Bing Images vs PreCheck
Bing Visual Search is a reverse image search built into Bing, Edge and Windows. PreCheck is a face search engine that matches the same person across different photos.
At a glance
Bing Images
Reverse image search
PreCheck
Face search engine
- Own face index, plus additional sources
- $1 per search, no subscription
- Credits never expire
- Web, Telegram bot and developer API
The short answer
Bing finds visually similar images and recognizes well-known people, places and things. PreCheck is built to find other photos of any person, using our own face index plus additional sources, for $1 per search. And if you need an API, Microsoft retired the Bing Search APIs, including Visual Search, on August 11, 2025; every PreCheck account includes API access.
Bing Images vs PreCheck, side by side
| PreCheck | Bing Images | |
|---|---|---|
| What it is | Face search engine | Reverse image and visual search |
| Search with a photo | Yes, upload one photo | Yes, upload, take a photo or paste a URL |
| Matches the same person in different photos | Yes, face recognition search for any face | Recognizes well-known people; no stated matching for private individuals |
| Finds similar images and objects | Focused on faces | Yes, plus shopping and related searches |
| Where results come from | Yes. Our own face index, plus additional search sources | Bing's web index, built by Bingbot |
| Match score | Match score and a link to each source | No score described |
| Price | $1 per credit, 1 credit per search | No paid plan listed |
| Developer API | Yes, every account includes API access | Retired; Bing Search APIs, including Visual Search, ended August 11, 2025 |
| Removal | Yes, removal requests honored | Report a Concern for set cases; Microsoft says removal is not guaranteed |
Bing Images details come from its public website as of September 13, 2026. Features and prices change, so check Bing Images's site before you buy.
Our own face index, plus more sources
A face search is only as good as the faces it can reach. PreCheck runs its own face index and searches it together with additional sources, so a single photo is checked against more than one place at once.
Our own face index
We crawl and index public images ourselves, and every search runs against that index.
Plus additional sources
Every search also runs against additional face search sources, so one search covers more of the web.
Merged and ranked
Matches from every source are combined, duplicates removed, and sorted by match score with a link to each page.
Key differences
Any face, not only famous ones
Bing's documentation describes recognizing well-known people, places and things. PreCheck matches the face in your photo, whoever it belongs to.
An API you can still use
Microsoft retired the Bing Search APIs, including Visual Search, on August 11, 2025. Every PreCheck account includes API access at one credit per search.
A score for every match
Bing shows similar images and pages that include the image. PreCheck ranks each match by score and links to the page where the face appears.
Our own face index, plus more sources
Each PreCheck search runs against our own face index and additional sources, then merges duplicates into one ranked list.
Bing Images may suit you if
- You want to find similar images, products or places
- You want visual search built into Edge or Windows
- You want a quick check at no cost
PreCheck is the better fit if
- You want to find other photos of a specific person
- You need a face search API
- You want a match score and a link for every result
- You want to search from a Telegram bot
Frequently asked questions
Can Bing Visual Search find a person by their face?
Bing recognizes well-known people and finds visually similar images. Microsoft does not describe matching private individuals across different photos. PreCheck is built for that.
Is there still a Bing Visual Search API?
No. Microsoft retired the Bing Search APIs, including Visual Search, on August 11, 2025. PreCheck offers a face search API on every account.
How much does the PreCheck API cost?
Each API search uses one credit, and credits are $1 each. There is no subscription, and credits never expire.
Should I use Bing or PreCheck?
Use Bing to find similar images or identify objects. Use PreCheck when you want to find where a specific face appears online.
See what PreCheck finds
Upload one photo. We search our own face index and additional sources, then show every match with a score and a link. $1 per search, no subscription.
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Sources for Bing Images, reviewed September 13, 2026: Bing Visual Search , Bing Visual Search API overview (retired) , Bing Search API retirement , How Bing delivers search results , Report a concern to Bing .
Bing Images is a trademark of its respective owner. PreCheck is not affiliated with, endorsed by or sponsored by Bing Images. This page compares publicly available information and is not a statement about how Bing Images operates beyond what it publishes.