Artbreeder vs Starryai (2026): which should you pick?
As of Nov 12, 2026, Starryai grades higher than Artbreeder: 2.6 against 1.8 out of 4.0.
Checked Nov 12, 2026 · graded Nov 12, 2026 by ToolGPA
Artbreeder grades higher on value for money. Starryai grades higher on the free plan, features and platforms. They get the same grade on ease of use.
Price, platforms and features side by side. The table says where each price was read and when.
Artbreeder
Image creation and blending tool with credit-based Pro plans
Starryai
AI art and video app with styles, a community feed and Lumen credits
Which one is for you
Pick Artbreeder if
- Fits if you like mixing and tweaking images and can pay a year at a time
- Works for people who want an image tool without ads, on Pro
Look elsewhere if
- Skip it if you want to try for free first, as none is listed
- Pricey if you need more credits, at $15.99 a month for 3,300 and $30.99 for 8,400 a year
- Watch out: credits are a yearly allotment, not a monthly one
- Watch out: the monthly-billing prices behind the Monthly toggle were not readable
Pick Starryai if
- Fits if you make art on your phone and want daily free images
- Works for people who like a community feed with each image's prompt, to recreate
Look elsewhere if
- Tight if you want video: it always costs Lumens, even on Unlimited plans
- Watch out: upscaled and enhanced images are deleted after 7 days, and edited images aren't saved
- Pricey if you pay weekly, at $4.99 a week against $11.99 a month
- Watch out: web plan prices show only after sign-in, so these are the US App Store prices
- Skip it if you need a desktop app or an API, as neither is listed
How we grade them
| 1.8GPAArtbreederWeak | 2.6GPAStarryaiGood | |
|---|---|---|
| Value for money | BStarter is $7.49 a month for 1,200 credits a year, under the $8 that marks the cheaper quarter of image tools. It is billed yearly, so about $90 comes up front. | C$11.99 a month for Pro, in the middle of the $8 to $15 range. The cheapest entry is $4.99 a week, about $21 a month, and Unlimited Pro is $39.99. |
| Free plan and trial | FNo free plan or trial is listed on the pricing page we read, and the listing could not confirm one. | BA free account gets daily free images with no watermark, plus 5 Lumens on sign-up. Anything past the basics spends Lumens. |
| Features | CImage creation in Composer, mixing in Splicer, Google Drive sync and higher-resolution downloads on Pro. The page says little else about what the tool covers. | BMany styles, reference images, custom styles trained on your own pictures, 10-second video and upscales to 16x. Unlimited plans cover standard images only. |
| Ease of use | CNo store rating on record. Credits, a Composer and a Splicer mean a bit to learn before you know what a credit buys. | CNo store rating on record. Lumens, styles, slow mode and different costs per setting take a few tries to get the hang of. |
| Platforms and integrations | CWeb only, with Google Drive sync on Pro. No API, desktop or phone app is listed. | BWeb, iPhone and Android, with no desktop app and no API on the listing. |
| Best for | blending and creating images with credits | phone-first AI art with daily free images |
The GPA is the average of the five grades: an A is 4 points, an F is none. The full reasons are on each tool's page: Artbreeder and Starryai. How we grade
Price against what you get
Artbreeder starts at $7.49 a month and scores 2.0 out of 4 on features, ease of use and platforms. Starryai starts at $21.62 a month and scores 2.7.
Starryai scores higher, and starts $14.13 a month higher: the question is whether the extra is worth that to you. Of the other AI image and video generators on the chart, 8 score higher than Artbreeder for less, and 13 score higher than Starryai for less.
Features, ease of use and platforms, averaged
What paid plans start at, a month (each step along is roughly double) →
- The best score at each price
- Has a free plan
- No free plan
Where they differ
- Starryai also covers community and video generation.
At a glance
| Artbreeder | Starryai | |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing | Paid | Free plan |
| Starts at | $7.49 per month, on a yearly plan of 1,200 credits | $4.99 per week (Starter Pro Weekly, US App Store in-app price) |
| Free plan | None | A free account with daily free images and no watermark; new accounts are topped up with 5 Lumens, and 1 Lumen makes 4 images at base settings. |
| Free trial | None listed | None listed |
| Web | ||
| iOS | ||
| Android | ||
| Made by | Artbreeder | starryai, Inc. |
| Price read from | artbreeder.com | apps.apple.com |
| Checked | Nov 12, 2026 | Nov 12, 2026 |
Worth knowing
Artbreeder
- The pricing page was read on its yearly view; the monthly-billing prices behind its Monthly toggle were not readable.
- Credits are an annual allotment (1,200 to 8,400 a year), not a monthly one.
- A free tier was not confirmed on the pages read.
Starryai
- Web plan prices are shown only after signing in; the plans here are the US App Store's in-app prices.
- Unlimited plans cover standard generation only; edits, transformations, video and 8x or 16x upscales always use Lumens.
- Upscaled and enhanced images are deleted after 7 days, and edited images are not saved, so they must be downloaded at once.
- Web purchases can be refunded within 7 days if under 5% of the Lumens were used; app purchases go through Apple or Google.
Key features
Artbreeder
- Pro tier benefits
- The Pro page lists no ads, privacy controls, Google Drive sync, faster rendering and higher-resolution downloads.
- Unlimited image generation in Composer
- Every Pro plan lists unlimited image generation in the Composer tool.
- Splicer fast mode
- Splicer, the image-mixing tool, has a fast mode on the Pro plans.
- Credit allowances
- Credits are sold by the year, from 1,200 to 8,400 credits, with the per-credit price falling on larger plans.
Starryai
- Prompt to image in many styles
- Type a prompt, pick a style or none, and add reference images to guide style, face or composition. Photoreal images and edits use Nano Banana.
- Short video generation
- Make 10-second videos with the Nova Ultra model. Video always costs Lumens, including on Unlimited plans.
- Custom styles
- Train a style on your own set of images, then use it privately or publish it to your profile for others.
- Upscale and enhance
- Upscale images 4x, 8x or 16x, or use Enhance to add detail. Unlimited plans include 4x upscaling in slow mode.
- Unlimited slow mode
- On Unlimited Pro and Unlimited Pro Max, standard generation carries on at slow speed after the included Lumens are spent.
- Community feed and challenges
- Browse trending images with their prompts and styles, tap Recreate to make your own version, and enter the weekly challenge.
Plans
Artbreeder
Starter$7.49
per month for 12 months, 1,200 credits a year
1,200 credits a year, listed as about 12,000 SDXL images. Priced $7.49 x 12.
Advanced$15.99
per month for 12 months, 3,300 credits a year
3,300 credits a year, listed as about 33,000 SDXL images. Priced $15.99 x 12.
Champion$30.99
per month for 12 months, 8,400 credits a year
8,400 credits a year, listed as about 84,000 SDXL images. Priced $30.99 x 12.
Starryai
Free$0
Daily free images without watermarks, plus 5 Lumens on sign-up. Generation cost depends on the settings chosen.
Starter Pro Weekly$4.99
per week (US App Store in-app price)
The lowest-priced Pro subscription the App Store listing shows.
starryai 1 Month Pro$11.99
per month (US App Store in-app price)
Monthly Pro subscription with an allowance of Lumens for fast generations.
40 Lumens Pack$15.99
one-time, for 40 Lumens (US App Store in-app price)
Extra Lumens for fast generations, edits, video and higher upscales; Unlimited Pro members pay half price for packs.
starryai 1 Month Unlimited Pro$39.99
per month (US App Store in-app price)
Unlimited standard images and 4x upscales in slow mode after the included Lumens are used.
Common questions
Which is cheaper, Artbreeder or Starryai?
As of Nov 12, 2026, Artbreeder is cheaper to start with: $7.49 a month, against $21.62 a month for Starryai. Artbreeder starts at $7.49 per month, on a yearly plan of 1,200 credits, and Starryai starts at $4.99 per week (Starter Pro Weekly, US App Store in-app price).
Which has a free plan, Artbreeder or Starryai?
As of Nov 12, 2026, only Starryai has a free plan. Artbreeder does not.
Which platforms do Artbreeder and Starryai run on?
As of Nov 12, 2026, only Starryai lists iOS and Android apps. Both list a web app. A platform missing from a listing is one its maker's pages did not mention.
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How this page was made
- The verdict at the top follows a fixed rule. When both tools are in the same category and either is in our top three for it, the verdict follows that ranking: the higher-placed tool is our pick. The top three weigh who each tool suits as well as its grades, so a pick can go against the GPA. Otherwise the page does not pick one and says which grades higher: the higher GPA first; on a tie, the one with a free plan, then the one that starts cheaper in dollars a month, counted the same way for both; if they are still level, what the choice depends on.
- The grades are our own, from each tool’s review or report card. The GPA is their average.
- Prices, plans and platforms come from each tool’s listing. The table above says where each price was read and when.
- The differences and the answers to the questions are worked out from those listings.