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Scientific Figure Generator

Chat to edit scientific figures. From draft to publication-ready.

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Describe your figure

  • Edit only what you circleThe rest of the figure stays as it is.
  • Approve before you spendSee the plan and the cost first.
  • Every version keptGo back to any draft.
  • 5 free figures to start
  • No watermark
Start from a template
Line art scientific figure: HPLC system
Line artHPLC system
3D render scientific figure: Virus capsid
3D renderVirus capsid
Flat scientific figure: Vaccine immune response
FlatVaccine immune response
Line art scientific figure: Photosynthesis light reactions
Line artPhotosynthesis light reactions
3D render scientific figure: Perovskite solar cell
3D renderPerovskite solar cell
Flat scientific figure: Enzyme kinetics
FlatEnzyme kinetics
Line art scientific figure: Subduction zone
Line artSubduction zone
3D render scientific figure: PEM fuel cell
3D renderPEM fuel cell
Flat scientific figure: Water treatment
FlatWater treatment
Line art scientific figure: Cardiac circulation
Line artCardiac circulation
3D render scientific figure: Bioreactor
3D renderBioreactor
Flat scientific figure: Exoplanet photometry
FlatExoplanet photometry
Line art scientific figure: Droplet flow focusing
Line artDroplet flow focusing
3D render scientific figure: Crystal defects
3D renderCrystal defects

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Three ways to start

Words, a sketch, or a reference.

Start from whatever you have. Each path ends on the same canvas, where you refine the figure by chat.

Describe it

Write the mechanism, components, labels and layout you want. The agent turns it into a plan, then a draft.

Write a brief

Sketch it

Draw boxes, arrows and words on a sketch pad. SFG reads the sketch, confirms what it understood, then draws the figure.

Open the sketch pad

Start from a reference

Upload a figure to redraw or restyle, or open one of 60 scientific templates and adapt it to your study.

Use a reference image

Workflow

One canvas, from first draft to final figure.

Describe it, circle what to change, and compare every version side by side.
1Generate a figure
Flat illustration of a single-cell RNA sequencing workflow
Publication-style overview of drug-loaded liposome structure and experimental characterization methods
Create a flat illustration of a single-cell RNA sequencing workflow. Show sample preparation, cell capture, barcoding, reverse transcription, sequencing and cell clustering. Use soft teal, blue and coral colors, clear arrows, readable labels and a clean white background.Describe · Generate · Refine · Download
2Circle and edit
Original flat illustration with a green CD4 T cell, kept unchangedEdited flat illustration with a purple CD4 T cell and the original labels preserved

Circle the original, send a color change, and generate a connected edited version. Both images are kept. “Make this T cell purple. Keep the labels.”

3Keep every version
Original: Always kept. Flat tumor microenvironment illustration.
Original
Option 1: Blue tumor cells. Flat tumor microenvironment illustration.
Option 1
Option 2: Purple tumor cells. Flat tumor microenvironment illustration.
Option 2
Option 1 · A: Coral blood vessel. Flat tumor microenvironment illustration.
Option 1 · A
Option 1 · B: Teal blood vessel. Flat tumor microenvironment illustration.
Option 1 · B

Tumor microenvironment · Every version stays. One original. Multiple directions. Keep them all.

Your original stays. Your change becomes a new version.

Refine

Refine the details that matter.

Labels, arrows, layout. Tell AI what to change—and keep refining until it works for you.

Give every label the right meaning.

Replace shorthand with precise terminology, without rebuilding your figure.

OriginalUnchanged
Original LNP–mRNA delivery diagram with side-by-side panels, shorthand labels and straight arrows
Refined version Ready
LNP–mRNA delivery with the labels Endosomal escape and Cytosolic translation

Change “Escape” to “Endosomal escape” and “Ribosome” to “Cytosolic translation”.

Escape → Endosomal escape · Ribosome → Cytosolic translation

More precise labels. The same scientific illustration.

Illustrative edit
Try with your figure Describe · Generate · Refine · Download
Try editing a template

Examples

Scientific figure generator examples

Choose a visual style, then edit a scientific template directly or use it as a reference for your own figure. Explore figure legends and reference labels with our figure reference generator.
Tumor microenvironment cross-section with cancer cells, immune cells, fibroblasts, vessels, and signaling interactions

Tumor Microenvironment

Tumor Immunology

Example prompt
Try changing
  • Change immune-cell composition
  • Add checkpoint-blockade therapy
  • Highlight hypoxic tumor regions
Edit on desktop

On mobile, use Reference to generate a new figure.

Single-cell RNA sequencing workflow from tissue dissociation and droplet capture to clustering and marker analysis

Single-Cell RNA-Seq Workflow

Single-Cell Genomics

Example prompt
Try changing
  • Change to plate-based capture
  • Add doublet filtering
  • Relabel cell-type clusters
Edit on desktop

On mobile, use Reference to generate a new figure.

MAPK ERK signaling cascade from growth-factor receptor activation to nuclear transcriptional response

MAPK/ERK Cascade

Signal Transduction

Example prompt
Try changing
  • Add pathway inhibitors
  • Branch to cytoskeletal targets
  • Highlight phosphorylated proteins
Edit on desktop

On mobile, use Reference to generate a new figure.

3D microfluidic organ-on-chip figure with fluid inlets, cell chambers, detection zone, and outlet

Microfluidic Organ-on-Chip

Bioengineering

Example prompt
Try changing
  • Change the cultured tissue type
  • Add shear-stress values
  • Recolor the two fluid circuits
Edit on desktop

On mobile, use Reference to generate a new figure.

Explore all templates

Create a diagram for your paper with our scientific figure maker.

Pricing

Start with 5 free figures. Add more when needed.

One balance for generating, editing and downloads.

Signup credits

5 free figures · 3 today, 2 tomorrow

Verify your email or continue with Google, then generate, edit, and download.

  • Generate with GPT Image 2.5Start with GPT Image 2.5 Flare, or choose GPT Image 2 or Sunburst.Use all three models with one credit balance.Every result has no watermark and includes its download.
  • Circle and chat to refineEach successful 1K edit uses 10 credits.
  • Keep your original in viewCompare connected versions as you explore.
  • Start with 5 free figuresVerify your account once, then generate, edit, and download.
  • Then 10 free credits a dayWithout a subscription, a balance below 10 is topped up to 10 once a day: one 1K figure.
Start with 5 free figures

No watermark. Downloads are included.

Plans & credits

From $9.90 / month, billed monthly

Or buy a credit pack from $9.90, one time.
Monthly and yearly subscriptions are also available.

  • Use any modelAll three models use 10 credits at 1K and 20 credits at 2K.GPT Image 2.5 Flare — Detailed instructions, sharp labels and complex layouts.GPT Image 2.5 Sunburst — Fine-grained edits, text-rich diagrams and multi-step refinement.
  • Create in higher resolutionUse credits for 2K generation and enhancement.
  • Keep generating and refiningOne credit balance for generation and saved-figure edits.
  • Download your finished figureDownloads are included with every successful result.
View plans & credit packs

Subscriptions: Cancel anytime.
Credit packs: no auto-renewal.

Verify your email or use Google for 5 free figures, then add a plan or credit pack when needed. Each 1K generation or edit uses 10 credits and each 2K result uses 20 credits. Downloads are included.

At a glance

Scientific Figure Generator in brief

The essentials, kept current. Compare it with BioRender, FigureLabs, SciDraw and ConceptViz.

What it is
An AI tool for researchers that creates scientific illustrations, diagrams and graphical abstracts, then lets you edit them by chat.
Inputs
A written description, a hand sketch, a reference image, your paper’s abstract or PDF, or one of 60 scientific templates.
Editing
Circle a region and describe the change; edit text, split layers, remove backgrounds or objects. A free label check flags likely errors, and a project style keeps a set of figures consistent. Every edit is kept as a version.
Styles
Line art, 3D render and flat illustration.
Models
GPT Image 2.5 Flare (default), GPT Image 2.5 Sunburst and GPT Image 2.
Output
PNG at 1K or 2K with no watermark, and a 2× upscale (2K to 4K) for print. PowerPoint export with editable text labels is in beta; editable SVG is not available.
Cost
5 free figures for new verified accounts (3 at signup, 2 the next day), then 1 free figure a day without a subscription. A 1K generation or edit uses 10 credits, a 2K result 20. Plans from $9.90/month.
Good to know
AI helps with illustration, not scientific validation. Check every label against your evidence and your journal’s AI policy.

FAQ

Scientific figure generator FAQs

From the first draft to your final download.

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Made for research. Reviewed by you.

AI helps with illustration—not scientific validation. Check every label, structure, and arrow against your evidence before publication.

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