AI image generator for commercial use: what the terms allow

Yes, you can use an AI image generator for commercial use, as long as the tool's terms and your plan allow it: the permission comes from each tool's terms of service and plan, not from the image model. On Sume, the terms say Sume doesn't claim ownership of generated outputs and that paid plans include commercial use; the Free plan is for trying image generation.

Sume's side comes from its Terms of Service and pricing page; billing facts come from the Image API docs. All were read on 2026-09-29. This reports what the terms say. It is not legal advice, and it doesn't answer whether AI images can be copyrighted.

Can I use AI generated images commercially?

Read the terms of the tool you generate with, for the plan you are on. Six questions cover most of what a business needs to know, and here is how Sume's terms answer each:

Can I use images from a free plan commercially?

It depends on the tool, so check the free plan's own wording. On Sume, the pricing FAQ says Free includes image generation and limited Sume Agent access, and lists commercial use among what paid plans add, along with video generation, Formats and the full generation catalog. The terms point to the pricing page for which plans include commercial use.

Sume's plans today are Free $0, Pro $40 / month, Startup $120 / month, Scale $400 / month. The Free plan card describes it as "For trying image generation". For client work, ads or products you sell, use a paid plan.

Can I sell AI generated images?

Sume's terms don't claim ownership of the outputs and include commercial use on paid plans, so the terms themselves don't stop you. Three conditions in the same terms still apply:

• You need the rights to what you submit. A reference photo, a logo or a person's face in a prompt must be yours to use, including permission for any person's likeness or voice.
• You review the output before you publish or sell it. The terms call generated outputs synthetic and say they may be inaccurate, unexpected or unsuitable for a particular use.
• You don't use them to mislead people about the origin, sponsorship, approval or authenticity of generated media.

What else decides whether I can sell them?

The place you sell through sets its own rules on top of the tool's terms. Amazon KDP, for example, asks you to tell it when a book contains AI-generated images (KDP content guidelines); see Can I use AI images on Amazon KDP?. Check the rules of each store, marketplace or client contract before you list.

The same question for video, with the terms of several video tools side by side, is answered in AI video generator for commercial use.

How much does commercial image generation cost on Sume?

A paid plan gives you commercial use; the images themselves are billed per image at each model's published rate. Billing is all-or-nothing: a completed generation is billed in full, and a failed or cancelled one is not billed. Each model's price is the amount charged to your wallet, so the per-image cost times n is what you pay. The per-model prices are in AI image generator API cost and on API pricing.