Artguru vs Pixelcut (2026): which should you pick?
As of Nov 12, 2026, Artguru and Pixelcut share a 2.8 GPA, both have a free plan, and Artguru starts cheaper, at $3.33 a month when paid by the year against $8 a month.
Checked Nov 12, 2026 · graded Nov 12, 2026 by ToolGPA
Artguru grades higher on value for money. Pixelcut grades higher on features. They get the same grade on the free plan, ease of use and platforms.
Price, platforms and features side by side. The table says where each price was read and when.
Artguru
AI enhancer and upscaler for photos, video and PDFs
Pixelcut
AI photo and video editor for product images and ads
Which one is for you
Pick Artguru if
- Fits if you restore old family photos or sharpen product shots
- Works for people who will pay $39.99 for a year of occasional use
Look elsewhere if
- Tight if you stay free, at 2 tries a day with a watermark and personal use only
- Pricey if you process video: 4K costs 40 credits a second, so 25 seconds uses 1,000 credits
- Watch out: extra credits are $10 for 1,000, and only subscribers can buy them
- Skip it if you want image generation as the main job, since enhancement is the focus
Pick Pixelcut if
- Fits if you sell products and want quick cut-outs
- Works for small shops that edit on a phone
Look elsewhere if
- Skip it if you want a desktop program
- Tight if you stay free, as background removal and upscaling are limited
- Watch out: prices shown are yearly-billed
- Watch out: partner models spend extra credits
How we grade them
| 2.8GPAArtguruGood | 2.8GPAPixelcutGood | |
|---|---|---|
| Value for money | AAnnual is $39.99 a year, about $3.33 a month, under 60% of the $8 cheaper-quarter start for image tools ($4.80). Monthly is $9.99. | BPro is $8 a month billed yearly ($10 monthly), at the edge of the cheapest quarter. |
| Free plan and trial | C2 free trials a day, with watermarked downloads, limited features and personal use only. | CA free plan with limited background removal and upscaling, exported without a watermark. |
| Features | CEnhancement, upscaling to 8K, restoration, background removal and batch jobs. A focused tool: the image generator is one tool among many, and credit costs run from 1 to 40 per job. | BBackground removal, generative editing, product photos, batch editing, third-party models and an API. |
| Ease of use | BNo store rating on record. Upload a photo, pick a tool and download; there is nothing to set up. | BWeb and phone apps with nothing to set up. |
| Platforms and integrations | BWeb, iOS and Android apps. No desktop app or API is listed. | BWeb, iOS and Android, with an API. No desktop app. |
| Best for | photo enhancing and old photo restoring | product photos and ads for small sellers |
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: Artguru and Pixelcut. How we grade
Price against what you get
Artguru starts at $3.33 a month when paid by the year and scores 2.7 out of 4 on features, ease of use and platforms. Pixelcut starts at $8 a month and scores 3.0.
Pixelcut scores higher, and starts $4.67 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, 1 scores higher than Artguru for less, and none scores higher than Pixelcut 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
- Artguru also covers video editing.
- Pixelcut also covers video generation and ad creative.
At a glance
| Artguru | Pixelcut | |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing | Free plan | Free plan |
| Starts at | $39.99 per year ($9.99 billed monthly) | $8 per month, billed yearly ($10 billed monthly) |
| Free plan | Free trial plan: 2 free trials per day, with watermarked downloads, limited features and personal use only. | Limited background removal, upscaling and other edits, with exports without a watermark. |
| Free trial | None listed | None listed |
| Web | ||
| iOS | ||
| Android | ||
| Made by | Artguru | Pixelcut |
| Price read from | artguru.ai | pixelcut.ai |
| Checked | Nov 12, 2026 | Nov 12, 2026 |
Worth knowing
Artguru
- Credit cost varies by tool: a standard 4K photo enhancement is 1 credit, an advanced 8K one is 20, and 4K video is 40 credits per second.
- The free trial plan is limited to 2 trials a day, adds a watermark and is for personal use only.
- Extra credits cost $10 for 1,000 and are open to subscribers only.
- Its strength is enhancement and restoration; the image generator is one tool among many rather than the focus.
Pixelcut
- Pro and Business prices are shown as a yearly-billed rate with the monthly-billed price crossed out; the page says yearly saves 20%.
- Advanced models, especially partner-provided ones, spend AI credits, and the number of images per credit depends on the model.
- The download page lists iOS, Android and web; no desktop app is listed.
Key features
Artguru
- Photo enhancer and upscaler
- Sharpens and denoises photos, with 4K and 8K output and multi-face enhancement for group shots.
- Old photo restoration
- Repairs scratches, creases and faded areas, with a deeper repair mode that costs more credits.
- Video and PDF enhancement
- Upscales video to 1080p or 4K and sharpens text in scanned documents.
- Editing tools
- Background remover, colorizer, object remover, ID photos and batch processing.
Pixelcut
- Background removal and upscaling
- Remove backgrounds from images and video, and upscale images up to 16x with a choice of models.
- Generative editing
- Magic eraser, generative fill, image expand and shadow generation for retouching product photos.
- AI product photos and ads
- Generate product imagery and talking-video ads from a prompt, with consistent characters and personas.
- Batch editing
- Apply edits across hundreds of files at once.
- Third-party models and API
- Credits pay for partner image models such as Flux and Ideogram, and Pixelcut sells background removal and upscaler APIs.
Plans
Artguru
Free trial$0
2 free trials per day
Watermarked downloads, limited features and personal use only.
Monthly$9.99
per month
1,000 credits that reset monthly, full feature access without a watermark, batch processing, commercial use and credit add-ons.
Annual$39.99
per year
4,000 credits for the year, valid 12 months, with the same features as Monthly. The page says this works out to $3.33 a month.
Pixelcut
Free$0
Limited background removal, magic eraser, fast upscaler and generative fill; export without watermark.
Pro$8
per month, billed yearly ($10 billed monthly)
600 AI credits a month, all AI models, unlimited background removal and upscaling, a 3-person team, 1,000 batch exports a month and a commercial license.
Business$24
per month, billed yearly ($30 billed monthly)
3,600 AI credits a month, all AI models, unlimited background removal and upscaling, a 10-person team, 2,000 batch exports a month and a commercial license.
Ways to pay less
Artguru
No public discounts listed.
Pixelcut
- Annual discount
Save 20% with yearly billing
The pricing page says a yearly plan saves 20% against monthly billing.
Common questions
Which is cheaper, Artguru or Pixelcut?
As of Nov 12, 2026, Artguru is cheaper to start with: $3.33 a month when paid by the year, against $8 a month for Pixelcut. Artguru starts at $39.99 per year ($9.99 billed monthly), and Pixelcut starts at $8 per month, billed yearly ($10 billed monthly).
Which has a free plan, Artguru or Pixelcut?
As of Nov 12, 2026, both Artguru and Pixelcut have a free plan.
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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.