3.5×2 in · 85×55 mm · bleed and safe zone · 300 DPI
AI Business Card Generator — your name, title and number, sized for print
Describe your business and the look, attach your logo, and type the exact name, title, phone and email in quotes. Get a front and back sized for a US or European card, check every character, then send it to your printer.
- Exact text in quotes
- Your logo as a reference
- US and EU card sizes
- PNG or JPG, no watermark
Updated by the Kenerate AI team
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Quick answer
How do you make a business card with AI?
An AI business card generator designs the front and back of a card — layout, colours, your logo and the lettering — from a short description. On Kenerate AI, GPT Image 2.5 Sunburst takes your logo as a reference and letters the name, title, phone and email you put in quotes, at 7.2 credits a design at 1K (12 at 2K). Design for the printer's sizes — 3.5×2 in in the US, 85×55 mm in Europe — with bleed and a safe zone, check every digit before you order, and add a real QR code in your print tool: an AI-drawn QR pattern won't scan.
Key facts
- US standard card
- 3.5×2 in · 1050×600 px at 300 DPI
- With bleed (Vistaprint)
- 3.61×2.11 in · 1083×633 px
- Safe zone (Vistaprint)
- 3.36×1.86 in · 1008×558 px
- European card
- 85×55 mm · 1004×650 px at 300 DPI
- Ratio to pick
- 16:9 for US (crop a sliver) · 3:2 for 85×55 mm
- QR code
- Not made by Kenerate — add a real one at print
How to
How to use the AI business card generator
- Time needed
- Steps
- 4 steps
Step 1
Open Image Studio
Go to /app/image and pick GPT Image 2.5 Sunburst at 2K. Choose 16:9 for a 3.5×2 in card or 3:2 for 85×55 mm. Sign in free for 25 starter credits.
Step 2
Attach your logo
Add your logo as a reference and say “use this logo unchanged”. No logo yet? Make one with the AI logo generator first.
Step 3
Describe the card, text in quotes
Style, colours, where the logo sits, and each line of text in quotes. Make the back as a second image: logo only, or a pattern with a blank square for the QR code.
Step 4
Check, fix, print
Proof every character, fix slips with Edit Text in Image, upscale if needed, then place the image on your printer's template, add the QR code and order a proof.
See it in the app
Open Image Studio and type what you want to see — subject, style, lighting and mood.
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Prompts, styles, references, edit, Arena & chat
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Tips
Get a card you can actually print
Good-looking is easy. Spelled right, sized right and scannable is where AI business cards go wrong.
Put every word in quotes, exactly as it should print: “Maya Chen”, “Head of Design”, “+1 415 555 0142”, “maya@northfield.studio”.
Keep it to five short lines or fewer. The more small text you ask for, the likelier a letter or digit slips.
Read the result character by character, out loud, against your notes — phone numbers and emails above all.
A wrong digit? Fix just that word with Edit Text in Image instead of regenerating the whole card.
Leave a plain square for the QR code and add a real, tested code in your print tool.
Keep text and logos inside the printer's safe area and at 8 pt or larger, as MOO's guidelines ask.
Models
Which AI model is best for business cards?
What each model is good at. Open any one straight in the generator.
OpenAI
GPT Image 2.5 Sunburst
- Reference images
- Up to 16
- Output
- 1K–4K · 16:9 · 3:2
Open GPT Image 2.5 SunburstBest for
Accurate lettering; your logo as reference
Google
Nano Banana 2.1
- Reference images
- Up to 14
- Output
- Up to 4K · 16:9 · 3:2
Open Nano Banana 2.1Best for
Keeps a logo and brand look consistent across front and back
Recraft
Recraft V4.1
- Output
- 5 ratios
Open Recraft V4.1Best for
Clean, brand-style layouts and sharp typography
- Free plan
Alibaba
Qwen Image 3.0
- Reference images
- Up to 3
- Output
- 1K · 2K
Open Qwen Image 3.0Best for
Free plan — good for trying layouts
FAQ
AI Business Card Generator questions
9 questions
How do I make a business card with AI?
Open Kenerate's Image Studio, pick GPT Image 2.5 Sunburst at 2K and a 16:9 ratio, attach your logo, and write the brief with every line of text in quotes: “a minimal white card, this logo top-left unchanged, ‘Maya Chen’ in a bold sans-serif, ‘Head of Design’ beneath, ‘+1 415 555 0142’ and ‘maya@northfield.studio’ small at the bottom left”. Check every character, then place the image on your printer's template.
Link to this answerWhat size is a business card?
In the US and Canada a standard card is 3.5×2 inches (88.9×50.8 mm) — 1050×600 pixels at 300 DPI. In much of Europe it's 85×55 mm, about 1004×650 pixels. Some printers have their own sizes too: MOO's own card is 3.30×2.16 inches. Always check the size on the printer's product page before you design.
Link to this answerWhat are bleed and the safe zone?
Bleed is extra background past the cut line, so a slightly off cut never leaves a white edge; the safe zone is the inner box where text and logos must stay so they're never trimmed. For a 3.5×2 in card, Vistaprint asks for 3.61×2.11 in with bleed and a 3.36×1.86 in safe area; MOO asks for 3.66×2.16 in and 3.34×1.84 in. Use your printer's own template — the numbers differ slightly.
Link to this answerWill the AI spell my name, phone number and email correctly?
Usually, if you put each one in quotes and keep the card to a few short lines — GPT Image 2.5 Sunburst is the Kenerate model tagged for accurate text rendering. But image models can still swap a digit or a letter, so read every character before you print. If one is wrong, Edit Text in Image in Edit Studio swaps just that word (up to five per run) in the same font and layout, for 21 credits with the default model.
Link to this answerCan the AI add a QR code to my business card?
Not a working one. Image models draw something that looks like a QR code but doesn't scan, and Kenerate has no QR-code generator. Leave a plain square in the design, then add a real QR code in your print tool or any QR generator, and scan it with your phone before you order.
Link to this answerWhat resolution do I need for printing?
300 DPI at the final size — that's what both Vistaprint and MOO ask for. A 3.5×2 in card with bleed is 1083×633 pixels, so generate at 2K or 4K, or run Kenerate's Image Upscaler (3 credits, up to 8K) before uploading. The output is a PNG or JPG, not a vector PDF; MOO prefers vector PDF for line art, so very fine lines should be at least 0.5 pt.
Link to this answerShould I put the contact details in the image or add them in the print tool?
Either works. Lettering them in the image keeps the design all of a piece; adding them as live text in your printer's editor, Canva or a design app means you can change a number later without regenerating. A good middle path: let the AI design the card with your name and logo, and type the smaller contact lines in the print tool.
Link to this answerCan it use my existing logo?
Yes — attach it as a reference and write “use this logo unchanged”. Models can redraw a logo slightly, so compare it with the original. For a pixel-perfect mark, design the card with an empty space for the logo and place your original logo file in the print tool. Remove BG in Edit Studio gives a logo a transparent background first.
Link to this answerIs the AI business card generator free?
Free to start. A new Kenerate account gets 25 credits on sign-up — two GPT Image 2.5 Sunburst designs at 2K, or three at 1K — and Qwen Image 3.0 is a free-plan model for trying layouts. After that, credits come in one-time packs that never expire, with no subscription. Downloads carry no watermark. Printing is paid to your print shop.
Link to this answerIn depth
AI Business Card Generator, explained
What works, what to avoid, and how to pick a model.
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Business card sizes, ratios and pixels
Pick the size before you generate. Pixels are at 300 DPI; bleed and safe numbers are Vistaprint's unless stated:
- US / Canada standard, 3.5×2 in: trim 1050×600 px, with bleed 1083×633 px, safe area 1008×558 px. Generate at 16:9 and crop a sliver off the sides.
- Europe, 85×55 mm: about 1004×650 px. Generate at 3:2 and add the bleed from your printer's template.
- MOO's own size, 3.30×2.16 in: bleed 3.46×2.32 in, safe area 3.15×2.00 in (MOO guidelines).
- Square, 2.51 in (Vistaprint): 752×752 px trim. Generate at 1:1.
- Vertical card: the same sizes turned on end — generate at 9:16 for US or 2:3 for 85×55 mm.
- Make the front and back as two separate images at the same ratio.
16 business card prompt ideas
Attach your logo, swap in your own words, and keep every line in quotes:
- Minimal white card, this logo top-left unchanged, “Maya Chen” bold sans-serif, “Head of Design” beneath, contact lines small at bottom left.
- Law firm: navy card, thin gold rule, “Hale & Ward LLP” in classic small capitals, “Daniel Hale, Partner” centred.
- Architect: off-white card, one black hairline, “Ana Ruiz Architecture” in spaced capitals, lots of empty space.
- Florist: soft watercolour peonies along the left edge, “Bloom & Stem” in a calm serif, cream tone.
- Coffee roaster: kraft-paper look, a hand-drawn coffee bean, “Ember Roasters” in a warm slab serif.
- Tech startup: dark charcoal card, a blue-to-violet gradient line along the bottom, “Lumen Labs” in a clean geometric sans.
- Photographer: full-bleed black, a thin aperture monogram, “Theo Park Photography” in white.
- Real estate agent: sage green card, a simple house line icon, “Priya Shah, Realtor” and one phone line.
- Personal trainer: bold black and neon-yellow diagonal split, “Coach Sam Ortiz” in heavy condensed type.
- Bakery: pastel pink, a small croissant illustration, “Golden Crumb Bakery” in a friendly rounded font.
- Consultant: white card, a monogram “JK” in a circle, centred, nothing else on the front.
- Back side: brand-blue background, this logo centred in white, a plain white square in the lower right for a QR code.
- Tattoo studio: matte black, fine-line rose illustration, “Ink & Needle” in an elegant blackletter.
- Interior designer: terracotta and cream, an arch shape, “Studio Arca” in a modern serif.
- Developer: dark card in code-editor colours, “const name = ‘Ravi Iyer’;” in monospace.
- Wedding planner: ivory card, a thin gold foil-look border, “Evermore Events” in a light script.
From image to a printed card
An image becomes a card in a few steps:
- Proof it: read the name, title, phone, email and website character by character. Fix any slip with Edit Text in Image (up to five word swaps a run).
- Size it: upscale to cover the bleed size at 300 DPI (at least 1083×633 px for a US card), and crop to the exact ratio.
- Place it: download your printer's template (Vistaprint and MOO both offer them), put the image on it, and check nothing important is outside the safe area.
- Add the QR code: generate a real code for your website or vCard, place it in the blank square, and scan it with your phone.
- Order a proof or a small run first — colours on screen can look different from ink on card stock.
What an AI business card can't do
It isn't a vector file, so it won't scale to a poster — render at 4K or upscale for print. It can't make a working QR code, and it can't promise every digit is right; you proof it, and Edit Text in Image fixes what slipped. For letterheads, logos and monograms, the guides below go deeper.