PhotoldWhat Will Our Baby Look Like? The Honest Answer
By the Photold team · · 5 min read
Nobody can tell you from photos what your baby will look like. Genetics cannot be predicted from a picture of two faces, and a baby face generator works from those two faces, not from anything in your genes. What it gives you is a made-up picture, for fun.
If that still sounds like a good time, it is. In Photold, the Baby Predictor takes two parents' photos and shows one imagined baby around a year old. Here is how the two modes differ, which photos to use, and how to keep the whole thing kind.
What the picture does not tell you
It helps to say this plainly before you get attached to a cute face. The image tells you nothing real about your future child's looks, health or anything else.
- It is not a genetic prediction. The tool never sees your genes. It sees two photos.
- It is not medical information. If you have questions about genetics or a pregnancy, talk to a doctor or a genetic counselor, not an app.
- Different photos give different babies. Results vary with the source photos, which is a good reminder of what this is.
- A real child is their own person. No picture made in advance will come close to that.
How the "most likely" and "surprise" modes differ
You choose one of two modes, and each gives you one baby.
| Mode | What you get | Good for |
|---|---|---|
| Most likely | A baby that visibly draws on both of your photos | A sweet first picture to keep |
| Surprise | A less expected look, with a feature or two that may catch you off guard | Laughs and a second round |
Do not read the names as odds. "Most likely" is the name of a mode, not a probability about a real child, and "surprise" does not mean something is hiding in your family. Both are illustrations.
Choosing the two photos
Small choices here make a visible difference to the picture, and it costs nothing to take new ones together.
- Use one photo per parent, with only that person in the frame.
- Pick clear, front-facing photos in soft, even light.
- Skip beauty filters, sunglasses and heavy shadow. A filter changes the face the AI starts from.
- Try to match the two: similar framing and similar light give it a fairer start.
- Stand side by side at a window and take both photos in the same minute. It is the easy way to get all of the above.
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Ask your partner first, and keep it kind
A photo of your partner's face is theirs to agree to, even for something this light. Tell them the idea before you upload anything. Only upload photos of other people with their permission, which rules out a crush, an ex or someone famous.
Babies can also be a sore subject in ways you cannot see from the outside. Someone close to you may be dealing with infertility, a loss or a hard decision. Keep the picture between the two of you unless you know it will be welcome, and do not send it to a friend or a parent as a hint. It also says nothing about what makes a family: plenty of parents and children do not share a face at all.
Fun ways to use the picture
- Compare it with your own baby photos. Find a real photo of each of you at about a year old, and put the three side by side. The real ones may well steal the show.
- Imagine yourselves as kids. Use a child-age target to see yourself younger, and make a set of three.
- Turn it into a drawing. A cartoon version of the photo makes it obvious to anyone that this is a picture for fun, not a real child.
- A shower joke. If a real baby is on the way, and the parents like the idea, print it next to an empty frame with the label "actual results to follow".
- Check back later. When your real child is about one, put a photo next to the picture and laugh at how far off it was.
Do not post the picture as if it showed a real child, and do not use it to announce anything. If you share it, say that it is AI-made and just for fun.
Later, when there are real people to photograph, you can use a family portrait from separate photos to bring relatives who live far away into one picture.
Frequently asked questions
Can AI predict what my baby will look like?
No. Genetics cannot be predicted from photos. The picture is imagined, it is for fun, and it says nothing real about your future child.
How does the Baby Predictor work?
You add two parents' photos, choose "most likely" or "surprise", and get one imagined baby around a year old.
Do I need my partner's permission to use their photo?
Yes, ask first. Upload photos of other people only with their permission, even when the result is just for fun.
What happens to the photos we upload?
They go through our servers to our AI providers to make the picture, and we do not use photos to train AI models. Photos uploaded for the website's free try are kept up to 30 days. Our article on uploading family photos to AI apps has the details.
