PaintIt AI vs ComicInk
Plans, free access, limits and intended use side by side, taken from each vendor’s own pages. No score and no winner: the facts show where the two differ.
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Redesign, repaint or stage a room from a photo, preset or prompt with an AI interior design tool
Credit-priced AI comic and story-video maker with locked characters and a built-in store
- Free access
- PaintIt AI: Free access
- ComicInk: Free access
- Paid from
- PaintIt AI: USD 14.99 per month
- ComicInk: USD 9.99 per month
- Plans listed
- PaintIt AI: 4
- ComicInk: 7
- Public API
- PaintIt AI: Not confirmed
- ComicInk: Not confirmed
Where PaintIt AI and ComicInk differ
- PlansPaintIt AI lists 4 plans and ComicInk lists 7.
Head to head
Each value from the tool’s profile and the vendor’s own pages
| PaintIt AI | Fact | ComicInk |
|---|---|---|
| Access and price | ||
| Free access availableFree · USD 0 | Free accessSame | Free access availableFree credits · USD 0 |
| USD 14.99 per monthStarter | Lowest listed paid plan | USD 9.99 per monthComicInk Basic |
| Free plan (30 credits); paid from $14.99 a month | Pricing model | 100 free credits to start; Basic $9.99 a month; Plus $19.99 a month; credit packs $9.99 to $109.99 |
| 4 | Plans listedDiffers | 7 |
| Not confirmed | Public API | Not confirmed |
| Not confirmed | Card to start | Not confirmed |
| Not confirmed | Open source | Not confirmed |
| What it is for | ||
| Homeowners, stagers, short-term rental hosts and designers who want quick room redesign concepts from a real photo before spending on furniture or paint | Built for | Turning a written story into a character-consistent comic series, and optionally a short film |
| Images & design | CategorySame | Images & design |
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| How current | ||
| Profile sources checked | ||
| Prices confirmed · Oct 17, 2026 | Pricing checkSame | Prices confirmed · Oct 21, 2026 |
Official source check for both tools. No hands-on testing and no score: “Differs” marks a documented difference, not a better tool.
Plans and prices
PaintIt AI
Prices confirmed · Oct 17, 2026- FreeUSD 0
- StarterUSD 14.99 per month
- ProUSD 29.99 per month
- MaxUSD 79.99 per month
ComicInk
Prices confirmed · Oct 21, 2026- Free creditsUSD 0
- ComicInk BasicUSD 9.99 per month
- ComicInk PlusUSD 19.99 per month
- Lite credit packUSD 9.99 one-time
- Starter credit packUSD 24.99 one-time
Show 2 more plans
- Creator credit packUSD 54.99 one-time
- Video credit packUSD 109.99 one-time
Strengths and limits
PaintIt AI
Strengths
- Free plan to try it: The pricing page lists 30 credits with 1K resolution, the basic model, chat guidance and furniture suggestions at $0.
- Cost shown before generating: The pricing FAQ says the credit cost is shown before supported actions.
- Top-ups for subscribers: The pricing FAQ says active subscribers can buy extra credits without changing plan.
Limits to plan around
- Credits expire monthly: The pricing FAQ says unused credits do not roll over to the next billing period.
- Refund wording differs: The pricing page promises a 7-day money-back guarantee, its FAQ says refunds are case by case, and the terms limit refunds to 7 days and no more than 50% of credits used.
- Content may train its models: The terms license your input to the provider, including to train and fine-tune internal AI models; the FAQ says private mode does not make data invisible to it.
ComicInk
Strengths
- Costs shown in credits: Pages, covers, characters and settings have fixed credit rates, and video shows an estimate before rendering.
- Credits do not expire: Credit packs never expire, and the homepage says subscription credits stay even after cancelling.
- Output ownership: The terms give users ownership of generated work, commercial use included, with no royalty owed to ComicInk.
Limits to plan around
- Free start is unclear: The homepage promises 100 free credits, but the pricing FAQ says a plan unlocks the studio.
- Video is expensive: About 1,500 credits per ten-second scene means a 30-second film uses a whole Plus month.
- Credits spent on bad results: Failed output that is not a system error is not refunded, including imperfect lip-sync.
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