PixelLab vs Pixel Dojo
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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Pixel art generator for game assets with text animation, tilesets and a remote MCP server for coding assistants
AI image and video generator with 80+ image and 60+ video models on one credit balance
- Free access
- PixelLab: Free access
- Pixel Dojo: No free tier
- Paid from
- PixelLab: USD 12.00 per month
- Pixel Dojo: From USD 5 for 80 credits
- Plans listed
- PixelLab: 4
- Pixel Dojo: 4
- Public API
- PixelLab: Not confirmed
- Pixel Dojo: Not confirmed
Where PixelLab and Pixel Dojo differ
- AccessPixelLab offers free access, while Pixel Dojo has no free tier.
Head to head
Each value from the tool’s profile and the vendor’s own pages
| PixelLab | Fact | Pixel Dojo |
|---|---|---|
| Access and price | ||
| Free access availableFree trial · Free; no credit card required | Free accessDiffers | No free tier |
| USD 12.00 per monthTier 1: Pixel Apprentice | Lowest listed paid plan | From USD 5 for 80 creditsCredit packs |
| Free trial with 40 fast generations, then 5 a day; paid from $12.00 a month | Pricing model | No free plan listed; paid plans from $10 a month |
| 4 | Plans listedSame | 4 |
| Not confirmed | Public API | Not confirmed |
| Not confirmed | Card to start | Not confirmed |
| Not confirmed | Open source | Not confirmed |
| What it is for | ||
| Indie developers who want a coding assistant to create sprites, animations and tilesets for a 2D game | Built for | Creators who want to compare many image and video models on one subscription instead of paying each model maker separately |
| Images & design | CategorySame | Images & design |
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| How current | ||
| Profile sources checked | ||
| Prices confirmed · Oct 25, 2026 | Pricing checkSame | Prices confirmed · Oct 11, 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
PixelLab
Prices confirmed · Oct 25, 2026- Free trialFree; no credit card required
- Tier 1: Pixel ApprenticeUSD 12.00 per month
- Tier 2: Pixel ArtisanUSD 24.00 per month
- Tier 3: Pixel ArchitectUSD 50.00 per month
Pixel Dojo
Prices confirmed · Oct 11, 2026- LiteUSD 10 per month
- ProUSD 25 per month; 6 months prepaid for $135
- Pro MaxUSD 50 per month; 12 months prepaid for $570
- Credit packsFrom USD 5 for 80 credits
Strengths and limits
PixelLab
Strengths
- Built for game assets: Directional characters, animation, tilesets and UI elements cover a 2D game pipeline in one service.
- Works from coding assistants: A remote MCP server with ready configs for many clients means nothing to install.
- Free way to try: The Free trial needs no credit card and lists commercial use of generated images.
Limits to plan around
- Cost per tool unpublished: Some tools use several generations per image, but the page gives no rates.
- MCP access unclear on free: The homepage and the docs disagree on whether the free plan includes MCP.
- Map tools paid: Map generation is on Tiers 1 and above, not the Free trial.
Pixel Dojo
Strengths
- Every model on every plan: The pricing page says nothing is locked to a higher plan; Lite, Pro and Pro Max differ in credits only.
- Cost shown before each run: The pricing page says every generation displays its credit cost before you run it, and failed runs on Pixel Dojo's side are returned.
- Credits roll over: Subscription credits carry over while the subscription is active, and pack credits do not expire while the account is in good standing.
Limits to plan around
- No free plan or trial listed: The pricing pages show plans from $10 a month only, so there is no listed way to try a model without paying.
- Credit cost varies widely by model: An image costs 1.5 to 4.5 credits and a short video 10 to 36, so a plan covers about 13 to 50 clips or 111 to 333 images on Pro, not both.
- Renewals and top-ups are not refundable: The Refunds & Billing Policy refunds only a first purchase requested within 7 days, pro-rated once 20% of its credits are used.
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