The Pixlr Insider’s Guide
Everything we know about Pixlr in one document: what it costs, its grades, getting a refund, getting help and what else to look at. Read it here, or keep a copy.
Pixlr
The Insider’s Guide
Browser photo editors with AI image, video and audio tools
Every plan, grade, refund rule and rival among AI image and video generators, read from Pixlr’s own pages.
Made by Pixlr · checked Nov 12, 2026 · toolgpa.com
Contents
- 01WelcomeWhat it is, who it suits, its grades and the ten things to know first
- 02What it costsEvery plan, the free plan, ways to pay less and how prices have moved
- 03What it doesIts main features, where it runs, what it works with and who makes it
- 04Where it standsIts grades against its category, and whether to keep it or make your own
- 05The alternativesThe tools it is most often weighed against, side by side
- 06Quick answersThe questions people ask about it, each answered in a line or two
- 07About ToolGPAWho made this guide, what else is on the site, and how to cite it
ToolGPA put this guide together from Pixlr’s own pages, its app-store listings and our grades. Every fact in it is on Pixlr’s page too, where it is kept up to date. Checked Nov 12, 2026.
Part 01 · Overview
Welcome
What it is, who it suits, its grades and the ten things to know first
3.2
GPA, above 89 of the 89 other AI image and video generators we grade
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.
To get you started, here are 9 things to know about Pixlr, taken from its own pages and our grades.
- 1
Best for free browser photo editors with AI add-ons
Pixlr has two browser photo editors, free with ads, plus AI tools on monthly credits.
- 2
Paid plans start at $1.99 a month
As its pricing page puts it: $1.99 per month for 80 AI credits, billed yearly ($2.49 billed monthly).
- 3
There is a free plan
The editors are free in the browser, with ads; the paid Plus plan is the first ad-free tier.
- 4
It runs on 3 platforms
Web, iOS and Android.
- 5
Two editors
Pixlr Express handles quick edits, templates and collages; Pixlr Editor is the layered editor for detailed work.
- 6
Generative editing
Generative fill, an image extender, an instruction-based editor and a background remover change a photo from a description.
- 7
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.
- 8
A 3.2 GPA, above 89 of 89
That is against the other AI image and video generators we grade, on value, the free plan, features, ease of use and platforms.
- 9
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.
Pixlr at a glance
- Pricing
- Free plan, from $1.99 per month for 80 AI credits, billed yearly ($2.49 billed monthly)
- Free plan
- Yes
- Free trial
- None stated
- Runs on
- Web, iOS, Android
- Made by
- Pixlr
- Category
- AI Image & Video Generators
- Our grade
- 3.2 GPA, very good
The report card
Best for free browser photo editors with AI add-ons
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.
| Subject | Grade | Comment |
|---|---|---|
| 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. |
An A is worth 4 points, a B 3, a C 2, a D 1 and an F nothing. The GPA is the average of the five.
Who Pixlr is for
- Fits if you want a free browser editor
- Works for quick edits on a phone
Who it is not for
- Skip it if you want ad-free for free, since Plus is the first ad-free tier
- Tight if you use AI heavily, as Plus gives 80 credits
- Watch out: unlimited fast generation is Ultra with fair use
- Watch out: unused monthly credits expire after a month
Good to know
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.
Part 02 · Pricing
What it costs
Every plan, the free plan, ways to pay less and how prices have moved
$1.99
A month to start. There is a free plan too
Pixlr has a free plan. Paid plans start at $1.99 per month for 80 AI credits, billed yearly ($2.49 billed monthly).
The editors are free in the browser with ads, and paid plans add credits and remove ads.
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.
The free plan
The editors are free in the browser, with ads; the paid Plus plan is the first ad-free tier.
Read from pixlr.com on Nov 12, 2026.
Ways to pay less
Annual discount
Save 20% with yearly billing
Pixlr's pricing page shows every paid plan about 20% cheaper per month when billed yearly.
Stated on pixlr.com
Part 03 · Features
What it does
Its main features, where it runs, what it works with and who makes it
3
Places it runs: Web, iOS and Android
Browser photo editors with AI image, video and audio tools. Here is what it does, as its own site describes it, and what it covers: AI features, image generation, video generation.
Two editors, generative edits, AI image and video, and credits.
- 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.
Where it runs
- Web
- iOS
- Android
What it works with
Its own pages name no integrations.
Pixlr is made by Pixlr.
Part 04 · Standing
Where it stands
Its grades against its category, and whether to keep it or make your own
89/89
Other AI image and video generators it is graded above
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.
Each grade against the category
Every bar is all 90 AI image and video generators we grade, cut by the letter each got. Pixlr’s own letter is outlined.
- AValue for moneyAbove 80 of 89
- BFree plan and trialAbove 75 of 89
- BFeaturesAbove 42 of 89
- BEase of useAbove 58 of 89
- BPlatforms and integrationsAbove 39 of 89
Price against what you get
Each dot is one of 67 AI image and video generators. Further left costs less; higher up scores better on features, ease of use and platforms. Pixlr is the marked dot.
What paid plans start at, a month (each step along is roughly double) →
Keep it, or make your own?
Whether this is something you could build for yourself with an AI app builder, and what you would give up.
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.
What you could not
- An image model, which you can rent by the picture but not make.
- A video model, which you can rent by the second but not make.
- A real app for iOS and Android. Something home-made would be a web page.
- AI features, unless you pay a model provider for each request yourself.
- The depth: we grade its features B, which means it covers the whole job.
What this rests on. Pixlr’s listing: what it does, where it runs, what it plugs into and what it costs. It is a judgement about the kind of software this is. We have not built a replacement for it, and making your own means looking after it too. How we decide, and every tool’s verdict.
Part 05 · Alternatives
The alternatives
The tools it is most often weighed against, side by side
Photoroom, Fotor, Picsart, Photoleap and Clipdrop
The 5 tools Pixlr is most often weighed against, with where each one differs from it.
- 2.2GPA
Photoroom
Free trial · from $12.99/mo
AI product photo editor for e-commerce sellers.
- Pixlr has a free plan. Photoroom does not, though it has a free trial.
- Only Pixlr lists iOS and Android apps.
- Photoroom also covers templates.
- 3.0GPA
Fotor
Free plan · from $39.99/yr
Photo editor and AI image and video generator with credit plans.
- Only Fotor lists Windows and macOS apps.
- Fotor also covers templates.
- 2.0GPA
Picsart
Paid
Photo and video editor with AI generation and design tools.
- Pixlr has a free plan. Picsart does not.
- Only Pixlr lists an Android app.
- Only Picsart lists a macOS app.
- 1.6GPA
Photoleap
Free trial
iPhone photo editor with AI image generation and layered edits.
- Pixlr has a free plan. Photoleap does not, though it has a free trial.
- Only Pixlr lists a web app.
- Only Pixlr lists an Android app.
- 2.4GPA
Clipdrop
Free plan · from $15/mo
Browser AI photo tools for cutouts, cleanup, upscaling and generation.
- Only Pixlr lists iOS and Android apps.
- Pixlr also covers video generation.
Part 06 · Questions
Quick answers
The questions people ask about it, each answered in a line or two
12
Questions, each answered in a line or two
The short version of everything above, for when you only need the answer. Each one is told in full in its part of the guide.
Is Pixlr free?
Pixlr has a free plan. The editors are free in the browser, with ads; the paid Plus plan is the first ad-free tier.
How much does Pixlr cost?
Pixlr lists 4 plans. Plus: $1.99 per month for 80 AI credits, billed yearly ($2.49 billed monthly).
What platforms does Pixlr work on?
Pixlr is available on Web, iOS and Android.
Does Pixlr offer any discounts?
Pixlr publicly lists the following: Save 20% with yearly billing.
Does Pixlr have a Windows app?
No Windows app was listed when its pages were read on Nov 12, 2026. Pixlr is listed for Web, iOS and Android.
Does Pixlr have a macOS app?
No macOS app was listed when its pages were read on Nov 12, 2026. Pixlr is listed for Web, iOS and Android.
Is Pixlr open source?
Pixlr is not described as open source on its own site, as read on Nov 12, 2026.
Who makes Pixlr?
Pixlr is made by a company of the same name.
What are the alternatives to Pixlr?
The closest alternatives to Pixlr in our directory are Photoroom, Fotor, Picsart, Photoleap and Clipdrop.
How does Pixlr compare with other 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.
Is Pixlr good value for money?
ToolGPA grades Pixlr A for value for money. 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.
Could I make my own version of Pixlr?
To replace Pixlr you would be making an image model, which you can rent by the picture but not make.
Where this guide comes from
The prices, plans, platforms and features were read from Pixlr’s own pages on Nov 12, 2026, and the grades were given on Nov 12, 2026. 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.
Every tool we list gets five grades, A to F, each with its reason, and a GPA that averages them. How each is decided is at toolgpa.com/grades. This guide is ToolGPA’s own work; it is not made, paid for or approved by Pixlr. Prices change, so check pixlr.com before you buy.
Part 07 · About
About ToolGPA
Who made this guide, what else is on the site, and how to cite it
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Tools graded, in 95 categories
ToolGPA grades software the way a school report grades a pupil: five subjects, a letter for each with the reason written beside it, and a GPA that averages them. Prices, plans and platforms are read from each maker’s own pages and dated, so you always know how fresh a figure is.
Every grade, review and ranking on ToolGPA is our own judgement. No company can pay for a grade or change one. Every tool on the site has a guide like this one, free to download and pass on. It all lives at toolgpa.com.
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What else is on toolgpa.com
- Pixlr, kept up to dateEverything in this guide, with prices and grades as they are todaytoolgpa.com/tools/pixlr
- How grades are givenThe rules behind every letter and every GPAtoolgpa.com/grades
- Value chartsWhat each tool costs against what it scores, for every categorytoolgpa.com/charts
- CompareAny two tools side by side, plan by plantoolgpa.com/compare
- Price changesEvery price rise and cut on record, each with its sourcetoolgpa.com/price-changes
- Prices by countryWhat apps cost on the App Store in 12 countriestoolgpa.com/prices-by-country
- Pay lessEvery public discount: yearly billing, students, nonprofitstoolgpa.com/save
- Keep or makeWhich tools are worth paying for, and which you could build yourselftoolgpa.com/keep-or-make
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