Kalvia AI · AI image generator
AI image generator for key frames, references and storyboards
The first frame of everything else.
Kalvia's image generator makes stills in their own right and as the starting point for video: key frames, character references, product shots and storyboard frames. Models that accept references can take your images as input to keep a character or product consistent.
Every image is saved to your library with its prompt and settings, and can be animated in the video generator, upscaled or placed on a canvas.
Available now
What you can do today.
- Text to image
- Describe the image, its composition and its light.
- Reference images
- Guide a generation with your own images on models that accept them, for example a portrait for a consistent character.
- Every format
- Square, portrait, landscape and widescreen, from 9:16 vertical to 21:9.
- Variations
- Generate several variations of a prompt at once to compare directions.
- Into video
- Send a frame to the video generator as a first frame or reference.
Models
Image models available now.
Read from Kalvia's model catalogue when this page was built. The app always shows the current list, prices and limits.
| Model | Details |
|---|---|
| MiniMax Image 01 | Detailed images and consistent characters from a portrait reference. |
| Seedream 5.0 Pro | The maker's absolute best — photoreal 4K straight from the source. |
| Seedream 5.0 | Flagship realism with superb prompt adherence — direct API. |
| Seedream 4.5 | Native 4K workhorse — strong edits, great price. |
| Seedream 4.0 | Fast, cheap and reliable — the batch-generation workhorse. |
How it works
From start to result.
Pick a model
Choose the model that fits: detail, speed, references or price.
Describe or reference
Write the prompt and add reference images where the model accepts them.
Use the frame
Upscale it, animate it or place it on the canvas as part of a storyboard.
Coming next
What we are building next.
Planned work, not yet available. It follows Kalvia's published product direction and ships when it has been tested.
- Look development
- Colour, texture and film-stock settings shared across a whole project.
Questions
Before you start.
Which AI image models are on Kalvia?
Currently MiniMax Image 01, Seedream 5.0 Pro, Seedream 5.0, Seedream 4.5 and Seedream 4.0.
Can I keep a character consistent across images?
Use a reference image on a model that supports references and reuse the same references across shots. MiniMax Image 01, for example, takes one character reference.
What resolution are the images?
Depending on the model, 1K, 2K and 4K. Larger masters can be made with the upscaler.
Connected
Works with the rest of Kalvia.
Generations, canvases and edits share one account library, so work moves between them without exporting and re-uploading.
AI video generator
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Learn moreAI upscaler
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Learn moreNew to Kalvia? Read what Kalvia AI is and what it is building, or see the whole platform.
Get started
Start in your browser.
Create a Kalvia account to use the image generator and the rest of the platform. Every generation shows its credit price before it runs.