r/NovelAi

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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. Common discussion themes are Solution Requests and Pain & Anger. Product recommendations often mention novelai.

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Established 2021
45K Members

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Yearly: +5K members
Growth: +11.9% / year

Member growth over time

All time (yearly)

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

Past year (monthly)

  • Aug: 269 members
  • 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: 232 members

Themes

  • Solution Requests
    6 posts in the past month
    1. Need help to get thicker lines
    2. Please add payment options that are not creditcards.
    3. How do I make the AI stop repeating the same stuff over and over?
    #1
    Solution Requests
    Need help to get thicker lines · Please add payment options that are not creditcards. · How do I make the AI stop repeating the same stuff over and over?
    6
  • Pain & Anger
    4 posts in the past month
    1. Well, I guess my expectations were too high...
    2. novelai is genuinely fun and also completely useless for what i need
    3. cannot pay with credit card?
    #2
    Pain & Anger
    Well, I guess my expectations were too high... · novelai is genuinely fun and also completely useless for what i need · cannot pay with credit card?
    4
  • Advice Requests
    3 posts in the past month
    1. Reference inpainting - what am I doing wrong?
    2. Dose anyone know a good way to gen with the precise reference like the character reference pre update?
    3. Any ATTG recommendations?
    #3
    Advice Requests
    Reference inpainting - what am I doing wrong? · Dose anyone know a good way to gen with the precise reference like the character reference pre update? · Any ATTG recommendations?
    3
  • Ideas
    2 posts in the past month
    1. Dear NovelAi users. You can use a mishmash of art styles so you don't have to stick with the generic AI lighting, shadows and art styles.
    2. suggestion: please consider background quality for future image gen
    #4
    Ideas
    Dear NovelAi users. You can use a mishmash of art styles so you don't have to stick with the generic AI lighting, shadows and art styles. · suggestion: please consider background quality for future image gen
    2

Topics

  • Image
    33 posts in the past month
    1. Image Generation Canvas Update: New Tools, Better Performance, and 3D Support
    2. Image tagger and artist classifier
    #1
    Image
    Image Generation Canvas Update: New Tools, Better Performance, and 3D Support · Image tagger and artist classifier
    33
  • Ai
    31 posts in the past month
    1. Reason to be worried about NAI's future
    #2
    Ai
    Reason to be worried about NAI's future
    31
  • Novelai
    30 posts in the past month
    1. Here is a summary of everything you need to know about the new NovelAI model.
    2. Some cool characters i made with novelai
    3. Some cool characters i made with novelai pt2
    #3
    Novelai
    Here is a summary of everything you need to know about the new NovelAI model. · Some cool characters i made with novelai · Some cool characters i made with novelai pt2
    30
  • Character
    23 posts in the past month
    1. Introducing Precise Reference: A new way to combine Character and Style References for finer control and more consistent generations.
    2. Official response regarding the feedback to the Character Reference / Precise Reference release
    3. Dose anyone know a good way to gen with the precise reference like the character reference pre update?
    #4
    Character
    Introducing Precise Reference: A new way to combine Character and Style References for finer control and more consistent generations. · Official response regarding the feedback to the Character Reference / Precise Reference release · Dose anyone know a good way to gen with the precise reference like the character reference pre update?
    23
  • Struggling
    20 posts in the past month
    #5
    Struggling
    20

Flair

  • NAI Diffusion V4.5
    68 posts in the past month
    1. Dear NovelAi users. You can use a mishmash of art styles so you don't have to stick with the generic AI lighting, shadows and art styles.
    2. Deep Cut
    3. Yuri / Pastel Anime Watercolour
    #1
    NAI Diffusion V4.5
    Dear NovelAi users. You can use a mishmash of art styles so you don't have to stick with the generic AI lighting, shadows and art styles. · Deep Cut · Yuri / Pastel Anime Watercolour
    68
  • Discussion
    33 posts in the past month
    1. The ever-growing elephant in the room.
    2. Here is a summary of everything you need to know about the new NovelAI model.
    3. Payment through Paypal - Now old subscriptions are affected
    #2
    Discussion
    The ever-growing elephant in the room. · Here is a summary of everything you need to know about the new NovelAI model. · Payment through Paypal - Now old subscriptions are affected
    33
  • Official
    28 posts in the past month
    1. Welcome Novelai's Newest Writing Model: Xialong
    2. [Text Generation Feature] Good news! You can now set Genre and Tags right in the NovelAI UI. No more formatting them into Memory by hand. Small change, huge impact on tone and style.
    3. [NovelAI Diffusion V5 Teaser] A few pics the devs made before the weekend. Everyone on the team prompts totally differently, so here's a peek at what V5 looks like based on their own taste.
    #3
    Official
    Welcome Novelai's Newest Writing Model: Xialong · [Text Generation Feature] Good news! You can now set Genre and Tags right in the NovelAI UI. No more formatting them into Memory by hand. Small change, huge impact on tone and style. · [NovelAI Diffusion V5 Teaser] A few pics the devs made before the weekend. Everyone on the team prompts totally differently, so here's a peek at what V5 looks like based on their own taste.
    28
  • Suggestion/Feedback
    14 posts in the past month
    1. Would the models be better if the developers realized we're all morons?
    2. Well, I guess my expectations were too high...
    3. The new Precise Character Reference was a giant step down for me.
    #4
    Suggestion/Feedback
    Would the models be better if the developers realized we're all morons? · Well, I guess my expectations were too high... · The new Precise Character Reference was a giant step down for me.
    14
  • Question: Image Generation
    13 posts in the past month
    1. Need help to get thicker lines
    2. Anyone else finding Precise Reference to be a massive step backwards?
    3. V5 Training
    #5
    Question: Image Generation
    Need help to get thicker lines · Anyone else finding Precise Reference to be a massive step backwards? · V5 Training
    13

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 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.
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