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.
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: 4K members
Past year (monthly)
- 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
- Oct: 258 members
- Nov: 131 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
- Question: Image Generation15 posts in the past month
- Vibe Transfer for V5?
- All characters in my images always get heavy shadows on their face and body instead of being more evenly lit. Any help?
- help me with manga style
#115Question: Image GenerationVibe Transfer for V5? · All characters in my images always get heavy shadows on their face and body instead of being more evenly lit. Any help? · help me with manga style - Discussion15 posts in the past month
- How many AI images have you created since you've started using NovelAI?
- Increase context lenght
- Just noticed I have an inventory in the Novelai menus
#215DiscussionHow many AI images have you created since you've started using NovelAI? · Increase context lenght · Just noticed I have an inventory in the Novelai menus - NAI Diffusion V510 posts in the past month
- Nayuta
- Cute Witch tea party
- [Malfoid] Harry Potter & Draconia Malfoy: The Deathly Hallows
#310NAI Diffusion V5Nayuta · Cute Witch tea party · [Malfoid] Harry Potter & Draconia Malfoy: The Deathly Hallows - Question: Text Generation5 posts in the past month
- Can’t edit or type because text cursor gets hidden by the keyboard now?
- Xialong doesn't like to give me different generations
- Wanting to try NovelAI
#45Question: Text GenerationCan’t edit or type because text cursor gets hidden by the keyboard now? · Xialong doesn't like to give me different generations · Wanting to try NovelAI - NAI Diffusion V4.53 posts in the past month
- Kafka ❤️🖤🤍 (Styx_sfw)
- Hiring a new tavern girl, who should it be?
- The first 2 are v4.5. The last one is v5
#53NAI Diffusion V4.5Kafka ❤️🖤🤍 (Styx_sfw) · Hiring a new tavern girl, who should it be? · The first 2 are v4.5. The last one is v5
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 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.
Monthly Stats
- 25
- Views /mo (-32%)
- 25
- Visitors /mo (-32%)
- 1
- Referrals /mo (-50%)
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