Billing & Credits
Understand how Auto Toon plans, credits, and pay-per-use billing work.
Credit-Based Plans
Each plan includes a monthly credit allowance and API key slots. Credits reset at the start of each billing cycle.
| Plan | Credits/mo | API Keys | Price |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free | 10 on signup | 0 | Free |
| Starter | 100 | 4 | $16/mo |
| Pro | 300 | 10 | $39/mo |
| Business | 700 | 20 | $79/mo |
Pay Per Use
For users who prefer flexibility over a monthly commitment, Auto Toon offers pay-per-use billing powered by Stripe usage-based billing.
- No monthly commitment — pay only for what you use
- Charged per operation at metered rates
- Billed via Stripe usage-based billing
- Rates vary by model (see pricing table below)
Pay Per Use Rates
Rates are charged per generated image and are automatically derived from our model catalog. They update whenever we add a new model or adjust pricing.
| Model | Rate per Image |
|---|---|
| Ideogram V3 Turbo | $0.054 |
| SeeDream 4.5 | $0.061 |
| Nano Banana 2 | $0.072 |
| Nano Banana Pro (Replicate) | $0.072 |
| SeeDream 5 Lite | $0.072 |
| SeeDream 4.0 | $0.072 |
| Qwen Image Edit Plus | $0.072 |
| Qwen Image Edit 2511 | $0.072 |
| Z-Image Turbo | $0.072 |
| GPT Image 2 | $0.095 |
| Flux 2 Pro | $0.108 |
| Ideogram V3 | $0.108 |
| Nano Banana Pro | $0.121 |
| Ideogram V3 Quality | $0.162 |
| Midjourney V7 | $0.324 |
Credit Costs by Operation
Each operation consumes credits based on the model used. A dash indicates the operation is not available for that model.
| Operation | Gemini Pro | Nano Banana 2 | SeeDream 4.5 | SeeDream 5 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Product Enhancement | 3 cr | 2 cr | 1 cr | 2 cr |
| Fashion Editorial | 3 cr | 2 cr | 1 cr | 2 cr |
| Relight | 3 cr | 2 cr | 1 cr | 2 cr |
| Video (5s) | 10 cr | — | — | — |
| Video (10s) | 20 cr | — | — | — |
Billing Endpoints
/api/credits/balanceReturns the current credit balance for the authenticated user.
{
"balance": 42
}/api/subscriptionReturns the current subscription details including plan, status, and renewal date.
{
"plan": "pro",
"status": "active",
"creditsRemaining": 87,
"currentPeriodEnd": "2026-05-01T00:00:00.000Z"
}/api/spending-limitReturns the current spending limit for pay-per-use billing.
{
"limitCents": 5000
}/api/spending-limitSet a monthly spending limit for pay-per-use billing. The value is specified in cents.
{
"limitCents": 5000
}{
"limitCents": 5000,
"updated": true
}Need more credits?