Decart vs fal (2026): which should you pick?
As of Nov 13, 2026, fal grades higher than Decart: 2.2 against 2.0 out of 4.0.
Checked Nov 12, 2026 and Nov 13, 2026 · graded Nov 12, 2026 and Nov 13, 2026 by ToolGPA
fal grades higher on features. They get the same grade on value for money, 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.
Which one is for you
Pick Decart if
- Fits if you're a developer adding live video effects to an app
- Makes sense if you'd rather pay per second than take a subscription
Look elsewhere if
- Not for you if you want a video app, as using it takes code
- Watch out: realtime fast mode is $0.04 a second, double the base rate
- Watch out: Oasis 3 is a preview, and enterprise pricing is by contacting them
- Skip it if you need a free allowance you can count on, as the credit amount isn't stated
Pick fal if
- Fits if you are building a product that calls image or video models through an API
- Works for developers who would deploy a custom model on rented GPUs
Look elsewhere if
- Skip it if you want an app to make pictures in, as the page lists no consumer apps
- Tight if you need a predictable bill, since each model has its own unit price
- Watch out: enterprise pricing is contact-only, with no figures on the pricing page
- Watch out: the long per-model price table makes costs hard to estimate in advance
How we grade them
| 2.0GPADecartFair | 2.2GPAfalFair | |
|---|---|---|
| Value for money | CPay as you go with no plan and no minimum: $0.02 a second for realtime Lucy 2.6, $0.04 for video editing. There's no monthly figure to set against the category, so it sits in the middle. | CNo subscription: prices are per use, such as $0.08 an image on Nano Banana 2 or $4.50 an hour for an H100 at list. That cannot be set against monthly plans. |
| Free plan and trial | CNew accounts get free credits to test the API. The amount isn't stated, and the page doesn't say whether a card is needed. | CNo free plan or trial is listed on the pricing page. The footer names free browser tools, a background remover and an upscaler, whose limits were not read. |
| Features | CRealtime video editing, virtual try-on, video and image editing and the Oasis world model, which is still a preview. Each is an API model, not a ready-made tool. | BHosted image, video and 3D models from many providers, serverless GPU compute, and a workflow and training playground. Nothing in the listing is missing from the job of serving models. |
| Ease of use | DNo rating on record, and using it means writing code against an SDK. | DNo store rating on record. It is built for developers: you call APIs or deploy serverless apps, and costs are hard to estimate. |
| Platforms and integrations | BWeb docs, SDKs for JavaScript, Python, Swift and Android, plus Vercel AI SDK, LangChain.js and TanStack AI hooks. | BWeb console with an API, serverless deployment and a GPU fleet. No consumer, desktop or phone apps are listed. |
| Best for | real-time video models through an API | image and video model APIs for developers |
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: Decart and fal. How we grade
Where they differ
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At a glance
| Decart | fal | |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing | Free trial | Paid |
| Starts at | Not published | Not published |
| Free plan | None | None |
| Free trial | New accounts receive free credits to test the API before paying. | None listed |
| Web | ||
| Made by | Decart | features and labels |
| Price read from | Not confirmed | fal.ai |
| Checked | Nov 13, 2026 | Nov 12, 2026 |
Worth knowing
Decart
- Billing is pay as you go with no subscription: realtime Lucy 2.6 is $0.02 a second, or $0.04 in fast mode.
- Video editing with Lucy 2.6 at 720p is $0.04 per generated second; Lucy Image 2 is $0.01 to $0.02 per image.
- It is an API and research product, not a ready-made video app, so using it takes code.
- Oasis 3 is a preview, with enterprise pricing offered by contacting the company.
fal
- There is no fixed plan: cost depends on the model and output, so the $0 entry above only means no subscription fee.
- The pricing page is a long table of per-model prices that change by model and unit, so costs are hard to estimate in advance.
- It is aimed at developers; the page lists no consumer apps or mobile platforms.
Key features
Decart
- Real-time video editing
- Lucy edits a live video stream with text prompts or reference images, at 30 FPS for Lucy 2.5.
- Virtual try-on
- Lucy VTON models handle realtime virtual try-on.
- Oasis world model
- Oasis generates interactive worlds that respond to actions in real time.
- Video and image editing
- Non-realtime endpoints cover video editing, video restyling and image editing.
- SDKs
- SDKs are available for JavaScript, Python, Swift and Android.
fal
- Model APIs
- Hosted image, video and 3D models from many providers, with the pricing page listing a unit price and units per dollar for each.
- Serverless and GPU compute
- Custom apps can be deployed on a GPU fleet; the pricing page lists H100 at $4.50 an hour list and as low as $2.49 an hour.
- Image model catalog
- Image pricing is normalized to one megapixel or one image, and the footer names models such as Seedream, GPT Image, FLUX and Nano Banana.
- Free browser tools
- The footer lists free tools including a background remover and an image upscaler, alongside a workflow and training playground.
- Video models
- Video models are billed by output second or per video depending on the model, for instance a MiniMax H3 Max image-to-video at $0.03 a second.
Plans
Decart
Pricing could not be confirmed. See decart.ai.
fal
Pay as you go$0
no subscription, billed by usage
Model APIs are billed per image, megapixel or second; for example Nano Banana 2 is listed at $0.08 an image.
EnterpriseCustom
Contact sales route listed in the site navigation; no figures published on the pricing page.
Common questions
Which is cheaper, Decart or fal?
As of Nov 13, 2026, Decart has no price we could confirm, and fal publishes no starting price.
Which has a free plan, Decart or fal?
As of Nov 13, 2026, neither Decart nor fal has a free plan. Decart 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.