How the aura score works: the six pillars, the formula and what your potential means
The aura score runs from 30 to 95. Here is exactly how Auraspire calculates it: the traits the AI rates, the six pillars and their weights, why the same photo always gets the same score, and how your potential is worked out.
Updated 2 November 2026 · 2 min read
The short version
You upload one photo. An AI model rates about 20 visible traits, each from 1 to 5, against written descriptions of what a 1, a 3 and a 5 look like and against the general population (a 5 is model or editorial level, roughly the top 10%), and quotes the evidence it used ("light from directly above", "the cut sits flat on top"). A fixed formula, the same for everyone, turns those ratings into six pillar scores and one aura score from 30 to 95.
The six pillars
| Pillar | Weight | What's rated | Can you change it? |
|---|---|---|---|
| Structure | 25% | Jaw definition, cheekbones, facial harmony, eye area | Mostly no (the jaw sharpens as you get leaner) |
| Physique | 20% | Leanness and posture from your face; with a body photo, body-fat range, posture and shoulder-to-waist ratio; height if you enter it (half weight) | Mostly yes |
| Skin & grooming | 15% | Skin clarity, brows, facial hair (men), smile (when visible) | Yes |
| Hair | 15% | How well the cut suits your face shape, and the styling | Yes |
| Presence | 15% | Expression, eye contact and head position, photo setup | Yes |
| Style | 10% | Colour and neckline near your face; outfit fit with a body photo | Yes |
Each pillar is the average of its traits. The aura score is the weighted average of the pillars, mapped onto 30–95 on a gentle curve, so a high score has to be earned across most traits: all 3s score 56, all 4s score 75, and only all 5s reach 95. A trait the AI genuinely can't see (teeth in a closed-mouth photo, say) is left out rather than guessed.
Why the same photo always gets the same score
The AI's job is narrow: rate single traits against fixed descriptions and say what it saw. It never sees or produces the overall number. The formula does that, and identical photos reuse their earlier ratings, so re-scanning the same photo can't fish for a better score.
How your potential is worked out
Your potential is your score plus the realistic gain from each change you can make within 90 days. Each move has a ceiling written into the formula, for example:
- This week: a haircut that suits your face shape, a better photo setup, clothes and colours near the face, brow and beard shaping, expression.
- Within 30 days: hair styling, a simple skincare routine, posture work, a brighter smile.
- Within 90 days: getting leaner (at most about 1% body fat every two weeks, and never below a healthy range) and building shoulders and back.
Each move shows the points it adds, and those points add up exactly to the gap between your score and your potential. Bone structure and height are never part of it, because we won't promise what you can't change.
What the score is not
It is one photo, read by software following a written method. It is not a medical assessment, not a ranking of your worth, and not the half of attractiveness that is personal taste. It is most useful as a before-and-after: change something, re-check with the same photo setup, and watch which pillar moves.
See what auramaxxing is for how people use it.
Questions people ask
- What is a good aura score?
- The range is 30 to 95. A photo rated average (3 out of 5) on every trait scores 56. More useful than the number is the gap to your potential, because that is the part you can move.
- Why is the maximum 95, not 100?
- Because no photo of anyone is perfect on every trait, and a 100 would suggest there is nothing left to improve. The cap also leaves room for your potential to show.
- Will I get the same score if I scan the same photo twice?
- Yes. Identical photos reuse the same trait ratings, and the formula is fixed. A different photo of you can score differently, mostly through the presence pillar (distance, light, angle, expression).
- Does the score include things I can't change?
- Yes: jaw, cheekbones, facial harmony, eye area and, if you enter it, height. They count in your score because they are part of how you come across, but they never count toward your potential.
- Do I need a full-body photo?
- No. Without one, physique is estimated from facial leanness and neck and shoulder posture, and labelled as an estimate. A full-body photo replaces those with a body-fat range, posture and shoulder-to-waist ratio, and can move your score either way.
- Is the score a measure of attractiveness?
- It is a structured estimate of how one photo of you comes across, built from visible traits. About half of how attractive people find a face is personal taste, which no score can capture, so treat it as a guide to what to change rather than a verdict.
Sources
- Willis J, Todorov A. First impressions: making up your mind after a 100-ms exposure to a face. Psychological Science, 2006;17(7):592–598. — why the score is built around first impressions
- Ward B, Ward M, Fried O, Paskhover B. Nasal Distortion in Short-Distance Photographs: The Selfie Effect. JAMA Facial Plastic Surgery, 2018. — why the photo setup is scored as its own trait
- Hönekopp J. Once more: is beauty in the eye of the beholder? Journal of Experimental Psychology: Human Perception and Performance, 2006. — about half of attractiveness judgements are private taste, the limit of any score