# Kive review (2026): is the free plan enough? > AI product photography and ad visuals for consumer brands Checked Nov 13, 2026 ยท graded Nov 13, 2026 by ToolGPA. Kive is a browser-based AI platform that makes product shots, ads and short videos for consumer brands such as fashion, skincare and furniture. Users add their products, train a brand look, and generate or edit visuals in a shared workspace with boards and presets. Plans are priced by monthly credits, and an MCP connection works with Claude and ChatGPT. - **Category:** AI Image & Video Generators - **Made by:** Kive - **Website:** https://kive.ai - **Runs on:** Web - **Who should skip it:** Pricey if you're a solo seller: $30 a month for about 10 finished ads. - **Facts last checked:** Nov 13, 2026 ## Pricing As of Nov 13, 2026, Kive has a free plan, and paid plans start at $30 per month, billed yearly at $360 ($40 billed monthly). - **Pricing model:** Free plan - **Free plan:** 40 credits after email verification, up to 5 boards, and one free image every 30 minutes when out of credits. - **Free trial:** None listed. | Plan | Price | What you get | | --- | --- | --- | | Free | $0 | 40 credits once you verify your email, browsing for inspiration and up to 5 boards. | | Basic | $30 per month, billed yearly at $360 ($40 billed monthly) | 2,000 credits a month, up to 2 users and 10,000 library items; roughly 10 finished ads. | | Pro | $75 per month, billed yearly at $900 ($100 billed monthly) | 5,000 credits a month and up to 10 users; first-year price $67 a month until Dec 1, 2026. | | Enterprise | Custom | Upwards of 150,000 credits a month, SSO, trademark and IP checks, onboarding and custom limits. | Read from https://kive.ai/pricing on Nov 13, 2026. Prices change, so confirm with Kive before buying. ## Ways to pay less - **Black Friday: Pro first year $800** (Other savings): Paying yearly for Pro gives 4 months free in the first year, $800 instead of $900, through December 1, 2026 UTC; renewal returns to the standard yearly price. Source: https://kive.ai/pricing ## Key features - **Product shots and ads:** Generates product images, edits and finished ads from uploaded products, with one-click style presets by industry. - **Brand training:** Pro adds advanced brand training and unlimited products and brands, so visuals follow a consistent look. - **Video:** Makes 5-second videos at draft, premium and max quality; maximum video quality needs the Pro plan. - **Kive agent and MCP:** A guided creation agent is on every plan, and an MCP connection lets Claude and ChatGPT use the account. - **Shared workspace:** Boards, link sharing, a private workspace and team invitations, with 2 users on Basic and 10 on Pro. ## Good for - Consumer brands making product shots and ads without a studio shoot - Small stores that want a monthly credit budget they can plan around - Teams that want to drive image creation from Claude or ChatGPT ## Worth knowing - Cost follows credits: about 10 credits an image, 100 for a 5-second video and 200 for a finished ad. - Credits are not refunded for results you dislike; failed and filtered generations are refunded. - Unused credits roll over only up to 2 times the monthly allowance. - Maximum video quality, 1080p, and advanced brand training are not on Basic. ## ToolGPA grades **GPA: 2.2 out of 4**, graded Nov 13, 2026. Kive makes product shots, ads and short videos for consumer brands, with brand training and a shared workspace. But Basic is $30 a month billed yearly for about 10 finished ads, free is 40 credits, and the best video quality and advanced brand training aren't on Basic. - **Value for money: D.** Basic is $30 a month billed yearly ($40 monthly), above the $25 line for the dearest tenth of AI image tools, for roughly 10 finished ads. - **Free plan and trial: C.** 40 credits after you verify an email, 5 boards, and one free image every 30 minutes once credits run out. - **Features: B.** Product shots, ads, brand training, video and a shared workspace. The listing names no gap in the core job. - **Ease of use: C.** No store rating on record. Training a brand look and setting up boards is work. - **Platforms and integrations: B.** Web only, but with an agent, an MCP connection and 2 integrations. These are ToolGPA's own grades. Graded from this listing, whose facts were read from Kive's own pages on 13 November 2026. Not based on using the product, and shorter than our full reviews. ## Where it stands among AI image and video generators - Kive's GPA of 2.2 is higher than 63 of the 168 other AI image and video generators we grade, and level with 42. - It stands best on features (B, above 104 of 168) and worst on value for money (D, above 0). - Its paid plans start at $30 a month, against a middle price of $11.88 for the category: 114 of the 120 others that charge start lower. - On features, ease of use and platforms it scores 2.7 out of 4. 17 tools score higher and cost less. The category's chart of price against score: https://toolgpa.com/charts/ai-images ## Keep it, or make your own? **Keep it.** To replace Kive you would be making an image model, which you can rent by the picture but not make. That is not a weekend's work, with an AI app builder or without one. It costs $360 a year. - You could not: An image model, which you can rent by the picture but not make. - You could not: A video model, which you can rent by the second but not make. - You could not: Ad images and videos made to each network's sizes. - You could not: Several people working in it at the same moment. - You could not: AI features, unless you pay a model provider for each request yourself. - You could not: The depth: we grade its features B, which means it covers the whole job. A judgement by ToolGPA from this listing, by rules that are the same for every tool. Nothing was built to test it. ## Works with Claude, ChatGPT **Tags:** Image generation, Video generation, Ad creative, AI features, Real-time collaboration ## Alternatives - [Photoroom](https://toolgpa.com/tools/photoroom): AI product photo editor for e-commerce sellers. 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