AI Avatar Maker
Turn a selfie into a stylized avatar for gaming, Discord or social. Describe the look you want — cyberpunk, watercolor, oil painting — or pick an outfit and backdrop from the presets. Run up to four versions at once and keep the best. Your face stays yours.
- versions at once, keep the best
- 4 per runversions at once, keep the best
- typical time, FLUX.1 Kontext
- ~25stypical time, FLUX.1 Kontext
- models to choose from
- 17models to choose from
- credits per image, by model
- 5–20credits per image, by model
Sign in to start — new accounts get 10 free credits, no card.
Example prompts for Avatar Maker
The same prompts are behind the “Try an example” button in the input box; each click loads the next one.
Neon cyberpunk
Cyberpunk portrait, magenta and cyan rim light, rain-slick skin, dark alley behind, cinematic
Watercolor avatar
Hand-painted watercolor portrait, soft edges, pastel palette, white paper showing through
Real results from Avatar Maker
A real result from this tool. Drag the handle to compare.
Why Avatar Maker on AI Image Tools
A profile picture, not just new clothes
Face, age, hair and skin lines are held; pose, expression and framing are normalised to head-and-shoulders with the eyes on the lens — so a casual selfie actually comes back usable.
Pick, don't write
Six outfits and six backdrops as one-click presets — a business suit on a grey studio backdrop is two clicks. The prompt box is still there for anything the presets do not cover.
Four tries per run
A single pass over one selfie does not hit every time. Run four at once and keep the one that looks most like you, instead of paying again for each miss.
6 model makers, 17 tiers
Kontext for speed, Nano Banana for closely following a long description, GPT Image 2.5 or Seedream 5 Pro for the most detail.
Every image model in one place
Pick any of these from the Model menu above; the price is shown before you generate. Each name links to what that model is good at. Compare every tier.
Z-Image Turbo
Alibaba · cheapest and fastest, text-to-image only
1 credits per image
Seedream 5 Pro · 1K
ByteDance · same model as 2K at half the price
9 credits per image
GPT Image 2.5 Flare · 2K
OpenAI · same price as Sunburst, tuned for speed and volume
13 credits per image
Qwen Image 3 · 2K
Alibaba · strong at readable text inside the image
6 credits per image
Nano Banana
Google Gemini 2.5 Flash · fastest, cheapest
5 credits per image
Nano Banana 2.1 · 1K
Google · newest Nano Banana, sharper text, banner ratios
10 credits per image
Nano Banana 2.1 · 2K
Google · same model at 2K
15 credits per image
Nano Banana 2.1 · 4K
Google · for print or heavy cropping
23 credits per image
Ideogram V3 · Turbo
Ideogram · text inside the image, fastest tier
5 credits per image
Ideogram V3 · Balanced
Ideogram · text inside the image, posters and logos
9 credits per image
Ideogram V3 · Quality
Ideogram · text inside the image, highest detail
13 credits per image
FLUX.1 Kontext
Black Forest Labs · fastest, about 5s per image
5 credits per image
Seedream 5 Lite
ByteDance · good at Chinese text and posters
7 credits per image
Seedream 5 Pro · 2K
ByteDance · most photorealistic, highest detail
18 credits per image
GPT Image 2 · 2K
OpenAI · good with text in images, half the price of 2.5
7 credits per image
GPT Image 2 · 4K
OpenAI · for print or heavy cropping
10 credits per image
GPT Image 2.5 · 2K
OpenAI · newest, better instruction following
13 credits per image
GPT Image 2.5 · 4K
OpenAI · newest, highest resolution
20 credits per image
Avatar Maker specifications
- Input
- One clear selfie with the face visible, up to 10 MB
- Attire / Backdrop
- Six outfit and six backdrop presets, or leave both on Keep
- Prompt
- Optional — only for looks the presets do not cover
- Images per run
- 1, 2 or 4; charged per image
- Models
- FLUX.1 Kontext by default; Nano Banana, Nano Banana 2.1, Seedream 5 Lite / Pro, GPT Image 2 / 2.5 and Ideogram V3 selectable
- Sizes
- Same as input, 1:1, 4:3, 3:4, 16:9
- Output
- PNG or JPEG depending on the model, saved to My Creations
- Cost
- 5 to 20 credits per image, depending on the model
- Time
- About 25 seconds with FLUX.1 Kontext; Seedream around 50 seconds, GPT Image about a minute
- Free plan
- 10 credits on sign-in — 10 images on the default model; free downloads carry a small watermark
How to use Avatar Maker
- Step 1
Upload a selfie
Face the camera in even light. Sunglasses and heavy shadows hide the features the model needs.
- Step 2
Pick an outfit and a backdrop
Two dropdowns, no prompt needed. Leave either on Keep to stay with what is already in the photo, or type a sentence for a look the presets do not cover.
- Step 3
Run four and keep one
Set Images to 4 and compare. Credits are charged per image, and only when an image actually comes back.
Get a better result
A few choices before you upload change the output more than any setting on this page.
One clear selfie, face unobstructed
Sunglasses, a mask or a hand across the chin remove the features the model needs to keep you recognisable.
Even light beats dramatic light
Hard shadows get baked into the avatar as if they were part of your face.
Expression and framing get normalised
Whatever the original pose, the result comes back as a profile picture: head and shoulders, squared to the camera, eyes open, relaxed closed-mouth smile. A laughing selfie with the eyes shut still works — the model opens them — but a photo where the eyes are already visible gives a closer likeness. Want your exact pose kept? Say so in the prompt box.
Wanted a work photo, not an avatar?
This page leans stylized. For a plain business headshot on a studio backdrop, use the AI Headshot Generator
Cut the background afterwards
Want a transparent profile picture? Run the avatar through Background Remover
What happens to the photo you upload
You are about to hand us a picture of your face. Here is exactly where it goes.
We don't keep the photo you upload
Your selfie goes straight to the model that processes it. It is never copied into our own storage — only the finished image is.
Results live on our servers, not the model's
The model provider deletes its copies after 14 days. Every result is mirrored to our own storage first, so what you made is still there next month.
Delete means the file, not just the row
Removing an image in My Creations deletes the stored file itself. It is not hidden from a list while quietly staying on disk.
One caveat, stated plainly
A result's URL is not behind a login, so a link you share keeps working for whoever has it — that is what makes sharing possible. Nothing you make is listed in any public gallery. Full detail in the privacy policy.
Pricing
Every tool draws from one balance.
No hidden fees • Cancel anytime • Unused credits roll over
Swipe to compare plans →
Avatar Maker: frequently asked questions
What size should a profile picture be?
Square. Discord, X, GitHub and Steam all crop to a circle from a square, and 400 x 400 clears every platform's minimum. Pick the Square (1:1) size here and the default model returns roughly 992 x 992.
Will it still look like me?
The instruction tells the model to keep your face and identity, and only change the rendering and setting. It is a single pass over one selfie, not a model trained on you, so expect a good likeness rather than a perfect one — which is why you can set Images to 4 and pick the closest instead of paying again for each miss. If all four drift, switch to FLUX.1 Kontext or Nano Banana, which hold a face more tightly.
Can I get a plain business headshot instead?
Use the AI Headshot Generator — same engine, but its instruction forbids stylized rendering outright and it defaults to a business suit on a studio backdrop. This page is for the stylized end: anime, cyberpunk, painterly.
Do you keep the selfie I upload?
No. It goes to the model that processes it and is never copied into our storage; only the finished image is kept, and deleting that in My Creations deletes the file itself. The section above spells out each step.
My only good selfie is me laughing with my eyes shut — is that usable?
Yes. Every result is composed as a profile picture regardless of the original pose: head and shoulders, squared to the camera, eyes open, relaxed closed-mouth smile. Opening shut eyes means the model has to reconstruct them, so the likeness is slightly looser than with a photo where they are already visible — run two or four and pick. If you would rather keep your exact expression, ask for it in the prompt box.
Which selfie works best?
Sharp, front-facing, evenly lit, nothing covering the face. Sunglasses, a mask or a hand across the chin remove the features the model needs to keep you recognisable.
What happens if a generation fails?
You are only charged when an image comes back. If the model fails or times out, nothing is deducted and you can simply run it again.
Can I use the results commercially?
You keep ownership of what you upload and what you generate, on every plan; see the Terms of Service. Free downloads carry a small watermark, paid plans download without one.
A profile picture in one sentence
Upload a selfie at the top of the page and describe the look.
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