Clipdrop vs Pincel (2026): which should you pick?
As of Nov 13, 2026, Clipdrop grades higher than Pincel: 2.4 against 2.2 out of 4.0.
Checked Nov 12, 2026 and Nov 13, 2026 · graded Nov 12, 2026 and Nov 13, 2026 by ToolGPA
Clipdrop grades higher on the free plan and ease of use. Pincel grades higher on features. They get the same grade on value for money and platforms.
Price, platforms and features side by side. The table says where each price was read and when.
Clipdrop
Browser AI photo tools for cutouts, cleanup, upscaling and generation
Pincel
Browser-based AI image, video and audio tools for business
Which one is for you
Pick Clipdrop if
- Fits if you need a quick cutout, cleanup or upscale and would rather not open an editor
- Works for people who do a few photo fixes a day
Look elsewhere if
- Tight if you do more than 20 background removals or cleanups a day on free
- Skip it if you need an app, since every tool runs in the browser
- Pricey if you want a yearly deal, as Pro is month to month at $15 only
- Watch out: free upscaling stops at 2x, and API access is sold apart as the Jasper API
Pick Pincel if
- Fits if you make product photos and marketing images and want many tools in one place
- Works for small shops that don't mind working in a browser tab
Look elsewhere if
- Tight if you're staying free: 20 credits, and the page doesn't say they refill
- Not for you if you want to know costs up front, as the page doesn't give the credit cost per tool
- Skip it if you want an app, since it's browser-only
- Watch out: monthly credits carry over only while the plan stays active
- Pricey if you need volume: $79 a month for 5,000 credits, $199 for 15,000
How we grade them
| 2.4GPAClipdropFair | 2.2GPAPincelFair | |
|---|---|---|
| Value for money | CPro is $15 a month, billed monthly only, which is where the dearer quarter of image tools begins ($15). There is no yearly option. | CCreator is $19 a month for 1,000 credits, at the edge of the dearer quarter of AI image tools. Premium and Restless bring the per-credit rate down. |
| Free plan and trial | BEvery tool is free, capped at 20 uses a day for background removal, 2x upscaling, cleanup and relight, and 50 for text removal. A person doing a few fixes a day can stay free. | C20 free credits, no card needed. That's a trial, and the page doesn't say they refill. |
| Features | CCutouts, cleanup, upscaling, relight, uncrop, resizing and text to image. Free upscaling stops at 2x, with 16x on Pro. | BOver 50 tools covering photos, product images, portraits, video and audio. The listing names no gap in the core job. |
| Ease of use | BNo store rating on record. Each tool is a single page: drop a photo, brush or click, download. | CNo store rating on record. With credits per tool and 50 tools to choose from, expect some learning. |
| Platforms and integrations | CWeb only. There are no mobile or desktop apps, and the API is a separate Jasper API. | CWeb only. No desktop or phone app, and no API or integrations are listed. |
| Best for | quick browser photo cleanup and cutouts | a browser suite of AI photo and ad tools |
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: Clipdrop and Pincel. How we grade
Price against what you get
Clipdrop starts at $15 a month and scores 2.3 out of 4 on features, ease of use and platforms. Pincel starts at $19 a month and scores 2.3.
They score the same, and Clipdrop starts $4 a month lower. Of the other AI image and video generators on the chart, 38 score higher than Clipdrop for less, and 41 score higher than Pincel 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
- Pincel also covers video generation, ad creative and text to speech.
At a glance
| Clipdrop | Pincel | |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing | Free plan | Free trial |
| Starts at | $15 per month, billed monthly | $19 per month for 1,000 credits |
| Free plan | Every tool, with 20 uses a day of background removal, 2x upscaling, cleanup and relight, and 50 of text removal. | None |
| Free trial | None listed | 20 free credits to test the tools, no card required. |
| Web | ||
| Made by | InitML | Pincel |
| Price read from | clipdrop.co | pincel.app |
| Checked | Nov 12, 2026 | Nov 13, 2026 |
Worth knowing
Clipdrop
- Pro is sold month to month at $15; the pricing page shows no yearly option.
- The free plan caps background removal, upscaling, cleanup and relight at 20 uses a day, and free upscaling stops at 2x.
- There are no mobile or desktop apps on the site; every tool runs in the browser.
- API access is now sold separately as the Jasper API, with usage-based pricing.
Pincel
- Pincel is browser-only; no desktop or mobile app is listed.
- Each tool uses credits, and the page does not give the credit cost of each tool.
- Monthly credits carry over only while the plan stays active.
- Top-up credits are sold at the same rates ($19 for 1,000) and the page says they never expire.
Key features
Clipdrop
- Text to image
- Generate images from a prompt with 15 style presets such as Photographic, Anime, Pixel Art and Line Art, in five aspect ratios from 21:9 to 9:16.
- Background removal and replacement
- Cut out the main subject of a photo up to 5000 x 5000 pixels, or place it into a new generated scene with Replace background.
- Cleanup and text remover
- Brush over objects, people, text or blemishes and have them filled in, or strip all text from an image.
- Image upscaler
- Enlarge and denoise an image at 2x on the free plan, and at up to 16x on Pro.
- Uncrop and Universal Resizer
- Extend a photo beyond its edges to fit a new format, or resize one image for different social media sizes.
- Relight
- Add new lights to an existing photo to change how it is lit, at high resolution on Pro.
Pincel
- Photo editing tools
- An AI photo editor, object remover, generative fill and background remover work from a text prompt or a selection.
- Product photos
- Product photo, background generator, relight and photo extender tools target storefront and marketplace images.
- Portraits and try-on
- AI portraits from a selfie, face editing, hair and nail studios and virtual apparel try-on are listed.
- Video for marketing
- Image to video, text to video, video to video and an AI spokesperson make short social clips.
- Audio and voice
- A song maker, text to speech, voice changer and sound effects tools sit alongside the image tools.
Plans
Clipdrop
Free$0
Text to image, uncrop and replace background, plus 20 uses a day of background removal, 2x upscaling, cleanup and relight.
Pro$15
per month, billed monthly
1,000 uses a day per tool at high resolution, queue skipping for text to image and uncrop, and upscaling up to 16x.
Pincel
Starter$0
20 free credits to try the tools; the page does not say they refill.
Creator$19
per month for 1,000 credits
1,000 credits each month, about $0.019 a credit.
Premium$79
per month for 5,000 credits
5,000 credits each month, about $0.0158 a credit (20% off the Creator rate).
Restless$199
per month for 15,000 credits
15,000 credits each month, about $0.0133 a credit (30% off the Creator rate).
Common questions
Which is cheaper, Clipdrop or Pincel?
As of Nov 13, 2026, Clipdrop is cheaper to start with: $15 a month, against $19 a month for Pincel. Clipdrop starts at $15 per month, billed monthly, and Pincel starts at $19 per month for 1,000 credits.
Which has a free plan, Clipdrop or Pincel?
As of Nov 13, 2026, only Clipdrop has a free plan. Pincel does not, though it has a free trial.
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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.