What is Custom AI?
Custom AI, or model training, teaches Kive's AI to recognize and reproduce specific products, objects, people, and styles. Once trained, these models can be used in Product Shots to create consistent and on-brand imagery.
Product Shots is available on the Pro plan, and Style Models are available on Enterprise plans.
Training a Custom AI model
You can choose between two modes for training object models: Standard Mode and Advanced Mode.
Standard Mode
We recommend Standard Mode for almost all use cases.
Quick and simple: Requires as little as one clear image.
Generates good results for the exact angle uploaded.
Uses fewer AI credits and has faster processing times.
Advanced Mode
Can yield better quality for soft objects (e.g., clothing) and should be used if you want to train on characters/faces.
Requires multiple high-quality images from varied angles.
Takes longer to process and consumes additional AI credits.
Object Control
Object Control ON
Locks the AI to your trained geometry so every logo, label, and edge stays true. Use this for pack shots, close-ups, or whenever detail accuracy is critical.
Object control OFF (Creative Mode)
Lets the product “melt” into complex scenes. Turning Object Control off relaxes the accuracy constraints and gives the AI room to compose richer, more dynamic images – perfect when paired with Studios. Expect the output to have slightly lower product accuracy but higher overall creativity; toggle Control back on if you need pixel-perfect results.
Tips for Training (Advanced Mode)
Selecting images
Use at least 5 images per subject (10+ for best results). Pick clear, well-lit images, from various angles, with varied lighting and varied backgrounds to help the AI learn accurately.
Example input images
Using a Custom AI model
After training, use your Custom AI by tagging it in prompts with @. For example: "Photo of @Acme Serum".
Examples
photo of @Acme Serum surrounded by flowers, flowers everywhere, with lush rain forest background, deep in a jungle, lush nature, cinematic scene, ultrasharp photo, cinematic, Cinestill 800T, shot by Roger Deakins, shot on Kodak Portra, beautiful light, dawn
photo of @Acme Serum standing on a shiny graphite crystal crest, peak of a graphite mountain, dark dusk, blue hour, low light, cold light, shot on ultrasharp 35mm film, shot with Leica, diffracting light, glow, black mist diffusion filter