Decart vs Replicate (2026): which should you pick?
As of Nov 13, 2026, Decart grades higher than Replicate: 2.0 against 1.8 out of 4.0.
Checked Nov 12, 2026 and Nov 13, 2026 · graded Nov 12, 2026 and Nov 13, 2026 by ToolGPA
Decart grades higher on the free plan. Replicate grades higher on features. They get the same grade on value for money, 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 Replicate if
- Fits if you build products that call image or video models
- Works for developers who want to deploy their own model
Look elsewhere if
- Skip it if you aren't a developer
- Pricey if you run private models, which bill for setup and idle time
- Watch out: spend isn't fixed, as it depends on the model and hardware
- Watch out: larger multi-GPU capacity needs committed spend
How we grade them
| 2.0GPADecartFair | 1.8GPAReplicateWeak | |
|---|---|---|
| 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. | CPublic models are billed by run, from $0.04 an image, with no fixed plan to compare. |
| 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. | FNo free allowance is recorded on the listing. |
| 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. | BA public model library, per-output billing, private models and fine-tunes. |
| Ease of use | DNo rating on record, and using it means writing code against an SDK. | DIt is an API, so you need code to use it. |
| Platforms and integrations | BWeb docs, SDKs for JavaScript, Python, Swift and Android, plus Vercel AI SDK, LangChain.js and TanStack AI hooks. | BA web site and an API. No phone or desktop program. |
| Best for | real-time video models through an API | an API for running image and video models |
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 Replicate. How we grade
Where they differ
In commonWebPublic APIAI featuresImage generationVideo generation
At a glance
| Decart | Replicate | |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | Replicate |
| Price read from | Not confirmed | replicate.com |
| 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.
Replicate
- No fixed plan: spend depends on the model and hardware, so the $0 entry only means no subscription fee.
- Private models on dedicated hardware are billed for setup, idle and active time, not just for generations.
- Larger multi-GPU A100, H100, H200 and L40S capacity is available only with committed spend contracts.
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.
Replicate
- Public model library
- Thousands of open-source models contributed by the community plus proprietary ones, each with a cost estimate on its page.
- Per-output or per-second billing
- Some models bill per output, such as $0.04 per image for flux-1.1-pro; most bill by the seconds they run on the chosen hardware.
- Private and custom models
- Models packaged with the open-source Cog tool can be deployed privately; most run on dedicated hardware billed for all online time.
- Fast-booting fine-tunes
- Fine-tunes labeled as fast booting are billed only while active and processing requests, not for idle time.
- Listed hardware rates
- The pricing page lists per-second and hourly rates, such as $5.04 an hour for one A100 80GB and $0.81 an hour for a T4.
Plans
Decart
Pricing could not be confirmed. See decart.ai.
Replicate
Pay as you go$0
no subscription, billed by usage
Billed by run time on the hardware used, or by output; for example flux-dev at $0.025 per output image.
EnterpriseCustom
Enterprise page linked from the site; committed spend contracts unlock extra multi-GPU capacity. No prices published.
Common questions
Which is cheaper, Decart or Replicate?
As of Nov 13, 2026, Decart has no price we could confirm, and Replicate publishes no starting price.
Which has a free plan, Decart or Replicate?
As of Nov 13, 2026, neither Decart nor Replicate has a free plan. Decart has a free trial.
More comparisons
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.