Free trial vs. full version vs. traditional photographer.
The free trial is the same AI that powers our paid product — just gated. Here's what you get at each tier and what an in-person photographer costs by comparison.
Save hundreds vs. a photographer
| Free Trial | Paid | Photographer |
|---|
| Cost to start | $0 | $29 | $150–$300 |
| Sign-up | None | After unlock | Required |
| Credit card | None | At unlock | Deposit |
| Time to first preview | 5–10 minutes | 5–10 minutes | Half day + delivery |
| HD headshots you keep | 1 | 49+ | 5–15 retouched |
| Styles available | Pre-selected | Thousands | Studio-dependent |
| Poses | Auto-generated | Full control | Photographer-led |
| Edits & re-rolls | — | Full creative control | Pay per edit |
| Output formats | Square only | HD + landscape | RAW + JPEG |
| Money-back guarantee | — | Yes | Usually no |
| Keeps your free work | n/a | Yes, all of them + 40 credits | n/a |
Time to first preview
Photographer
Half day + delivery
HD headshots you keep
Photographer
5–15 retouched
Styles available
Photographer
Studio-dependent
Poses
Photographer
Photographer-led
Edits & re-rolls
Paid
Full creative control
Keeps your free work
Paid
Yes, all of them + 40 credits
Other free AI tools cap you at one watermarked photo and stop there. Our free trial gives you a real HD headshot, shows you 8 more styles so you can see what's possible, and — if you decide to unlock — keeps everything you've already generated.
Still comparing options? See our breakdown of the best AI headshot generators side-by-side with Canva, Aragon, and Headshotmaker.