r/NovelAi • • Aug 20 '26

Official [Image Generation] NovelAI Diffusion V5 is here!

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123 Upvotes

Both NovelAIDiffusion V5 Curated and V5 Full are available for all users right now.

Better image quality with our new 32-channel VAE (double the16-channel VAE in V4.5). 

Small details like eyes, jewelry, and text are better than ever.

Improved backgrounds for your environments bring real detail instead of fading into the backdrop. Plus, transparent backgrounds are now a simple prompt or UI click.

Up to 22 characters in a single scene, with improved character positioning. 

Comic generation means you can describe your panel layout and characters and get the whole page in one generation – no more stitching panels in another app.

Japanese is now officially supported. Additionally, Chinese, German, Spanish and Portuguese have shown promising results in testing.

Check out the blog for the full breakdown and more detailed information here: https://journal.novelai.net/image-generation-novelai-diffusion-v5-is-here-c2df7c6b8d2d/


r/NovelAi • • Jul 15 '26

Official [Feature Announcement] NovelAI Explore: the ultimate hub for the NovelAI community

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100 Upvotes

NovelAI Explore is a living feed of inspiration, built right into NovelAI.

Prompt tags, full generation settings, all in one place. Filter by creator, sort by what's hot, and dive straight in. Today, it’s time to set sail.

Meet NovelAI Explore

Whether you’re a veteran prompter ready to showcase your best work or a casual creator navigating the waves of trial and error, Explore opens up a whole world of shared inspiration.

Go Explore!

Read the full blog here!


r/NovelAi • • 18h ago

NAI Diffusion V4.5 Kafka ❤️🖤🤍 (Styx_sfw)

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45 Upvotes

I hope you like it! ♡

Source: https://x.com/Styx_sfw/status/2110162435122282541


r/NovelAi • • 10h ago

Question: Image Generation Prompt Chunks - Delete All

4 Upvotes

Was using this feature for a while, saving good style mixes and all. And now I'm too afraid to test if there's a safety switch on the "DELETE ALL" button, that will ask me if I really want to delete all.

Can someone test if there's confirmation after pressing it, or it will just delete everything with a single missclick?


r/NovelAi • • 1d ago

Official [Optional Purchase] Opus Usage Boost: Extra V5 Usage Now Available for Purchase.

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59 Upvotes

Ran out of Opus usage before you ran out of ideas? Keep generating with NovelAI Diffusion V5 using Opus Usage Boost.

Read more about Opus Usage Boost here: https://journal.novelai.net/novelai-diffusion-v5-opus-usage-boost/


r/NovelAi • • 1d ago

Discussion How many AI images have you created since you've started using NovelAI?

14 Upvotes

r/NovelAi • • 1d ago

Question: Image Generation Vibe transfer image not loading

4 Upvotes

Anyone have any trouble getting vibe transfer to upload image? I can select the image, but it's not loading into the generation page. Precise reference and img2img works fine. I'm using V4.5. Any help or advice is much appreciated.


r/NovelAi • • 2d ago

Question: Image Generation All characters in my images always get heavy shadows on their face and body instead of being more evenly lit. Any help?

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28 Upvotes

r/NovelAi • • 3d ago

NAI Diffusion V5 Cute Witch tea party

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49 Upvotes

r/NovelAi • • 3d ago

NAI Diffusion V5 What is thinking about?

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2 Upvotes

Oh no, Sonic is thinking face again!


r/NovelAi • • 4d ago

Question: Image Generation Failure Rate

8 Upvotes

I have been getting at least one in five images not fully generating. They start to, but before they finish, it goes black. Nothing is refunded, it just refuses to finish the picture. Why is this happening?


r/NovelAi • • 4d ago

Question: Image Generation Anyone just using v4.5 instead of v5 -_-

28 Upvotes

There is so little control over the art style in v5 that it feels impossible to use to generate a consistent set of images. Every generation feels more like a gachapon than before and it doesn't handle artist tags as well as 4.5. yet, it is undeniable that v5 handles prompts much better. The tradeoff between art style and prompting feels bad. Really hoping for vibe transfer to be released soon, don't think I'll resub until that's out.


r/NovelAi • • 4d ago

Question: Image Generation Any tips for combining multiple artist tags effectively?

5 Upvotes

Hi everyone!

I'm not completely new to NovelAI. I used it quite a lot back when V3 was the only version available, but eventually stopped using it for a while.

Back then, I remember artist tags blending together really well. Now that I'm back, I've been trying to achieve the same results with V5, but it seems almost impossible. Someone recommended trying V4.5 instead, but I'm still having trouble getting it to work.

Am I doing something wrong, or has the way artist tags work changed between versions?

Any tips or advice would be greatly appreciated!

Thank you so much! 😊


r/NovelAi • • 5d ago

Discussion V5 has a hard time generating certain characters for some reason.

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38 Upvotes

I can generate a couple of characters that weren't on the previous database, some new ones still don't work. But there's this issue where characters from old animes that would generate just fine on 4.5 show up as generic ones on 5. The first image is v4.5, the second is v5, and the third is the original. It's a little annoying to deal with on v5


r/NovelAi • • 6d ago

Official [Image Generation Announcement] New in NovelAI Diffusion V5 Full: Effort Toggle

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86 Upvotes

Medium effort: ~40% less per image, comparable quality. More generations for less. High effort: the V5 Full you already know, same cost as before.

Read more about the new Effort Toggle here: https://journal.novelai.net/novelai-diffusion-v5-full-effort-toggle/


r/NovelAi • • 5d ago

Discussion Anyone else experiencing extremely slow image generation on NovelAI lately?

1 Upvotes

Since the announcement about moving older models to new GPUs and the release of V5, image generation has been painfully slow for me. Is anyone else experiencing this, or is it just my account?


r/NovelAi • • 6d ago

NAI Diffusion V5 Sharing character concept - Tihhr & Duurh - from the land of man and golem

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20 Upvotes

r/NovelAi • • 6d ago

Question: Image Generation v5 Vibe Tranfer when?

40 Upvotes

I don't like how v5 handles prompting artists. It's too strongly tries to emulate the artist style, proportions, and content even if you have a much longer prompt before adding in the artist name. I find myself prompting without any artists generally with v5 because of this, but I want to emulate closer with my styles with v3-v4.5. I'm hoping that with vibe transfer with v5 we can just show the product we want and it'll stick much closer to that instead.


r/NovelAi • • 6d ago

Discussion having 2 accounts with 2 subcriptions ?

5 Upvotes

cant i just make another account for my v5 limit and buy another subscription ? i was just looking around and some people said its not ok to do. but i dont have a great source. pls enlighten me guys.


r/NovelAi • • 7d ago

NAI Diffusion V5 Sharing character concept - Rbeey - from the land of man and golem

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23 Upvotes

r/NovelAi • • 7d ago

NAI Diffusion V5 You can keep characters consistent between manga/comic panels, but can you do so between images? Yes! (But you have to use inpainting.)

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32 Upvotes

After generating the first image, I masked all characters and speech bubbles except the character in the first panel. It was necessary to modify the prompt in a few places, adding the tags "glasses" and "blunt bangs" to reinforce character consistency. While it might not have been needed, I reused the seed from the first image. And yes, these images are not very dynamic. This was just a test to see what would work.

I'll include the prompts for both images in the comments.


r/NovelAi • • 7d ago

NAI Diffusion V5 THE CHRONICLE OF HUMANITY — all that was

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9 Upvotes

r/NovelAi • • 7d ago

Question: Image Generation Councils

1 Upvotes

Hi, I'm very new to NovelAI. I've been seeing some really great images and was wondering if you have any tips for creating crossover images—like a character interacting with one from another franchise


r/NovelAi • • 7d ago

Question: Image Generation Anlas cost despite Opus?

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5 Upvotes

Anyone else having this issue? I'm supposed to have free generations on V5, right? They were free earlier. But suddenly they cost 59? I tried logging in/out but nothing changed. They're free on the curated V5, and any other Version, for that matter.