PixelLab

AI generator for pixel art game assets: characters, 4/8-direction rotations, text- and skeleton-based sprite animations, tilesets, maps and UI elements.

Visit official site ↗Free tier + paidCommercial use allowed

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.

Best for
Pixel-art characters, rotations, animations and tilesets
Tasks
Concept art & 2D assets
Engines
Any (standard file export / engine-agnostic)
Price & free tier
Free plan Free trial tier, no credit card
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 usage priced separately per call.
Source: https://www.pixellab.ai/pricing
Export formats
unverified
Commercial use & licence
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: https://www.pixellab.ai/termsofservice
Revenue share / caps
unverified
API
Available REST API, priced per call
Source: https://api.pixellab.ai/v2/docs
MCP server
Official MCP server Remote MCP server for coding assistants (bearer token)
Source: https://www.pixellab.ai/mcp
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