5 Best AI Image Extenders You Should Try (Tested)

Summary: This post tests and shares the top 5 AI image extenders that creatively expand pictures using artificial intelligence.

Have you ever used a photo as your Twitter banner only to find that it blurs and pixelates, showing only part of the image? This occurs when your image dimensions do not meet the required size dimensions. However, you don’t know the requirements and won’t notice or follow the size and dimensions when taking a picture using a camera or phone.

Thankfully, you can say goodbye to that embarrassing and annoying situation because the AI image extender can expand your image to the desired size and dimension by outpainting it based on analyzing the image content.

In this post, we’ll test and discover the best 5 AI image extenders using the same example. We’ll cover all costs, fees, speed, dimension options, and outpainting capabilities. Let’s get started.

What is an AI Image Extender

and inpaint and extend the image after you have chosen the desired size and dimension. The inpainted part will generally be harmonious with the content of the uploaded image.

An AI image extender is an online AI-powered tool that helps change the image size and dimension by outpainting the image. Usually, once uploaded successfully, the tool will instantly analyze the image content and then inpaint, uncrop, and resize the image after you have chosen the desired size and dimensions. The inpainted part will generally be harmonious with the content of the uploaded image.

A good AI image extender should cover image analysis, outpainting capability, speed, and diverse image dimension options. Based on these standards, we’ll explore the top 5 AI image extenders available.

Best 5 AI Image Extenders to Try

Before sharing the results of the top five AI image extenders, let’s look at the example image below. In this test, I’ll use the beautiful AI-generated image (the original ratio is 1:1 )to extend the background to the desired ratio (3:4).

I chose this image because it is composed in a unique photorealistic 3D style, perfect for its lights, flowing hair, and glowing sea. Most importantly, it focuses on the portrait while showing the landscape with a bokeh effect, as if it were a photo taken with a camera.

1. AI Ease

AI Ease, famous for providing free AI-powered tools, releases its new AI image extender, allowing fans and users to extend image backgrounds for free. Integrated with the well-trained outpainting technology, it processes the results with remarkable scenes.

Firstly, AI Ease offers diverse dimension options, including standard sizes, popular social media ratios, and a custom option. Secondly, it’s a 100% free AI image extender to use. Next, let’s test its speed and effects. You can adjust the placement of the uploaded original image and zoom in and out to expand the image.

Below are the results of using AI Ease to resize my picture to 3:4. It works quickly, showing results in about 10 seconds, and the results are reasonably accurate based on my input image content.

By default, the HD download feature is free, and it sets no limits on expanding the picture. Thus, it’s a perfect tool to use for free to expand an image.

2. YouCam

As one of the high-ranking AI image extenders on search results, YouCam Online Editor works smoothly to expand the image background. Generally, there is a wide variety of aspect ratios to choose from, including popular sizes for social media platforms like Instagram, YouTube, TikTok, and Facebook.

Meanwhile, it offers several generation options, allowing multiple results to be generated when using YouCam’s AI image enhancer. The output number varies from a single image to 6, with a maximum of 6.

It requires a sign-up to get 5 credits to use this Pro feature, costing 2 credits per generation. To some degree, it is free as you can use this image expander twice. And the speed is perfect, and the results are great, too.

Exporting the extended image supports three file formats (JPG, PNG, and TIFI) and three quality options (High, Medium, and Low).

3. Pixelcut

Compared to AI Ease and YouCam, PixelCut offers an AI image editor with fewer aspect ratio options. It only offers the “Original,” “Freedom,” “Square,” and several popular options. There is no option to cover those social media platform photo size dimensions.

It is a FREE AI image extender, as I have used this tool to outpaint my image several times and it does not ask me to pay for it. The speed and quality of the results are also good. All in all, it’s a great free tool for people who want to use it for fun.

4. Phot.AI

Photo.AI provides a simple yet powerful AI image editor, offering an easy interface while producing excellent results. Generally, it gives only 5 options for the ratios, and it seems that you are encouraged to have your desired aspect ratio. Plus, it gives you the best suggestions for different image types and usage devices.

It allows users to adjust the placement and position, taking control of the image and offering more flexibility for expansion and outpainting. It works fast and produces nice output. This tool is free to use and download. But for the “HD Download,” you have to pay for it.

5. Vmake AI

Vmake AI gives an easy and simple user interface as Pixelcut, offering limited preset aspect ratios to choose from. It only gives several popular options to expand images. By the way, this tool requires a sign-up to get 5 free credits to use. Each generation costs one credit. Compared to some other AI image expanders, it generates five results, providing more options to download and use.

It only takes a few seconds to get the output generation. And when switching the result, you need to wait for about 2 or 3 seconds to preview. And the final results are generally harmounious with the original content.

Testing Results of 5 AI Image Extenders

Below I have listed a column with the results using the 5 AI image extenders introduced above. By comparsion, you see the detailed difference of their capability of analysis, outpaint, and process. From the composition to the color, each tool varies from each other. But they all work perfect and meet the requirements of general usages.

AI Ease	YouCam	Pixelcut	Phot.AI	Vmake AI

Conclusion

In this blog, we have tested and explored the five best AI image extenders. You can pick your favorite tool to expand your product photo, social media visual, and any other images to the wanted aspect ratio. Each tool has its own advantages, from the fee to the output quality. Use them now and discover the endless possibilties of AI outpainting.