The best AI ghost mannequin tools, compared.
Among the AI product photography tools Herofab compares, five list ghost mannequin on their own sites: Herofab, FASHN, Photta, Photoroom and WeShop AI. Herofab makes the hollow-body image from a phone photo of the garment on a hanger or laid flat, and the file can be downloaded at marketplace size.
Herofab publishes this page and lists itself first. Everything said about another tool comes from that tool's own site, read on 9 October 2026. A dash in the table means a feature is not listed there, not that it does not exist.
The tools, one by one.
Herofab
Photograph the garment on a hanger or laid flat; Herofab returns it with a hollow-body shape or as a clean flat lay, front or back view, on a white, grey, black or beige backdrop. The cost per image is fixed, and the result can be downloaded at the size of the marketplace you sell on.
Entry plan: Starter: $19 / month · 250 credits
Not offered: Video
FASHN
Its packshot tool generates the invisible-mannequin look from an on-hanger, flat-lay, on-floor or on-model photo, beside try-on, model creation and video. The developer API is billed separately from the app subscription.
Entry plan: $19 / month · 200 credits · checked 24 September 2026
Not listed on its site: Colour variants and Marketplace-sized downloads
Photta
Lists a ghost mannequin tool beside try-on, colourways, an upscaler and video. Its API is open to every account and draws on the same credit balance as the app.
Entry plan: $14 / month · 150 credits · checked 24 September 2026
Not listed on its site: Marketplace-sized downloads
Photoroom
A general photo editor that lists ghost mannequin next to background removal, recolouring, an AI model generator and resizing for sales channels. Its API is sold as separate plans.
Entry plan: Pro: $12.99 / month, or $7.50 / month billed yearly · 8,000 AI credits and 1,000 exports a month · checked 26 September 2026
WeShop AI
Its ghost mannequin generator removes the mannequin or the model from a clothing photo and reconstructs the hidden parts of the garment. It sits beside try-on, pose change, colour changes and video in a multi-model AI generator.
Entry plan: Pro: $9.99 / month · 1,000 points a month ($7.99 / month billed yearly · 12,000 points a year) · checked 26 September 2026
Not listed on its site: Marketplace-sized downloads
Feature by feature.
From each company's own site, checked 9 October 2026. A dash means the feature is not listed there, not that it does not exist.
| Herofab | FASHN | Photta | Photoroom | WeShop AI | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ghost mannequin | Offered | Offered | Offered | Offered | Offered |
| Virtual try-on | Offered | Offered | Offered | Offered | Offered |
| Background removal | Offered | Offered | Offered | Offered | Offered |
| Colour variants | Offered | Not listed on its site | Offered | Offered | Offered |
| Upscaling | Offered | Offered | Offered | Offered | Offered |
| Marketplace-sized downloads | Offered | Not listed on its site | Not listed on its site | Offered | Not listed on its site |
| Video | Not offered | Offered | Offered | Offered | Offered |
| Public API | All plans | Separate API billing | All plans | Separate API billing | Higher plans only |
OfferedNot offeredNot listed on its site
Sources for this table
- FASHN fashn.ai/virtual-try-on · fashn.ai/product-to-model · fashn.ai/packshot · fashn.ai/products/api · fashn.ai/ai-fashion-models · help.fashn.ai/using-fashn/studio/background-remove · help.fashn.ai/using-fashn/agent/upscale-images · fashn.ai/short-videos · help.fashn.ai/plans-and-pricing/api-pricing · fashn.ai/
- Photta www.photta.app/tools/virtual-try-on · www.photta.app/ · www.photta.app/tools/ai-ghost-mannequin-free · www.photta.app/tools/pose-changer · www.photta.app/tools/model-maker · www.photta.app/tools/ai-product-photos · www.photta.app/tools/colorways · www.photta.app/pricing · www.photta.app/tools/ai-upscale · www.photta.app/api
- Photoroom www.photoroom.com/tools/virtual-model · www.photoroom.com/tools/ghost-mannequin · www.photoroom.com/ · www.photoroom.com/tools/recolor · www.photoroom.com/api · www.photoroom.com/tools/video-generator · www.photoroom.com/api/pricing
- WeShop AI www.weshop.ai/apps/virtualtryon · www.weshop.ai/tools/free-ai-ghost-mannequin-generator · www.weshop.ai/ · www.weshop.ai/apps/aiproduct · www.weshop.ai/apps/ai-color-changer · www.weshop.ai/apps/image-enhancer · www.weshop.ai/member
If you need something else.
Video
Herofab makes still images only. Tools on this page whose sites list video: FASHN, Photta, Photoroom, and WeShop AI.
A lower entry price
Tools on this page with an entry plan below Herofab's $19 a month: WeShop AI ($9.99), Photoroom ($12.99), and Photta ($14). A credit buys a different amount on each tool, so compare images a month, not credits.
The garment worn by a person
A ghost mannequin shows the shape of a garment without a body. When the page needs the garment worn, all five tools also list virtual try-on; in Herofab both start from a photo of the garment on a hanger or laid flat.
Before you choose.
Which AI tools make ghost mannequin photos?
On 9 October 2026, ghost mannequin was listed on the sites of Herofab, FASHN, Photta, Photoroom and WeShop AI. The other tools Herofab compares did not list it there, which is not the same as not offering it.
What photo does an AI ghost mannequin tool need?
For Herofab, one clear photo of the front of the garment, on a hanger or laid flat; a photo of the back and a close-up make the result more faithful. A part that is folded away or outside the frame cannot be shown, so photograph the whole item.
Where do the facts on this page come from?
From each tool's own site: its product, pricing, help and API pages, read on 9 October 2026. The Herofab column comes from the product itself. The addresses are listed under the table.
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