Frequently asked questions.
Everything about Photolaria in one place – jump to AI photo editor, AI image generator, pricing & credits or account & general.
AI Photo Editor
Is there a free online AI photo editor?
Yes – Photolaria offers 10 daily credits as a guest courtesy and a current allowance of 15 tied to a free account, refreshed daily with no expiring trial and no visible Photolaria watermark. Free generation remains subject to fair-use and abuse protections. For higher resolutions, Nano Banana Pro, fast speed and more volume, see pricing.
What can I edit with an AI photo editor?
You can describe almost any change in plain language – it is not a fixed menu of effects. Typical examples: enhance a photo, retouch a product shot, restyle an interior photo, change a background or outfit, remove objects or people, restore an old photo, or extend the frame. Results depend on the source photo, prompt and model, so a complex edit may take more than one attempt.
How does prompt-based photo editing work?
Instead of tools and sliders, you describe the change in plain text – "remove the person on the left", "make the sky sunset orange" – and the AI applies it while aiming to preserve the rest of the photo. The built-in AI Assistant can write the prompt for you if you're not sure how to phrase it.
Which AI models power the editor?
Photolaria runs on several leading models – Nano Banana, Nano Banana 2, Nano Banana Pro, Seedream 5.0 Pro and GPT Image 2 – and you pick the one for each edit. Nano Banana Pro requires subscription or purchased credits. There's also a dedicated Remove Background model that cuts the background to transparency without writing any prompt.
Do I need to sign up to edit photos?
No – the editor works without an account. A free account raises the current daily allowance from 10 to 15 credits and adds a private Library that syncs across devices with unlimited image history.
Are my photos private?
Yes. Your uploads and results are private on every plan, including Free. You can delete individual images, or use "Delete my data" in the Bin tab on every tool – guests and accounts alike – to remove all images, generation history and assistant chat from live systems after confirmation. If you have an account, "Delete my data" is also in your profile, where you can delete the account itself and all of its data. Short-lived backup copies expire on their rotation schedule. Guest photos expire automatically 7 days after creation.
Can I use edited photos commercially?
Yes – commercial usage rights are included with every account, free or paid. Using Photolaria without an account (a guest session) is for personal use only. Results have no visible Photolaria watermark, though providers may include invisible provenance metadata. You remain responsible for applicable law, third-party rights and provider policies – see the Terms for details.
What is the best AI photo editor?
Results depend on the source photo and the edit, so no single model is best at everything. Photolaria offers Nano Banana, Nano Banana 2, GPT Image 2, Seedream 5.0 Pro and Nano Banana Pro in one editor, letting you choose the balance of speed, detail and subject consistency for each edit.
Which photo editor uses AI?
Traditional editors center on manual tools and sliders, sometimes with AI features added on. Photolaria is AI-first: most edits – from object removal to restoring old photos – begin with a plain-language prompt, while the dedicated Remove Background model is a one-tap tool that needs no prompt.
Which AI photo editor gives natural results?
Natural-looking results depend on how well a model preserves faces, lighting and texture while following the requested change. Nano Banana Pro, GPT Image 2 and Seedream 5.0 Pro are strong options in Photolaria. You can re-run the same prompt with another model and compare the results in your Library, with each run charged separately.
AI Image Generator
What is the best AI image generator?
No single model wins at everything. Nano Banana Pro, GPT Image 2 and Seedream 5.0 Pro each have different strengths in realism, prompt accuracy, text and style, and results depend on the image you want. Photolaria lets you compare them in one place and pick a model per image.
Is there a free AI image generator?
Yes – Photolaria offers 10 daily credits as a guest courtesy and a current allowance of 15 tied to a free account, refreshed daily with no expiring trial and no visible Photolaria watermark. Free generation remains subject to fair-use and abuse protections. Nano Banana Pro, fast speed and higher resolutions require subscription or purchased credits; see pricing.
How do I generate images from a text prompt?
Type a prompt describing the image – subject, style, lighting, composition – pick a model and generate. With a free account, "Use image" on a result opens the AI photo editor with that image ready for your next change (on mobile, tap the image first, then "Use image"). "Use prompt" loads the exact prompt that created it so you can tweak and rerun it in the generator. The built-in AI Assistant can also write or improve prompts for you, so no prompt-engineering experience is needed.
Which AI models power the generator?
Six models are available for generation: Nano Banana, Nano Banana 2, Nano Banana 2 Lite, Nano Banana Pro, Seedream 5.0 Pro and GPT Image 2 – you choose one per image. Nano Banana 2 Lite prioritizes speed for drafts, while the other models offer different balances of detail, prompt accuracy and realism. Nano Banana Pro is a premium model that requires subscription or purchased credits.
What is the Nano Banana AI image generator?
Nano Banana is Google's image generation model family: Nano Banana, Nano Banana 2, Nano Banana 2 Lite and Nano Banana Pro. Nano Banana and Nano Banana 2 are everyday models; Nano Banana 2 Lite is the speed-focused draft option; Nano Banana Pro offers stronger fine detail and text rendering. You can run all four in Photolaria – pick one per image.
Can I upload an image to the AI image generator?
The generator itself is text-to-image only – it creates new images from a prompt, with no upload step. To work from your own photo, use the AI photo editor: upload up to 6 reference images per edit and describe the change or the new scene to build around them. The tools share your account and credit balance and offer many of the same models.
What's the difference between an AI image generator and an AI photo editor?
A generator creates a brand-new image from a text prompt; an editor changes a photo you already have – removing objects, swapping backgrounds or enhancing quality – while aiming to preserve parts you did not ask to change. Photolaria includes both: generate new images here, or open the AI photo editor to transform your existing photos.
Pricing & Credits
How many images can I generate with each plan?
Each generation costs credits based on the AI model and resolution you pick. Current per-image costs:
- Nano Banana – 4 credits (most affordable all-round model).
- Nano Banana 2 Lite – 4 credits (fastest model, available in the image generator).
- Nano Banana 2 – 8 credits in 1K, 12 in 2K, 18 in 4K.
- GPT Image 2 – 6 credits in 1K, 10 in 2K, 16 in 4K.
- Seedream 5.0 Pro – 8 credits in 1K, 15 in 2K.
- Nano Banana Pro – 18 credits in 1K and 2K, 36 in 4K (requires subscription or purchased credits).
- Remove Background – 2 credits (one-tap transparent background, in the photo editor).
Divide your available credits by the cost above to estimate your images. For example, Starter's 300 monthly credits cover up to 75 Nano Banana generations or 50 GPT Image 2 generations in 1K, before counting free daily credits.
Your credit allowances:
- Free – 10 daily credits as a guest courtesy, or 15 tied to a free account. Free generation remains subject to fair-use and abuse protections.
- Starter – 300 monthly credits.
- Pro – 1,200 monthly credits.
- Studio – 4,800 monthly credits.
Every paid plan currently includes the 15 free daily credits too – standard generations spend them first, so your monthly credits last longer. When your monthly and purchased balances reach zero, the daily allowance still refreshes for standard generations.
What happens when my monthly credits run out?
If you're on a paid plan and your monthly credits run out, your 15 free daily credits still refresh for standard generations. Purchased credits can cover more generations, fast speed, higher resolutions and premium models.
You can also buy a one-time credit pack at any time – no subscription required. Pack credits never expire.
What is the difference between monthly, purchased and daily credits?
- Monthly credits are included in your plan and refresh every billing cycle – unused ones don't roll over.
- Purchased credits are one-time credit packs that anyone can buy – no subscription required. They never expire and stay spendable even if a subscription ends.
- Daily credits are the current free allowance on every plan: 15 tied to an account, or 10 as a courtesy in guest sessions.
An active subscription, or holding purchased credits, unlocks premium AI models. Spending order: standard generations use your free daily credits first, then monthly credits, then purchased credits. Fast speed, higher resolutions and premium models always draw on monthly or purchased credits – your free daily credits are never spent on them.
What is the difference between Fast and Standard generation?
Every generation runs at one of two speeds, picked in the Settings menu under the model in the editor and the image generator:
- Standard – the default speed, available to everyone on every plan. During periods of high demand, Standard generations may take longer than usual.
- Fast is designed for shorter, more consistent wait times during periods of high demand.
Both speeds use the same AI models and cost the same credits. Fast is available whenever subscription or purchased credits cover the full generation cost; free daily credits can only pay for Standard.
Do I need a subscription to buy credit packs?
No. Credit packs are one-time purchases available to everyone – guests included. If you don't have an account yet, one is created automatically at checkout with the email you enter (or create a free account first), and your existing photos come with it.
Pack credits never expire, and while you hold them premium AI models are unlocked. If you create regularly, a subscription is the better deal – subscription credits cost about half as much per credit.
Can I upgrade or downgrade my plan?
Yes, anytime – you manage it yourself in the Stripe billing portal. What happens to your credits depends on the direction:
- Upgrades take effect immediately. Stripe charges a prorated amount for the rest of your current cycle, and we add credits in proportion to that charge – a partial top-up now, not the full monthly allowance, which arrives at your next renewal.
- Downgrades take effect at the end of your current billing cycle. You keep your current plan and all its credits until then – nothing changes mid-cycle and there's no extra charge. At your next renewal you move to the new plan and your credits reset to its amount.
Either way, only your monthly subscription credits change – your purchased and free daily credits are never affected.
To make the change, in the Stripe billing portal choose Update plan (sometimes shown as "Change plan"), pick your new plan, and confirm. To open the portal:
- On desktop – click your avatar (the circle with your initial, top-right) → My profile → in the Billing section click Open billing portal.
- On mobile – tap the menu (☰, top-right) → My profile → in the Billing section tap Open billing portal.
Can I cancel my subscription?
Yes, anytime – no questions asked. You cancel it yourself in the Stripe billing portal:
- On desktop – click your avatar (the circle with your initial, top-right) → My profile → in the Billing section click Open billing portal.
- On mobile – tap the menu (☰, top-right) → My profile → in the Billing section tap Open billing portal.
In the Stripe portal, choose Cancel plan (sometimes shown as "Cancel subscription") and confirm.
Your plan stays active until the end of the current billing period, then unused subscription credits end and your account switches to the Free plan. You keep your account on every device, your private Library and generation history, and the current 15-credit daily allowance. Purchased credits stay spendable with no time limit – and while you hold them, premium models stay unlocked.
Do you offer refunds?
Yes. The first payment of your first subscription has a 14-day money-back guarantee, once per customer. Contact us within 14 days and we'll refund it in full as long as you've created no more than 10 images since subscribing – edits and generations both count.
A credit pack is refundable within 14 days of purchase if none of its credits have been spent.
A refund removes what the payment provided – the subscription, the credits it granted, and the images created since. Your account and everything from before it stay intact. If you just want to stop paying, cancel instead: nothing is removed immediately, and your plan remains active until the end of the paid period. See the full refund & cancellation policy.
Do I need an account for the Free plan?
No – but a free account is worth having. Without one, the Free plan uses a temporary session tied to this browser, with 10 daily credits as a courtesy (our abuse protection may limit free generations).
Create a free account – sign in with your email or Google – and the current allowance is 15 free daily credits tied to your account, plus cross-device access, unlimited image history and a Library that survives browser resets.
Account & General
How do I delete my images and data?
Every plan has self-serve deletion, including free guest use. The trash icon moves an image to the Bin, where it can be restored for up to 30 days – in guest sessions only until the photo's own 7-day expiry, which the Bin doesn't pause. You can also permanently delete individual items from the Bin immediately. "Delete my data" is in the Bin tab on every tool for everyone, and also in your profile if you have an account. It removes all your images, generation history and assistant chat from live systems at once, after confirmation. Short-lived backup copies expire on their rotation schedule. Deleting your account from your profile also cancels any active subscription and forfeits remaining credits without a refund.
How long does Photolaria store my photos?
With an account – free or paid – your photos stay in your private Library until you delete them; there's no automatic expiry. Guest photos and chats are deleted automatically 7 days after creation – including photos sitting in the Bin, so the Bin's 30-day restore window fully applies only with an account. Deleted content is removed from live systems immediately and purged from short-lived backups on their rotation schedule.
What file formats can I upload?
You can upload JPG and PNG images up to 10 MB each, with up to 6 reference images per edit. Other formats such as WebP, HEIC and GIF aren't accepted – some iPhones may offer a JPEG conversion when you pick a HEIC photo from your library. Most edited and generated images download as PNG; some Remove Background results may be WebP, depending on the provider.
Can I use Photolaria on my phone?
Yes – Photolaria runs in modern mobile browsers with no app install needed, using the same editor, generator and models as on desktop. Signing in to an account syncs your Library and generation history between your phone and computer.
Does Photolaria have an API?
Not yet – Photolaria is currently available through its web app, with no public API for external integrations. If you have an API use case, tell us at [email protected] – it helps us plan what to build next.
How do I contact support?
Email [email protected] – it's the single channel for everything: questions, billing, copyright takedown notices, likeness-removal requests and content reports. If your question concerns a specific image, include it or describe where it appears.
Who owns the images I create?
You do – Photolaria claims no ownership of your uploads or created images, and we pass on to you any rights in generated images that we hold or receive. Copyright in AI-generated images is legally unsettled in many jurisdictions, so see the Terms for what ownership of AI output does and doesn't cover.
What is the AI Assistant?
The AI Assistant is a free chat built into the editor and the generator: describe what you want in many languages and it writes a ready-to-run prompt and answers questions about Photolaria. In the photo editor it can see up to 4 reference photos attached from the upload strip; in the image generator it works from your text and settings without image attachments. Chatting never spends image credits – the daily message limit is 10 as a guest, 25 with a free account, and 100 with an active subscription or while you hold purchased credits.
What content is not allowed?
Photolaria is for users 18+ and its rules protect real people: no content involving minors, no nude or sexual imagery of any real person, no deceptive deepfakes or impersonation, and no unlawful use – and you need a person's explicit consent before uploading their photo. The full rules are in the Acceptable Use Policy; violations can lead to blocked requests, generation pauses or account suspension, with immediate suspension for serious cases.
Does Photolaria use my photos to train AI?
Photolaria does not use your photos to train AI models and does not sell your data. Photos and prompts are sent to AI providers only to produce the result you asked for; we choose providers and configurations intended to keep your content out of model training, while their own terms govern how they handle it. See the Privacy Policy for the full picture.
What languages does Photolaria support?
You can write prompts and chat with the AI Assistant in many languages – describe the edit or image in your own words and the models will try to follow it. The site interface is currently available in English.