# Pincel review (2026): is it worth $19 a month? > Browser-based AI image, video and audio tools for business Checked Nov 13, 2026 ยท graded Nov 13, 2026 by ToolGPA. Pincel is a browser-based suite of more than 50 AI tools for product photos, marketing visuals, portraits, short video and audio. Tools include an AI photo editor, object remover, generative fill, background remover, virtual try-on and an upscaler. Work is paid for with credits, with a small free allotment to start. - **Category:** AI Image & Video Generators - **Made by:** Pincel - **Website:** https://pincel.app - **Runs on:** Web - **Who should skip it:** Tight if you're staying free: 20 credits, and the page doesn't say they refill. - **Facts last checked:** Nov 13, 2026 ## Pricing As of Nov 13, 2026, Pincel is a paid product with a free trial, starting at $19 per month for 1,000 credits. - **Pricing model:** Free trial - **Free plan:** None. - **Free trial:** 20 free credits to test the tools, no card required. | Plan | Price | What you get | | --- | --- | --- | | 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). | Read from https://pincel.app/pricing on Nov 13, 2026. Prices change, so confirm with Pincel before buying. ## Key features - **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. ## Good for - E-commerce sellers who need product and try-on images - Small teams that want many AI tools on one credit balance - People who prefer a browser tool with nothing to install ## Worth knowing - 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. ## ToolGPA grades **GPA: 2.2 out of 4**, graded Nov 13, 2026. Pincel puts over 50 AI tools in the browser: photo edits, product shots, try-on, short video and audio. Creator is $19 a month for 1,000 credits. The page doesn't say what each tool costs in credits, the free 20 credits don't refill, and there's no app. - **Value for money: C.** Creator 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: C.** 20 free credits, no card needed. That's a trial, and the page doesn't say they refill. - **Features: B.** Over 50 tools covering photos, product images, portraits, video and audio. The listing names no gap in the core job. - **Ease of use: C.** No store rating on record. With credits per tool and 50 tools to choose from, expect some learning. - **Platforms and integrations: C.** Web only. No desktop or phone app, and no API or integrations are listed. These are ToolGPA's own grades. Graded from this listing, whose facts were read from Pincel'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 - Pincel'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 platforms and integrations (C, above 2). - Its paid plans start at $19 a month, against a middle price of $11.88 for the category: 89 of the 120 others that charge start lower. - On features, ease of use and platforms it scores 2.3 out of 4. 41 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 Pincel 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 $228 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: A voice model, which you can rent by the minute but not make. - You could not: Ad images and videos made to each network's sizes. - 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. **Tags:** Image generation, Video generation, Text to speech, AI features, Ad creative ## Alternatives - [Photoroom](https://toolgpa.com/tools/photoroom): AI product photo editor for e-commerce sellers. [Compare](https://toolgpa.com/compare/photoroom-vs-pincel) - [Pixelcut](https://toolgpa.com/tools/pixelcut): AI photo and video editor for product images and ads. [Compare](https://toolgpa.com/compare/pincel-vs-pixelcut) - [Clipdrop](https://toolgpa.com/tools/clipdrop): Browser AI photo tools for cutouts, cleanup, upscaling and generation. [Compare](https://toolgpa.com/compare/clipdrop-vs-pincel) - [Fotor](https://toolgpa.com/tools/fotor): Photo editor and AI image and video generator with credit plans. [Compare](https://toolgpa.com/compare/fotor-vs-pincel) - [Pixlr](https://toolgpa.com/tools/pixlr): Browser photo editors with AI image, video and audio tools. [Compare](https://toolgpa.com/compare/pincel-vs-pixlr) ## Sources The prices, plans, platforms and features above were read from these pages on Nov 13, 2026: - https://pincel.app/pricing - https://pincel.app Page: https://toolgpa.com/tools/pincel Listed by ToolGPA (toolgpa.com).