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FAQ

Questions, answered.

Everything about making photos with PicYep — from your first prompt to the shot you keep.

Creating photos

Prompts, reference images and getting the shot you want.

What is an AI photo generator?

An AI photo generator creates a new photo from a text description, a reference image, or both. In PicYep you describe the shot — subject, outfit, light and mood — and the model renders a realistic image you can save or download.

What can I make with PicYep?

Realistic photos: professional headshots, natural portraits, photos for social profiles, selfies, holiday portraits, pet portraits and group photos. Describe the photo in words, or add photos to work from: one of yourself, one of your pet, or one of each person to put a whole group in the same picture. You can also change a photo you already have, such as adding a Santa hat to everyone in it, and then enlarge it, remove its background or extend it.

Will the photo look like me?

Add a clear photo of yourself and the new photo is made with it in view: the face, the hair, the build. A sharp photo that faces the camera, with nothing across the face, gives the closest match. Every attempt is a new take, and models differ in how closely they follow your photo, so if one result is not right, try again or switch model. The guide shows how to choose a photo and a model.

How do I write a good photo prompt?

Describe the shot like a photographer would: who is in it, what they wear, where they are, the light and the mood — for example “a relaxed headshot, charcoal knit sweater, warm gray backdrop, soft window light”. Starting from a ready look and editing it is the fastest way in.

Can I use my own photo?

Yes. Add up to 16 JPG, PNG or WebP photos, each up to 10 MB, and describe the photo to make from them. How many a request takes depends on the model you pick, and so do the results.

How does editing a photo work?

Describe the change in a sentence, such as “add a red Santa hat” or “make it evening”, and a new photo is made from yours with that change. Keep the same shape as your photo and say what should stay, and the rest stays close to the original: when we added hats this way ourselves, only the area around the hat changed. The photo you started from stays in your library.

Can I upload any reference image or media?

Only upload media you created, licensed, or otherwise have permission to use. You remain responsible for the rights attached to your inputs.

What do 1K, 2K and 4K mean?

They name the size of the photo: roughly 1,000, 2,000 or 4,000 pixels on its longer side. The exact pixels depend on the model and the shape; a 4:5 photo at 1K from the default model is 928 × 1152. The file is the size the model returns for that setting. PicYep does not enlarge it: enlarging is the separate Upscale tool, and what it makes is kept as a photo of its own.

What file do I get when I download?

The file the model made, at full size: a PNG for most photos, a JPEG for very large upscales, an MP4 for a clip. PicYep adds no watermark and does not recompress it. Some models put their own provenance information in the file, and we leave that in place.

Credits & plans

What a photo costs, free credits, and what happens when something fails.

How many credits does a photo cost?

The live cost appears beside Generate. It depends on the model and settings, and is checked again before a generation starts.

Is there a free AI photo generator?

Yes, PicYep is free to try. New accounts start with free credits. The cost of every photo is shown before you generate, and a request that ends without a photo gets its credits back automatically. No card is needed to sign up.

Are the generation counts in each plan fixed?

No. Counts are approximate because the model, the resolution and the number of photos change the credit cost. The pricing page estimates photos per plan at the default settings, and the exact cost is shown before each generation.

Do unused credits roll over?

Yes, for one month. Monthly credits you don't use carry over to the end of the next month, then expire. Annual plan credits last the year. Credits from a one-time pack last 365 days and stack with any plan.

What happens if a generation fails?

Your description stays in the editor. If the request ends without a photo, its credits are returned automatically: the model failing, no result after 10 minutes, or a photo that could not be saved. A photo that was delivered is not refunded. Your credit history shows every return, and the refund policy lists each case.

Can I cancel a request after sending it?

While a request is still waiting in line, yes: Cancel is under the photo, and the credits come back in full. Once the photo is being made it runs until it is ready, until it fails, or until 10 minutes have passed; if it ends without a photo, its credits are returned automatically.

Do plans renew automatically?

Yes. A monthly plan renews every month and a yearly plan every year, at the price shown at checkout, until you cancel. Billing, under Settings, shows the date of the next renewal, and a week before a yearly plan renews we email you the date and the price. Credit packs are one-time purchases and do not renew.

How do I cancel a plan?

Go to Settings, then Billing, and choose Cancel subscription. The plan stops renewing. You keep it until the period you paid for ends, and a monthly plan's unused credits for one more month after that. Canceling does not refund the period already paid; the refund policy says when a payment can be returned. Your photos stay in your library whether or not you have a plan.

Can I switch to another plan?

Yes, in two steps: cancel the current plan in Billing, then choose the new one. The credits of the old plan stay as long as they would have (a monthly plan's carry over one more month), and credit packs can be added at any time.

Which credits are used first?

The ones that expire soonest first, then the rest in order of expiry. Credits that never expire are used last. Your credit history lists every grant with the date it expires.

Your photos & privacy

Where photos are kept, who can see them, and who owns them.

Where do my saved photos go?

Your photos holds your generated images. Yep, save this marks a favorite and keeps its prompt and settings with it.

Are my generations public by default?

No. Your photos and generation history are private to your account. Nothing is shared publicly unless you choose to publish it.

Who owns my photos, and can I use them commercially?

You do. You can use the photos you make for personal and commercial work, on the free allowance and on paid plans alike, with no credit and no watermark. What we cannot grant is other people's rights, such as a real person's likeness, a brand or someone else's work, or a guarantee of copyright or exclusivity. The terms set this out.

Account

Verification and how PicYep relates to the model providers.

Why do I need to verify my email?

Email verification protects your free credits and lets you recover your account. You verify once after signing up. Photos that use credits, free credits included, can be made only after that.

Is PicYep affiliated with the AI model providers?

PicYep is an independent product and does not claim official partnership or authorization from model providers.

What has changed.

Changes to prices, credits, models and policies, with the day they took effect. The newest is first.

  • Free credits are no longer given each day. A new account still starts with 100 free credits, valid for 30 days; after that, credits come with a plan or a credit pack.

  • The Assistant can use the people you saved: say their name, or who they are to you, and it makes the photo from their saved photos. Photos you upload to it can be saved as a person, and a single photo can be removed from a saved person. The privacy policy now says what the Assistant receives about a saved person.

  • A week before a yearly plan renews, we now email you the date, the price and how to cancel.

  • You can remove a reference photo yourself under Your photos, without removing the photos made from it. The privacy policy now says so.

  • The privacy policy and the acceptable use policy were updated. Analytics is now on by default, except in the European Economic Area, the United Kingdom and Switzerland, where it still waits for your yes; you can turn it off under Privacy choices. Accounts are asked to confirm the current terms once.

  • A group can share one photo, each person from a photo of their own: we tested two to six people, and eight with a group photo. The guide shows how.

  • A smaller plan, Starter: $12 a month for 2,000 credits, or $120 a year. The other plans and the one-time packs are unchanged.

  • We began using Google Analytics, only in browsers where analytics has been turned on. The privacy policy lists what it receives; prompts and photos are not among it.

  • You can say whether a photo turned out. The privacy policy now lists what we keep of that, and that we count how often you download.

  • A request for several photos that returns fewer is charged only for the photos delivered. Before, it was charged in full.

  • The terms now say that photos you make may be used for personal and commercial work on free and paid plans alike. The privacy policy was rewritten to describe storage, deletion and the companies that process data as they work today.

  • Every example photo on the site is now one the site made, shown with its prompt, settings and the model that made it.

  • Credit packs hold 800, 3,500 and 9,000 credits. Free starting credits last 30 days, and an account with a verified email receives free credits each day.

  • Turning a photo into a short clip costs 25 or 55 credits, depending on its size.

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