Claid.ai costs $15 to $49 a month for 500 to 2,000 credits, and each tool spends credits at its own rate.

By KevinEvery price checked on claid.ai/pricing and its help center on 11 November 2026

Claid.ai sells monthly credit pools: Essentials is $15 per month ($9 per month billed yearly) for 500 credits, and Pro is $49 per month ($35 billed yearly) for 2,000 credits, with a free trial of 50 credits (read on claid.ai/pricing on 11 November 2026). A cutout costs 1 credit and an AI Photoshoot 4, so Pro buys 500 photoshoots, about $0.098 each at the monthly price. A 5 second video costs 60 credits. API credits are separate: $59 for 1,000. Zemith Plus is $15.99/mo for 1.5M credits, about 200 Product studio scenes, with Batch edit, Virtual try-on and chat included.

ZemithOur pick

Zemith Plus gives you a bigger pool and more tools for $15.99/mo, but Claid is cheaper for plain cutouts.

  • Claid cutouts cost 1 credit: $0.03 each on Essentials monthly, $0.0245 on Pro monthly. Zemith's product cutout is about 3,400 credits, roughly $0.036 at full use of Plus. If you only cut out thousands of images, Claid is cheaper.
  • For scenes, Claid's AI Photoshoot is about $0.12 (Essentials monthly) or $0.098 (Pro monthly); Zemith Plus is about $0.08 per scene at full use.
  • Plus also covers Batch edit (20 photos, Shopify import), Virtual try-on, Ad maker, 4K upscaling and chat for listing copy.
  • Top-ups from $10 for 800k credits never expire.
Claid.ai Pro (2,000 credits)$49/mo

Billed monthly; $35/mo if billed yearly. 500 AI Photoshoots or 2,000 cutouts or 33 five-second videos; refunds 50% of the latest charge

Zemith Plus$15.99/mo

1.5M credits · about 200 scenes · Batch edit + Virtual try-on + Ad maker + chat

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Keep your real product pixels, pick one of 14 studio scenes, add a shadow, then export an Amazon, Shopify, Etsy, eBay or Instagram size. The credit price shows before you generate.

Three ways Claid.ai's pricing costs more than it first looks.

The headline price is the yearly price.

“Essentials $9 / month, 500 credits. Pro $35 / month, 2,000 credits. Billed monthly: Essentials $15, Pro $49.”Claid pricing page, Official plan table, 11 November 2026
On ZemithZemith lists $15.99/mo for Plus and $29.99/mo for Professional on the monthly toggle too, with yearly at $179.88 and $299.88.

Credits go quickly on the heavy tools.

“AI Video: Max generations (60 credits for 5s): Essentials 8, Pro 33. AI Photoshoot: Max generations (4 credits): Essentials 125, Pro 500.”Claid pricing page, Official plan table, 11 November 2026
On ZemithOn Plus, 1.5M credits cover about 200 Product studio scenes, and every generation shows its credit price first, so you can plan the month.

API credits are a separate purchase, and refunds are partial.

“1,000 credits one-time purchase $59”Claid API pricing page, Official price, 11 November 2026
“We can offer a 50% refund of your most recent charge for the current billing period.”Claid help center, Official policy, 11 November 2026
On ZemithZemith has no separate API wallet to manage for the workspace tools; one plan and its top-ups cover them. We do not sell an image API for your own code.

What Claid.ai's pricing gets right.

Credits are flexible across tools.

“Instead of being limited to certain features, you get a monthly credit allocation that you can spend on any operation you want.”Claid pricing FAQ, Official text, 11 November 2026
On Zemith tooSame idea, bigger scope: Zemith credits also pay for chat, deep research, video and ads on the same plan.

A free trial and a clear cancel path.

“Your subscription stops renewing. Your current access and credit balance remain available until the end of the active billing period.”Claid help center, Official policy, 11 November 2026
On Zemith tooZemith's Free plan is chat only, so image tools start on Plus, but you can cancel it anytime.

At every tier, here is what Claid.ai costs versus Zemith.

Published US prices checked 11 November 2026. Per-image figures are our arithmetic on list prices at full use.

TierClaid.ai planZemith planWhat changes on Zemith
Try it first
Entry
Free trial: 50 credits, 50 API creditsFree: chat only, 2,000 credits per dayImage tools start on Plus
Light use
Essentials
$15/mo monthly ($9 yearly): 500 credits = 125 photoshoots or 500 cutoutsPlus $15.99/mo: about 200 scenesSame price, more scenes, plus chat, try-on and ads
Heavy use
Pro
$49/mo monthly ($35 yearly): 2,000 credits = 500 photoshoots, 2,000 cutouts, 33 videosProfessional $29.99/mo: about 405 scenes, 3M credits$19 less per month than Claid Pro monthly
Cutout cost
Per image
About $0.03 (Essentials monthly) to $0.0245 (Pro monthly)About $0.036 at full use of PlusClaid is cheaper if cutouts are all you do
Scene cost
Per image
About $0.12 (Essentials) or $0.098 (Pro) monthlyAbout $0.08 per scene on PlusLower per scene, with real product pixels kept
Video
5 second clip
60 credits: 8 clips on Essentials, 33 on ProVideo models and Ad maker included in the same credit poolOne pool, price shown before you run it
API
Developers
$59 for 1,000 credits, one-timeNot the focusPick Claid if you need an image API
Refunds
Policy
50% of the latest charge onlyCancel anytime in the appCredit price shown before each generation

Our verdict: Claid is cheap for cutouts and has an API, while Zemith Plus is the better value for the full seller workflow.

  • Claid Essentials is $15/mo ($9 yearly) for 500 credits and Pro is $49/mo ($35 yearly) for 2,000; credits are per operation.
  • Claid wins on price per plain cutout and on API access; Zemith wins on price per scene and everything beyond images.
  • Zemith Plus ($15.99/mo) bundles Product studio, Batch edit, Virtual try-on, Ad maker and chat for listing copy.
  • Want to see what users say about Claid? Read our Claid.ai reviews and complaints breakdown.

Questions people ask about Claid.ai pricing.

How much does Claid.ai cost?

Essentials is $15 per month billed monthly or $9 per month billed yearly (500 credits). Pro is $49 monthly or $35 per month billed yearly (2,000 credits). Business is custom. The free trial has 50 credits (checked 11 November 2026).

How many images do Claid credits buy?

Background removal is 1 credit, AI Photoshoot and AI Fashion are 4 credits, outpainting and AI shadows are 2, upscaling is 2 to 8, and a 5 second video is 60. So Essentials buys 500 cutouts or 125 photoshoots, and Pro buys 2,000 cutouts or 500 photoshoots.

Do Claid.ai credits roll over?

The pricing page calls them a monthly credit allocation and does not advertise rollover. After cancelling, your credit balance stays available until the end of the billing period. Assume unused credits do not carry over.

How much does the Claid.ai API cost?

Self-serve API credits are a one-time purchase of $59 for 1,000 credits. Operations cost 1 to 3 credits for most image tasks (cutout 2, AI backgrounds 3, shadows 1) with a default limit of 4 requests per second.

Is Claid.ai cheaper than Zemith?

For plain cutouts, yes: 1 credit each. For product scenes, Zemith Plus is about $0.08 per scene versus about $0.12 on Claid Essentials monthly, and Plus also includes Batch edit, Virtual try-on, Ad maker and chat.

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Article by Kevin · Founder at Zemith

Founder of Zemith, the all-in-one AI workspace built for people who use GPT, Claude, Gemini, Grok and Creative Studio every day.

I spend my weeks testing model releases, pricing structures and real document, research and creative workflows across Web, iOS and Android.