Is BudgetPixel free?
Updated September 24, 2026
Yes. The free plan gives you 300 credits every month at no cost, and you don’t need a credit card to sign up. Some premium models, BudgetPixel Studio, the developer API and commercial use need a paid plan.
Free credits refresh every month on the day you signed up. Everything you create is private to your account, on the free plan too.
Models that need a paid plan
- Image models: Nano Banana (Gemini 2.5 Flash), Nano Banana Pro (Gemini 3 Pro), Nano Banana 2 (Gemini 3.1 Flash), Nano Banana 2 Lite, Midjourney V7, Midjourney Niji 7, Imagen 4 Ultra, Grok Imagine, Grok Imagine Quality, Grok Imagine 2.0, Muse Image 1.0, GPT-Image-2, GPT Image 2.5 Sunburst, GPT Image 2.5 Flare
- Video models: Kling 3.0 Standard, Kling 3.0 Pro, Kling 3.0 4K, Kling 3.0 Turbo, Kling V3 Omni, Veo 3.1, Veo 3.1 Fast, Veo 3, Veo 3 Fast, Grok Imagine Video 1.5
What else needs a paid plan
- Commercial use: under the Terms of Service, the free plan is for personal, non-commercial use only. See commercial use.
- BudgetPixel Studio: newer accounts can try it with a free trial; full access comes with Premium and above.
- The developer API and generating through the MCP connector.
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