Free face-search router for 9 services
Paste a public image URL, get one-click access to nine reverse-face-search services pre-filled with your URL — Yandex Images, Google Lens, Bing, TinEye, FaceCheck.ID, PimEyes, Lenso.ai, FaceOnLive, Search4Faces. For private images, direct-upload links to each service's landing page are also provided.
For OSINT investigators: face-search is most effective when results are cross-checked across multiple services. A match from any single tool is a candidate, not proof. The launcher is designed to make multi-service comparison fast — open all services in tabs, compare results, require independent corroboration before identification.
For dedicated face-search advice and investigation methodology, see Bellingcat's photo-verification guides and the WITNESS Media Lab framework. For automated facial-similarity matching at scale, the commercial APIs from FaceCheck and PimEyes both offer paid REST endpoints.
Frequently asked questions
Which face search should I try first?
For OSINT and free use: Yandex first (strongest free face matcher, especially for European/Russian targets), then Google Lens (largest general index, weak on faces but catches reposts). For paid OSINT: FaceCheck.ID at ~$11.99/month is the OSINT-favored option, far cheaper than PimEyes' ~$30/month. PimEyes still has the deepest premium index and went ad-free in 2025.
Why does this require a public image URL?
Most face-search services accept either a URL or a file upload. URL-paste lets the launcher pre-fill the form for nine services in parallel. For private/local images that you can't URL-share, use the direct-upload links below to each service's landing page.
Are these results biometric data?
Yes — facial geometry derived from your image is biometric data, regulated under GDPR (EU), BIPA (Illinois), and similar laws elsewhere. The services listed retain images according to their own policies; check each service's privacy policy before uploading sensitive photographs. FaceCheck.ID states it deletes uploaded images after processing; PimEyes documents data storage. For maximum personal-privacy protection, use only services with no-retention policies.
Why isn't Clearview here?
Clearview AI is not available to the general public — it's sold exclusively to law enforcement and a few approved government clients. PimEyes is the closest publicly-available equivalent. The Italian, French, and UK data-protection authorities have all fined Clearview for GDPR violations.
How do I avoid false positives?
Run multiple services in parallel (this launcher exists for that reason) and require independent matches before drawing conclusions. A face match from one source is a candidate; the same person on three different platforms with different photos is a real lead. Always verify against context — does the person in the matched results have a plausible biographic link to your input?
Should I trust 99% accuracy claims?
No. All commercial face-search vendors quote accuracy figures from clean, posed, well-lit reference photos against curated test sets. Real-world images — angled, partially occluded, low-resolution, motion-blurred — perform far worse. Treat any single match as ~70% confidence at best.