Welcome to the 10th in a series of posts where I will test AI image generators and see how they handle making maze art. I will be asking 10 prompts and seeing what gets generated. My goal is to evaluate different AI image sites against each other to see how they perform. If you need to catch-up here is the series so far:
An exploration into Al Image Maze Generation
Making mazes with AI: DallE2 (Updated to compare 2023 to 2026)
Making mazes with AI: Stable Diffusion (Updated to compare 2023 and 2024 to 2026)
Making mazes with AI: Craiyon (Updated to compare 2023 to 2026)
Making mazes with AI: Dream by Wombo (Updated to compare 2023 to 2026)
Making mazes with AI: Nightcafe (Updated to compare 2023 to 2026)
Making mazes with AI: StarryAI (Updated to compare 2023 to 2026)
Making mazes with AI: DeepAI (Updated to compare 2023 to 2026)
Making mazes with AI: Canva (Updated to compare 2023 and 2024 to 2026)
Update from 2026:
When I did this series in Spring of 2023 I found that none of the text to image generators were able to generate actual mazes, including this one. They were able to make images that looked maze-like, but none were solvable puzzles. The 10 prompts below are a record of what was possible then, but each generation of AI pushes the limit further on what is possible. I remade each maze in 2026 for comparison. All of these were made using text to image generation and not coding.
Making Maze Art with AI Image Generator
2023: Today I test out AI Image Generator. You can access the AI Image Generator website here. At the time of this writing it is ranked #1 on Google search for AI image generation (makes sense with that name). You can just go to the website and start using it , there is no sign-in or anything. Each prompt, or generation will generate 1 image. I found that the site would error out a lot, and during my 10 prompts I got about an equal number or errors. All prompts I use are the same for each site !
2026: Still no sign-in required. A basic looking site that is very type and go. I found the generations to go smoothly this time, with no errors like in 2023. There is a prompt options at the bottom you can select 3 different topics: Art Style (with 10 options); Subject (with 6 options); and Mood & Lighting (with 8 options). You can also upload an image for guidance. I used the default for all, with 1 image generated each time.
Prompt 1 - Make a medium difficulty maze of the Eiffel Tower in black and white with arrows at the start and finish
2023: It is almost a maze map of the city surrounding the Eiffel Tower which is a really nice idea, but it isn’t quite that.
2026: I like the white drawing on black. Not quite a maze but much improvement from 2023.
Prompt 2 - Draw a medium difficulty large maze of the Empire State Building with the start and goal embedded in the structure
2023: I see the base of the ESB and the core…with the top, actually 2 tops on each side of the building…
2026: I see a line drawing of the ESB. The surrounding buildings are weak and there is no maze but still this is a massive improvement.
Prompt 3 - Draw a difficult maze of the White House pixel art style
2023: Nope.
2026: Much better. We have a recognizable building and a maze like drawing on the lawn. The red flag is awkward. Just leave it white if you are going to color it incorrectly.
Prompt 4 - Draw a difficult maze that looks like a drawing of a famous building in sketch style
2023: I like the angles in the mazelike drawing that looks nothing like any famous building I can think of.
2026: I mean at least this time we have a building surrounded by a maze.
Prompt 5 - Draw a maze in the style of doyoumaze.com of a skyscraper in NYC
2023: Almost a maze. Not close to NYC or really a building either.
2026: This would be a really nice generation for my ESB prompt above, but it also fits here of course.
Prompt 6 - Draw a maze in the style of Sean C Jackson of a scene from a large outdoor market
2023: No market. It looks like a maze within a labyrinth which is a fun idea !
2026: Nice looking market with weird mazelike flower boxes. Better try but a miss none the less.
Prompt 7 - Make a maze of a slice of an orange in color
2023: I have never seen a slice of oranges cut into a square piece before.
2026: An orange slice with a very awkward circular center.
Prompt 8 - Make a maze integrated on top of a photograph of a king sitting on his throne looking cantankerous beside his beautiful queen
2023: Not even close.
2026: Hey now. A nice job of doing what was asked.
Prompt 9 - Make a solvable maze that is very large and very difficult to solve because it is so complex
2023: So large is this maze that it must be completely off the page. Is that a small man standing in the middle ?
2026: The maze is easy but it looks cool.
Prompt 10 - Make a 3d render of a red and blue glossy cube maze
2023: Not bad. Not good either.
2026: Interesting.
Summary and Conclusion:
2023: How did AI Image Generator do ? Once you get past all the errors it made some interesting concepts that could be used as inspiration for other mazes. I would not recommend it otherwise.
2026: This is on the low end of the generators I’ve tested but it is still much improved. It erred on the side of mazes in 2023, and images without a maze in 2026. The 2026 versions are much better and closer to what was asked for. I would still not recommend it.
Coming Next: ToolBaz
