# Buyer guides

AI Image Gen has 8 guides on AI image generation and editing tools: text-to-image generators, AI image editors and inpainting, AI product photography, image upscalers and background removal tools, grouped by country.

## General

- [AI product photography workflow for small shops](https://aiimagegen.fyi/guides/ai-product-photography-workflow.md): A step-by-step workflow for product photos with AI tools, from shot list to final export, with real published prices.
- [How to choose an AI image generator](https://aiimagegen.fyi/guides/choose-an-ai-image-generator.md): Compare tools by job, pricing model, resolution, commercial-use terms and consistency features before you pay.
- [Commercial use and copyright for AI images](https://aiimagegen.fyi/guides/commercial-use-and-copyright-for-ai-images.md): What the US Copyright Office says about AI-generated images, and how vendor licences differ. Read the terms before you publish or sell.
- [How to write image prompts that work](https://aiimagegen.fyi/guides/how-to-write-image-prompts.md): Describe the subject, setting, light and framing in a clear order. Then refine one thing at a time.
- [How to keep a consistent style across AI images](https://aiimagegen.fyi/guides/keeping-a-consistent-style-across-images.md): Use reference images, style LoRAs, saved prompt sheets and disciplined iteration to make many images look like one set.
- [Running open image models on your own computer](https://aiimagegen.fyi/guides/running-open-image-models-on-your-own-computer.md): What open image models are, what hardware they need, and how their licences differ from hosted tools.
- [Upscaling and background removal explained](https://aiimagegen.fyi/guides/upscaling-and-background-removal-explained.md): What upscalers and background removers actually do, what they cost, and when a free open-source tool is enough.
- [What AI image tools cost](https://aiimagegen.fyi/guides/what-ai-image-tools-cost.md): Real published prices from vendor pages, with the date each was checked, and how the pricing models compare.