MyShell
Verified Oct 16, 2026 ActiveTurns selfies into styled portraits and short videos; the old MyShell bot app URL now redirects here.
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Pricing
- Pricing model
- Freemium
- Paid options from
- $7.49/mo
- Billing
- Monthly
Basic is $7.49/month billed yearly ($9.99 monthly) for 30 credits a day, roughly 15 images; Pro is $49.99/month billed yearly ($69.99 monthly) for 120 daily credits, watermark-free output and featured models. PayPal checkout was disabled when we looked.
Use tool ↗About MyShell
MyShell began as a platform for building and sharing AI bots, and directories still list its old bot app as a companion-chat destination. That URL now redirects to MyShell Art, an image and video generator: upload a selfie and pick from 200-plus portrait styles, headshots, makeup try-on and cartoon filters, or run upscaling, background removal and image expansion. The site also carries an explicit 18+ product section. Subscriptions meter a daily credit allowance rather than unlimited use, and the company, founded in 2023, also issues a $SHELL crypto token listed on several exchanges.
- Platforms
- Web
- API
- Not confirmed
- Last verified
- Oct 16, 2026
Verified sources
- MyShell Art's feature set: 200+ portrait styles, ShellAgent, $SHELL token, launch news dated 2026myshell.ai ↗
- Subscription prices: Basic $7.49/mo yearly with 30 daily credits, Pro $49.99/mo yearly with 120art.myshell.ai ↗
- The app now presents image and video generation plus an 18+ section, with no character chatart.myshell.ai ↗
Is MyShell legit?
We don’t label tools safe or unsafe. Below are the records we checked ourselves, each with the date we read it.
- Domain registered
- Mar 7, 2023 (3 years ago)Registry record (RDAP), registrar GoDaddy.com, LLC, looked up Sep 15, 2026
- TLS certificate
- Issued by Let's Encrypt, valid until Nov 22, 2026Seen in our own connection to the site on Oct 16, 2026
- Last checked
- Oct 16, 2026The site answered
- On the market since
- 2023The vendor's own material, read by us
- Operated by
- MyShellOur research, card verified Aug 23, 2026
Pros & cons of MyShell
If you want cheap styled portraits from a phone photo, the Basic tier is priced low and the style library is large. What you should not expect is the character-chat product the name is still known for, because the app URL now lands on an image generator instead. The credit-per-day model also means the cheap tier is about 15 images a day, not a free-for-all.
Pros
- 200-plus prewritten portrait styles covering professional, fashion and cartoon looks
- Bundles upscaling, background removal and image expansion alongside generation
- Basic tier at $7.49/month billed yearly is cheap for a daily image allowance
- Also generates short video, not only stills
Cons
- The harvested app URL silently redirects to a different product than the directory listing suggests
- Daily credits cap Basic at about 15 images a day
- No company country, legal entity or support terms published on the site
- PayPal payments were switched off during our visit
Best for
- Cheap styled portrait and headshot generation from selfies
- Casual image touch-up: upscaling, background removal, expanding a crop
- People who want a large preset style library rather than prompt control
Not for
- Anyone actually looking for the MyShell character-chat or agent platform
- Workplace or brand accounts, given the explicit 18+ section on the same site
Watch out: art.myshell.ai hosts an explicit 18+ product section on the same domain as the portrait tools.
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