What iStock AI Generate does
iStock AI Generate is iStock's generative AI service for creating new images from text prompts and modifying existing images. It is trained on licensed content and intended for commercial use, aimed at creators and marketers who need visuals for marketing, social media and product imagery. Features include text-to-image generation with 4K upscaling, adding or removing objects, extending images, replacing or removing backgrounds, prompt-based editing, and uploading a product photo to place it on new backgrounds. Generated images exclude brand logos and characters. The Unlimited AI plan costs $14.99 a month, is included with premium subscriptions, and carries up to $10,000 of indemnification per image.
How iStock AI Generate compares with its closest alternatives
3 of the 5 closest alternatives have a free plan; iStock AI Generate does not. 4 of the 5 offer an API; FalcoScan's records show none for iStock AI Generate. iStock AI Generate offers a web app. Of the alternatives, all 5 offer a web app. iStock AI Generate was founded in 2023; the alternatives were founded between 2010 and 2024, 1 of them earlier. The alternatives with a known headquarters are in the United States and Spain.