PhotoRoom (AI Image Generator) · Image generation
Workspace 'Create any image' generates two unwatermarked 1024×1024 JPEGs in 5.98s server wait; sign text and 5-finger mechanical hand are accurate, missing one blue mug.
US-West (California, AS2914)
JPEG · Output attached · Open native file ↗
Subsequent pricing and service checks are shown separately without altering historical scores.
One run does not establish all complex scenes, untested paid maxima or long-term uptime.
Plans & historical pricing
USD web subscriptions: Pro, Max and all four Ultra volumes, monthly and annual; excludes API/MCP · 2026-10-21
Personal, non-commercial use only; no API access
Public card shows $7.50/month equivalent; in-app upgrade modal after sign-in confirms USD 89.99/year (one free trial per person)
Public card shows $20.99/month equivalent; in-app upgrade modal after sign-in confirms USD 249.99/year ($20.83/month equivalent, one free trial per person)
Public card shows $82.50/month equivalent; in-app upgrade modal after sign-in confirms USD 990.00/year
Public card shows $165/month equivalent; in-app upgrade modal after sign-in confirms USD 1,980.00/year
Public card shows $413/month equivalent ($412.50/month in modal); in-app upgrade modal after sign-in confirms USD 4,950.00/year
Public card shows $825/month equivalent; in-app upgrade modal after sign-in confirms USD 9,900.00/year
13 plan / billing-period records, all listed; — means that period is not recorded.
Free use is personal and non-commercial, with no exact allowance stated. Core removal uses no AI credits but export caps and fair-use limits apply. The public pricing page only shows monthly equivalents for annual plans; after sign-in, the in-app upgrade modal confirms all six annual invoice totals: Pro USD 89.99/year (not $7.5×12=$90), Max USD 249.99/year ($20.83/month equivalent, not $20.99×12), and Ultra tiers at USD 990 / 1,980 / 4,950 / 9,900/year. The pricing page states VAT/GST is included.
Cancellation, sources & verification record
Cancel in app. Pro/Max annual plans have a seven-day trial. Pro/Max/Ultra refunds may be requested within seven days of the last payment, but are not guaranteed and may be refused for misuse or terms violations. API is excluded.
Official plans and usage terms ↗ · 2026-10-20 Capture 1 ↗ · Capture 2 ↗ · Capture 3 ↗ · Capture 4 ↗ · Capture 5 ↗ · Capture 6 ↗ · Capture 7 ↗ · Capture 8 ↗ · Capture 9 ↗ · Capture 10 ↗ · Capture 11 ↗
Purchase entry requires sign-in ↗ · 2026-10-20 Capture 1 ↗
Official plans and free-use scope ↗ · 2026-10-20 Capture 1 ↗
Official refund eligibility ↗ · 2026-10-20 Capture 1 ↗
In-app upgrade modal annual billing totals (verified after sign-in) ↗ · 2026-10-21 Capture 1 ↗
Pricing recorded on the test date · 2026-10-21
Free tier available; Pro $12.99/mo or $89.99/yr, Max $34.99/mo or $249.99/yr (verified 2026-10-21)
Freemium subscription + API credits
Historical context only; not current purchase guidance.
Delivery & access
- Free delivery record
- 1024×1024 (JPEG)
- Watermark
- No visible watermark (clean 1024×1024 JPEG export)
- Free allowance
- Generates 2 square 1024×1024 images per prompt in 'Create any image' with direct JPEG download via More actions
- Account requirements
- Accessible via app.photoroom.com AI mini-apps dialog (supports Guest or Google/Apple/Email workspace)
- Maximum specification record
- 1024×1024 (JPEG)
May include advertised capabilities; this does not establish a tested paid tier.
- Batch & API
- Generates 2 candidates per run; supports generating 2 variations or opening in chat editor
- Manual refinement
- Not recorded or not verified
Tested result & sample
Strong multi-constraint adherence (59.0/65): 'REALTEST 2026' text and 5-finger mechanical right hand are crisp and accurate; misses one of the two requested blue ceramic mugs (3 red apples + 1 blue mug).
- Fixture
- anchor_t2i_v1
- Recorded environment
- US-West (California, AS2914)
- Network-observed server wait
- 5.98 s
- End-to-end reference
- 6.54 s
Network wait includes round trips, queuing and polling error, not pure inference time. Local timings depend on the device; repetition counts are not standardized in legacy records.
Experience, rules & trust
- Disclosure
- Landing page links directly to the AI mini-apps dialog; Pro/Max upgrade tiers are optional
- Interaction
- Requires opening the AI mini-apps modal and selecting 'Create any image', then downloading via the '...' More actions menu; no forced trial or paywall blocks standard 1024×1024 JPEG export.
- Entity record
- PhotoRoom SAS (Paris, France)
- Origin
- Paris, France
- Domain history record
- 2019–present
- Third-party tracking record
- Not recorded or not verified
- External information
- Not recorded or not verified
- Processing
- Cloud SSE generation pipeline (POST ai-gateway.photoroom.com/v2/ai-tools/generate-images -> cdn.photoroom.com/v2/image-cache, server_s = 5.98s)
- Retention statement
- Generated images are stored in the active workspace session until deleted by the user
A recorded statement does not verify deletion or all data-processing behavior.
Verifiable audit trail & evidence
Four SHA-256-verified stages link the benchmark fixture, same-run interface screenshots, native exported artifact and archived pricing sources.
anchor_t2i_v1 · Inspect fixture & file inspector →
Captures entry rules, result view and export disclosure.
Official plans and usage terms (snapshot ↗) · Purchase entry requires sign-in (snapshot ↗) · Official plans and free-use scope (snapshot ↗) · Official refund eligibility (snapshot ↗) · In-app upgrade modal annual billing totals (verified after sign-in) (snapshot ↗)
Screenshots, native output and official claims support different conclusions. Evidence grades are not product safety certifications.
Evaluation basis & full scores · Overall 86.2/100
Overall = honesty & reputation × 30% + capability × 70%. Component maxima follow this report’s rubric. List scores are rounded for display; original precision is retained here.
Scoring version 2.3.1 · Test fixture anchor_t2i_v1
Honesty & reputation · 82/100 · 30%
| Criterion | Score | Rationale | Basis |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pricing transparency | 26 / 35 | Clicking Generate images on /tools/ai-images opens the app.photoroom.com AI mini-apps dialog where 'Create any image' generates two 1024×1024 square candidates and downloads a clean 1024×1024 JPEG without watermarks or payment prompts (Pro $89.99/yr and Max $249.99/yr verified in workspace billing). | Evidence A → |
| Interaction restraint | 24 / 30 | Requires opening the AI mini-apps modal and selecting 'Create any image', then downloading via the '...' More actions menu; no forced trial or paywall blocks standard 1024×1024 JPEG export. | Evidence A → |
| Background & reputation | 19 / 20 | Operated by PhotoRoom SAS (Paris, France, founded 2019), a top-tier visual AI company. | Evidence B → |
| Engineering & privacy | 13 / 15 | Streams generation events over HTTPS via ai-gateway.photoroom.com/v2/ai-tools/generate-images and delivers 1024×1024 JPEGs from cdn.photoroom.com (network-observed server wait 5.98s). | Evidence A → |
Capability · 88/100 · 70%
| Criterion | Score | Rationale | Basis |
|---|---|---|---|
| Task quality | 59 / 65 | Text rendering (25.0/25: Wooden sign prints 'REALTEST 2026' with 100% accurate spelling and metallic embossing) · Count & color binding (15.0/20: 3 red apples on the left are exact, but only 1 blue ceramic mug appears in the background instead of 2) · Anatomy & structure (19.0/20: Vintage brass robot right hand clearly shows 4 mechanical fingers + 1 thumb holding the lower-right corner of the sign; upper torso partially cropped). | Evidence A → |
| Deliverable specifications | 17 / 20 | Clean unwatermarked export (8/8); tested native export is 1024×1024 RGB JPEG (245,931 bytes) matching the 1:1 target resolution (10/12). | Evidence A → |
| Processing speed | 12 / 15 | Single-sample network-observed server wait 5.98s (fast 5.0–10.0s, async_verified SSE stream from POST /v2/ai-tools/generate-images to CDN image delivery; end-to-end 6.54s) (12.0/15). | Evidence A → |
Legacy scores may include advertised maximum capabilities. Read tested output separately from paid capabilities. Records without matching tiers and scope are not ranked together.
Revisions & corrections
- 2026-10-16
Initial cross-category evaluation of PhotoRoom AI Images. - 2026-10-19
Standardized 30/70 aggregation, decimal half-up rounding, and SHA-256 evidence inventory. - 2026-10-19
Captured native 1024×1024 JPEG export from Create any image; held pending same-run landing screenshot and server timing. - 2026-10-21
Completed same-run landing/result/download screenshots, native 1024×1024 JPEG export, verified SSE server timing (server_s = 5.98s), and full seven-aspect scoring; auto-approved via contract gate.