The best Lensa alternatives
Lensa is a mobile photo editing app from Prisma Labs that became widely known for its AI avatar packs generated from your selfies. It's a great fit for mobile users who want photo retouching plus stylized avatar sets. But if what you want is realistic photos of yourself, here are better options.
1. Lumipose — best for photos of yourself
Lumipose trains a private model on your selfies, then shoots you in >100 themed packs or any prompt. Lensa is a friendly mobile editor with fun avatar packs. Lumipose focuses on realistic photos and ongoing creative control over a personal model.
- Trains a personal model of you
- LumiposeYes - private FLUX.1-dev AI model trained on 10-30 selfies in about 15-25 minutesLensaYes - for avatar packs
- Photos of you without prompting skills (themed packs)
- LumiposeYes - 120+ themed photo packsLensaYes - avatar style packs
- Consistent likeness across photos
- LumiposeYes - every photo is generated from your own trained modelLensaGood within an avatar pack
- Custom prompts
- LumiposeYes (Pro and above)LensaLimited
- AI video
- LumiposeYes - image-to-video (Max and above)LensaLimited
- Photo editing tools
- LumiposeEdit, crop, zoom out, relight, combine, upscale, virtual try-on (Max and above)LensaYes - retouching and editing
- Commercial use
- LumiposeYes (Pro and above)LensaCheck their terms
- No technical setup
- LumiposeYes - upload selfies in the browserLensaYes - mobile app
- Pricing model
- LumiposeSubscription from $19/mo ($99/yr); 1 credit per photo, failed jobs refundedLensaSubscription plus pack purchases
| Feature | Lumipose | Lensa |
|---|---|---|
| Trains a personal model of you | Yes - private FLUX.1-dev AI model trained on 10-30 selfies in about 15-25 minutes | Yes - for avatar packs |
| Photos of you without prompting skills (themed packs) | Yes - 120+ themed photo packs | Yes - avatar style packs |
| Consistent likeness across photos | Yes - every photo is generated from your own trained model | Good within an avatar pack |
| Custom prompts | Yes (Pro and above) | Limited |
| AI video | Yes - image-to-video (Max and above) | Limited |
| Photo editing tools | Edit, crop, zoom out, relight, combine, upscale, virtual try-on (Max and above) | Yes - retouching and editing |
| Commercial use | Yes (Pro and above) | Check their terms |
| No technical setup | Yes - upload selfies in the browser | Yes - mobile app |
| Pricing model | Subscription from $19/mo ($99/yr); 1 credit per photo, failed jobs refunded | Subscription plus pack purchases |
Other Lensa alternatives
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Midjourney
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ChatGPT
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Gemini
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HeadshotPro
HeadshotPro is an AI headshot service: you upload selfies and receive a set of professional-style headshots.
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Runway
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Kling AI
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