelerator: AI first programme

We've been selected for the Google for Startups Accelerator: AI First Programme, a 10-week accelerator program for 15 selected Seed to Series A startups based in Europe and Israel.

Tonia Samsonova

CEO and Founder

• news

15th September 2023

New features: edit area and eraser

In this article, you will learn how to use our new Edit Area feature, InPainting. This simple process can easily transform your images. We have launched our new InPainting feature in the Edit Area. This simple process can transform your images easily.

Tim Cherny

Head of Product Design

• product

12th September 2023

exactly.ai X Shoreditch arts club and ArtReview magazine

In the first week of September, Exactly.ai partnered with ArtReview magazine to launch an exhibition at the Shoreditch Arts Club in London.

Tonia Samsonova

CEO and Founder

• events

18th August 2023

Nancy Oliver shortlisted at the PX3 Prix de la photographie Paris 2023

Our artist, Nancy Oliveri, for being shortlisted at the PX3 Prix de la Photographie Paris 2023 in the AI-generated images category.

Varya Plusheva

Head of Community and Customer Operations

• community

10th August 2023

exactly.ai Pro

Our new Pro plan on our platform, featuring several key features; Sketch, 4K Upscaling and Detail Enhancement, High-Resolution Downloads, Unlimited Models and Generations, Early Access to New Features.

Tim Cherny

Head of Product Design

• product

8th August 2023

“Artists embracing new AI,” group show, Guelman und Unbekannt Gallery, Berlin

exactly.ai has collaborated with Guelman und Unbekannt Gallery in an exhibition titled, "Artists Embracing New AI," which opened on August 10, 2023.

Varya Plusheva

Head of Community and Customer Operations

• events

31st July 2023

How to protect your intellectual property with exactly.ai

In this article you will learn how to protect your authorship in the evolving world of artificial intelligence.

Tonia Samsonova

CEO and Founder

• news

18th July 2023

Redefining AI rules for creativity

exactly.ai is an ethical AI platform that helps professional illustrators and commercial artists free up more time for their creative practice, promote their work, and protect their intellectual property

Tonia Samsonova

CEO and Founder

• product