Yay Images is a web service for finding royalty-free stock images, videos and vectors for creative projects. Its homepage lists more than 29.69 million images, 307.15 thousand HD videos and 4.41 million vectors. The service also has an AI image generator that makes images from text prompts, with photographic, digital art and cinematic styles, and an upscaler with 2x, 3x and 4x factors. Search options include color hues, number of people, image search, text space and orientation. Listed formats are JPEG for images, EPS or SVG for vectors, and MP4 or MOV for video. Licensing options include standard and extended royalty-free licenses; account licenses are limited to the owner and their employees. A free account provides 10 image, vector or footage downloads each day after account creation. The Unlimited Plan starts at $8.25/user/mo billed annually; its yearly option is $99 billed every 12 months. A one-time 50-credit plan is listed at $50.00. The terms prohibit automated scripted downloads and allow a daily cap for some unlimited-plan users.
Who it is for
Yay Images suits creative users looking for stock images, footage or vectors, as well as startups, entrepreneurs, freelancers and agencies. It may also suit users who want prompt-based image creation or image upscaling.
What is good
- Free account includes 10 downloads each day.
- Offers images, HD videos and vectors.
- AI generator provides several visual styles.
- Upscaler offers 2x, 3x and 4x factors.
- Standard and extended royalty-free licenses are listed.
What to know first
- Account licenses are limited to owner and employees.
- Terms prohibit scripted automated downloads.
- Some unlimited-plan users may face a daily download cap.
Verdict
Yay Images combines stock media with prompt-based image generation and upscaling, and offers a daily free-account download allowance. Check the license limits and download restrictions before planning a workflow around bulk or shared use.
Yay Images plans and pricing
All plansCompared on stock photo websites
- Free plan
- Yes
- Download model
- custom
- Commercial use
- Yes
- Editorial license
- Yes
- Extended license
- Yes
- Maximum resolution
- Unlimited
- Raster file formats
- JPEG
