MyGardenGPT vs Gardenly: An Honest 2026 Comparison
Update, July 2026: an earlier version of this post described MyGardenGPT as a text-only gardening assistant. Their current product generates a redesigned image from an uploaded photo. We rewrote the comparison against what each tool publishes today.
Gardenly and MyGardenGPT now do the same core thing: you upload a photo of your garden and an AI returns that same space, redesigned. They differ in what you get back with the image, and in what you pay before you see anything.
Quick Answer
Pick MyGardenGPT to try photo-based AI garden design without paying. They advertise free generations with no credit card required, and Gardenly has no free plan. Pick Gardenly when you intend to build the design: every render comes with a plant list matched to your climate, with species and quantities, plus a shopping list you can take to a garden centre or hand to a landscaper.
At a Glance
| Feature | Gardenly | MyGardenGPT |
|---|---|---|
| Input | Photo of your space | Photo of your space |
| Output | Photorealistic render + plant list + shopping list | Redesigned image |
| Styles | 27+ named styles | Multiple themes (full list not published) |
| Climate-adapted plant list | ✅ USDA zones + international | Not advertised |
| Shopping list | ✅ | Not advertised |
| Sketch-to-render | ✅ | Not advertised |
| AI video generation | ✅ | Not advertised |
| Free option | ❌ (7-day money-back guarantee) | ✅ Free generations, no credit card |
| Paid pricing | $4.50–$7/mo annual | Paid tier (on their pricing page) |
“Not advertised” means their public pages don’t mention the feature. We haven’t paid for and tested every corner of a competitor’s product, so this comparison sticks to what each tool publishes and sells.
What Each Tool Does
Gardenly is image-in, deliverables-out. Upload a photo of your garden, balcony or yard, pick one of 27+ styles, and the AI returns a photorealistic redesign of the same space in under 30 seconds. Every image arrives with a structured plant list: species, quantities, filtered against your USDA hardiness zone in the US or local climate data elsewhere. A shopping list comes with it. You can also start from a sketch instead of a photo, and generate a short AI video of the finished design.
MyGardenGPT describes itself as an AI garden design generator: upload a garden photo, get a transformed version back in a chosen theme. Third-party roundups list themes including Modern, Japanese, English Cottage, Mediterranean and Desert. Their site advertises a free start with no credit card and a paid tier for more generations. Beyond that, their pages publish few product details.
Where MyGardenGPT Wins
Cost of entry. You can generate redesigns of your own garden for free, without entering a card. Gardenly’s cheapest way in is $4.50 a month billed annually, refundable within 7 days. If you’re unsure whether AI redesign will work for your space at all, running your photo through MyGardenGPT first costs you nothing.
Where Gardenly Wins
The plant list. A render shows you what the garden could look like; planting it requires names, quantities and a trip to a garden centre. Gardenly attaches both the species list and the shopping list to every render, matched to your climate. MyGardenGPT’s pages describe the image and stop there.
Style range and inputs. Gardenly ships 27+ named styles, accepts sketches as well as photos, and can turn a design into a short AI video.
International use. Gardenly adapts plant recommendations to growing conditions outside the US. MyGardenGPT’s pages don’t say how they handle climate.
Use Case 1: Seeing Your Yard Redesigned
Both tools cover this. Upload a photo, pick a style or theme, get an image. MyGardenGPT lets you do it free; Gardenly charges but returns more per generation.
Use Case 2: Handing a Plan to a Landscape Contractor
Gardenly fits this best. Contractors bid against a visual plus quantities. A photorealistic render of your yard in the new style, a plant list with species and counts, and a shopping list form a brief a landscaper can price. An image alone leaves the plant selection work undone.
Use Case 3: Trying AI Garden Design for Free
MyGardenGPT fits this best. Free generations with no credit card beat a paid tool for a first experiment, full stop. Gardenly’s answer is a money-back guarantee, which still requires paying first.
Use Case 4: Gardens Outside the US
Gardenly fits this best. Plant recommendations adapt to regional climates and growing conditions internationally. MyGardenGPT’s published pages don’t address non-US climate handling.
Pricing
Gardenly: Paid only. Starter $4.50/mo billed annually or $9 month to month. Pro $7/mo annually or $14 month to month. 7-day money-back guarantee on new purchases.
MyGardenGPT: Free generations to start, no credit card required. Paid pricing sits on their pricing page; their site publishes no crawlable numbers, so check it directly for current rates.
Frequently Asked Questions
Bottom Line
The two tools overlap far more than they used to. If you want a free look at your yard in a new style, start with MyGardenGPT. If you want to walk into a garden centre with a list, or hand a landscaper a brief they can price, Gardenly produces that from the same photo.
For the wider field, see how ten AI garden design tools stack up in our 2026 ranking.
