Star AI: AI Images and Video

Three AI subscriptions, three foreign cards, and you still just want a cover image and a short promo clip? Star AI puts image generation, video generation and chat with language models in one place, and it runs as a mini app inside Telegram.

The service also has its own website, so one account and one token balance can be used in both places. Here is what is inside and what to check before your first payment.

One balance instead of five subscriptions

Instead of separate services for pictures, video and text, you get a single token balance. The price of each generation is shown before you run it, so a surprise charge is unlikely.

The bot profile names popular image and video models plus chat with several well-known language models. The lineup changes as new versions come out, so check the exact list inside the app on the day you use it.

What you can do with pictures and clips

According to the website, the toolset goes beyond typing a prompt and waiting.

• Photo animation: a still image turns into a short moving clip.
• Image editing: background replacement and removal, layer separation, resolution upscaling.
• Virtual try-on: handy for clothing shops and product cards.
• Talking avatars: a picture and a voice become a clip with a character.
• Video work: add new elements to an existing clip, extend frames, change the camera angle.

That is a long list. Start with one task and one tool, or your tokens will disappear into experiments 🙂

Free chat and starter tokens

On the website, chat with language models opens without signing up. Creating an account raises the limit and adds starter tokens for images and video.

Paid plans start at 390 rubles a month according to the site, and you can cancel any time. Payment is by Russian bank card, and the service says it is reachable from Russia without a VPN.

Getting a good result on the first try

Image and video models reward specifics. A vague prompt like "nice logo" gives a random result, while a detailed description saves several attempts and a few tokens.

1. Describe the scene: who or what is in frame, the lighting, the style, the mood.
2. Image first, video second: a good still animates more reliably than a video made from scratch.
3. Check the price up front: video usually costs noticeably more than a picture.
4. Keep your prompts: wording that worked is useful for the next job.

The catch with model aggregators

A hub of models is convenient, but quality depends on the model you pick, not on the app itself, and models differ a lot from each other.

Do not upload documents, passports or photos of other people without their consent. For commercial use, read the service terms: rights to the finished material are set by the platform rules and the chosen model.

One last tip. Buy tokens in small portions until you know how many your usual tasks burn 💡