Kive
Kive is an AI product photography and creative workspace that turns photos of a brand's own products into on-brand product shots, campaign images, and short videos.
About
Kive is an AI product photography platform built for e-commerce and consumer brands. It addresses a common bottleneck for online sellers: producing studio-quality product shots, lifestyle scenes, and campaign visuals at volume without booking physical photoshoots. Users upload photos of their own products, and Kive generates on-brand imagery and short videos from those references.
The platform positions itself as a full creative workspace rather than a simple image generator. Teams can create, edit, manage, and collaborate within a single interface, with credit-based pricing that scales from individual pre-launch stores to enterprise SKU catalogs. Kive states that more than 12,000 brands use the platform, and it lists customers in categories such as fashion and apparel, skincare, personal hygiene, and furniture. Generation is designed to anchor on the actual product so colors, labels, and details stay accurate across outputs.
Key Features
Pricing & Fees
- Pricing: Basic starts at $40/month (currently $30/month billed yearly) with 2,000 credits; Pro starts at $100/month (currently $75/month billed yearly) with 5,000 credits; Enterprise pricing is tailored with volume credits of 150,000 or more.
- Free tier: Kive offers a free way to start exploring the platform, and free images are available when credits run out (one every 20-30 minutes depending on plan).
- Credit system: Plans include a monthly credit allowance; unused credits roll over up to twice the plan amount, and Pro allows unlimited credit top-ups.
- Enterprise controls: Enterprise adds product accuracy checks, trademark and IP checks, SSO, custom presets, and onboarding.
Who It's For
Kive is aimed at e-commerce brands and small creative teams with high content demands and limited resources. Typical users include apparel and skincare sellers needing on-model photography, furniture brands producing lifestyle scenes, and marketing managers building ad creative across large product catalogs. It also fits enterprise teams managing hundreds of SKUs who need batch generation, brand consistency, and administrative controls. Brands already producing real photography through studios or retouching services may find Kive useful as a faster supplement rather than a full replacement.
FAQ
What is Kive?Kive is an AI product photography and campaign content workspace that generates product shots, lifestyle images, campaign visuals, and short videos from photos of a brand's own products.
How much does Kive cost?Basic is $40/month (discounted to $30/month billed yearly) and Pro is $100/month (discounted to $75/month billed yearly); Enterprise pricing is custom and requires contacting sales.
Does Kive have a free plan?Yes, Kive lets users start for free to explore the platform, and paid plans also provide free images when credits run out.
What integrations does Kive support?Kive offers MCP integrations for Claude and ChatGPT on all paid plans, plus a Shopify app that imports products and adds generated photos back to listings.
Do unused credits carry over?Yes, unused credits roll over up to twice the monthly plan amount, and Pro subscribers can purchase unlimited credit top-ups.