r/NovelAi

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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 46K 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.

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Established 2021
46K Members

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Subreddit Analysis

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Yearly: +5K members
Growth: +12.7% / year

Member growth over time

All time (yearly)

  • 2022: 14K members
  • 2023: 10K members
  • 2024: 3K members
  • 2025: 3K members
  • 2026: 4K members

Past year (monthly)

  • 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: 411 members
  • Sep: 375 members

Topics

  • Image
    33 posts in the past month
    #1
    Image
    33
  • Ai
    31 posts in the past month
    #2
    Ai
    31
  • Novelai
    30 posts in the past month
    #3
    Novelai
    30
  • Character
    23 posts in the past month
    #4
    Character
    23
  • Struggling
    20 posts in the past month
    #5
    Struggling
    20

Flair

  • Question: Image Generation
    19 posts in the past month
    1. V5: How Can I Get Her Face to Have the Same Color as Her Body?
    2. Why is the difference between v5 curated and v5 full so big? Anyways to fix it`?
    3. V5 Pokémon Generations Have Been Looking Good.
    #1
    Question: Image Generation
    V5: How Can I Get Her Face to Have the Same Color as Her Body? · Why is the difference between v5 curated and v5 full so big? Anyways to fix it`? · V5 Pokémon Generations Have Been Looking Good.
    19
  • NAI Diffusion V5
    17 posts in the past month
    1. Transparency and Foreshortening
    2. Here be no armored bikinis
    3. It's been 3 weeks since V5 came out. What are your thoughts on it?
    #2
    NAI Diffusion V5
    Transparency and Foreshortening · Here be no armored bikinis · It's been 3 weeks since V5 came out. What are your thoughts on it?
    17
  • Suggestion/Feedback
    11 posts in the past month
    1. Multiple detailed character references planned?
    2. Image2Image + Import Metadata?
    3. Thoughts on defaulting file format to JPG instead of PNG?
    #3
    Suggestion/Feedback
    Multiple detailed character references planned? · Image2Image + Import Metadata? · Thoughts on defaulting file format to JPG instead of PNG?
    11
  • Discussion
    10 posts in the past month
    1. V5 is great. The way you launched and communicated the Opus limits was awful.
    2. I think V5 messed up text encoding
    3. The white void.
    #4
    Discussion
    V5 is great. The way you launched and communicated the Opus limits was awful. · I think V5 messed up text encoding · The white void.
    10
  • Official
    7 posts in the past month
    1. V5 Spotlight: Comic Generation
    2. [Upcoming Emergency Maintenance] Starting September 18
    3. [Image Generation] Introducing Pixel Snap
    #5
    Official
    V5 Spotlight: Comic Generation · [Upcoming Emergency Maintenance] Starting September 18 · [Image Generation] Introducing Pixel Snap
    7

Product recommendations

  • novelai
    5 posts in the past month
    1. Is NovelAI the best tool for me?
    2. just discovered NovelAI, it's the best thing I have ever seen
    3. How do I get the best out of NovelAI?
    #1
    novelai
    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?
    5
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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 46K 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.
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