# PixAI review (2026): is the free plan enough? > Anime-focused AI art generator with community models and LoRAs Checked Nov 12, 2026 ยท graded Nov 12, 2026 by ToolGPA. PixAI is an AI image generator aimed at anime and manga art, on the web and in apps for iPhone and Android. It draws on more than 1.8 million community models and LoRAs, lets members train their own LoRAs, and adds chat-based editing and image-to-video. Every account gets free credits each day, and paid memberships add a large monthly credit allowance and faster generation. - **Category:** AI Image & Video Generators - **Made by:** Mewtant Inc. - **Website:** https://pixai.art - **Runs on:** Web, iOS, Android - **Who should skip it:** Skip it if you want predictable costs, because credit use depends on model, size and quality. - **Facts last checked:** Nov 12, 2026 ## Pricing As of Nov 12, 2026, PixAI has a free plan, and paid plans start at $95.88 per year, or $9.99 billed monthly (Starter). - **Pricing model:** Free plan - **Free plan:** 10,000 free credits a day with no card needed, plus credits from missions, contests and community activity. Credit cost depends on the model and settings. - **Free trial:** None listed. | Plan | Price | What you get | | --- | --- | --- | | Free | $0 | 10,000 credits a day for image generation, editing and enhancement, with extra credits from missions and contests. | | Starter | $95.88 per year, billed annually ($9.99 billed monthly) | 300,000 monthly credits, 20% more daily credits, video generation, unlimited Turbo Mode, 3 free LoRA trainings a month and 5 LoRAs per task. | | Plus | $275.88 per year, billed annually ($29.99 billed monthly) | 1,000,000 monthly credits, double daily credits, private video generation, 5 free LoRA trainings a month and 10 LoRAs per task. | | Premium | $431.88 per year, billed annually ($49.99 billed monthly) | 2,000,000 monthly credits, triple daily credits, 10 free LoRA trainings a month, 15 LoRAs per task and +150% bonus credits on top-ups. | Read from https://pixai.art/membership/plans on Nov 12, 2026. Prices change, so confirm with PixAI before buying. ## Ways to pay less - **Save up to 28% with annual billing** (Annual discount): Annual billing saves 20% on Starter, 23% on Plus and 28% on Premium compared with paying monthly, as labelled on the plans page. Source: https://pixai.art/membership/plans ## Key features - **Community models and LoRAs:** Generate with more than 1.8 million community models and LoRAs as well as PixAI's own anime models such as Tsubaki.3. - **LoRA training:** Train your own LoRA on a character or style. Members get 3 to 10 basic trainings a month at no credit cost, depending on plan. - **Image and text to video:** Members can animate an image or a prompt into a short video; Plus and Premium add a private mode for video generation. - **Edit in chat:** Reference Pro and the Mio.2 assistant change an image from a plain description, such as a new outfit or pose, and can make comics. - **Turbo Mode:** Members generate in Turbo Mode, which PixAI says is 7.6 times faster, without extra credit cost. - **Community, rankings and contests:** Browse a feed of shared images by tag and series, follow daily rankings, and enter contests that award credits. ## Good for - Anime and manga fans creating characters and original OCs - Users who want a sizeable free allowance that renews every day - Creators who train LoRAs to keep a character consistent ## Worth knowing - Video generation, Turbo Mode and extra LoRA slots are for paying members only. - There is no fixed price per image: credit use depends on the model, size, batch and quality settings. - The terms make all purchases final and non-refundable unless the law requires otherwise. - Accounts are for people aged 18 or over, and an account is needed to generate. ## ToolGPA grades **GPA: 2.8 out of 4**, graded Nov 12, 2026. PixAI is an anime-focused generator with more than 1.8 million community models and LoRAs and 10,000 free credits a day. Video, Turbo Mode and extra LoRA slots are paid, and purchases are non-refundable. - **Value for money: B.** Starter is $95.88 a year, about $8 a month, or $9.99 monthly. - **Free plan and trial: B.** 10,000 free credits a day with no card, plus credits from missions. - **Features: B.** Community models, LoRA training, image and text to video, chat editing and contests. - **Ease of use: C.** Picking models and LoRAs means a learning curve. - **Platforms and integrations: B.** Web, iPhone and Android. No desktop app. These are ToolGPA's own grades. Graded from this listing, whose facts were read from PixAI's own pages on 12 November 2026. Not based on using the product, and shorter than our full reviews. ## Where it stands among AI image and video generators - PixAI's GPA of 2.8 is higher than 74 of the 89 other AI image and video generators we grade, and level with 7. - It stands best on free plan and trial (B, above 75 of 89) and worst on ease of use (C, above 7). - Its paid plans start at $7.99 a month when paid by the year, against a middle price of $10 for the category: 10 of the 65 others that charge start lower. - On features, ease of use and platforms it scores 2.7 out of 4. 2 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 PixAI 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 is one of the better ones too: its GPA of 2.8 is higher than 74 of the 89 other AI image and video generators we grade. It costs $95.88 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 members' space with posts, chat and events that people keep coming back to. - You could not: A real app for iOS and Android. Something home-made would be a web page. - 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, Community, AI features ## Alternatives - [SeaArt](https://toolgpa.com/tools/seaart): AI image and video creation platform with a community gallery. 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