Is FaceIQ Labs free? Yes, at the entry level. Its permanent Free plan needs no card and shows a side-profile score, 10 harmony ratios, and two strengths and flaws. It withholds the combined harmony and overall scores. Basic and Pro are recurring subscriptions. GlowUp Face is our pick for most readers here because one payment buys one browser report, without an attractiveness rating or recurring bill.
This is a desk comparison, not a hands-on test. We didn't upload a face, buy a plan, or inspect anything behind the paywall. Every FaceIQ Labs feature below comes from its public pages, read on 8 November 2026.
What does the FaceIQ Labs Free plan show?
FaceIQ Labs markets more than 100 metrics across its full service. The plan page gives a clearer account of what Free actually reveals:
- landmark mapping and a side-profile score;
- 10 harmony ratios;
- two strengths-and-flaws highlights; and
- the standard daily landmark allowance.
Free does not include the combined front-and-side Harmony score, the overall score, or the Angularity, Dimorphism, and Features pillars. It also omits progress tracking, the personalised action plan, treatment simulations, FaceGPT, and projected scores.
The free tier is a useful stopping point if you only want the side score and sample ratios. You can also use it to check whether the landmarks make sense on your photos before paying.
Plans, prices and the real paywall
| Attribute | GlowUp Face | FaceIQ Labs Free | FaceIQ Labs paid plans |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free access and card | $0 preview shows a top visible opportunity and selected maps. Email required; no card. | $0 permanent plan. No card; it never expires. | No standard public trial. Selected promotional trials require valid payment details. |
| Price and renewal | $14.90 USD once for one full report. No renewal. | $0 USD. No renewal. | Basic: $24.99 USD/month, $59.97 USD/quarter, or $119.88 USD/year. Pro: $49.99 USD/month, $119.97 USD/quarter, or $239.88 USD/year. All renew until cancelled. |
| What it returns | Paid report adds expanded visible-signal readings, six hairstyle views, a 30-day plan, a rendered portrait, and a PDF. | Side score, 10 harmony ratios, landmark map, and two strengths and flaws. | Basic adds 70+ ratios, all strengths and flaws, four pillars, combined and overall scores, and progress tracking. Pro adds plans, simulations, FaceGPT, and projections. |
| Score or rating | No attractiveness rating. The paid Photo-Ready Score summarises visible skin, symmetry, and hair framing in that photo. | Side-profile score, but no combined Harmony score or overall score. | Basic and Pro include combined Harmony and overall scores. Pro adds potential score projections. |
| Platform and use | Browser tool; no app installation. One purchase covers one submitted photo set and report. | Web service. Daily landmark use is rate-limited. | Web subscription. Basic and Pro analyses are listed as unlimited, while landmark mapping keeps a daily limit. |
| Photo handling | Server processing. Some report files have short timers, while private operational copies and lead records can remain until deletion is requested. | Stores front and side photos, landmarks, measurements, scores, and history. Training is opt-in. Account or scan deletion triggers the stated deletion schedule. | |
Checked on 8 November 2026 on FaceIQ Labs's homepage, Plans, Upgrades & Receipts page, and Terms of Service. We also checked GlowUp Face's Pricing and Face Data Privacy pages. Prices and plans change, so check the current checkout before paying.
FaceIQ Labs labels its figures as US-dollar prices and says checkout may show a local currency. GlowUp Face lists US$14.90 as its standard one-report price. We did not complete a country-specific checkout, so taxes and local totals were not verified.
FaceIQ Labs bills quarterly and yearly plans in full at the start of each period. Cancelling stops the next renewal, while paid access continues until the period ends. The service offers no current one-time purchase.
Does FaceIQ Labs have a free trial?
There is no standard FaceIQ Labs free trial that anyone can request. The permanent Free plan is the normal way to try the system. It needs no card and does not expire.
FaceIQ Labs's terms leave room for selected promotional trials. Those offers require valid payment details and convert at the current paid rate unless cancelled first. The company does not publish one standard trial length or feature set. Treat any offer at checkout as separate from the Free plan.
What can a FaceIQ Labs score tell you?
A score can summarise how FaceIQ Labs applies its own landmarks, ratios, and weighting rules to a photo. It may help you organise its findings or follow its history inside the same system.
It cannot establish your attractiveness as an objective fact. FaceIQ Labs's 2026 terms say beauty contains subjective elements and call the analysis informational guidance. The same terms warn that misplaced landmarks can change ratios, options, and projected scores.
The photo itself adds another source of variation. Derakhshan and colleagues tested 12 people in The Laryngoscope in 2024. Smartphone photos taken from 8 inches stretched measured midface features by 18% against their 60-inch reference setup. At 12 inches, the increase was 12%. This small study did not test FaceIQ Labs or GlowUp Face, but it shows why distance matters.
A practical reading method is simple:
- Check whether each landmark sits on the intended facial point.
- Retake a blurred, tilted, filtered, or close-range photo.
- Keep distance, head position, lens, and light similar for later scans.
- Read the score as a tool-specific summary, not a clinical grade.
Consistent capture can reduce avoidable variation. It does not prove that a score is accurate or that a suggested procedure is right for you.
Who should use the free plan and stop there?
Stay on Free if the side-profile score, 10 ratios, and short strengths-and-flaws preview answer your question. Paying only makes sense when a withheld feature changes what you will do.
- Choose Free if you are curious about landmarks and basic ratios.
- Choose Free if you do not need a combined or overall score.
- Choose Free if you will not use a saved cross-scan history.
- Choose Free if simulations and an action plan would not guide a real decision.
Basic fits someone who wants the full ratio set, all four pillars, both main scores, and progress tracking. Pro fits someone who specifically wants simulations, FaceGPT, or its non-invasive and surgical option lists. FaceIQ Labs says those options are informational, not medical advice.
Where FaceIQ Labs is stronger
First, FaceIQ Labs gives number-focused readers more facial geometry. Even Free includes a side-profile score and 10 harmony ratios. Basic expands that to 70+ ratios, four pillars, and combined and overall scores. GlowUp Face deliberately does not offer an attractiveness rating.
Second, Basic and Pro store analyses for progress tracking across scans. That suits someone who wants a continuing facial-measurement history. A GlowUp Face purchase covers one report, not FaceIQ Labs's general cross-scan history.
Pro also serves a different goal. It includes treatment simulations, ratio simulations, FaceGPT, an action plan, and score projections. GlowUp Face does not try to replace those tools. If those are the reason you are shopping, FaceIQ Labs is the closer fit.
How do the services handle your photo?
FaceIQ Labs says it stores uploaded front and side photos, landmarks, measurements, scores, and analysis history. This storage supports reopening scans and progress tracking. Its terms set training to opt-in, not automatic. They set a 30-day deletion window after you delete a scan or account, subject to stated legal exceptions.
GlowUp Face processes analysis uploads on its server. Paid report artifacts can remain for up to 72 hours by default. Private operational copies, lead logs, and analytics sit outside that timer and need a deletion request. GlowUp Face says it does not add uploads to its own training dataset, though external providers follow their own policies.
Neither description means a face photo never leaves your device. Read the current privacy page before uploading, especially if storage or model training would change your choice.
Our recommendation
GlowUp Face is our top pick for someone who wants one browser report rather than a continuing subscription. Its paid report combines visible skin readings, hairstyle views, a 30-day plan, and a PDF. It uses a Photo-Ready Score instead of an attractiveness rating. You can start with the free AI face analysis preview before deciding.
FaceIQ Labs is the better fit if you want its side score, dense facial-ratio set, saved progress history, or Pro simulations. Start with Free and pay only if a named paid feature solves a real need. The FaceIQ Labs alternatives guide sorts other routes by reader goal. The focused GlowUp Face and FaceIQ Labs comparison explains the different report styles.
GlowUp Face is the wrong choice for an attractiveness ranking, diagnosis, clinical treatment decision, offline native app, or general daily face tracking. FaceIQ Labs is the wrong choice if you want a one-time paid report with no renewal.
Oscar Nascimento
Editorial writer, GlowUp Face
Oscar writes about evidence-based skin care, healthcare, looksmaxxing, and the social and economic research surrounding appearance.
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