# Portrait Pal review (2026): is it worth $35? > AI headshots from your selfies, paid once Checked Nov 13, 2026 ยท graded Nov 13, 2026 by ToolGPA. Portrait Pal makes professional-looking headshots from a handful of selfies. You upload 5 to 10 casual photos and receive a set of AI-generated headshots the same day, for LinkedIn, resumes and websites. It is sold as one-time packages rather than a subscription, with no app to install. - **Category:** AI Image & Video Generators - **Made by:** PortraitPal - **Website:** https://www.portraitpal.ai - **Runs on:** Web - **Who should skip it:** Skip it if you want to see results first, as there is no free tier or trial. - **Facts last checked:** Nov 13, 2026 ## Pricing As of Nov 13, 2026, Portrait Pal is a paid product, starting at $35 one-time for 20 headshots. - **Pricing model:** Paid - **Free plan:** None. - **Free trial:** None listed. | Plan | Price | What you get | | --- | --- | --- | | Quick Refresh | $35 one-time, for 20 headshots | 20 headshots for updating profile photos. The page shows $45 crossed out with no end date. | | Career Upgrade | $45 one-time, for 60 headshots | 60 headshots, marked most popular. The page shows $75 crossed out with no end date. | | Executive Pack | $75 one-time, for 100 headshots | 100 headshots, about 75 cents each. The page shows $129 crossed out with no end date. | Read from https://portraitpal.ai/ on Nov 13, 2026. Prices change, so confirm with Portrait Pal before buying. ## Key features - **Selfies in, headshots out:** You upload 5 to 10 casual phone photos, and the AI generates studio-style headshots in your likeness. - **Same-day delivery:** The site says headshots are delivered the same day, with unlimited downloads once they are ready. - **Package sizes:** Packages run from 20 to 100 headshots. Output is 1024 by 1024 pixels according to the FAQ. - **Commercial rights and privacy:** The FAQ says you own full commercial rights, training photos are deleted after 30 days and your images are not used to train the AI. ## Good for - Job seekers refreshing a LinkedIn photo or resume - People who want a single payment instead of a subscription - Professionals who need a spread of looks without a photographer ## Worth knowing - Output is 1024 by 1024 pixels, which may be small for print. - Prices shown are discounted from crossed-out figures with no stated end date. - Refunds are by a satisfaction guarantee handled by support, not an automatic return window. - Team and company orders are sent to a separate product called OnBrand. ## ToolGPA grades **GPA: 2.2 out of 4**, graded Nov 13, 2026. Portrait Pal turns 5 to 10 selfies into headshots, sold as one-time packs of 20 to 100 headshots from $35. There is no free tier or trial, output is 1024 by 1024 pixels, and the crossed-out prices have no stated end date. - **Value for money: A.** $35 once for 20 headshots, $45 for 60 and $75 for 100. A single payment under a year of the category's $11.88 middle subscription. - **Free plan and trial: F.** No free tier or trial is listed. A satisfaction guarantee is handled by support, and that is not a trial. - **Features: C.** One job, headshots from selfies, done start to finish with unlimited downloads. It is a smaller job than most of the category. - **Ease of use: B.** No store rating is on record. You upload 5 to 10 photos and wait for the set, with nothing to install. - **Platforms and integrations: C.** Web only, with no apps or integrations. Teams are sent to a separate product. These are ToolGPA's own grades. Graded from this listing, whose facts were read from Portrait Pal's own pages on 13 November 2026. Not based on using the product, and shorter than our full reviews. ## Where it stands among AI image and video generators - Portrait Pal's GPA of 2.2 is higher than 63 of the 168 other AI image and video generators we grade, and level with 42. - It stands best on value for money (A, above 149 of 168) and worst on free plan and trial (F, above 0). The category's chart of price against score: https://toolgpa.com/charts/ai-images ## Keep it, or make your own? **Keep it.** To replace Portrait Pal you would be making an image model, which you can rent by the picture but not make. That is not a weekend's work, with an AI app builder or without one. It costs $35, paid once. - You could not: An image model, which you can rent by the picture but not make. - You could not: AI features, unless you pay a model provider for each request yourself. A judgement by ToolGPA from this listing, by rules that are the same for every tool. Nothing was built to test it. **Tags:** Image generation, AI features, One-time purchase ## Alternatives - [HeadshotPro](https://toolgpa.com/tools/headshotpro): AI professional headshots from selfies, paid once with no subscription. [Compare](https://toolgpa.com/compare/headshotpro-vs-portrait-pal) - [BetterPic](https://toolgpa.com/tools/betterpic): AI headshots from selfies, bought once per person. [Compare](https://toolgpa.com/compare/betterpic-vs-portrait-pal) - [Aragon AI](https://toolgpa.com/tools/aragon-ai): AI headshots from selfies, plus monthly photo-generator plans. [Compare](https://toolgpa.com/compare/aragon-ai-vs-portrait-pal) - [Photo AI](https://toolgpa.com/tools/photo-ai): Makes AI photos and videos of you from a few selfies. [Compare](https://toolgpa.com/compare/photo-ai-vs-portrait-pal) - [Secta Labs](https://toolgpa.com/tools/secta-labs): AI headshots from your photos, sold as a one-time package. [Compare](https://toolgpa.com/compare/portrait-pal-vs-secta-labs) ## Sources The prices, plans, platforms and features above were read from these pages on Nov 13, 2026: - https://portraitpal.ai/ - https://www.portraitpal.ai Page: https://toolgpa.com/tools/portrait-pal Listed by ToolGPA (toolgpa.com).