About Infinite Alchemy
The original infinite AI alchemy game: combine elements, and an AI invents and paints whatever you make.
The story
Infinite Alchemy launched in May 2023 as one of the first games to invent brand-new elements with AI on demand. In the original version, GPT-4 named each new element and DALL·E drew it, and every combination was saved so the world grew with its players.
In November 2026 it was rebuilt from scratch: a new touch-first interface, a handmade clay art style, a tuned recipe model, daily challenges, and no more credits or payments. It's free. Everyone's progress from the original game carried over.
What makes it different
- Infinite, but stable. The AI decides each combination once; after that it's the same for everyone.
- First discoveries. Be the first person to make something and it carries your seal.
- Handmade art. Every element gets a small clay-style illustration, painted the first time someone needs it.
- Daily challenges. Three targets a day, always reachable with recipes that already exist.
Inspiration
Infinite Alchemy is inspired by Little Alchemy by Jakub Koziol, and is part of a long line of element-combining games. It is an independent project and is not affiliated with Little Alchemy or any other game.
Who made it
Infinite Alchemy is made by Shrivu Shankar. The code is open source on GitHub (MIT). Recipes come from OpenAI's gpt-6-luna and the art from gpt-image-2.5-flare.
Read more
- The original launch story (2024 retrospective; it describes the first version, including credits that no longer exist)
- How the current version works
- A plain-text guide for AI assistants