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Short answer: A fashion workflow runs from concept to imagery, fit, specification and launch, and no single AI tool covers all of it well. For concepts, Midjourney or Adobe Firefly; for fashion design and AI models, The New Black or Mercer; for on-model content, FASHN; for 3D, CLO 3D, Style3D or Fabra; and for the factory-ready tech pack, The F* Word, which drafts the BOM, points of measure and construction notes in 8 to 10 minutes and checks them before handoff.
| Tool | Stage | Free plan | Paid from (vendor page, Nov 2026) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Midjourney | Concept images | No | Basic US$10 a month |
| Adobe Firefly | Concept images, prints | Free trial | Standard US$9.99 a month |
| The New Black | Fashion design, AI models, tech pack drafts | No free plan listed | Starter US$15 a month |
| Mercer (formerly Cala AI) | Design, collaboration, production on Enterprise | No | Designer US$19 a month |
| FASHN | On-model images and try-on | 10 free credits | Basic US$19 a month |
| CLO 3D | 3D fit from patterns | Free trial | Individual US$50 a month |
| Style3D | 3D design and simulation | See vendor | See vendor pricing |
| Fabra | Browser-based 3D design, tech pack exports | Yes (no tech packs) | Starter US$15 a month |
| The F* Word | Design to factory-ready tech pack; launch content | 75 credits, personal use | Pro US$299 a month |
An image or a 3D render shows what to make; production needs a spec: a complete bill of materials, points of measure with tolerances, construction notes, and colourways that match the BOM. A manual tech pack takes 4 to 16 hours and a sample round costs US$200 to US$1,500 (State of AI Fashion 2026).
Prices and features checked on each vendor's own website on 8 November 2026; time and sample-cost figures from the State of AI Fashion 2026 report.
Software that uses AI for one or more stages of fashion product development: concepts, imagery, 3D fit, tech packs and launch content.
None covers every stage equally well. Most teams combine an image tool, a 3D tool if needed, and a tech pack tool such as The F* Word.
FASHN (10 free credits), Fabra (free plan without tech packs) and The F* Word (75 free credits for personal use); Firefly and CLO 3D have free trials.
The F* Word drafts a factory-ready tech pack in 8 to 10 minutes; The New Black offers AI tech pack drafts and Fabra exports tech packs on paid plans.
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