PixelLab
Concept art & 2D assets · Free tier + paid- Commercial use
- Commercial use allowed
- Free plan
- Free planFree trial tier, no credit card
- Ship free-plan output?
- Yes
- Engines
- Any (standard file export / engine-agnostic)
PixelLab vs Scenario
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Our ranking
In Concept art & 2D assets, Scenario ranks #3 and PixelLab ranks #6. No independent quality tests found. Ranked on game-dev fit: commercial use on paid plans; Unity, Unreal integrations; API and official MCP server. Mostly runs other companies' image models, so their leaderboard results don't count for it.
Scenario
Concept art & 2D assets · Free tier + paid- Commercial use
- Commercial on paid plans only
- Free plan
- Free plan50 daily credits; personal/evaluation use only
- Ship free-plan output?
- No: paid plan needed
- Engines
- Unity, Unreal, Blender
Bottom line for game devs
- Commercial use: PixelLab: commercial use allowed terms. Scenario: commercial on paid plans only terms.
- Free plan: PixelLab: free plan (Free trial tier, no credit card) pricing. Scenario: free plan (50 daily credits; personal/evaluation use only) pricing.
- Shipping free-plan output in a paid game: only PixelLab allows it, per their published terms.
- API and MCP: both: public API, official MCP server.
- Engine integrations stated by the vendor: PixelLab: none stated (standard file export). Scenario: Unity, Unreal, Blender.
Best for
Pixel-art characters, rotations, animations and tilesets
Studios training custom style models on their own art
What it does
AI generator for pixel art game assets: characters, 4/8-direction rotations, text- and skeleton-based sprite animations, tilesets, maps and UI elements.
Production-focused generative platform for game art: train custom style models on your own assets, generate images, textures, 3D meshes, video and audio. API-first with Unity/Unreal integration.
Verdict
For 2D devs who need pixel-art sprites, rotations and animations; outputs are usable commercially on every plan, but its terms bar training other models on them.
For studios that want custom style models trained on their own art; commercial use needs a paid plan (free output is personal/evaluation only).
Tasks●
Concept art & 2D assets
Concept art & 2D assets, Textures & materials, 3D model generation
Engines●
Any (standard file export / engine-agnostic)
Unity, Unreal, Blender
Free plan
Free plan Free trial tier, no credit card
Free plan 50 daily credits; personal/evaluation use only
Pricing
Free trial tier (no credit card). Paid plans listed at $12/month (2,000 generations), $24/month (5,000) and $50/month (10,000). API and MCP calls use your plan's generations; separate USD API credits are only needed without a subscription or once the plan's generations run out (PixelLab, by email, 17 Oct 2026; the API's balance endpoint reports both). source
Free tier with 50 daily credits. Starter US$15/month, Pro US$45/month, Max US$75/month (monthly billing; annual saves 33%). Enterprise custom. source
Export formats●
Not stated by vendor
Images PNG, JPEG, WebP, SVG; video MP4, MOV, WebM, GIF; audio WAV, MP3; 3D GLB, OBJ, FBX, STL, VOX (pricing FAQ). source
Commercial use●
Commercial use allowed
Pricing page lists "Use generated images commercially" and says the user owns the rights to generations, except using them to train models. Terms also reference the Open RAIL-M license. source
Pricing page lists "Use generated images commercially" and says the user owns the rights to generations, except using them to train models. Terms also reference the Open RAIL-M license. source
Commercial on paid plans only
All paid plans include a full commercial license; free plan outputs are for personal and evaluation use only (per pricing FAQ). source
All paid plans include a full commercial license; free plan outputs are for personal and evaluation use only (per pricing FAQ). source
Revenue share / caps
Not stated by vendor
Not stated by vendor
API
Available. REST API; calls draw on subscription generations, or on USD credits without a plan source
Available. REST API with SDKs source
MCP server
Official MCP server. Remote MCP server for coding assistants (bearer token) source
Official MCP server. Hosted MCP server (OAuth or API key) source
Last checked
Rows marked ● differ between the two tools. Licence badges: green = commercial use allowed (including any free plan or trial), amber = paid plans only, restricted, or allowed but with no free plan, red = not allowed, grey = not stated by vendor or not applicable. Read the vendor's current terms before you ship.