The best Meta AI alternatives
Meta AI is Meta's AI assistant, available in its own app and across WhatsApp, Instagram and Messenger, with built-in image generation. It's a great fit for people who want quick, free image generation inside apps they already use. 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. Meta AI is a handy free option for quick, fun images. Lumipose is built for higher-quality, consistent photos of you that you can use professionally.
- Trains a personal model of you
- LumiposeYes - private FLUX.1-dev AI model trained on 10-30 selfies in about 15-25 minutesMeta AINo dedicated trained model
- Photos of you without prompting skills (themed packs)
- LumiposeYes - 120+ themed photo packsMeta AINo - prompt-driven
- Consistent likeness across photos
- LumiposeYes - every photo is generated from your own trained modelMeta AILimited
- Custom prompts
- LumiposeYes (Pro and above)Meta AIYes
- AI video
- LumiposeYes - image-to-video (Max and above)Meta AILimited - short animation features
- Photo editing tools
- LumiposeEdit, crop, zoom out, relight, combine, upscale, virtual try-on (Max and above)Meta AILimited
- Commercial use
- LumiposeYes (Pro and above)Meta AICheck Meta's terms
- No technical setup
- LumiposeYes - upload selfies in the browserMeta AIYes
- Pricing model
- LumiposeSubscription from $19/mo ($99/yr); 1 credit per photo, failed jobs refundedMeta AIFree
| Feature | Lumipose | Meta AI |
|---|---|---|
| Trains a personal model of you | Yes - private FLUX.1-dev AI model trained on 10-30 selfies in about 15-25 minutes | No dedicated trained model |
| Photos of you without prompting skills (themed packs) | Yes - 120+ themed photo packs | No - prompt-driven |
| Consistent likeness across photos | Yes - every photo is generated from your own trained model | Limited |
| Custom prompts | Yes (Pro and above) | Yes |
| AI video | Yes - image-to-video (Max and above) | Limited - short animation features |
| Photo editing tools | Edit, crop, zoom out, relight, combine, upscale, virtual try-on (Max and above) | Limited |
| Commercial use | Yes (Pro and above) | Check Meta's terms |
| No technical setup | Yes - upload selfies in the browser | Yes |
| Pricing model | Subscription from $19/mo ($99/yr); 1 credit per photo, failed jobs refunded | Free |
Other Meta AI alternatives
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Midjourney
Midjourney is a text-to-image generator known for its distinctive, highly aesthetic output. It is used through its web app and Discord, and has added image-to-video and editing features.
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ChatGPT
ChatGPT is OpenAI's general-purpose AI assistant. It includes built-in image generation and can edit or restyle images you upload through conversation.
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Gemini
Gemini is Google's AI assistant. It can generate and edit images from text and uploaded photos, and some plans include Google's video generation models.
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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
Runway is a creative AI platform best known for video generation and video editing tools, with image generation also available.
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Kling AI
Kling AI is a video generation platform from Kuaishou that creates clips from text or images, and also offers image generation.