Quick summary: Advanced Image Generation expanded in stages: main-companion generation, group images, Custom Character identity setup, paid regeneration, and Advanced context images. Current documentation uses natural scene descriptions and supports several aspect ratios plus 2K or 4K output.
The first rollout focused on adherence and output controls
v5.5.0 introduced Advanced Image Generation with higher adherence and configurable size or quality. At launch, the changelog limited Advanced and group images to main companions. That launch restriction was later changed, so it should not be repeated as a current limitation.
The present Image Generation guide says Advanced mode works for main companions and enabled Custom Characters. It is intended to preserve face, hair, skin tone, and body type more accurately than Premium mode.
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Custom Character support arrived through an identity setup
v5.6.0 added Advanced and group image support for Custom Characters. The original workflow generated four identity options and asked the user to choose a full-body, front-facing result. Public characters were listed as free to enable and private characters at 100 Moments. Current character documentation should be checked because the workflow can change as reference-photo support evolves.
Use the current creation, sharing, and image-identity setup for Custom Characters rather than following a historical setup screen word for word.
Regeneration and context images extended the feature
v5.10.0 added regeneration of the selected Advanced identity image for 100 Moments. v5.11.0 then allowed context images in chat to use Premium or Advanced mode per chat. This made Advanced mode relevant both on the Generate page and inside conversation-based image requests.
The current description format differs from Premium mode
The current Wiki tells users to write a natural scene description in Advanced mode, covering setting, clothing, pose, lighting, and mood. Premium mode continues to use comma-separated visual tags. Mixing the two formats can make a fair comparison difficult.
Follow the natural-description workflow for Advanced images and compare it with the tag-based Premium image workflow.
Higher adherence does not remove variation
The official wording says Advanced mode preserves identity more accurately; it does not promise identical results across every pose, scene, or group composition. When output drifts, use the checks for deformed details or identity inconsistency before spending repeatedly on regeneration.
What this changes in the product evaluation
Advanced mode makes image identity and scene control more important to plan value, while resolution and per-companion costs make budgeting more important. the Secrets AI review’s image-quality and Moments-cost analysis covers that tradeoff. SecretOpedia’s Secrets AI image-generation update coverage tracks future model and pricing changes.
Current documentation also makes cost scale by resolution and companion count. Advanced 2K is listed at 50 Moments per companion and 4K at 100 Moments per companion. A two- or three-character group image therefore costs more than a solo result, so identity testing should begin with the smallest scene that answers the question.
The rollout later reached Custom Characters through the Custom Character Advanced image release, while the image-editing release covers a different workflow: modifying a completed image rather than generating a new identity-sensitive scene.
Official sources checked July 12, 2026: Changelog, Image Generation, Custom Characters, Moments & Payments.
