Optyx vs RawPicker

Optyx is an AI photo-culling application for grouping similar images and helping photographers choose which shots to keep. It can rate images using facial expression, sharpness, composition, exposure, and other criteria; face analysis checks expression, blinking, and focus, and can identify and group common subjects. Fast previews support manual review, including of large RAW files. Optyx writes culling information as XMP metadata and lets users drag selected files into Lightroom. For other editors, users can work with XMP or organize selected photos into filesystem folders. It supports a range of camera RAW formats, including CR2/CR3, ARW, NEF/NRW, RAF, RW2, PEF, ORF, and DNG. Optyx is intended to accompany another editor, not edit photos automatically. The maker says face-based AI works best when people are the main subject, while sharpness features suit almost any photography. The Free plan is free; Pro is $6.99 a month billed annually or $9.99 a month billed monthly.

RawPicker is an AI photo culling and selection app for professional wedding, event and portrait photographers. It supports RAW formats including CR2/CR3, NEF, ARW, RAF, ORF, RW2 and DNG, as well as JPEG, PNG and TIFF. Its scoring considers sharpness, exposure, duplicate images, noise and face quality; results are advisory, leaving the final selection to the photographer. In desktop and mobile apps, photo, face and duplicate analysis runs locally, and the policy says photos and results are not sent to RawPicker's servers or third parties for machine-learning processing. Images can be grouped by capture time, GPS, camera, ISO and white balance. Selections can be opened in Lightroom, Capture One or Photoshop with ratings, flags and color labels preserved. Projects offer Owner, Editor and Viewer permissions, while password-protected client galleries let visitors mark favorites without an account. Browsing, culling, rating, comparing and exporting can work offline for up to 72 hours. RawPicker is currently closed beta by invitation, and paid subscriptions are not publicly offered during beta.