# Lexica review (2026): is it worth $8 a month, billed yearly? > AI image generator built around a searchable image archive Checked Nov 12, 2026 ยท graded Nov 12, 2026 by ToolGPA. Lexica is a web-based AI image generator that sits on top of a searchable archive of images and prompts. Generation runs on its own Aperture model and is sold only by subscription, with fast generations each month and, on the higher plans, a slow queue after that. - **Category:** AI Image & Video Generators - **Made by:** Lexica - **Website:** https://lexica.art - **Runs on:** Web - **Who should skip it:** Skip it if you want a free plan, because generation needs a subscription. - **Facts last checked:** Nov 12, 2026 ## Pricing As of Nov 12, 2026, Lexica is a paid product, starting at $8 per month, billed annually. - **Pricing model:** Paid - **Free plan:** None. - **Free trial:** None listed. | Plan | Price | What you get | | --- | --- | --- | | Starter | $8 per month, billed annually | 1,000 fast generations a month, 2 concurrent fast jobs, personal commercial license for an individual creator. Images are public. | | Pro | $24 per month, billed annually | 3,000 fast generations a month plus slow generations with a daily cap, 3 concurrent jobs, commercial license for teams of 2 to 5. Images are public. | | Max | $48 per month, billed annually | 7,000 fast generations a month plus capped slow generations, commercial license for teams of 5 or more, and private images. | Read from https://lexica.art/account on Nov 12, 2026. Prices change, so confirm with Lexica before buying. ## Ways to pay less - **Save 20% with yearly billing** (Annual discount): The pricing page labels yearly plans with a 20% saving against monthly billing; the monthly-billed prices are shown behind a toggle. Source: https://lexica.art/account ## Key features - **Searchable image archive:** The site is built around a search engine of generated images and the prompts behind them, which can be used as a starting point for new prompts. - **Aperture model:** Most images on the site were made with Lexica's own Aperture model; a selection from Stable Diffusion 1.5 is also kept and carries a CC0 license. - **Fast and slow generations:** Every plan includes a monthly count of fast generations. Pro and Max add slow-queue generations once the fast ones are used, with a daily cap. - **Image uploads and aspect ratios:** All plans list image uploads and custom aspect ratios, along with early access to new models. - **Extra generations on demand:** Fast generations can be bought for $0.05 each. They do not expire but can only be used while a plan is active. ## Good for - Browsing and searching a large archive of prompts and images - Solo creators who want a personal commercial license from a low monthly price - Occasional users who can use credit top-ups instead of a higher plan ## Worth knowing - There is no free plan: the page says images can only be generated by subscribing. - Images made on Starter and Pro are public and appear in Lexica search; only Max keeps them private. - The commercial license depends on team size: Starter for individuals, Pro for 2 to 5 people, Max for 5 or more. - Each prompt submission uses 4 image credits; the pricing page shows the yearly-billed price and offers a switch to monthly billing. ## ToolGPA grades **GPA: 1.8 out of 4**, graded Nov 12, 2026. Lexica sells image generation on its own Aperture model only by subscription, from $8 a month billed yearly. There is no free plan, and images from Starter and Pro are public. - **Value for money: B.** Starter is $8 a month billed yearly, at the edge of the category's cheapest quarter. - **Free plan and trial: F.** The page says images can only be generated by subscribing. - **Features: C.** The prompt archive, the Aperture model, fast and slow generations and uploads. One model only. - **Ease of use: C.** A web generator with fast and slow queues and credits per prompt. - **Platforms and integrations: C.** Web only, with no integrations or apps listed. These are ToolGPA's own grades. Graded from this listing, whose facts were read from Lexica's own pages on 12 November 2026. Its pricing page returned little text here, so the grades follow the listing. Not based on using the product, and shorter than our full reviews. ## Where it stands among AI image and video generators - Lexica's GPA of 1.8 is higher than 4 of the 89 other AI image and video generators we grade, and level with 11. - It stands best on value for money (B, above 63 of 89) and worst on free plan and trial (F, above 0). - Its paid plans start at $8 a month, against a middle price of $10 for the category: 12 of the 65 others that charge start lower. - On features, ease of use and platforms it scores 2.0 out of 4. 10 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 Lexica 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. That makes this kind of software worth paying for, not this one in particular: 74 of the 89 other AI image and video generators grade higher. It costs $96 a year. - You could not: An image model, which you can rent by the picture but not make. - You could not: AI features, unless you pay a model provider for each request yourself. A judgement by ToolGPA from this listing, by rules that are the same for every tool. Nothing was built to test it. **Tags:** Image generation, AI features ## Alternatives - [Midjourney](https://toolgpa.com/tools/midjourney): Image and short-video generator run on monthly GPU time. [Compare](https://toolgpa.com/compare/lexica-vs-midjourney) - [Leonardo.Ai](https://toolgpa.com/tools/leonardo-ai): Image, video and 3D generator with its own and partner models. [Compare](https://toolgpa.com/compare/leonardo-ai-vs-lexica) - [Ideogram](https://toolgpa.com/tools/ideogram): Image generator for designs with text, plus editing and video apps. 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