# Pixlr review (2026): is the free plan enough? > Browser photo editors with AI image, video and audio tools Checked Nov 12, 2026 ยท graded Nov 12, 2026 by ToolGPA. Pixlr is a set of photo editors, Pixlr Express for quick edits and Pixlr Editor for layered work, that run in a browser. It adds AI tools such as image generation, generative fill, background removal, face swap and video generation, using models from other companies. The AI features run on monthly credits that depend on the plan. - **Category:** AI Image & Video Generators - **Made by:** Pixlr - **Website:** https://pixlr.com - **Runs on:** Web, iOS, Android - **Who should skip it:** Skip it if you want ad-free for free, since Plus is the first ad-free tier. - **Facts last checked:** Nov 12, 2026 ## Pricing As of Nov 12, 2026, Pixlr has a free plan, and paid plans start at $1.99 per month for 80 AI credits, billed yearly ($2.49 billed monthly). - **Pricing model:** Free plan - **Free plan:** The editors are free in the browser, with ads; the paid Plus plan is the first ad-free tier. - **Free trial:** None listed. | Plan | Price | What you get | | --- | --- | --- | | Plus | $1.99 per month for 80 AI credits, billed yearly ($2.49 billed monthly) | Ad-free, unlimited saves, 1 concurrent AI generation; about 80 fast AI images a month. | | Premium | $7.99 per month for 1,000 AI credits, billed yearly ($9.99 billed monthly) | All image, video and audio models, 4 concurrent generations, private mode, fonts and templates. | | Ultra | $19.99 per month from 5,000 AI credits, billed yearly ($24.99 billed monthly) | Unlimited fast image generations, 8 concurrent ones, priority queue and extended high-res exports. | | Ultra Max | $39.99 per month for 10,000 AI credits, billed yearly ($49.99 billed monthly) | Ultra with double the monthly credits: 10,000 instead of 5,000. | Read from https://pixlr.com/pricing/ on Nov 12, 2026. Prices change, so confirm with Pixlr before buying. ## Ways to pay less - **Save 20% with yearly billing** (Annual discount): Pixlr's pricing page shows every paid plan about 20% cheaper per month when billed yearly. Source: https://pixlr.com/pricing/ ## Key features - **Two editors:** Pixlr Express handles quick edits, templates and collages; Pixlr Editor is the layered editor for detailed work. - **Generative editing:** Generative fill, an image extender, an instruction-based editor and a background remover change a photo from a description. - **AI image and video generation:** Generate images and short video in the browser; the site says it uses models from Flux, Kling and Recraft among others. - **AI credits:** Monthly credits cover generation and edits; yearly plans grant 12 months of credits upfront, and a credit pack can top up. - **One account everywhere:** A paid plan works on the web, desktop and mobile apps through the same Pixlr account. ## Good for - Casual editors who want a free browser photo editor with extras - Social posters who want cutouts, collages and quick AI images in one place - Mobile users who want one subscription across phone and web ## Worth knowing - Unused monthly credits expire after one month on monthly billing; yearly credits last a year. - Unlimited fast image generation is tied to Ultra and subject to fair use. - The FAQ names Plus and Premium as the plans sold in the mobile apps; it does not mention Ultra there. - The models for video and some image tools are third-party and may vary with demand. ## ToolGPA grades **GPA: 3.2 out of 4**, graded Nov 12, 2026. Pixlr has two browser photo editors, free with ads, plus AI tools on monthly credits. Plus is $1.99 a month billed yearly for 80 credits, and unlimited fast generation is Ultra. - **Value for money: A.** Plus is $1.99 a month billed yearly and the editors are free, under 60% of the category's cheapest quarter. - **Free plan and trial: B.** The editors are free in the browser with ads, and paid plans add credits and remove ads. - **Features: B.** Two editors, generative edits, AI image and video, and credits. Nothing in the core job is missing. - **Ease of use: B.** Open a browser editor and start. Nothing to set up. - **Platforms and integrations: B.** Web, iOS and Android. No desktop app or integrations. These are ToolGPA's own grades. Graded from this listing, whose facts were read from Pixlr'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 - Pixlr's GPA of 3.2 is higher than 89 of the 89 other AI image and video generators we grade. - It stands best on value for money (A, above 80 of 89) and worst on platforms and integrations (B, above 39). - Its paid plans start at $1.99 a month, against a middle price of $10 for the category: 0 of the 65 others that charge start lower. - On features, ease of use and platforms it scores 3.0 out of 4, and no tool on the category's chart scores higher without costing more. The category's chart of price against score: https://toolgpa.com/charts/ai-images ## Keep it, or make your own? **Keep it.** To replace Pixlr 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 3.2 is higher than 89 of the 89 other AI image and video generators we grade. It costs $23.88 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 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, AI features ## Alternatives - [Photoroom](https://toolgpa.com/tools/photoroom): AI product photo editor for e-commerce sellers. 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