PimEyes Review

PimEyes compares the face in an uploaded photo against its index of images collected from publicly accessible websites, then shows a grid of similar faces with links to the pages where they appear. PimEyes says it does not identify people or verify identities: it matches visual patterns, and it does not search or index social media platforms or professional networks, so photos that live only on those sites will not appear. It also says it does not guarantee that every image of you will be found; results depend on image quality, angle and lighting.

The service is built around monitoring your own face. Alerts notify you when new matching images enter the index, and the PROtect and Advanced plans include takedown requests, which send removal notices (DMCA or GDPR, or simple notices without your personal data) to the sites hosting your photos. PimEyes cannot delete images from other websites itself, and it says a takedown usually takes one week to one month. Uploaded search photos are deleted within 48 hours. PimEyes also says it is sold only through pimeyes.com, with no mobile apps, Telegram bots or third-party subscriptions, so anything claiming otherwise is not PimEyes.

Worked out: Open Plus allows up to 75 searches a day, about 2,250 in a 30-day month, so a little over 1 cent per search if you use them all ($29.99 / 2,250). PROtect costs $5 more than Open Plus and is the cheapest plan with takedowns. Advanced is ten times the price of PROtect, so it only makes sense for unlimited searches or more than 20 alerts.

If you only need the sources for one search, PimEyes sells a one-time purchase that unlocks that single search without a subscription; its price is not listed in the plan table. Subscriptions are paid in advance and can be cancelled at any time, with access continuing to the end of the billing period. An institutional product, OSINT by PimEyes, is offered separately; its pricing is not published.

Prices checked on the vendor's pricing page on November 12, 2026. See PimEyes pricing.

What PimEyes lists on its pricing, FAQ and opt-out pages:

PimEyes fits someone who wants to find where their own face appears on the open web, get alerted when it shows up somewhere new, and send removal requests from one place. PROtect at $34.99 a month is the plan built for that job; Open Plus is enough if you only want to look and set a few alerts.

It is a poor fit for checking whether a dating or marketplace profile is using stolen photos from Instagram or Facebook, because PimEyes does not index social media. For that, FaceCheck.ID or Social Catfish are closer matches. Lenso.ai is cheaper to start ($19.99 a month) if you mainly want to unlock a handful of results. To trace copies of one specific photo rather than a face, TinEye is free for non-commercial use.

If you would rather not be findable on PimEyes at all, use its opt-out request form. You upload a clear photo of your face and an anonymized scan of an ID or passport, one form per photo; PimEyes says the face is then excluded from future searches. Alerts stop working for a face that has been opted out.

The New York Times, reporting in 2022, called PimEyes "alarmingly accurate" after running it on its own journalists' faces, and raised the risk that anyone can use it to find photos of a stranger. On Trustpilot PimEyes holds a TrustScore of 3.5: some reviewers find it easy to use and fast, while others complain about repeated CAPTCHAs, result links that lead to 404 pages, and paying without seeing more than the free results suggested. A RottenWiFi review (October 2026) rates it as capable for auditing your own public image and finding reposts, but not a complete internet search, an identity check or an automatic removal service. FaceCheck.ID publishes a PimEyes review too; it is written by a competitor and argues the price is high.