Cheap AI image generator, no subscription: $0.008 per image
Subscription tools charge you in the months you barely create. Movapix charges about $0.008 per finished image and nothing else: no plan, no renewal, no end-of-month reset, and a failed generation is free. Top up from $1 (internationally, by USDT from 2 USDT), and the credits wait in your account until you need them.
No Telegram or card needed. Charged only when a creation succeeds.
Who pay-per-image suits — and who it does not
Pay-per-image wins when your creating comes in bursts: a product launch, a week of social posts, a client project, then a quiet month. It loses, honestly, in two cases: hundreds of images every day (a big subscription pool can work out cheaper per image), and a few dozen basic images a day (Leonardo’s free daily tokens cost nothing). Movapix is built for the large middle: people who create sometimes, and resent paying for the weeks they do not.
| You top up | Image credits | Video credits |
|---|---|---|
| $1 | 125 images | 41 videos |
| $2 | 250 images | 83 videos |
| $5 | 625 images | 208 videos |
| $10 | 1,250 images | 416 videos |
Before bonus credits. Every purchase adds bonus credits on top: at least +2, then +1% from $2 up to +5% from $50. Charged only on success; credits never expire.
At $10 the contrast is sharpest: a subscription buys one month, used or not, and unused allowance vanishes at the reset. The same $10 here buys about 1,250 images with no expiry — use 100 this month, 1,150 remain next season.
Your first three images
Sign up with Google and the first 40 images are free, so these prompts cost nothing to try. Each names a subject, a setting and a light source — the three ingredients that separate a usable image from a lucky one:
A small cafe table by a rainy window, latte art in a ceramic cup, warm lamp light, quiet morning mood, editorial food photographyA lone lighthouse on dark rocks under a dramatic teal storm sky, one warm window glowing, painterly illustration, no textTerraced rice fields at golden hour in northern Vietnam, mist between the hills, a tiny farmer with a conical hat for scale, travel photography
An honest price comparison
October 2026 research, denominators shown. Note the second row: inside a monthly token pool, Leonardo estimates cheaper per basic image. Movapix sells not the lowest cost at volume, but the lowest commitment: real images without buying a month first.
| Tool | Price per image | How it is billed |
|---|---|---|
| Movapix | About $0.008 | Pay per finished image. No subscription; charged only on success. |
| Leonardo AI | About $0.0028 (estimate) | Essential plan, $12/month, token-based. Free tier: daily tokens, public by default. |
| Midjourney | About $0.0125 | Basic plan, $10/month, counting 4 images per job. No free tier. |
| Ideogram (API) | $0.03 to $0.10 | Per image by tier. Worth it when exact text in the image is the point. |
| NightCafe | About $0.06 | Hobbyist credits from about $5.99/month; 5 free credits a day. |
Prices change; re-check official pages before relying on a figure. A price comparison, not a quality ranking — models differ, and heavy daily users should do the monthly maths.
How no-subscription billing works here
- Wallet first. Top up any amount; turn the balance into image or video credits whenever you like.
- Charged only on success. A credit leaves your account only after a creation finishes. Failures are free.
- Nothing renews. No plan, no auto-charge, nothing to cancel in a settings page you cannot find.
- Unused balance is refundable within 7 days of topping up — see the limits box below.
Honest limits, before you pay anything
- International top-ups are USDT only (TRC20 or BEP20, from 2 USDT). Card and PayPal are not available yet.
- Credits never expire and are deducted only on success. An unused wallet balance can be refunded within 7 days via [email protected].
- Creations are private by default: no public feed, and nothing of yours is showcased without your agreement.
- Commercial use is allowed, including client work, under the Terms of Service.
Frequently asked questions
Is there really no subscription or auto-renewal?
Really. There is no plan to join and nothing renews. You top up a wallet when you choose, turn the balance into credits, and pay about $0.008 per finished image. If you never top up again, nothing is charged.
Do credits expire at the end of the month?
No. Credits stay in your account until you use them. There is no monthly reset because there is no subscription — a balance bought for one project is still there for the next.
What does $10 buy, compared with a $10 subscription?
About 1,250 images or 416 videos, before bonus credits, with no time limit. A $10 subscription buys one month of allowance that disappears at the reset whether you used it or not.
How do I pay from outside Vietnam?
By USDT (TRC20 or BEP20) from 2 USDT, in Dashboard, Top up, Crypto (USDT). Card and PayPal are not available yet. Vietnamese customers can also top up by VietQR bank transfer.
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Your first images are free
Start with Google and get 40 free images + 10 videos — no Telegram, no card. Decide about a $2 top-up afterwards.
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