# AI image maker Generate or edit a picture with one of 19 image models, clean it up with background removal or upscaling, then turn it into a 3D model from the same result. > Canonical: https://ai3d.studio/image-maker ## Watch the AI image maker's five categories A 12-second recording of this page at normal speed. ### Change, Remake, Looks, Helpers, Create Change lists the models that take reference images, Remake opens tools such as Photo to figurine and Pose changer, Looks shows styles such as Vinyl toy and Cel-shaded toon, and Helpers holds background and shadow removal and upscaling, before the recording returns to Create and its 19 models. ## What each category of the AI image maker does The rail at the top of the AI image maker switches between five jobs. ### Create A text prompt in, a picture out. Every card shows the model's default price, so the choice is priced before you type: from 5 credits on Seedream 5 Flash, 10 on the default Nano Banana 2. ### Remake Ready-made changes aimed at 3D, each on its own page: a figurine from a photo, a new pose, a four-view character sheet, a restyle, one part pulled out, the same character in new shots, a finished sketch, or a clean reference image. ### Looks Single looks and figure styles from the Remake tools, such as Marble bust, Building-block figure, Anime and Claymation; a look card opens its tool already set to that look. Free-form remake, Parts layout and Tabletop hero run right here: pick one and the form above takes your picture, its extra touches and, for Free-form remake, the words for what it should become. ### Change Reference images plus an instruction. Each card shows how many images the model accepts: Nano Banana 2 takes up to 4, the Seedream models and GPT Images 2 take 10, GPT Image 1.5 takes 16. The form refuses more rather than dropping any. ### Helpers Background and shadow removal at 5 credits each, a Topaz and a Crisp upscaler, image to prompt at 2 and AI materials from 11, each on its own page, for preparing a picture before image to 3D. ## The AI image maker in numbers ### 19 image models Nano Banana, GPT Image, Seedream, Qwen-Image, Ideogram, Flux and Wan families; each one generates from text, and every one but FLUX.2 Max also edits from reference images. ### 5 credits The lowest default price per image, on Seedream 5 Flash; Nano Banana 2, the default model, costs 10 at 1K or 2K. ### 16 reference images The most any model here takes in one edit (GPT Image 1.5); the Seedream models, GPT Images 2 and Nano Banana 2 Lite take 10. ### 6 image tools Background and shadow removal at 5 credits each, image to prompt at 2, Crisp upscale at 8, Topaz upscale at 13 or 25, and AI materials from 11. ## From a prompt to a 3D model The picture and the model are separate runs, each priced before it starts. ### Pick a category and a model card Create starts from text, Change from your own pictures. The card you pick loads that model into the form below it. ### Describe one subject Name the object and its material, then ask for the whole subject in frame on a plain background with soft light; that is what image to 3D reconstructs best. ### Turn the result into 3D Every finished picture carries Turn into 3D, Remove background and Upscale. Turn into 3D opens image to 3D with the picture loaded; nothing is charged until you run it there. ## Limits of the AI image maker What Image Maker does not do. ### One picture is still one view Image to 3D guesses the sides it cannot see; for a character, generate front, side and back views and use multi-view to 3D. ### Every image is billed Asking for four images runs four jobs at the card's price each; a failed job is refunded. On Nano Banana 2, 2 to 4 images per run need a monthly or yearly plan. ### Lettering rarely survives Text drawn on an object often comes out garbled, and it is lost again in the 3D step. ### Size and speed change the price Most models cost more at larger sizes (Nano Banana 2 and Pro at 4K, GPT Images 2 and GPT Image 2.5 at 2K and 4K, the Seedream models, Qwen-Image 3 and FLUX.2 Max), and Ideogram V3 costs more at Balanced and Quality than at Turbo. A card shows the default price; the form shows the price of your choice. Seedream 5 Pro edits are priced for up to ten reference images. ### FLUX.2 Max does not edit FLUX.2 Max generates from text only. Its provider bills an edit by the size of the pictures you upload, which Image Maker cannot cap, so the Change category has no card for it. ## Where the picture goes next Each of these opens with the picture already loaded. ### [Image to 3D](https://ai3d.studio/image-to-3d) Turn the picture into a textured model. ### [Background remover](https://ai3d.studio/background-remover) Cut the subject out before image to 3D. ### [Image upscaler](https://ai3d.studio/image-upscaler) Enlarge a small or soft picture. ## Questions about the AI image maker Prices, models and the hand-off to 3D. ### Which models does the AI image maker offer? The AI image maker offers Nano Banana 2, Nano Banana 2 Lite, Nano Banana Pro, Nano Banana, GPT Images 2, GPT Image 2.5 Flare and Sunburst, GPT Image 1.5, Seedream 5 Pro, Flash and Lite, Seedream 4.5 and 4, Qwen-Image 3, Ideogram V3, FLUX.2 Max, Flux Kontext Pro and Max, and Wan 2.7 Image. ### How much does an image cost in the AI image maker? An AI image maker picture costs from 5 credits (Seedream 5 Flash) to 30 (GPT Image 1.5) at default settings; Nano Banana 2 costs 10 at 1K or 2K and 20 at 4K. Each card shows its price. ### Does the AI image maker charge for Turn into 3D? The AI image maker charges nothing for the hand-off: Turn into 3D opens image to 3D with the picture loaded, and the 3D model is billed there, at that model's price, only when you run it. ### Who uses the AI image maker, and for what? The AI image maker suits game developers, 3D printing hobbyists and designers who need a clean input picture for image to 3D, or want to restyle a photo first. If you already have a clean single-subject picture, go straight to image to 3D. ### Why use the AI image maker instead of a photo? The AI image maker can produce exactly one subject on a plain background in soft light, which image to 3D models reconstruct more cleanly than a busy photo. ### Can I use what AI Image Maker makes commercially? Every plan, the free tier included, lets you use what AI Image Maker makes commercially: the outputs generated for you are yours. ### How does AI Image Maker compare, and what alternatives fit a different workflow? AI image maker with 19 image models to generate and edit pictures, plus background removal and upscaling, then turn any result into a 3D model. Related options: AI 3D model generator with 11 named models: start from one image, a prompt, up to eight views or a sketch. From 13 credits; GLB, FBX, OBJ, STL or USDZ out. Background remover for 3D: cut the subject out of a photo for 5 credits, then open the cut-out in image to 3D straight from the result. AI image for 3D: generate a clean single-subject reference image with Nano Banana 2 or Seedream 5 Lite, then turn it into a 3D model. AI shadow remover for 3D: harsh shadows and hot spots in a photo become soft, even light, so a 3D model has no lighting to bake into its texture. Input image guide: Prepare an image for image to 3D: one subject, fully in frame, a plain background, soft light, and a JPEG or PNG under the model's size cap. Four checks. Image upscaler for 3D inputs: Crisp upscale for 8 credits or Topaz at 1x, 2x or 4x, then send the sharper picture to image to 3D. Choose by the input each one needs, the output it delivers, its controls and limits, whether it is available now and its credit cost; each is linked under Related tools on this page. ## Make the picture, then the model Pick a model card, generate, and send the result to image to 3D. ## Related tools ### [AI 3D model generator](https://ai3d.studio/ai-3d-model-generator) ### [Background Remover](https://ai3d.studio/background-remover) ### [AI Image for 3D](https://ai3d.studio/ai-image-for-3d) ### [AI Shadow Remover](https://ai3d.studio/remove-shadows-from-image) ### [Input image guide](https://ai3d.studio/prepare-image-for-3d) ### [Image Upscaler](https://ai3d.studio/image-upscaler) _Last updated October 19, 2026_