About r/NovelAi
Subreddit for the in-development AI storyteller & AI anime image generator NovelAI. If you want to follow the progress, come join our Discord server!
The community at a glance
r/NovelAi is a Subreddit for Writers and Artificial Intelligence with roughly 45K members. It has been around since 2021. It uses a forum format for communication.
Roughly 5K members have joined in the past year. Popular discussion topics include Image, Ai, and Novelai. Product recommendations often mention novelai.
Community Topics
Community Features
This community has a forum
Subreddit Analysis
via GummySearchMember growth over time
All time (yearly)
- 2022: 14K members
- 2023: 10K members
- 2024: 3K members
- 2025: 3K members
- 2026: 3K members
Past year (monthly)
- Sep: 219 members
- Oct: 521 members
- Nov: 379 members
- Dec: 539 members
- Jan: 373 members
- Feb: 359 members
- Mar: 528 members
- Apr: 677 members
- May: 314 members
- Jun: 318 members
- Jul: 373 members
- Aug: 353 members
Topics
- Image33 posts in the past month#133Image
- Ai31 posts in the past month#231Ai
- Novelai30 posts in the past month#330Novelai
- Character23 posts in the past month#423Character
- Struggling20 posts in the past month#520Struggling
Flair
- Discussion48 posts in the past month
- usage limit on opus
- The V5 allowance feels too punishing for burst usage, the recharge rate should be higher
- pro-tip: the "furry" mode is also just a nice way in general to switch to western cartoon artstyle for non-furry art if you include some counter-tags like "human"
#148Discussionusage limit on opus · The V5 allowance feels too punishing for burst usage, the recharge rate should be higher · pro-tip: the "furry" mode is also just a nice way in general to switch to western cartoon artstyle for non-furry art if you include some counter-tags like "human" - NAI Diffusion V526 posts in the past month
- I tested 1,900 artist tags in NAI Diffusion V5 using the same prompt and seed
- Some V5 Gens
- V5 is re-educating me
#226NAI Diffusion V5I tested 1,900 artist tags in NAI Diffusion V5 using the same prompt and seed · Some V5 Gens · V5 is re-educating me - Question: Image Generation20 posts in the past month
- V5 performs far worse than V4.5 at generating low-weight characters
- Over Detailed Images?
- question about artist tags
#320Question: Image GenerationV5 performs far worse than V4.5 at generating low-weight characters · Over Detailed Images? · question about artist tags - NAI Diffusion V4.511 posts in the past month
- Thoughts on my first gen?
- Tried generating some semi-realistic images
- V5 4-koma
#411NAI Diffusion V4.5Thoughts on my first gen? · Tried generating some semi-realistic images · V5 4-koma - Writing/Story Support7 posts in the past month
- (Text gen) Is there a way to stop the third-person narration?
- What to do after maxing out context?
- How do you make NovelAI characters feel more consistent?
#57Writing/Story Support(Text gen) Is there a way to stop the third-person narration? · What to do after maxing out context? · How do you make NovelAI characters feel more consistent?
Product recommendations
- novelai5 posts in the past month
- Is NovelAI the best tool for me?
- just discovered NovelAI, it's the best thing I have ever seen
- How do I get the best out of NovelAI?
#15novelaiIs NovelAI the best tool for me? · just discovered NovelAI, it's the best thing I have ever seen · How do I get the best out of NovelAI?
Community Reviews
Frequently asked questions
- Who is r/NovelAi for?
- Best for Writers and Artificial Intelligence enthusiasts looking for a Reddit-based community with forum discussion.
- Is r/NovelAi free to join?
- This listing is not marked as paid-only. Access rules and any fees are decided by the community.
- How many members does r/NovelAi have?
- Roughly 45K members, based on figures reported by the community or its host. Member counts are approximate and change over time.
- What platform is r/NovelAi on?
- r/NovelAi runs on Reddit. Reddit communities (or "subreddits") are forum-based groups on the popular social news aggregation, web content rating, and discussion website Reddit. Reddit is commonly known as "the front page of the internet". Users submit content to the site such as links, text posts, and images, which are then voted up or down and discussed by other members. From investing Reddit communities, to professional ones, to ones just for laughs, you're likely to find a community for you on Reddit.
- What topics does r/NovelAi cover?
- On the Hive Index, r/NovelAi is organized under Writers, Artificial Intelligence.
- How do I join r/NovelAi?
- You can join r/NovelAi by clicking this link, or pressing the "Go to community" button above.
- What are the Writing communities like?
- Communities for writers of all kinds, from fiction and screenwriting to technical writing and journalism. Discord and Reddit have large general writing communities for feedback and accountability, with more specialized groups for specific genres, craft topics, and publication paths like self-publishing and traditional querying.
Monthly Stats
- 27
- Views /mo (+8%)
- 23
- Visitors /mo (+5%)
- 2
- Referrals /mo (+100%)
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