What Magic Studio does
Magic Studio, formerly InstaHeadshots, is an AI photo service that trains a personal model on everyday photos a user uploads and then generates new photos of that person. It is aimed at individuals who need professional headshots for LinkedIn, corporate profiles or roles such as doctor, lawyer or realtor, plus social and dating photos, and Magic Studio for Teams lets companies produce staff headshots. Features named on the site include profession based headshot collections, editing of outfits, backdrops, hairstyles and expressions, Magic Edit for changes described in plain words, Magic Eraser and 4K upscaling. Users can preview their first 50 watermarked photos free, and photo packs are one time purchases rather than subscriptions.
How Magic Studio compares with its closest alternatives
4 of the 5 closest alternatives have a free plan, as Magic Studio does. Among the 4 that list a starting price, the cheapest is Freepik AI at $6 a month and the median is $12. Magic Studio starts at $6 a month, below that median. 3 of the 5 offer an API, as Magic Studio does. Magic Studio offers a web app. Of the alternatives, all 5 offer a web app. Magic Studio was founded in 2020; the alternatives were founded between 2010 and 2023, 3 of them earlier. The alternatives with a known headquarters are in Spain, the United States and Austria.