AI-Generated Image Rights
Images created with Studio Valet and other AI image tools on this platform are produced by third-party AI providers. Each provider sets its own terms for how the images may be used. This page summarizes those terms by provider so you can use generated images with confidence.
Last reviewed: June 15, 2026
Read first. This page is informational and is not legal advice. Two things are easy to confuse: a provider granting you the right to use an image is not the same as you holding an enforceable copyright in it. Provider terms also change frequently. For any use that carries real commercial or legal risk, confirm the provider's current terms and consult your own counsel.
At a glance
| Provider | Output ownership | Commercial use | Attribution | IP indemnification |
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| OpenAI | Assigned to you | Permitted | Not required | Limited (business/enterprise terms only) |
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| Grok (xAI) | Varies by tier — see note | Permitted | Requested | None |
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| Gemini (Google) | Not claimed by Google | Permitted | Not required | Enterprise (Vertex AI) only |
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- Ownership
- OpenAI's terms assign to you all of its right, title, and interest in the images you generate. As between you and OpenAI, you own the output.
- Commercial use
- Permitted, including resale and use in client work.
- Attribution
- Not required.
- Indemnification
- Standard terms do not indemnify you against claims that an image infringes someone else's rights. OpenAI's business and enterprise terms offer limited indemnification, subject to conditions (for example, you must not have disabled safety or filtering features, and the image must not have been heavily modified or combined with non-OpenAI content).
- Provenance
- Generated images may carry AI-provenance metadata.
- Ownership
- xAI's consumer terms grant you ownership of the images you generate. Its enterprise and API terms are worded differently and are less explicit about assigning output ownership, granting instead a limited right to use the service. Because images on this platform are generated through xAI's API, confirm which terms govern your account before relying on ownership for high-stakes commercial use.
- Commercial use
- Permitted under the consumer terms; confirm under API terms.
- Attribution
- xAI asks that you attribute generated images to Grok in line with its brand guidelines. The "AI Generated (Grok / …)" caption applied on import helps satisfy this request.
- Indemnification
- None on any plan. If a Grok-generated image infringes a third party's rights, you are solely responsible.
- Provenance
- Generated images may carry AI-provenance metadata.
- Ownership
- Google does not claim ownership of the images you generate. As between you and Google, the output is yours.
- Commercial use
- Permitted.
- Attribution
- Not required.
- Indemnification
- Enterprise customers using Vertex AI receive IP indemnification from Google. Consumer and standard tiers do not.
- Provenance
- Gemini embeds SynthID, an invisible, machine-readable watermark in the image's pixel data that survives cropping, resizing, and most editing. Some consumer downloads may also carry a small visible mark.
- Training
- Content sent through Google's API and Workspace tiers is not used to train Google's models.
Applies to every provider
- Copyright. Under current U.S. law, an image generated purely by AI, without meaningful human authorship, may not qualify for copyright protection. You may be able to use an image commercially under a provider's terms yet have limited legal ability to stop others from copying it. Adding genuine human editing and selection strengthens any claim to the result.
- Third-party rights. Generated images can unintentionally resemble real people, logos, or branded products. Using such an image commercially can raise right-of-publicity or trademark issues regardless of the provider's terms. Review images before public or commercial use.
- Acceptable use. Every provider prohibits using its tools to create illegal, deceptive, or harmful imagery. Violations can result in loss of access and legal exposure.
- Disclosure. Where required or expected, disclose that an image was AI-generated.
The terms described here reflect each provider's published terms as of the review date above and may change. This summary does not modify or replace any provider's terms or your agreement with them.
