Mixup, an iOS application developed by ex-Google engineers, is reimagining AI photo editing as a social game. The app leverages Google's Nano Banana model, enabling users to create and share 'recipes'—fill-in-the-blank prompts that transform photos, sketches, and text into AI-generated images. Users can browse successful recipes from others and input their own content, removing the need to start with a blank prompt.
Mixup's social aspect allows users to follow friends and create AI images using each other's photos via 'mixables'. The app employs OpenAI technology for content filtering, alongside Google's built-in Nano Banana controls, to restrict explicit or violent content. Mixup offers 100 free credits, with images costing approximately 4 cents each to generate. Monthly subscriptions are available for more extensive use.
