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Yay Images
What it is
Yay Images is a web service for finding royalty-free stock images, videos, and vectors for creative projects. Its homepage lists more than 29.69 million images, 307.15 thousand HD videos, and 4.41 million vectors. The service also offers an AI image generator that creates images from text prompts, with photographic, digital art, and cinematic styles, plus an upscaler with 2x, 3x, and 4x factors. Search options include color hues, number of people, image search, text space, and orientation. Images are available as JPEG, vectors as EPS or SVG, and videos as MP4 or MOV. A free account provides 10 image, vector, or footage downloads each day after account creation. The Unlimited Plan is listed at $8.25 per month, with a yearly option at $99 every 12 months; the 50-credit plan is a one-time payment of $50. Licensing includes standard and extended royalty-free options, limited to the account owner and their employees. The terms prohibit automated downloads and reserve the right to cap downloads for some unlimited-plan users.
For and against
For
- Offers images, HD videos, and vectors.
- AI image generation accepts text prompts.
- Upscaling options include 2x, 3x, and 4x.
- Free accounts get 10 daily downloads.
Against
- Account licenses are limited to owners and employees.
- Automated content downloads are prohibited.
- Some unlimited-plan users may face a 30-download daily cap.
The verdict
Yay Images combines a stock library with search, generation, and upscaling tools. Check the license terms and download restrictions before relying on it for a high-volume workflow.
Who it suits
Yay Images suits creative users looking for royalty-free image, video, and vector assets, including startups, entrepreneurs, freelancers, and agencies. Its prompt-based image generation and upscaling tools may also interest users creating or refining visuals.
Plans and prices
Unlimited Single Seat
1 seat
Read 20 Sep 2026 · yayimages.com
Free account downloads
daily downloads · account required
Read 15 Oct 2026 · yayimages.com
Unlimited Plan
unlimited downloads · extended license · single seat · $25,000 copyright protection guarantee
Read 15 Oct 2026 · yayimages.com
50 Credits
50 credits · 1 credit per image · 5 for HD video · 10 for 4K video
Read 15 Oct 2026 · yayimages.com
Mighty Plan
100 image downloads per month
Read 15 Oct 2026 · g2.com
Max Plan
260 image downloads per month
Read 15 Oct 2026 · g2.com
Lifetime Membership
5 downloads per day · extended license · $25,000 copyright protection guarantee
Read 15 Oct 2026 · yayimages.com
On the record
- AI image generation
- The site gives new users 20 complimentary text-to-image generations and subscribers 20 additional generations per day.yayimages.com · read 15 Oct 2026
- API documentation depth
- An independent API directory shows no listed developer documentation, API reference, webhooks, SDKs, sandbox, OpenAPI specification or public API changelog.apitracker.io · read 15 Oct 2026
- API integration promotion
- A Zendesk marketplace listing says startups can integrate the Yay Images API for free and receive an exclusive discount.zendesk.builtfirst.com · read 15 Oct 2026
- API offering
- The company describes an API that lets businesses, including email-marketing services, integrate its image library into their products.linkedin.com · read 15 Oct 2026
- Browser editor
- An in-browser editor supports filters, text overlays, cropping and related image modifications.g2.com · read 15 Oct 2026
- Company legal name
- The LinkedIn company profile identifies the maker as YAY Images / YAY Media AS.linkedin.com · read 15 Oct 2026
- Company location and size
- LinkedIn lists headquarters in Oslo and 11–50 employees; Dealroom lists 2–10 people.linkedin.com · read 15 Oct 2026
- Content library
- The company homepage lists more than 29.69 million stock images, 4.41 million vectors and 307,000 HD videos.yayimages.com · read 15 Oct 2026
- Contributor tools
- Yay Images offers contributor uploading and management through a dedicated contributor dashboard.webdesign-inspiration.com · read 15 Oct 2026
- Copyright guarantee
- Yay Images advertises copyright protection of up to $25,000 for downloaded assets.g2.com · read 15 Oct 2026
- Download restriction
- The terms prohibit automated content downloads or streaming using scripts and reserve the right to cap single-seat unlimited-plan users at 30 downloads per day.yayimages.com · read 29 Sep 2026
- Formats
- The pricing page says images are JPEG, vectors are EPS or SVG, and videos are MP4 or MOV.yayimages.com · read 29 Sep 2026
- Image upscaling
- The image upscaler page offers 2x, 3x and 4x upscale factors.yayimages.com · read 29 Sep 2026
- Integrations and API
- The site footer lists an API, but the opened pages do not describe integrations or API capabilities.yayimages.com · read 29 Sep 2026
- Library
- The homepage lists more than 29.69 million stock images, 307.15 thousand HD videos and 4.41 million vectors.yayimages.com · read 29 Sep 2026
- License
- The terms describe standard and extended royalty-free licenses and limit account licenses to the account owner and their employees.yayimages.com · read 29 Sep 2026
- Licensing
- Standard royalty-free use permits digital and print projects but restricts resale-focused products when the asset is the main value; an extended license removes those resale limits.yayimages.com · read 15 Oct 2026
- Limit: catalog and search quality
- A Photutorial review reports a smaller-than-advertised-feeling library, irrelevant search results and filters that often fail to narrow results correctly.photutorial.com · read 15 Oct 2026
