Aftershoot vs Imagen

Side-by-side from each company's official pages. My hands-on verdict comes after I've tested both on real shoots.

	Aftershoot	Imagen
Category	Culling + Editing + Retouching	Editing + Culling
Pricing	Select $15/mo monthly ($10/mo yearly); Edit $35 ($30); Retouch $25 ($20); Select+Edit $50 ($40); Complete $55 ($45). Annual-billed-monthly tier adds $30 fee if cancelled in first 6 months.	Pay-as-you-go: per-photo rate unresolved (see note); $7/mo minimum (rolls over as credit). Limitless: US$179/mo billed annually, unlimited edits + culling. Culling add-on from $29/mo on PAYG.
Checked	checked 2026-10-16	checked 2026-10-16
Best for	Pets, Sports/Action, Events/Weddings, Portraits	Events/Weddings, Portraits, Sports/Action
Key AI features	AI-automated and AI-assisted culling Personal AI editing profile trained on your edits Batch retouching (blemish, flyaway hair, object removal) Cull to Target and People Filters (v2.23.3, Sep 21 2026) Free Photon RAW editor with AI Coach (separate app)	Personal AI profiles AI culling Crop/straighten, subject & background masks Smooth skin, face retouch (beta), object removal

My verdict

Pending hands-on test.