I recently found out about a local café that is selling AI-generated images for quite a high price. They are charging more than £40 for each piece, which is essentially digital art made by computers. I’m interested in hearing what others think about this pricing. Is this something that cafes and restaurants are doing more often? Do people really want to spend that much on AI art when there are many online tools available to create similar images? I get that there may be some selection process, but it feels like a big markup for digital art that doesn’t require traditional artistic talent. Have any of you seen similar prices for AI-generated art in your local shops? I’m curious if this is just a passing trend or if AI art is really being recognized at such high prices in stores.
Same thing happened at my old startup. We built an internal tool for marketing visuals and suddenly everyone became a ‘graphic designer.’
What matters is what they do after hitting generate. Are they just printing whatever pops out? Or are they actually curating, editing, combining multiple outputs?
I’ve seen cafe owners spend hours tweaking prompts and post-processing results. That’s real work. But I’ve also seen places use the first thing Midjourney throws at them.
The £40 price tag tells you everything. Either they’re putting serious effort in, or they’re betting you don’t know how easy this tech is.
Look for polish vs. obvious AI tells - weird hands, wonky text. You’ll know instantly if it’s worth the money.
£40 for AI art in a café? That’s way too much. Most local spots I’ve seen charge £15-25 for prints. The tech isn’t the problem - it’s how much effort they actually put in. Some places just throw prompts into free generators and slap crazy prices on garbage results. Others spend time tweaking prompts, editing afterwards, and picking stuff that’s actually worth looking at. Here’s the thing though - are people buying at those prices? I’ve watched cafés price their AI art too high and the same pieces sit there for months. The market’s finding its sweet spot between regular prints and original art, but £40? At that price, people expect way more artistic skill or better quality production.
honestly sounds like they’re just testing what people will pay. saw a place near me doing £12 for AI prints which seemed more reasonable. maybe the cafe thinks location + presentation justifies the markup? don’t know though, seems steep when you can literally make your own for free.