What does training a model cost?

A one-time 720 credits per model on InfluencerForge.app. Adding new reference photos and retraining an existing model later costs 800 credits. Standard generation afterwards is priced per image (12–14 credits).

How many reference photos do I need?

Typically 8–20. Variety matters more than count: different angles, lighting conditions and expressions of the same identity make the trained persona far more robust.

Can I update a trained model later?

Yes — add references to the set and retrain (800 credits per refresh). The identity stays the same; the model just learns it from richer data.

All terms

Glossary

People & identity

Model training

Definition

The one-time process of teaching an image-generation model a specific persona's identity from a set of reference photos. After training, the persona can be generated in unlimited new scenes without re-describing its appearance in each prompt.

In plain language: training shows the model the same person from many angles until it learns what makes that face that face — bone structure, proportions, skin, build — as an abstract identity rather than a set of memorized photos. That is why a trained persona can appear in scenes, outfits and lighting that exist in none of the reference images.

On InfluencerForge.app training is a one-time 720 credits per model; refreshing a model later with an expanded reference set is 800 credits. After training, the persona generates at normal standard-image prices (12–14 credits per photo). The first-model Academy guide walks through the process end to end.

The single biggest lever on training quality is the reference set. Varied angles, lighting and expressions produce a robust identity; a stack of near-identical selfies produces a brittle one that drifts the moment a prompt leaves its comfort zone. See how to build a brand-safe reference set before you spend the credits.

Common questions

Frequently asked questions

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Related terms

Reference set

The curated collection of photos (typically 8–20) used to train a persona. Reference quality and variety — angles, lighting, expressions — directly determine how consistent and robust the trained identity is.

Identity lock

Fixing a persona's facial identity at training time so that every subsequent generation shares the same face and build. The alternative — re-describing a character in each prompt — produces visible identity drift between images.

Credits

The usage unit spent on generations. On InfluencerForge.app a 720p image costs 12 credits, a 1080p HD image 14, a UGC product image 56, an image-to-video clip 210–420, and training a new model is a one-time 720 credits.

Character sheet

A reference document that fixes everything about a persona beyond the trained face: style rules, wardrobe boundaries, voice and tone, backstory, and explicit do's and don'ts. Teams use it to keep the persona consistent across people and campaigns.