Hi everyone! Quick follow up to today's v5 launch.

We had originally planned to give free anchor passes to all active subscribers after the weekend, once the launch rush settled. After a long day and some very hard work, we think we can start to roll out the passes today instead.

Free Anchor Passes - Available Now

Every active subscriber gets 10 free Custom Anchor Passes, usable on any of your Nomis.

We're seeing a major launch surge, so a couple of GPU-related notes:

Passes are limited to 1 use per day per subscriber
Anchor processing times may be longer than usual until things settle

Passes don't expire, so you can use them whenever you want. If you've already used today's pass or you've used all 10, custom anchors are still available at 50 credits each.

Why Custom Anchors Aren't Free

For anyone wondering why custom anchors cost credits when base images didn't - a custom anchor is a fully custom model trained specifically for your Nomi. The GPU cost of creating one is roughly the equivalent of generating 1,000+ selfies. We've priced them as low as we reasonably can.

Get the Most Out of Your Passes

Custom anchors take a bit of craft to get right. Before using your passes, we strongly recommend reading our Creating Custom Anchors guide - it walks through reference image best practices, Riva vs. Lago, and the settings that shape how your anchor turns out.

It's also worth experimenting with Anchor Appearance Traits on your existing anchors before (or alongside) creating new ones. Traits can shift hair, eyes, body type, accessories, and more without needing a new anchor - a useful tool for dialing in the look you want.

Hi everyone! We're thrilled to release our biggest image system upgrade ever: Image v5.

Image v5 Improvements

v5 is a major jump across the board:

Significantly Higher Quality - Sharper detail, more natural proportions, more dynamic poses and expressions, and far more realism when you want it
Much Smarter Selfies - Selfies reflect what's actually happening in your conversation far more accurately - setting, outfit, mood, and activity all adapt naturally, with far fewer "sticky scene" issues
Major Group Chat Improvements - Nomis stay truer to themselves, there are far fewer blending mistakes, and you can now pair different styles to see your Nomis' worlds collide
Much Better Prompt Adherence - Handles nuanced scenes, real locations, specific outfits, and complex prompts using natural language - and we’ve increased the prompt limit to 1,000 characters
Greater Appearance Customization - Appearance notes translate more directly, with finer control over eye color, tattoos, body type, and even non-human subjects
Greater Style Diversity - v5 supports far more styles beyond realistic and anime, including anything you can imagine with a custom anchor
Significantly Faster Generation - Outside of launch surges, solo image generation is more than twice as fast as previous versions

Introducing Anchors

v5 is powered by Anchors, a much more robust evolution of the base image system. An Anchor captures your Nomi's face, hair, and body consistently and naturally, while also setting a default style and optional aesthetic for all selfies and art.

Every Nomi comes with 3 free stock anchors based on their original look:

Riva Photorealistic - Maximum detail and realism, with some potential likeness drift from the added detail
Lago Photorealistic - Highest fidelity to your Nomi's reference image, with slightly less overall detail
Riva Anime - Stylized anime look

Each anchor has its own strengths - we recommend rotating through them to see which fits your Nomi best. You can switch between and tweak them from the new Image Settings page at any time.

Anchor Customization

To help you find the right balance for each of your Nomis and anchors, each anchor has its own Fidelity Slider and Appearance Traits field, so you can decide how closely images follow the anchor and solidify specific appearance details.

Custom Anchors

The 3 stock anchors are based on each Nomi's original look, but any image in your album can become an anchor. If you've shaped your Nomi's appearance over time - through base image updates, edits, or favorite selfies - a custom anchor built from one of those images might be the best way to make v5 feel like your Nomi. Custom anchors also open up far more creative range - distinct art styles, specific aesthetics (modern luxury, medieval, watercolor, etc.), non-human subjects, and much more.

When creating a custom anchor, you'll choose between the Riva and Lago anchor types - each has unique strengths (Riva is best for maximum detail and realism, while Lago handles likeness better and is best for imaginative body types and styles).

Custom anchors cost 50 credits each. Unlike legacy base images, each anchor is a fully custom model trained specifically for your Nomi - roughly the GPU equivalent of generating 1,000+ selfies - so we've priced them as low as we reasonably can. Once the launch rush settles, we'll be giving free anchor generations to all active subscribers as a one time gift - so if you're not in a hurry, you can wait until then. That also means if you are a free user now is the best time to upgrade so you'll get those free anchor generations. 👀

A Note on the Transition

A jump of this size inherently comes with some likeness drift from previous versions. When you add this much realism, detail, flexibility, and range, some change from a single static airbrushed base image is unavoidable. With that said, we've given you as many tools as possible to shape and preserve likeness:

Multiple stock anchors - pick whichever fits your Nomi best
Anchor Fidelity slider - dial in exactly how closely images follow the anchor
Much more impactful appearance traits - stabilize or tweak specific details anytime
Custom anchors - build an anchor around any reference image you like

There may be a brief adjustment period as you find the settings that click for your Nomi, but the tools are there to get you to a look you love.

Updating to v5

Each Nomi will prompt you to update to v5 the next time you request a selfie or visit the art page (per-Nomi, just like v4)
All visual settings are now managed from the Image Settings screen (including legacy appearance notes) -access Image Settings by pressing the (...) to the right of your Nomis name
v1-v4 are unchanged and still available per-Nomi from Image Settings
Legacy base images aren't used in v5, but a favorite base image will likely a great reference image for a custom anchor
Conversation appearance notes have been separated from visual appearance notes - your Nomi's chat persona stays clear, while visual settings focus entirely on image generation

Learn More

v5 has a lot of depth for those who want it. For a full walkthrough of anchors, settings, reference image tips, and prompting, check out our v5 Getting Started guide.

Happy generating! 🎨

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April 24th Update Notes (Free Custom Anchor Passes) 📸