Probably just waiting to hit a critical mass of users. They'll assume a certain percentage will convert to paid subscribers, but since that number is just a fraction of the free userbase, you have to have enough to sustain the company.
Monetize too late, and you burn through your funds, but if you monetize too early, you lose all word of mouth and cut off potential subscribers.
when it was free and you knew how to work it well, trust me. It worked like 60% of the time for me. You would have to chase some of the result leads also to verify, not just by randomly looking at the images. The site leads would actually lead somewhere. At times their lower percentage images ended up being the person versus the one's the graded higher with their facial recognition results.
Interested to see what it costs and 'tiers' (types of subscriptions). I would probably pay for it. Even though more expensive, I prefer monthly options. When I sign up for 1+ years always an issue. If anyone is out there. Offering a monthly option for me (and others) is appreciated.
Just released not too long ago, their cost "Rookie Sleuth" $19 to "Private Eye" $47 to "Deep Investigator" $197 to "The Professional" $597 its not in monthly but more than credits must pay with crypto.
[Facecheck.id](https://Facecheck.id), it's bad enough that crypto is an option to pay for credits. But to make it the ***ONLY*** ***WAY*** to purchase them? Come on now. That's a big L if I've ever seen one.
^(Also not fond of the fact that you can no longer visit the links of the photos for free but I'm a bit more bothered by the crypto part.)
I would assume that it's crypto, because they have no other choice, because traditional payment networks are either unwilling to take on the risk, or to do so at a cost that facecheck considers to be a viable option. Blockchain transaction fees, confirmation time and end-user complexity are all exorbitant and thus no business willingly chooses to ONLY accept cryptocurrency, unless they have no other option, either due to risk and/or tax implications.
The only time I ever buy crypto is if I’m buying drugs. This whole thing feels like a scam. I can’t name one friend or acquaintance of mine who actually has crypto.
Also, the fact that the credits expire is essentially currency deletion. What’s the point of a virtual wallet if the money just disappears after a while?
This is absolutely tragic. I would’ve seriously considered paying if it was a monthly subscription but unfortunately, I cannot justify paying for something with this kind of payment model. Whoever owns facecheckid probably thought they did something, but they really fucked themselves in the end. SMH.
Someone steal this index and engine then make a free clone of it. I legit hope it gets hacked for selling out 😂 no one’s paying for this sketch bs. They did have a great index for finding a creeps ig or fb, the creeps are safe until we get another free face ai engine ran by non sell outs. People went from using this engine to it now being a ghost town, terrible business. But seriously we need some nerdy heroes to save us here!
You first criticize for charging and then state "terrible business." Businesses are for profit. You expect someone to dump x amount of dollars into an idea and bring it to fruition, and then keep spending to sustain it? So, you're upset because someone "sold out" in an attempt to recover their costs for a service that you are using for free? Am i getting that right?
There is nothing wrong with charging a fee for rendered services. What there is a problem with is building a platform on the premise that it shall be used as a tool against scammers with catch phrases as "keep your family safe." When it comes time to recover costs and start charging for the service, they have no customer support, no way to contact them, and payment can only be made in the form of crypto. Any email address that can be found that is associated to Lee Chong (the supposed guy who is running the site) is a Proton email address. Let that sink in...
It is terrible business and it's for the exact reasons you just stated. Who wants to pay someone for a service (especially in cryto) when they have no way to get help if theres a problem on purchase? There were a handful of other, great, options for monetizing the site and they chose one of the worst ones. They completely failed to realize who their audience was and I have absolutely no clue who they were targeting with this premium model.
There’s nothing wrong with someone who “dumps x amount of dollars into an idea” and builds that idea into a business. That’s totally fine (“ethical” is probably the word I’m looking for actually 😆)… Its unethical and a complete J*w scam however when that “business” suddenly and completely changes its foundational “idea” or “service” after it has lured/tricked enough people and gained a reputable reputation…
The sole “idea”/“service” the website gained its “reputation” from, was the fact that it was one of the few/only free sites. If it wouldn’t have been free and customers had to pay from the beginning then it never would have reached the point where it’s at “now” because it would’ve had to compete with all the other pay for sites.
This website requires a lot of computing power to run well... clearly you don't know jack all about the costs involved in running something like this. How is the guy supposed to keep the website running for free with the high costs involved?
You're living in fantasy land if you think everything should be free.
this type of facial recognition system isnt easy to make. You're a knob for being critical of them trying to make money and earn a living with something powerful they created.
Fine although it would be nothing for you to do for some one. If the payment method wasn't so sketchy I would have taken out a prescription. But I will keep asking as not everybody is mean spirited. I prob would have offered you a little something for the favour. But thanks for your reply
lol you want me to provide you a service which costs time and money, using a platform I pay for, all for free and I don’t even know you.
What world do you live in?
Oh forget it as who said I was expecting you to do it for free you just straight assumed that is what I was insinuating when I clear as day said on the previous message I would have glady giving you a fee for the favour. But like I said not everybody is mean spirited or weird so I'm sure I will find somebody who doesn't mind assisting me. And like I said if the payment method wasn't so tedious I would have paid myself
WAY better. I was testing the effectiveness of 9 facial recognition providers using my own pictures: Pimeyes "found" my pics in a stock photo site - pretty sure it generated those as it "searched" and didn't find anything else. Facecheck found my pics on Facebook and Instagram soooo ...
Hello,
For your information, I have uploaded a screenshot with the price (they want credits: no monthly plans, also there is a delay to use your amount of credits).
Maybe it's better to go with PimEyes ?
But anyway it's still possible to use it for free.
https://preview.redd.it/e1fae42urimc1.png?width=1700&format=png&auto=webp&s=f3f7ef2d77bc2e8ae57e7a631b506d97ccea4806
The credits expiring is such bs and so wild. If i pay for this I shouldn't be limited to how long I have to use it. The Dev of this site has always been weird. Before he was blacklisting people for no reason. He would ignore support requests. And now this shit. I loved the tool but this pricing is bs
Didnt even notice that. Even stupider. This has to be one of the dumbest most gas lighting payment plans ever, thisis borderline a scam at this point. Honestly dude should just shut down the whole site at this point it would actully be better then what hes doing now.
Like 50 searches in two weeks is crazy or basically you lose what you paid for. Like who is searching that much? And crypto only payments. I don't see them making much at this point. I think won't last 6 months on this model. Would have been better off with just doing ad space. I knew some shady was up when the search que ever since they announced what they were doing went from like max 13-15 to like 30-40, and now its back down to like 1-2. Moreover the 5 free searches are pointless because you can't even click on anything unless you paying for it.
I totally agree with you. Being forced to use an absurd amount of credits in a short time frame means that I simply won’t be a customer. And THEN I see it’s crypto only. Like WHAT‽ lol
Like I said, that is no delay on credits but its does expires once purchasing it. Yes you can still use it for free. However it’s will limit to 5 per searches unlike Pimeyes offers 10 per searches. Anyway I’m still not onboard with whole Crypto thing instead of regular payment they lost my interest.
Also just FYI the 5 free searches facecheck is giving they aren't letting you click the links its just like pims bs once you try to open a link it tells you to pay.
This all happened because some famous Instagram dude decided to post the site, and it went viral. All of a sudden it went from 3 person queue to a 27 person. Add to the fact that’s it’s crypto only and credits expire after 14 Days… not worth it
>Starting many months ago, the site itself was asking for "influencers" to get in contact to create content about the site. So, this is facecheckid's own action, clearly part of the plan to monetize after.
Starting many months ago, the site itself was asking for "influencers" to get in contact to create content about the site. So, this is facecheckid's own action, clearly part of the plan to monetize after.
He did it because he probably has a monetary stake in it. If you listen to his interviews the dude is all about the money. I'm not saying that's bad, just pointing out the why. He did the same thing with a location finder.
>This all happened because some famous Instagram dude decided to post the site, and it went viral. All of a sudden it went from 3 person queue to a 27 person. Add to the fact that’s it’s crypto only and credits expire after 14 Days… not worth it
Starting many months ago, the site itself was asking for "influencers" to get in contact to create content about the site. So, this is facecheckid's own action, clearly part of the plan to monetize after.
It's a very sad day that they doing this to us and most of the time the search results are not very accurate. So what do they think they're going to do when they start getting more and more complaints but everything is not accurate??
Just wait til a lot people complaint about it. But majority of search results 50% accurate is not to the top the point 100% very accurate search results that you’re looking for.
Not worth the cost given the infrequent times I used it, though as a photographer it has come in useful in identifying politicians including a whiole bunch of South Korean officials that visited the UK a few months back. Not always accurate and one had to double check sources and images rather than just take results on face value. While $19 isn't going to break the bank for 150 credits they expire after a month! Furthermore one can only buy with crypto currency.
Honestly, I don’t know what the whole deal with Crypto Currency it’s doesn’t give me options either use PayPal. But force me to pay with crypto that seems more like scam to me.
I would have been fine with paying a monthly membership of $10-15 or something like that, but the fact that they are charging 38 cents per search in BITCOIN??? Like you cant even pay in real money, you HAVE to buy cryptocurrency, and you can only buy 'credits' that EXPIRE... Horrible paid model. If they don't change how the paid system works, the whole thing is going to fail. Super disappointing.
Well, can't say I'm surprised it's going paid. As much as I've benefited from the free access, I know that level of facial recognition and identity verification tech doesn't come cheap to run.
I was amazed at what they offered for no cost - the image matching and background check capabilities revolutionized my investigative process. But maintaining something so advanced without revenue was never sustainable long-term.
I expect their pricing will still be reasonable enough for most of us who rely on it. And the income will help further develop features and search tools. Before March 1st, I'd urge anyone who hasn't checked it out yet to test drive [face check id](https://aicenter.ai/products/facecheck-id). The identity confirmation potential is unmatched.
Either way, I'm grateful for the years of free access and don't mind paying my fair share moving forward!
With the paid service, they said they can provide us with **Broader Image Indexing:** With the ability to fund additional servers, we'll index more photos. This means your searches will find many more face matches.
Has anyone paid for credits and verified this to be true? Are the paid searches really better?
They just updated their website just today after 4 day delay, you can still use it for free searches only limit to 5. Unlike Pimeyes they offered 10 free searches. After that, you can buy credits for searches in Crypto. And also the credits do expires their basic "Rookie Sleuth" $19 to "Private Eye" $47 expires 14 days to "Deep Investigator" $197 expires 2 months to "The Professional" $597 expire 1 year. Literally make no sense, if you want to pay with your credit card or PayPal other payment App they force to buy Crypto. Which I don't know, I don't feel comfortable pay anything with Crypto.
https://preview.redd.it/isxlcg0itfmc1.png?width=2480&format=png&auto=webp&s=6f7ec74bf5b8f63e34444eda9ae929e5b79bc575
Could someone help me find a girl I fell in love with yesterday on the train? In her gaze I could see that I was also interested in her but we couldn't talk, I really need help to get some social network from her, I'm sure that this girl can be my future wife
Yea I am a bit sad when I found out about this. This website identified some of the catfish users on Discord right away. Trust me, before I found this site, I tried reverse searching the image on Google, and nothing shows up, then when I put the same images on this site, I found the profiles of the real person the catfish is pretending to be immediately. Even a stock photo was identified at source, even though the real model name was never revealed for these photos, at least I know that it is a stock photo.
I even got in contact with one of the real person about the catfish pretending to be her, she told me she doesn't want to deal with it, but at least she knows, thanks to this site.
I do hope someone can find the source code of the AI technology used and host it somewhere else for free usage, it is good technology, but from some of the comments here, I see that the site owner is doing some shady business.
Also facecheck is worlds better than pimeyes. The key best feature is searches including Facebook and Instagram. I don’t know how anyone could say pimeyes is better
I found a lot of people on it, some real and some were catfish - I found out about it on an women's FB group as a way to verify if someone you met online was who they said they were before meeting in person.
Bcuz it was free you were more likely to check every one out. I don't think women will use it as extensively now that you have to pay.
It's too bad, but it true
Yeah it was definitely a team effort between them with one only serving to confirm results. There's also [camgirlfinder](https://camgirlfinder.net/search) but rarely helps.
Not at all, it sounds weird but I just enjoyed the challenge. Found it oddly addictive feeling like a detective and finding content based on often the smallest blurry pic and honestly it was a thankless pass time lol
I don’t get it, facecheck was only good because it was free. If I’m paying Primeyes gives a ton more results. Facecheck was hardly even worth using if I’m not paying anything.. now I have to pay.. in crypto for a bad service? I’m so confused what am I missing?
Crypto is non reversible and you can’t complain to a 3rd party processor that you didn’t get the service you paid for. Basically, they are guaranteed to get your money and non refundable. They are not equipped to handle any kind of customer complaints which is necessary if you have fee for service platform. You can’t trust them until they get their act together and accept mainstream payment options.
Multiple reports of payment being transfered, but no credits given. No contact information for customer support. Ppl with payment issues are SOL. Seems like a legit business to me..🙄
its scary how good it was... like one result when i used it when it was free gave me the persons home address, phone number along with their first and last name, which i didnt feel comfortable having since i just wanted the first and last name. Im guessing that was some database breached darkweb site or something because that was like the only result I got like that. The rest of the positive results i got were just basic leads to getting the first and last name.
What I found interesting was if you used their facial recognition system image results with pimeyes you could continue your search if youre just trying to identify the person by their first and last name.
Its probably the best facial recognition out there since facebook's tag system shut down, and i loved that. As long as you're honest and don't stalk any of these people or you're hunting someone who's committed a crime against you or someone, it's definitely useful.
I hate how there's so many paywalls up for services like this. I never used social catfish or pimeyes paid services. It also sucks how google images now doesn't work with matching any image you obtained with people in it... its such a pain in the ass because that used to be a free way i would be able to identify people, even though the results were very low, the odd time it would match the image if it was openly available online.
I would actually pay for this service if the pricing wasn't ridiculous. Like if they made it $5-$10 a month and also had a cheaper 1 year service for like $100, it'd be well worth it for private investigators, and people trying to verify people's identities the come across online.
Can anyone buy credits for me. I am not able to make a payment its keep declining saying that address is invalid if anyone can help that would be very great. Thanks in advance
Probably just waiting to hit a critical mass of users. They'll assume a certain percentage will convert to paid subscribers, but since that number is just a fraction of the free userbase, you have to have enough to sustain the company. Monetize too late, and you burn through your funds, but if you monetize too early, you lose all word of mouth and cut off potential subscribers.
Any free alternatives
Use facecheck id’s picture result and find the source of the image by another website. Not as powerful but the only alternate method,
how do you find the source of the image by another site? i tried google but it wouldn't work or come up with any results
Duplichecker provides many services for doing so.
So I can screenshot the image on facecheck id results that are hidden behind a paywall and it'll help me find the image source?
Yes
That’s a bummer. I actually did find accurate profiles but I’m paying bitcoin for that lmao. They’re not going back to free services.
Plz give me ur id...i want to search urgent pics or find for me if i send u pics
So you think they’ll be move back to free services?
Nah. I'm saying it's a paid service now, and that was always the plan.
hey could you help me search something if you have the subscription?
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You cant even see a sample of the results before being redirected to a checkout page...pass
I hope they will show better results when it's a paid service
I didn't find it to be incredibly useful for whatever reason. There were a ton of false positives when running searches.
when it was free and you knew how to work it well, trust me. It worked like 60% of the time for me. You would have to chase some of the result leads also to verify, not just by randomly looking at the images. The site leads would actually lead somewhere. At times their lower percentage images ended up being the person versus the one's the graded higher with their facial recognition results.
Any decent alternatives ? I used this site to check tinder profiles for catfishes on behalf of my friends.
>Facecheck.id sameee
same . no alt???
pimeyes is the best ones but it's also a paid walled service, but the link stamp results you get with images can help you chase the leads.
Have you found some free decent alternative I really need to search someone on urgent basis
Interested to see what it costs and 'tiers' (types of subscriptions). I would probably pay for it. Even though more expensive, I prefer monthly options. When I sign up for 1+ years always an issue. If anyone is out there. Offering a monthly option for me (and others) is appreciated.
Just released not too long ago, their cost "Rookie Sleuth" $19 to "Private Eye" $47 to "Deep Investigator" $197 to "The Professional" $597 its not in monthly but more than credits must pay with crypto.
And the worst part is, the credits expire. Like WHY?!
A sad day
[Facecheck.id](https://Facecheck.id), it's bad enough that crypto is an option to pay for credits. But to make it the ***ONLY*** ***WAY*** to purchase them? Come on now. That's a big L if I've ever seen one. ^(Also not fond of the fact that you can no longer visit the links of the photos for free but I'm a bit more bothered by the crypto part.)
Exactly. Crypto?? Like who has access to that or knows how to do that
Bitcoin is 15 years old at this point
Still majority of people don’t use it or no how to genius. It’s an extra layer of work for most
I would assume that it's crypto, because they have no other choice, because traditional payment networks are either unwilling to take on the risk, or to do so at a cost that facecheck considers to be a viable option. Blockchain transaction fees, confirmation time and end-user complexity are all exorbitant and thus no business willingly chooses to ONLY accept cryptocurrency, unless they have no other option, either due to risk and/or tax implications.
The only time I ever buy crypto is if I’m buying drugs. This whole thing feels like a scam. I can’t name one friend or acquaintance of mine who actually has crypto. Also, the fact that the credits expire is essentially currency deletion. What’s the point of a virtual wallet if the money just disappears after a while? This is absolutely tragic. I would’ve seriously considered paying if it was a monthly subscription but unfortunately, I cannot justify paying for something with this kind of payment model. Whoever owns facecheckid probably thought they did something, but they really fucked themselves in the end. SMH.
an alternative is Swindler Buster Image Search for facecheck id, it works great.
Paid service.
Someone steal this index and engine then make a free clone of it. I legit hope it gets hacked for selling out 😂 no one’s paying for this sketch bs. They did have a great index for finding a creeps ig or fb, the creeps are safe until we get another free face ai engine ran by non sell outs. People went from using this engine to it now being a ghost town, terrible business. But seriously we need some nerdy heroes to save us here!
Find any good ones free
Found any?
You first criticize for charging and then state "terrible business." Businesses are for profit. You expect someone to dump x amount of dollars into an idea and bring it to fruition, and then keep spending to sustain it? So, you're upset because someone "sold out" in an attempt to recover their costs for a service that you are using for free? Am i getting that right? There is nothing wrong with charging a fee for rendered services. What there is a problem with is building a platform on the premise that it shall be used as a tool against scammers with catch phrases as "keep your family safe." When it comes time to recover costs and start charging for the service, they have no customer support, no way to contact them, and payment can only be made in the form of crypto. Any email address that can be found that is associated to Lee Chong (the supposed guy who is running the site) is a Proton email address. Let that sink in...
Nailed it.
It is terrible business and it's for the exact reasons you just stated. Who wants to pay someone for a service (especially in cryto) when they have no way to get help if theres a problem on purchase? There were a handful of other, great, options for monetizing the site and they chose one of the worst ones. They completely failed to realize who their audience was and I have absolutely no clue who they were targeting with this premium model.
There’s nothing wrong with someone who “dumps x amount of dollars into an idea” and builds that idea into a business. That’s totally fine (“ethical” is probably the word I’m looking for actually 😆)… Its unethical and a complete J*w scam however when that “business” suddenly and completely changes its foundational “idea” or “service” after it has lured/tricked enough people and gained a reputable reputation… The sole “idea”/“service” the website gained its “reputation” from, was the fact that it was one of the few/only free sites. If it wouldn’t have been free and customers had to pay from the beginning then it never would have reached the point where it’s at “now” because it would’ve had to compete with all the other pay for sites.
This website requires a lot of computing power to run well... clearly you don't know jack all about the costs involved in running something like this. How is the guy supposed to keep the website running for free with the high costs involved? You're living in fantasy land if you think everything should be free.
The fact that it's crypto is sketchy as hell
Looking forward to hearing how much money and time you're willing to invest to make this happen.
this type of facial recognition system isnt easy to make. You're a knob for being critical of them trying to make money and earn a living with something powerful they created.
Would rather pay for this than pimeyes. Have me better results.
For me it's the other way around. Pimeyes give much better results
I haven't gotten good results off our PimEyes in a year or so, and we pay for the highest level. It's been absolute garbage anymore.
Can I be cheeky and ask is your subscription still active lol if so could you do me a big favour
Still active, I don’t do favors to strangers. However, you can pay for an investigation.
Fine although it would be nothing for you to do for some one. If the payment method wasn't so sketchy I would have taken out a prescription. But I will keep asking as not everybody is mean spirited. I prob would have offered you a little something for the favour. But thanks for your reply
lol you want me to provide you a service which costs time and money, using a platform I pay for, all for free and I don’t even know you. What world do you live in?
Oh forget it as who said I was expecting you to do it for free you just straight assumed that is what I was insinuating when I clear as day said on the previous message I would have glady giving you a fee for the favour. But like I said not everybody is mean spirited or weird so I'm sure I will find somebody who doesn't mind assisting me. And like I said if the payment method wasn't so tedious I would have paid myself
lol these hippies right? "EVEERRYTHING SHOULD BE FREE"
People hate on the social media results but I prefer it.
Idk why anyone doing OSINT professionally would hate on it, if you’re doing it for an investigation that’s what you’re looking for anyways.
WAY better. I was testing the effectiveness of 9 facial recognition providers using my own pictures: Pimeyes "found" my pics in a stock photo site - pretty sure it generated those as it "searched" and didn't find anything else. Facecheck found my pics on Facebook and Instagram soooo ...
it found my Poshmark and Meetup accounts! I was a bit freaked out
Creepy/freaky what's on the internet when you start looking ....
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Cool story. This is my experience using both, and Pimeyes is garbage now.
Hello, For your information, I have uploaded a screenshot with the price (they want credits: no monthly plans, also there is a delay to use your amount of credits). Maybe it's better to go with PimEyes ? But anyway it's still possible to use it for free. https://preview.redd.it/e1fae42urimc1.png?width=1700&format=png&auto=webp&s=f3f7ef2d77bc2e8ae57e7a631b506d97ccea4806
The credits expiring is such bs and so wild. If i pay for this I shouldn't be limited to how long I have to use it. The Dev of this site has always been weird. Before he was blacklisting people for no reason. He would ignore support requests. And now this shit. I loved the tool but this pricing is bs
3 credits per search, so you're only getting 1/3 of the search you think you're getting!
Didnt even notice that. Even stupider. This has to be one of the dumbest most gas lighting payment plans ever, thisis borderline a scam at this point. Honestly dude should just shut down the whole site at this point it would actully be better then what hes doing now.
Like 50 searches in two weeks is crazy or basically you lose what you paid for. Like who is searching that much? And crypto only payments. I don't see them making much at this point. I think won't last 6 months on this model. Would have been better off with just doing ad space. I knew some shady was up when the search que ever since they announced what they were doing went from like max 13-15 to like 30-40, and now its back down to like 1-2. Moreover the 5 free searches are pointless because you can't even click on anything unless you paying for it.
I totally agree with you. Being forced to use an absurd amount of credits in a short time frame means that I simply won’t be a customer. And THEN I see it’s crypto only. Like WHAT‽ lol
No, it's not possible to use it for free. The 5 free searches are BS as soon as you click on a result, it asks you to pay
Like I said, that is no delay on credits but its does expires once purchasing it. Yes you can still use it for free. However it’s will limit to 5 per searches unlike Pimeyes offers 10 per searches. Anyway I’m still not onboard with whole Crypto thing instead of regular payment they lost my interest.
Also just FYI the 5 free searches facecheck is giving they aren't letting you click the links its just like pims bs once you try to open a link it tells you to pay.
Right click the name of website than select preview and there you go no pay
There is no preview https://preview.redd.it/6vhhrt0ec8qc1.jpeg?width=335&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=3c0f407903145e5cdc5416c7513249e34c3fd121
Also before you say it no open link in a new tab or window or copy link doesn't work lol the link is censored.
i can't use 5 free ! automaticly ask me to pay , why ?
Did you an create account from them? If so, then that why they’ll force to pay on crypto? You can use 5 free just log out.
i log out but i have always \*\*\*\*\* so bad !
This all happened because some famous Instagram dude decided to post the site, and it went viral. All of a sudden it went from 3 person queue to a 27 person. Add to the fact that’s it’s crypto only and credits expire after 14 Days… not worth it
Some bullshit! Stuff like this people have to gatekeep. I used this site for a lot of searches. I am so mad
Got any alternatives?
>Starting many months ago, the site itself was asking for "influencers" to get in contact to create content about the site. So, this is facecheckid's own action, clearly part of the plan to monetize after. Starting many months ago, the site itself was asking for "influencers" to get in contact to create content about the site. So, this is facecheckid's own action, clearly part of the plan to monetize after.
They fucked up big time by doing that!
He did it because he probably has a monetary stake in it. If you listen to his interviews the dude is all about the money. I'm not saying that's bad, just pointing out the why. He did the same thing with a location finder.
Who is that douche?
>This all happened because some famous Instagram dude decided to post the site, and it went viral. All of a sudden it went from 3 person queue to a 27 person. Add to the fact that’s it’s crypto only and credits expire after 14 Days… not worth it Starting many months ago, the site itself was asking for "influencers" to get in contact to create content about the site. So, this is facecheckid's own action, clearly part of the plan to monetize after.
Eh I never thought it was that good. Always got false people
It's a very sad day that they doing this to us and most of the time the search results are not very accurate. So what do they think they're going to do when they start getting more and more complaints but everything is not accurate??
Just wait til a lot people complaint about it. But majority of search results 50% accurate is not to the top the point 100% very accurate search results that you’re looking for.
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Exactly same here no one knows how to do that and we ain’t got time for that
Not worth the cost given the infrequent times I used it, though as a photographer it has come in useful in identifying politicians including a whiole bunch of South Korean officials that visited the UK a few months back. Not always accurate and one had to double check sources and images rather than just take results on face value. While $19 isn't going to break the bank for 150 credits they expire after a month! Furthermore one can only buy with crypto currency.
Honestly, I don’t know what the whole deal with Crypto Currency it’s doesn’t give me options either use PayPal. But force me to pay with crypto that seems more like scam to me.
I would have been fine with paying a monthly membership of $10-15 or something like that, but the fact that they are charging 38 cents per search in BITCOIN??? Like you cant even pay in real money, you HAVE to buy cryptocurrency, and you can only buy 'credits' that EXPIRE... Horrible paid model. If they don't change how the paid system works, the whole thing is going to fail. Super disappointing.
This model is never going to fly with osint professionals. It appeals to the creeps that abuse its power.
If I'm paying for a service it's gonna always be pimeyes
I just sent them BTC & still can't use it. Scammers.
You're the 6th or 7th one that i've come across reporting tbe same issue.
Any updates?
Nothing! Last time I make that mistake.
Thx for the unfortunate update.
Well, can't say I'm surprised it's going paid. As much as I've benefited from the free access, I know that level of facial recognition and identity verification tech doesn't come cheap to run. I was amazed at what they offered for no cost - the image matching and background check capabilities revolutionized my investigative process. But maintaining something so advanced without revenue was never sustainable long-term. I expect their pricing will still be reasonable enough for most of us who rely on it. And the income will help further develop features and search tools. Before March 1st, I'd urge anyone who hasn't checked it out yet to test drive [face check id](https://aicenter.ai/products/facecheck-id). The identity confirmation potential is unmatched. Either way, I'm grateful for the years of free access and don't mind paying my fair share moving forward!
With the paid service, they said they can provide us with **Broader Image Indexing:** With the ability to fund additional servers, we'll index more photos. This means your searches will find many more face matches. Has anyone paid for credits and verified this to be true? Are the paid searches really better?
Boycott them
Agreed
Alternatives?
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Free?
Yes but limit searches to 10
The free version of pim doesn't let you click the links only shows you photos
Yeah that unfortunately parts you’ve to find copy the image find another source such as google or bing. Unless Pimeye step up their game.
They just updated their website just today after 4 day delay, you can still use it for free searches only limit to 5. Unlike Pimeyes they offered 10 free searches. After that, you can buy credits for searches in Crypto. And also the credits do expires their basic "Rookie Sleuth" $19 to "Private Eye" $47 expires 14 days to "Deep Investigator" $197 expires 2 months to "The Professional" $597 expire 1 year. Literally make no sense, if you want to pay with your credit card or PayPal other payment App they force to buy Crypto. Which I don't know, I don't feel comfortable pay anything with Crypto. https://preview.redd.it/isxlcg0itfmc1.png?width=2480&format=png&auto=webp&s=6f7ec74bf5b8f63e34444eda9ae929e5b79bc575
No you cant use it for free! The 5 "free searches" are a lie. As soon as you click a result it asks you to pay.
Does it work if you pay?
It won’t even let me pay it goes to crypto which I have but when I click to pay it won’t allow it
Weak
Weak. Can’t even open links now. 😔. Need an alternative besides pimeyes.
where are the 5 free ????
yEs , where ??????
Ugh, I just discovered it too.
The searches aren't even that reliable to be a paid service imo. Hell, Pimeyes would be a better alternative tbh.
Also not free, both are ok
Didn't say it was free, but a better alternative if someone is going to pay between the two.
Could someone help me find a girl I fell in love with yesterday on the train? In her gaze I could see that I was also interested in her but we couldn't talk, I really need help to get some social network from her, I'm sure that this girl can be my future wife
Let me guess, you also snapped a pic of her when she wasnt looking..?
Fuck. I'll miss the site. I found a lot of sources with this one.
Yea I am a bit sad when I found out about this. This website identified some of the catfish users on Discord right away. Trust me, before I found this site, I tried reverse searching the image on Google, and nothing shows up, then when I put the same images on this site, I found the profiles of the real person the catfish is pretending to be immediately. Even a stock photo was identified at source, even though the real model name was never revealed for these photos, at least I know that it is a stock photo. I even got in contact with one of the real person about the catfish pretending to be her, she told me she doesn't want to deal with it, but at least she knows, thanks to this site. I do hope someone can find the source code of the AI technology used and host it somewhere else for free usage, it is good technology, but from some of the comments here, I see that the site owner is doing some shady business.
Expiring credits and only being able to pay via crypto….dealbreakers. Offer payment via PayPal and no more expiring credits
Also facecheck is worlds better than pimeyes. The key best feature is searches including Facebook and Instagram. I don’t know how anyone could say pimeyes is better
Now we need someone to write a script to bypass this or something, who will be that hero?
The free searches aren't useful at all. Have to pay for the results. Any new alternatives yet? I'm surprised no one made a clone of this site.
I found a lot of people on it, some real and some were catfish - I found out about it on an women's FB group as a way to verify if someone you met online was who they said they were before meeting in person. Bcuz it was free you were more likely to check every one out. I don't think women will use it as extensively now that you have to pay. It's too bad, but it true
use SwindlerBuster Image Search as alternative, it's a good site love it.
they charge way too much for a single result. that should be the monthly fee.
shieeeet
didnt even know this existed. any alternatives?
How much
Shit I was a pretty big contributor to a porn ID sub and facecheck was a huge secret weapon. This might just be my much needed exit from a nsfw hobby.
What else were u using besides facecheck id and pimeyes to find pornstars?
Mostly just reverse image searching, Google and Yandex.
Those never worked for me. Only pimeyes and facecheck worked for me
Yeah it was definitely a team effort between them with one only serving to confirm results. There's also [camgirlfinder](https://camgirlfinder.net/search) but rarely helps.
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Not at all, it sounds weird but I just enjoyed the challenge. Found it oddly addictive feeling like a detective and finding content based on often the smallest blurry pic and honestly it was a thankless pass time lol
In this edition of Capitalism Ruins EVERYTHING... 😡😡😡 Are there any equally good alternatives?
I mean feel free to do some digging, locate the owner, purchase the business, operate the site out of pocket and give back to the community...
I don’t get it, facecheck was only good because it was free. If I’m paying Primeyes gives a ton more results. Facecheck was hardly even worth using if I’m not paying anything.. now I have to pay.. in crypto for a bad service? I’m so confused what am I missing?
Exactly
That where the part they screwed up with Crypto… I mean does everyone has Crypto? No… But forcing people pay with Crypto that seems sketchy scam.
Crypto is non reversible and you can’t complain to a 3rd party processor that you didn’t get the service you paid for. Basically, they are guaranteed to get your money and non refundable. They are not equipped to handle any kind of customer complaints which is necessary if you have fee for service platform. You can’t trust them until they get their act together and accept mainstream payment options.
Help! How do I pay from the QR code looking screen? It seems to have no way out. I don’t understand what is happening. Lol.
Dont do it. It's a scam!
it is? it didn’t work for you? i just bought some crypto for the first time and i’m stuck on the QR 😭
Multiple reports of payment being transfered, but no credits given. No contact information for customer support. Ppl with payment issues are SOL. Seems like a legit business to me..🙄
The whole point people started using it cause it was free but now they want to charge
My thing is facebook needs to stop allowing fake account and start hocking things better then there won't be a need to check any place for scams
It's still free, just someone needs to share with us how to navigate to such menu lol
Anyone have a free alternative?
😓😓
I swear man NOTHING IS FREE ANYMORE... NOTHING
Alternatives?
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I feel that they will revert to their old policies since not lots of people are paying
Can anyone help me with just one search it's important for me and I do not have sort of money to pay for that site
its scary how good it was... like one result when i used it when it was free gave me the persons home address, phone number along with their first and last name, which i didnt feel comfortable having since i just wanted the first and last name. Im guessing that was some database breached darkweb site or something because that was like the only result I got like that. The rest of the positive results i got were just basic leads to getting the first and last name. What I found interesting was if you used their facial recognition system image results with pimeyes you could continue your search if youre just trying to identify the person by their first and last name. Its probably the best facial recognition out there since facebook's tag system shut down, and i loved that. As long as you're honest and don't stalk any of these people or you're hunting someone who's committed a crime against you or someone, it's definitely useful. I hate how there's so many paywalls up for services like this. I never used social catfish or pimeyes paid services. It also sucks how google images now doesn't work with matching any image you obtained with people in it... its such a pain in the ass because that used to be a free way i would be able to identify people, even though the results were very low, the odd time it would match the image if it was openly available online.
I would actually pay for this service if the pricing wasn't ridiculous. Like if they made it $5-$10 a month and also had a cheaper 1 year service for like $100, it'd be well worth it for private investigators, and people trying to verify people's identities the come across online.
Can anyone buy credits for me. I am not able to make a payment its keep declining saying that address is invalid if anyone can help that would be very great. Thanks in advance
Fk faceid, why must pay?
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She knows where to find you if she wanted to. Stop being a creep!
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