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OpenArt vs Recraft
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Recraft is the cheapest to start, at $10 a month.
Key differences
- Only Recraft has a free plan.
- OpenArt offers a free trial rather than a free plan.
- Cheapest paid plan: Recraft Basic at $10/mo, against OpenArt Starter at $14/mo.
- Over a year that's $48 less on Recraft than OpenArt at the entry level.
- Paying yearly for OpenArt Starter saves $12 a year (7%).
- OpenArt changed its plans (Removed: flux 3 image plus, flux 3 image pro, flux 3 image starter, flux 3 image wonder) on 12 Oct 2026.
Worked out from each official pricing page: OpenArt pricing (confirmed 12 Oct 2026) · Recraft pricing (confirmed 12 Oct 2026).
| Attribute | OpenArt | Recraft |
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| Category | Image generation | Image generation |
| Good for | images, video, photo editing, music | images, design, logos, photo editing |
| Starts at | $14/mo | $10/mo |
| Free plan | Free trial No free plan | Yes |
| Free plan / trial includes | Free trial plan: a small one-time allowance of trial credits to test features, no credit card needed; creations private. | Free plan with a small daily credit allowance; images are public in the community gallery, owned by Recraft and not licensed for commercial use. |
| Free plan details | Not stated on the pricing page | Not stated on the pricing page |
| The catch | None stated on the pricing page | None stated on the pricing page |
| Pricing model | Free plan + paid | Free plan + paid |
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| Data confirmed | 12 Oct 2026 (from the pricing page) | 12 Oct 2026 (from the pricing page) |
| Popularity | Top 20,000 website worldwide (Cloudflare Radar) | Top 50,000 website worldwide (Cloudflare Radar) |
| Last price change | 12 Oct 2026 | None recorded |
| Visit OpenArt | Visit Recraft |
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