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title: "What Should I Check Before Using an AI Image? | ImageQuarry"
url: https://www.imagequarry.com/faq/what-is-a-good-ai-image-review-checklist/
last_updated: 2026-10-20
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# What should I check before using an AI image?

Check it at full size, not as a thumbnail: hands, faces, text, logos, reflections and shadows. Then check the product or subject against reality, the size and shape for where it will run, your rights under the tool's terms, and whether the platform or law requires an AI label.

Run the same checks on every image you plan to use, in this order, so nothing slips through when you are busy.

Do the check on the version you will publish, not an earlier one, and keep a note of the prompt and references used in case you need to build on it.

In ImageQuarry, every version is kept with the prompts and references that made it, and you compare versions side by side before you download the one you approve.

_Source: editorial guidance from ImageQuarry; model limitations from OpenAI's image generation guide, checked October 20, 2026._

Next step: [Do I need to disclose that an image is AI-generated?](https://www.imagequarry.com/faq/do-i-need-to-disclose-ai-images/)

## Related questions

- [Why does AI get small details wrong?](https://www.imagequarry.com/faq/why-does-ai-get-small-details-wrong/): Small areas get few pixels and little attention in the model.
- [Are AI images good enough for ecommerce listings?](https://www.imagequarry.com/faq/are-ai-images-good-enough-for-ecommerce/): Often, if the product itself is shown accurately.
- [Do I need to disclose that an image is AI-generated?](https://www.imagequarry.com/faq/do-i-need-to-disclose-ai-images/): Sometimes; it depends on the platform, the law and the use.
- [Can I use AI images commercially?](https://www.imagequarry.com/faq/can-i-use-ai-images-commercially/): Often, depending on the tool's terms and what the image shows.
- [How do I compare two versions of an AI image?](https://www.imagequarry.com/faq/how-do-i-compare-ai-image-versions/): Side by side, at full size, against the same checklist.

Last reviewed 2026-10-20 by ImageQuarry.

## Review before you download

Compare versions side by side and approve the one that passes your checks.