How do I make an AI avatar in Telegram?

Open the bot, attach your selfie and write the avatar you want as the caption of that same message, then send it. The bot returns the finished avatar in the chat in about a minute. There is no app to install and no account to create beyond the Telegram account you already have.

Does it keep my face, or does it invent a new person?

It keeps your face when you tell it to. Attach your photo and end the prompt with an instruction like "keep the face from the attached photo unchanged". Without an attached photo the bot has nothing to work from and will generate a stranger who merely matches your description.

Can I make a professional headshot from a normal selfie?

Yes, that is the most common request. Attach the selfie and describe the result: shoulders-up crop, soft even lighting, plain background, business shirt. The bot re-lights and re-frames the shot while keeping your features. It is a generated portrait, not a photograph of you in a studio, so treat it as a profile picture rather than as documentary evidence.

How many credits does an avatar cost?

From 1 to 5 credits per image, depending on the model and resolution you pick. GPT-Image-2 at 1K costs 1 credit, NanoBanana Pro at 4K costs 5. For a profile picture, 1K or 2K is plenty, since most platforms display avatars at a few hundred pixels.

Is the avatar generator free?

You get 5 free credits, one time, for subscribing to @zosee_channel and tapping the claim button in the bot. That is enough for several avatars at the cheaper tiers. Credits never expire, and after that you top up with Telegram Stars, cryptocurrency, a bank card from any country ($), or a Russian bank card (₽).

What size are the avatars?

Pick the 1:1 square ratio and the bot returns a square image, which is what Telegram, Instagram, X, Discord and LinkedIn all crop to. Resolution is your choice from 1K up to 4K.

AI Avatar Generator in Telegram

Turn your own selfie into an AI avatar or profile picture inside a Telegram chat. Attach a photo, describe the look you want, get it back in about a minute. 5 free credits, no app and no signup.

An AI avatar generator that lives in a Telegram chat: attach your own photo, describe the look you want, and the bot sends the finished avatar back into the same conversation. No app to install, no website to sign into, and no signup beyond the Telegram account you already have. Your first 5 credits are free.

What this actually does

Most avatar tools ask you to upload a batch of photos, wait for a model to train, then pick from a grid of strangers who vaguely resemble you. This works the other way round. You send one photo and one sentence, and you get one image back, usually inside a minute. If it is not right, you reply with the correction and try again.

That makes it good for the things people actually want an avatar for: a profile picture that looks deliberate instead of accidental, a headshot pulled out of a selfie you already have, a stylized version of yourself for a gaming or Discord profile, or the same face rendered in a dozen different looks for a set.

How to make an AI avatar, step by step

Open the bot in Telegram and press Start.
Claim your 5 free credits. Subscribe to @zosee_channel, then go back into the bot and tap the claim button. Joining the channel alone grants nothing, that last tap is the step people miss. Full detail on the free credits page.
Pick a model and the 1:1 square ratio in the bot’s menu. Square is what every platform crops an avatar to.
Attach your selfie and write the instruction as the caption of that same message. The photo and the text have to arrive together. A photo on its own, or a prompt sent as a second message, will not be paired.

You can attach up to 4 photos at once, which is worth doing when one shot has your best expression and another has better light.

Prompts to start from

Paste one of these, replace the wardrobe and background with what you want, and keep the last line. The last line is what protects your face.

Shoulders-up profile picture from the attached photo. Soft even studio lighting, plain deep-teal background, crisp focus on the eyes, subject wearing a plain dark shirt. Keep the face from the attached photo completely unchanged.

Professional headshot from the attached photo. Neutral office background thrown out of focus, warm key light from the left, light grey blazer over a white shirt, confident relaxed expression. Keep the face from the attached photo completely unchanged.

Stylized illustrated avatar from the attached photo. Bold clean linework, flat colour blocks, dark background with a single rim light. Keep the facial features and hairstyle recognisable.

If you want more starting points, the prompts library has ready-to-paste prompts, and the portraits category is the one to open first.

Which model to pick

GPT-Image-2 is the cheapest at 1 credit for 1K and the most literal about edits, so it is the safest choice when the only thing you want changed is the lighting and the background.
NanoBanana 2 is the everyday pick, 2 credits at 1K, with the best balance of quality and price.
NanoBanana Pro is the one to use when the avatar has to be flawless, 4 credits at 2K. It holds a face together best on complicated instructions.
Seedream is the stylized one, best when you want an illustrated or painted avatar rather than a photographic one.

What it costs

Between 1 and 5 credits per avatar depending on the model and resolution, and 1K is genuinely enough for a profile picture. Credits never expire. You can pay with Telegram Stars, cryptocurrency, a bank card from any country ($), or a Russian bank card (₽). See the pricing page for the current packs.

Worth knowing before you start

The result is a generated image, not a photograph of you. It is made to be a profile picture, and it should not be presented as a document photo or as proof of anything. Faces come back closest to the original when your source photo is sharp, evenly lit and shows your whole face, and they drift most when the source is dark, motion-blurred or taken at a steep angle. If the first attempt changes something you wanted kept, say so explicitly in the next message: the bot re-edits its own result, so you can converge on it rather than starting over.

Photo to anime, the same idea taken all the way into an anime style.
AI photo editor, for edits to any photo rather than a portrait.
Change or remove a photo background, if the background is the only thing wrong with a picture you already like.
How to use the bot, the full walkthrough from Start to your first image.

From an everyday selfie to a profile picture

The starting photo, an ordinary phone selfie. Generated with NanoBanana 2.

The same face after one instruction: soft studio light, plain background, shoulders-up crop. Generated with NanoBanana Pro.

Try free in Telegram

Subscribe to our prompt channel @zosee_channel and claim 5 free credits, enough for up to 5 images. Credits never expire.

Try free in Telegram @zosee_channel