Launching a token, DAO, or NFT collection is faster than you can imagine. Once you’ve learned everything online, you can start making coins, and before you know it you’ll need a logo that can serve as your PFP, favicon, and Twitter/X avatar.
You may want to consider hiring a professional designer for this job. However, for many early-stage crypto projects, this path may not be the best option as it is time-consuming and expensive. That’s where AI logo generators come into the picture. They are faster, cheaper and you can use them yourself.
In this article, we tested five AI logo generators using the same fictional command, “Collectible Nexus” (an NFT marketplace and DAO hybrid built around digital collectibles), to see which platforms actually produce a clean, icon-like mark that’s perfect for your Web3 projects.
The list
1. Design.com
Design.com‘S AI logo maker can generate thousands of logo concepts in just a second from a single text prompt with your company name and keywords. If you type “Create a logo for Collectible Nexus, an NFT marketplace and DAO hybrid built around digital collectibles,” you’ll get icon-like markers with collectible cards, which also work well for avatars.
Here are some examples:
You can customize your chosen logo via the easy-to-use drag-and-drop editor or via the AI chat interface. The platform allows you to edit the text, fonts, colors, icons and layout. The logos can be exported in vector (SVG, EPS, PDF), raster (PNG, JPG) and animated (GIF, MP4) formats. There are also options with a transparent background and icons only, which are perfect for a mint page banner, a favicon, and a PFP frame.
Paid plans start at $3 per month, but you can still use the free version Design.com to create a complete logo using free templates and download them in all file formats.
2. BrandCrowd
BrandCrowd combines AI and its library of over 380,000 exclusive, professionally designed templates. All you have to do is enter your company name and some keywords, and the AI logo generator will put together a set of logos relevant to your industry. That’s what we did with Collectible Nexus, and here are some results:
All BrandCrowd logos are customizable using the platform’s easy-to-use drag-and-drop editor and AI-like Design.com. They are also available in vector (SVG/EPS/PDF) and raster (PNG/JPG) formats, including transparent background options and icon-only options. Plans also start at $3/month, but all file formats are available even in the free version.
3. Kanva
Canva’s AI tool, Dream Lab, can generate logos from a text prompt, just like Design.com. However, it can only provide four logo concepts per request. With the same prompt, here are two of Canva’s AI-generated logos for Collectible Nexus:
They can also be customized using the platform’s well-known drag-and-drop editor. However, you will need to subscribe to Canva Pro for $12.99 to download the logo in SVG.
4. Wixel (formerly Wix Logo Maker)
Wixel allows you to create a logo using its AI assistant, Aria. We just gave up the company name, Collectible Nexus, telling Aria that it’s an “NFT marketplace and DAO hybrid built around digital collectibles.” It generated four customizable logos; here are two:
However, Wixel runs on AI credits – only 120 per month in the free version. Paid plans start at $90/year and give you 350 AI credits/month. In addition to logo generation and AI editing, you’ll need credits to vectorize your final design so you can download it in SVG.
5. Vistaprint AI Logo Maker
Vistaprint’s AI Logo Maker generates logos purely based on AI, using AI credits (64 credits/month). We just entered the company name, told the platform what it was about, chose logo styles (clean and modern, geometric, lettermark and typographic) and described our desired logo. This is what we have:
Unfortunately, while the logos are customizable, they can only be edited using AI prompts. Still, you can download the final version for free in SVG, PDF, and PNG (plus the transparent backgrounds).
Final verdict
Design.com was the strongest fit in this comparison. It generates logos from a single prompt, allows full customization and offers a full range of file formats, including the essential vector formats: SVG, EPS and PDF. What sets it apart is that even with the free version you can access vector files as long as you use free templates to create your logo.