# QRBTF review (2026): is the free plan enough? > AI-generated and parametric styled QR codes Checked Nov 12, 2026 ยท graded Nov 12, 2026 by ToolGPA. QRBTF makes decorative QR codes two ways: a generative AI mode that blends a QR code into an image from a text prompt, and a parametric mode with many visual styles and SVG output. It is a styling tool for single codes rather than a code-management platform, and its pages describe no scan tracking. - **Category:** QR Code Generators - **Made by:** Latent Cat (since 2020) - **Website:** https://qrbtf.com/en - **Runs on:** Web - **Who should skip it:** Not for you if you need to change a code later, as there are no dynamic codes. - **Facts last checked:** Nov 12, 2026 ## Pricing As of Nov 12, 2026, QRBTF has a free plan, and paid plans start at $20 per month (AI QR Code Pro). - **Pricing model:** Free plan - **Free plan:** Parametric QR codes are free forever and open source; AI QR codes include a trial of 10 generations. - **Free trial:** None listed. | Plan | Price | What you get | | --- | --- | --- | | Parametric QR Code (Free) | $0 | Various styles generated in the browser with no backend, SVG export, open source. | | AI QR Code Trial | $0 | 10 AI QR codes with fast generation after signing in. Not a renewing allowance. | | AI QR Code Pro | $20 per month | Fast generation, unlimited generation with a rate limit, generation through a Discord bot, and community and email support. | Read from https://qrbtf.com/en/pricing on Nov 12, 2026. Prices change, so confirm with QRBTF before buying. ## Key features - **Generative AI QR codes:** Turns a text prompt into an image with a working QR code woven into it, with controls for strength, size, padding and error correction. - **Control over scannability:** The page explains the trade-off: higher control strength makes codes easier to scan but looks more like a QR code, and it recommends a strength of 1.0 to 1.3. - **Parametric styles:** A free mode that draws QR codes in many visual styles without a server and exports SVG. - **Discord bot:** Pro subscribers can generate AI codes through a Discord bot. ## Good for - Designers who want artistic QR codes for posters and social posts - People who want a free, open-source parametric QR generator with SVG output ## Worth knowing - AI generation needs sign-in, and the trial covers 10 codes in total. - Unlimited AI generation on Pro is rate limited. - The pages read show no dynamic codes or scan analytics; codes are made as finished images. - AI-styled codes are not guaranteed to scan; the site recommends testing them. ## ToolGPA grades **GPA: 2.6 out of 4**, graded Nov 12, 2026. QRBTF makes decorated QR codes: free parametric styles in the browser, and AI-generated ones that cost $20 a month on Pro after 10 trial codes. It makes finished images only, with no dynamic codes or scan analytics, and AI-styled codes are not guaranteed to scan. - **Value for money: B.** Parametric styles are free and open source. AI generation is $20 a month, the top of what this category charges. - **Free plan and trial: A.** Parametric codes are free forever with SVG export and no sign-in. The AI trial is 10 codes in total, not renewing. - **Features: C.** Parametric and AI styled codes, with a Discord bot. No dynamic codes or scan analytics on the pages read. - **Ease of use: C.** No store rating on record. AI codes need sign-in and testing to check they scan. - **Platforms and integrations: C.** Web only, plus a Discord bot for generating AI codes. No apps or API are listed. These are ToolGPA's own grades. Graded from this listing, whose facts were read from QRBTF's own pages on 12 November 2026. Not based on using the product, and shorter than our full reviews. ## Where it stands among QR code generators - QRBTF's GPA of 2.6 is higher than 15 of the 22 other QR code generators we grade, and level with 2. - It stands best on free plan and trial (A, above 18 of 22) and worst on ease of use (C, above 0). - Its paid plans start at $20 a month, against a middle price of $10 for the category: 14 of the 19 others that charge start lower. - On features, ease of use and platforms it scores 2.0 out of 4. 11 tools score higher and cost less. The category's chart of price against score: https://toolgpa.com/charts/qr-codes ## Keep it, or make your own? **Keep it.** To replace QRBTF 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 2.6 is higher than 15 of the 22 other QR code generators we grade. It costs $240 a year. QRBTF is open source, so there is a third way: take its code and run it yourself. - You could make: QR codes: an app builder makes this well. - 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. ## Works with Discord **Tags:** QR codes, AI features, Image generation, Open source ## Alternatives - [QRCode Monkey](https://toolgpa.com/tools/qr-code-monkey): Free static QR code maker with logos, colors and vector downloads. [Compare](https://toolgpa.com/compare/qr-code-monkey-vs-qrbtf) - [QRFY](https://toolgpa.com/tools/qrfy): Unlimited dynamic QR codes on one plan, sold by term length. [Compare](https://toolgpa.com/compare/qrbtf-vs-qrfy) - [Hovercode](https://toolgpa.com/tools/hovercode): Dynamic QR codes and short links, with a free plan that never expires. [Compare](https://toolgpa.com/compare/hovercode-vs-qrbtf) - [goQR.me](https://toolgpa.com/tools/goqr): Free QR code generator and API, with a paid editable-code service. [Compare](https://toolgpa.com/compare/goqr-vs-qrbtf) - [QRickit](https://toolgpa.com/tools/qrickit): Free QR code creator and small-scale API, supported by donations. [Compare](https://toolgpa.com/compare/qrbtf-vs-qrickit) ## Sources The prices, plans, platforms and features above were read from these pages on Nov 12, 2026: - https://qrbtf.com/en - https://qrbtf.com/en/pricing Page: https://toolgpa.com/tools/qrbtf Listed by ToolGPA (toolgpa.com).