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This Is Brilliant, But I Like This Meme Generator

Top Gear car comparison template contrasting a sensible, well-regarded option with the more appealing choice someone personally prefers.

Drag a box to move it, or its corners to resize. Everything renders on your device — nothing is uploaded.

Meme lore

What is the This Is Brilliant, But I Like This meme?

A two-panel preference template that praises one option as objectively excellent before admitting a personal preference for a different, often less practical or more exciting alternative. It works especially well for comparing sensible choices with emotionally appealing ones.

Origin & history

The format comes from a Top Gear-style automotive comparison scene and spread online as a reaction template. The exact episode and meme circulation history are not established here.

The image is a two-panel still from a Top Gear car comparison segment, with the baked captions “This is brilliant.” and “But I like this.” The contrast between objective praise and subjective preference became reusable beyond cars for jokes about products, habits, media, and everyday decisions.

Caption this This Is Brilliant, But I Like This meme with your own text in the editor above, then download the finished PNG free — for Reddit, X, Instagram, WhatsApp, Discord or the group chat.

Best used for

  • Praising a reliable laptop before choosing the flashy one
  • Admitting a favorite fast-food order is less sensible than the healthy option
  • Comparing a practical career path with a dream job
  • Choosing a complicated tool or gadget because it is more fun
  • Liking an unpopular movie, game, or character over the critically acclaimed choice

Template details

Size
680 × 702 px
Download
PNG
Caption slots
2
Layout
Two Panel
Panels
2
Category
Classic
ClassicFoodTechnologyEntertainment

Step by step

How to make a This Is Brilliant, But I Like This meme

  1. 1

    Open the This Is Brilliant, But I Like This template

    The blank This Is Brilliant, But I Like This meme is already loaded in the editor at the top of this page. There is nothing to install and no account to create.

  2. 2

    Write your captions

    Type into the brilliant option (top) and preferred option (bottom) fields in the panel beside the image, or tap one of the example captions to start from a working joke.

  3. 3

    Place the text

    Drag a caption box on the image to move it, or drag a corner to resize it. The text rewraps and shrinks to fit as you go.

  4. 4

    Download your meme

    Press Download PNG for the finished 680×702 image, or Copy to paste it straight into a chat. Turn the watermark off first if you would rather not have one.

How the joke works

Put the objectively impressive option in the top caption and the personally preferred, fun, or irrational alternative in the bottom caption.

Tone: understated, self-aware, playful

Already printed on the image: “This is brilliant.”, “But I like this.”

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Caption tips

  • Keep the top caption measured and approving.
  • Make the bottom caption more personal and emotionally revealing.
  • Use concise parallel phrasing with a clear contrast.

AI studio

Let AI write the captions

Describe the joke once and get four captioned variants on the templates that fit it — then open the one you like in this editor.

Generate captions

For agents

memeworld ships a REST API and an MCP server, so Claude, Cursor or your own agent can pull this template, caption it and render the image.

GET /api/v1/templates/this-is-brilliant-but-i-like-this-1883Agent docs

This Is Brilliant, But I Like This meme generator FAQ

What is the This Is Brilliant, But I Like This meme?

A two-panel preference template that praises one option as objectively excellent before admitting a personal preference for a different, often less practical or more exciting alternative.

How do I make a This Is Brilliant, But I Like This meme?

Open the editor at the top of this page, type your captions, drag the text where you want it, and download the finished PNG. It takes about twenty seconds.

Is the This Is Brilliant, But I Like This meme generator free?

Yes. Captioning and downloading are free, there is no account to create, and there is no cap on how many you make.

How many captions does the This Is Brilliant, But I Like This template take?

2 captions: brilliant option (top) and preferred option (bottom). You can leave any of them blank, and you can move or resize each box on the image.

What text is already on the This Is Brilliant, But I Like This template?

“This is brilliant.” and “But I like this.” are printed into the image itself. Write around them rather than repeating them in your caption.

Where does the This Is Brilliant, But I Like This template come from?

The format comes from a Top Gear-style automotive comparison scene and spread online as a reaction template. The exact episode and meme circulation history are not established here.

What file do I get?

A 680×702 PNG, ready to post to Reddit, X, Instagram, WhatsApp, Discord or the group chat.

Is there a watermark?

A small memeworld watermark is drawn in by default. Switch it off in the editor panel before you download and the export is clean.

Are my memes uploaded anywhere?

No. The renderer runs in your browser, so your captions and the finished image never leave your device.

Can an AI write This Is Brilliant, But I Like This captions?

Yes. Describe your joke on the Create page and memeworld writes captions onto the templates that fit it, ready to open in this editor. Agents can do the same through the REST API and the MCP server.

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