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A photo for your café's post
Make a photo of a cup of coffee on a wooden table, morning light from the window
Can Claude generate images?
Not on its own. Claude can draw charts, diagrams and simple graphics in code, but it doesn't make photos or illustrations. Connect Brilly to Claude and it can: ask in plain words, and the picture shows up in your chat. Videos too.
Anthropic's help center: Claude doesn't generate photos or illustrations the way image-generation tools do.
Checked 5 Nov 2026
An image is 1 credit, 3 at best quality. Brilly works on every Claude plan, Free included.
Make a photo for my café's Instagram: a cup of coffee on a wooden table, morning light from the window.BrillyAI-generatedHere's your photo. Want a 5-second clip of the steam rising from it?
generate_imageFast · 1 creditdoneBrillySaved to My creationsAI-generatedHere's your photo. Want a 5-second clip of the steam rising from it?What Claude does on its own, and with Brilly
Claude is great with words, code and charts. Photos, illustrations and video clips need an image or video model, and that's what Brilly adds.
| What you want | Claude on its own | Claude with Brilly |
|---|---|---|
| Photos and illustrations | No | Yes. 1 credit each, 3 at best quality |
| Video clips | No real footage. Claude Motion, a beta on Team and Enterprise, animates graphics, not people or scenes | Yes. 5- or 10-second clips from a sentence or a picture, from 6 credits |
| Edit a video: swap the person, the background or the moves | No | Yes. From 5 credits for 5 seconds |
| Charts, diagrams and simple graphics, drawn in code | Yes, on the web and desktop app (beta) | Yes, the same |
| Designs, slides and prototypes | Yes, with Claude Design | Yes, the same |
| Read and describe your pictures | Yes | Yes, the same |
From Anthropic's help center: Can Claude produce images? (16 Mar 2026), Custom visuals (22 Apr 2026) and Claude Motion (8 Oct 2026). Checked 5 Nov 2026.
Add Brilly to Claude in four steps
- In Claude on the web or the desktop app, open Settings → Connectors and choose Add custom connector.
- Name it Brilly and paste this address:
- Press Connect, sign in to Brilly, and choose what Claude may spend each day.
- Ask for a picture in any chat. Claude calls Brilly when it needs to, and the picture shows up in the chat.
Things to ask Claude for
Each one was made by Brilly from the words shown. Try one in Claude, or copy the words into your own chat.
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A cover for your newsletter
Make a picture of a lighthouse on a rocky coastline at dusk, its beam just switched on
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A wide scene for a slide
Make a wide picture of two people in a palace courtyard at night, lit by paper lanterns
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A mascot for your shop
Make a 3D clay mascot: a grumpy little orange robot, studio light
AI-generatedVideo clip
Then make it move
Make a 5-second clip: a latte being poured in a sunny café, slow motion
AI-generatedVideo edit
Swap the person in a clip
Put the woman in my photo into this clip, in place of the speaker
You stay in charge of the spend.
The price comes first
Claude checks the price before it makes anything. It can't buy credits, see your payment details or change your plan.
A daily limit for Claude
Pick 25, 100, 250 or 500 credits a day when you connect. Past the limit, it has to ask you.
Everything is saved
Pictures and clips land in My creations on brilly.com, ready to download.
Yours to use
Use them in ads, posts and slides while you're on a paid plan.
What it costs
Pro
$19.99 your first monththen $39.99 a month- 400 credits a month: about 400 images, or 40 five-second clips
- Brilly in Claude and ChatGPT, and every Studio tool
- Cancel anytime
| What Claude asks Brilly for | Credits |
|---|---|
| An image | 1 credit, 3 at best quality |
| A 5-second clip from a prompt or a photo | from 6 credits |
| Character swap, background swap or an added object, 5 seconds | 14 credits |
| Re-dance, 5 seconds | 5 credits |
| Angles: a pack, a character sheet or a 9-shot grid | 3 to 4 credits |
Prices depend on the model, length and quality. Claude tells you the price before it makes anything.
Questions
No. Anthropic says so in its own help center: Claude doesn't make photos or illustrations the way image tools do. It can build charts, diagrams and simple graphics in code, and read pictures you give it. With Brilly connected, Claude can make photos and illustrations too.
Not real footage. Claude Motion, a beta on Team and Enterprise plans, animates graphics and exports them as MP4, but it doesn't make realistic scenes or people. With Brilly, Claude makes 5- or 10-second clips from a sentence or a picture, on any plan.
Claude Design makes designs, prototypes and slides. It doesn't generate photos either. Make the pictures with Brilly, then use them anywhere.
Yes. Claude allows one custom connector on Free, and Brilly can be that one. The pictures use your Brilly plan's credits.
Yes, once you've added Brilly on the web or the desktop app. On the phone, Claude shows a link to each result instead of showing it in the chat.
1 credit, or 3 at best quality. Pro comes with 400 credits a month: $19.99 your first month, then $39.99 a month.
Yes, while you're on a paid plan, or for anything made with credits you bought. That includes ads. See our Terms.
ChatGPT makes pictures on its own, but not videos. See Can ChatGPT make videos?