If you went looking for a Google try on clothes app, you don't need to install anything: Google's try-on is a "Try it on" button inside Google Search, Shopping and Images, and it also turns up in Chrome and Circle to Search. It's the obvious pick when the piece you want is listed on Google. It can't help with a garment it has no listing for, which is where AI try-on apps come in: ChatGPT, the Gemini app, Pixelcut's seller tool and Clothing Try-On in Toybox AI. Three things decide it: which clothes you want to try, which photo of you each one needs, and what it costs.
Google try on clothes app vs AI apps at a glance
Prices as of September 2026.
| Feature | Google Try-On | ChatGPT | Gemini app | Pixelcut Virtual Try-On | Toybox Clothing Try-On |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paid option | None needed; it comes with Google Search and Shopping | US prices: Go $8 a month, Plus $20 a month | Google AI Pro, $19.99 per month in the US | Pro $10 per month, or $8 per month billed yearly | Currently 500 credits for $4.99 with no subscription, or Pro at $9.99 per month for 1,000 credits |
| Free option | Yes, with a signed-in Google Account | Free plan with a separate image limit | Free with a daily image limit; downloads at 1K (2K with a Google AI plan) | Free plan with limited tools | 20 free credits at signup, short of the 75 one try-on costs |
| Clothes it can try | Eligible tops, bottoms and dresses in Google's listings; no lingerie, swimwear or accessories | Anything in a photo you upload or an outfit you describe | Anything in photos you upload or an outfit you describe | Tops; pants, dresses and accessories listed as coming soon | One garment photo per run, from any source |
| Photo of you | Full-body photo or selfie; US selfies become a studio-style full-body version | Any photo you upload | Any photo you upload | A model photo you upload, or its model library | One "Person" photo |
| Where it works | Search, Shopping and Images on phone or computer; Chrome on some store sites; Circle to Search on Galaxy S26 and Pixel 10 | Web, iOS and Android | Web and the Gemini mobile app | Web, iPhone and Android | Any browser, phone or computer |
| Key limits | 18 or older, 18 countries, Search Services History on; nothing under Sponsored | Selections aren't always precise, and edits can reach past them | Editing images needs age 18 or older | Built for sellers dressing models | Shows the look, not the fit; one garment per run |
| Suits | Pieces you found on Google | People who already use ChatGPT | People who already use Gemini | Clothing brands making catalog photos | Clothes Google can't try: thrift finds, screenshots, your closet |
What Google's try on clothes feature can dress you in
Google's try-on in Search, Shopping and Images can only dress you in clothes Google has a product listing for. It draws on what Google calls billions of apparel items in its Shopping Graph, and its help center limits it to tops, bottoms and dresses: lingerie, swimsuits and accessories aren't supported. If an item has no "Try it on" button, it isn't eligible, and products in the Sponsored section never get one.
Stores don't have to sign up. Google's merchant help says any brand that sends Google a product feed with high-quality images is opted in to apparel try-on automatically, and a store has to contact Google to keep try-on images out of its ads. The photos that work best show one garment on its own, laid flat or on a front-facing model or mannequin.
AI apps work the other way around: you bring the garment. ChatGPT, the Gemini app and Clothing Try-On work from a garment photo you upload, so they can handle a jacket from a thrift store, a dress a friend lent you, or a screenshot of something you saw in a video.
Where you can use Google try on for clothes
You can use Google try on for clothes online on a phone or a computer, in Google Search, Google Shopping and Google Images, as long as you meet four conditions. As of September 2026, you have to be signed in, 18 or older, in one of 18 countries (Argentina, Australia, Brazil, Canada, Chile, Colombia, Hong Kong, India, Indonesia, Japan, Malaysia, Mexico, New Zealand, the Philippines, Singapore, South Korea, the UK or the US), and have Search Services History and Personalized Recommendations turned on.
Google offers try-on in three more places:
- Chrome. On product pages of some clothing sites, Chrome swaps the store's model for your photo. It works for adults signed in to Chrome with a personal account (not a work or school one) and Search Services History on, and it hasn't reached every region or language. In Chrome's search bar, the button shows the Gemini icon with the words "Try it on", and you can switch back to the store's model at any point.
- Circle to Search. Since February 2026, on the Samsung Galaxy S26 series and Pixel 10, you can circle an outfit on your screen and select "Try On", in the countries where Google's try-on is already available.
- Google Photos wardrobe. A separate Google Photos feature tries on outfits made from clothes it finds in your own photo library. For now it works only in Brazil, India and the US, and its requirements are in the options below.
The reach is uneven because the feature arrived in steps. It began as a Search Labs experiment in the US on May 20, 2025, launched in the US across Search, Shopping and product results in Google Images on July 24, 2025, and has since spread to the other countries on Google's list.
The photo of you each tool needs
Google has the longest list of rules for the photo of you. It wants only you in the frame, either head to toe or as a selfie, standing with your hands in view, in fitted clothes, in good light against an uncluttered background. Sitting, crouching and very loose outfits all count against the result, and photos of children aren't allowed. If a photo breaks Google's safety rules, you're asked for a different one.
In the US, since December 11, 2025, a selfie is enough: add it along with your normal clothing size, and Google makes a few studio-like, full-length versions of you to pick a default from. If you'd rather not use your own photo, Google can show the clothes on models instead, in sizes from XXS to XXXL where the brand stocks them.
ChatGPT and the Gemini app take any photo you upload and leave the instruction to you, so the result depends on how clearly you describe what to change and what to keep. Clothing Try-On asks for exactly two photos, a "Person" and a "Clothing" photo, each a JPG or PNG up to 10 MB, plus an optional "Notes" box for group photos, such as naming which person to dress.
Fit, accuracy and your photos
None of these tools can tell you if something fits. Google's help page says a try-on image can't determine or guarantee how a garment fits and may get body shape, personal features or clothing details wrong, so it points shoppers to the size chart, reviews and product details. The same applies to any image made from photos, so check the garment's measurements against a piece you own.
What happens to your photo differs:
- Google. Your try-on photo is saved for reuse, and you can remove it whenever you want. Google says it collects no biometric data, doesn't use the photo for training, and doesn't share it with other Google products or third parties. It also says trained reviewers check image quality using data disconnected from your account. Chrome stores its photo in a saved collection called "Try on photos" in your Google Account.
- ChatGPT. Images you make are saved under Images, and deleting the conversation removes them from your image library.
- Toybox. Toybox's privacy policy says your prompts, uploads and results aren't used to train AI models. Unsaved results stay available for 24 hours; save them to your gallery to keep them.
Google, OpenAI and Toybox all restrict photos of other people. Google allows only photos of yourself or of someone who gave you permission, and OpenAI's image generation guide says to confirm you have permission to use a real person's likeness. Toybox's Terms of Service rule out generating images of real people without their explicit consent.
Options compared
Google Try-On
Google's try-on is the default for anything you find on Google. Find a top, bottom or dress in Search, Shopping or Images and tap "Try it on". The first time, you add a head-to-toe picture or a selfie, which Google keeps for the next item. In the US, a selfie plus your usual size becomes a set of studio-style full-body images you can use instead. It needs only a Google Account. The limits are the catalog and the account rules: only eligible tops, bottoms and dresses, nothing under Sponsored, adults only, 18 countries, and Search Services History switched on. Chrome extends it to some store websites, and Circle to Search brings it to the Galaxy S26 series and Pixel 10. It fits a shopper comparing pieces that Google already lists, and anyone who doesn't want to pay per image.
Google Photos wardrobe
Google Photos wardrobe is a digital closet inside the Google Photos app. It looks through 4 years of photos of you, catalogs the clothing items it finds, and lets you sort them by type, build outfits of up to 6 items, and tap "Try it on" to see an outfit on you. The try-on comes back as a video you can save or share, and Regenerate gives a different result. Access is gradual: as of September 2026, AI Pro and Ultra subscribers and a set of other users get an in-app notice when it's ready. You need to be in Brazil, India or the US, with Face Groups turned on and your own face selected. Without an AI Pro or Ultra plan, you also need over 1,000 photos of you in your library, and Android users need Android 10 or later. It fits someone with years of photos who wants to combine clothes they already own.
ChatGPT
ChatGPT isn't built for try-on, but it edits photos you upload. You attach a photo of yourself, add a photo of the garment if you have one, and describe the change, or first mark the area to change with the selection tool. OpenAI notes that highlights aren't always precise and edits can reach past the selected area, so check your face and hands. OpenAI's image generation guide suggests referring to reference images by their order and saying how they relate ("image 1 is me, image 2 is the jacket"). Image creation is on every plan: Free has a separate image limit, Go costs $8 per month in the US with a higher image allowance than Free, and Plus costs $20 per month. It suits a regular ChatGPT user who is happy to write the instruction.
Gemini app
Gemini's app edits a photo you upload, or builds a new image from several uploads, such as your photo and one of a coat. You need to be signed in, and editing images requires being 18 or older. Downloads come at 1K resolution without a Google AI plan and 2K with one, and there's a daily limit on images. Google AI Pro costs $19.99 per month in the US. Like ChatGPT, it leaves the wording to you, so name the garment, the fit and everything that shouldn't change. It fits a Gemini user who wants a quick first look without another account.
Pixelcut Virtual Try-On
Pixelcut's Virtual Try-On is aimed at brands: you upload a clothing photo, and it fits the item onto models from its library or onto a model photo you upload. Pixelcut says it works with tops in any fabric or style, with pants, dresses and accessories marked as coming soon. It accepts JPG, PNG and HEIC files up to 50 MB and 6000 x 6000 px, on the web, iPhone and Android. Pixelcut Pro costs $10 per month, or $8 per month billed yearly, and includes 600 AI credits a month and a commercial license. It fits a small clothing shop that needs catalog photos of shirts on models, rather than a shopper deciding what to buy.
Toybox Clothing Try-On
Clothing Try-On takes two photos, a "Person" and a "Clothing" photo, and puts that garment onto that person. The garment photo can come from anywhere: a store's product image, a screenshot, or a photo of a jacket on a hanger. It takes one garment per run, so for a full outfit you run it again with the previous result as the new person photo. The optional "Notes" box (up to 500 characters) says who to dress and which item to take from a busy photo. It's available on the Free plan at a current 75 credits per garment (roughly 75 cents at top-up prices), and a new account's 20 free credits fall short of one run. It shows the look rather than the fit, and it only does try-on, so other changes belong in Smart Editor on a Pro plan. It fits clothes Google has no listing for, such as a thrift find or a piece from your own closet.
Which one should you pick
- You found the piece on Google. Use Google's "Try it on". It costs nothing, uses the store's own photo, and in the US you can start from a selfie and your usual size.
- A thrift find, a borrowed dress or a screenshot. Google can't try it without a listing, so use a two-photo tool: Clothing Try-On, currently 75 credits per garment, or ChatGPT or Gemini if you already use them and don't mind writing the instruction.
- You sell clothes and need model photos. Pixelcut's try-on is built for that, with a model library and a commercial license on Pro. For other on-model shots, AI product photos with models compares the options.
- You want to mix clothes you already own. If Google Photos wardrobe has reached your account, it builds the closet from your photo library and tries on outfits of up to 6 items. Otherwise, photograph each piece and chain them in Clothing Try-On, one garment per run.
- You need to know the size. None of them will tell you. Lay a piece that fits you flat, measure it, and match it to the listing's garment measurements. The before-you-buy try-on guide has a measuring table for tops, pants and dresses.
Before you pick shapes and colors at all, the guide to which clothes suit your proportions gives a photo test for shape, fit and color.
Try a garment Google has no listing for in Clothing Try-On
Clothing Try-On is the Toybox route for clothes that never show a "Try it on" button. Add a full-length photo under "Person" and the garment under "Clothing", name the piece in "Notes" if the clothing photo shows a whole outfit, and tap "Try it on"; expect a result in about 30 seconds. Check the color and shape on it, then check fit with a tape measure, because no try-on image shows it. It currently costs 75 credits per garment on the Free plan. To build a whole outfit from your own wardrobe one piece at a time, follow the AI outfit generator walkthrough, and see current prices for credits.