# AI image tools foundations for buyers

Understand what AI image tools do, how they charge and what the terms mean before you compare vendors.

- Level: Foundations
- Length: 45 minutes
- Exam questions: 8, pass mark 80%, up to 3 attempts
- Certificate: valid for 12 months

## What you will learn

- Name the main categories of AI image tools and the job each one does.
- Tell subscription, credits, usage-based and open-weight pricing apart.
- Explain why commercial-use terms and copyright are separate questions.

## Lessons

1. [What AI image tools do and how they differ](https://aiimagegen.fyi/academy/ai-image-tools-foundations/what-ai-image-tools-do.md) (15 minutes)
2. [How AI image tools charge](https://aiimagegen.fyi/academy/ai-image-tools-foundations/how-ai-image-tools-charge.md) (15 minutes)
3. [Commercial use, copyright and likeness](https://aiimagegen.fyi/academy/ai-image-tools-foundations/commercial-use-and-copyright.md) (15 minutes)

## Questions

### Does this course qualify me to run an AI image business?

No. It is buyer education. Passing earns a certificate of completion from aiimagegen.fyi, not a licence, accreditation or professional qualification.

### Do the prices in the lessons stay current?

No. Every price was read on a vendor page on 2026-11-13 and is an example. Confirm current prices on the vendor's own pricing page before you buy.

Also on the [web page](https://aiimagegen.fyi/academy/ai-image-tools-foundations).