Avatar AI (AvatarAI.me)
AI avatar generator, later folded into Photo AI.
MergedSource [3]Source [4]Last verified Oct 2, 2026
About Avatar AI (AvatarAI.me)
AvatarAI.me generated stylized avatars of a person from uploaded photos.Source [2]Source [4]
Levels reported 2,943 sales at an average of $33 in its first 10 days, totaling $100,000, a self-reported figure.Source [2]
Photo AI, launched in February 2023, was described by Levels as an evolution of AvatarAI.me, and the old domain now points to Photo AI.Source [4]Source [3]
What happened
Pieter Levels launched AvatarAI.me in late October 2022 and said it sold $100,000 of AI-generated avatars in its first 10 days. He built Photo AI in 2023 as its photorealistic evolution; his projects page lists Avatar AI as running 2022 to 2023, and avatarai.me now redirects to an avatars page on photoai.com.Source [2]Source [4]Source [1]Source [3]
Timeline
- 2023-02Photo AI launched as its successor.Source [4]
- 2022-11Passed $100,000 in sales in 10 days, per Levels.Source [2]
- 2022-10Launched.Source [2]Source [1]
Leadership
| Pieter Levels | FounderSource [1] | 2022 to 2023 |
Funding and financials
- Sales (self-reported, Nov 2022)
- $100,000 from 2,943 sales in the first 10 daysSource [2]
People on Founded, and where they went next
| Person | Here | Also built |
|---|---|---|
| Pieter Levels | Founder2022 to 2023 | fly.pieter.comActivePhoto AIActiveInterior AIActiveRebaseShut downHoodmapsActiveRemote OKActiveNomads.com (formerly Nomad List)Active |
Sources
- List of all my projects ever, levels.io (Pieter Levels), 2026-09-23. Accessed Oct 2, 2026.
- Sold $100,000 in AI-generated avatars with AvatarAI.me in 10 days, levels.io (Pieter Levels), 2022-11-07. Accessed Oct 2, 2026.
- avatarai.me (redirects to photoai.com/ai-avatars), Photo AI. Accessed Oct 2, 2026.
- My new project Photo AI a photorealistic AI photo studio, levels.io (Pieter Levels), 2023-02-10. Accessed Oct 2, 2026.