A buyer checklist for AI companion image generation covering face consistency, clothing, body proportions, scene continuity, privacy, generation speed and credit cost.

A good image is not enough

An AI companion may generate a beautiful photo once, but the product experience depends on whether the next ten images still look like the same person. Consistency is a better metric than one showcase result.

1. Face identity

Generate neutral, smiling and side-angle images. Look at eye spacing, jawline, nose, hairline and age appearance. Small style changes are fine; a different face is not.

2. Body and clothing continuity

If the character has a defined body type or signature outfit, test whether those attributes persist. Clothing changes should look intentional rather than random artifacts.

3. Scene continuity

Ask for the same location with a different action. A strong system preserves the room, lighting and camera logic well enough to feel like a continuous world.

4. Prompt obedience

Request simple changes such as glasses off, different jacket or outdoor background. The system should change the requested attribute without rewriting the whole identity.

5. Generation speed

Measure realistic wait time, especially during peak use. Faster is not always better if identity quality collapses, but long waits can make images feel disconnected from conversation.

6. Credits and limits

Check how many credits one image costs, whether retries consume credits and whether failed generations are refunded. Compare this with how often you realistically want images.

7. Privacy

If you upload your own photo, review retention and deletion controls. ItsMeToo’s data portability guide explains why media and relationship data deserve separate controls.

Bottom line

Test a sequence, not a sample. The best image feature strengthens the sense of one persistent character across conversation and media.