OpenArt costs $14 to $240 a month, but plan credits reset every cycle and commercial use starts at $34.
OpenArt sells Starter at $14/month ($13/month billed yearly) with 4,000 credits, Plus at $34/month ($27/month yearly) with 12,000, Pro at $56/month ($44/month yearly) with 24,000 and Wonder at $240/month ($175/month yearly) with 106,000 (checked 11 November 2026). Its help center says monthly credits do not carry over, images cost 5 to 50 credits and video 100 to 800+ credits, and commercial use is available on Plus and above. The only way to add credits is a $15/month add-on of 5,000 credits that needs an active subscription. Zemith Plus is $15.99/month with 1.5M credits for images, video, Director, chat and research, with top-ups from $10 that never expire.
Zemith Plus gives you image, video, Director and chat for $15.99/mo, about $18 less than OpenArt Plus.
- Text to Image runs Flux 2 and Flux 3, Nano Banana 2 and Pro, GPT Image 2, Seedream 4.5, Qwen Image 2, Wan 2.7 Image and Luma Photon, with a credit price shown before you generate.
- Video Generation runs Veo 3.1, Kling V3.0, Seedance 2.5, Wan 2.7 and Grok Imagine, priced per second, and Director turns an idea into a multi-shot film with voice-over, music and captions.
- Characters keeps one face across shots, and the image editor, background tools, Relight and 4K upscaling sit in the same Creative Studio.
- The same 1.5M credits also run GPT, Claude, Gemini and Grok chat, deep research and Word, PowerPoint, Excel and PDF files, and top-ups from $10 (800k credits) never expire.
12,000 credits, about 150 videos or 12,000 images by OpenArt's own estimate; resets monthly
1.5M credits · image + video models + Director + chat, research & files
Free plan · $0 today · Web, iOS & Android
Every video clip shows its credit quote before you generate, so you can compare Veo 3.1, Kling V3.0, Seedance 2.5 and Wan.
Four pricing traps OpenArt subscribers run into.
Your plan credits vanish at renewal.
“Monthly credits reset each billing cycle and do not carry over.”OpenArt Help Center, Official credit rules, Checked 11 Nov 2026
Video credit cost is a range, not a price.
“depending on model, duration, and resolution”OpenArt Help Center, Video costs 100 to 800+ credits per generation, Checked 11 Nov 2026
Extra credits are a recurring subscription, and Starter cannot buy them.
“Extra credits can only be purchased as an add-on to an active subscription.”OpenArt Help Center, Official add-on terms, Checked 11 Nov 2026
“Subscribe to Plus to Unlock”OpenArt pricing, Shown on the $15 Extra Credit add-on, Checked 11 Nov 2026
Cancel and your work is deleted.
“After your subscription ends, you have 14 days to download your assets before they are deleted”OpenArt Help Center, Official cancellation terms, Checked 11 Nov 2026
What OpenArt's plans do well, and how Zemith matches it for less.
A lot of models and characters on every plan.
“Access to 100+ premium image, video, and audio models”OpenArt pricing, Listed on every plan, Checked 11 Nov 2026
“Up to ~13 consistent characters”OpenArt pricing, Starter plan listing, Checked 11 Nov 2026
At every tier, here is what OpenArt costs versus Zemith.
Published US prices from openart.ai/pricing, credit rules from openart.ai/help, Zemith from zemith.com/pricing. Checked 11 November 2026.
| Tier | OpenArt Plan | Zemith Plan | What Changes on Zemith |
|---|---|---|---|
Free tier Testing | Signup credits (number not published); creations deleted after 7 days if you never subscribe | $0 · 2,000 daily chat credits · no card required | Zemith Free is chat only; images and video start on Plus |
Entry paid Solo creators | Starter · $14/mo ($13/mo yearly) · 4,000 credits · no commercial use listed · 8 parallel | Plus · $15.99/mo ($179.88/yr · $14.99/mo) · 1.5M credits/mo | Plus costs about the same and adds video models, Director, chat, research and files |
Commercial creator Commercial rights | Plus · $34/mo ($27/mo yearly) · 12,000 credits · ~150 videos · commercial use | Plus ($15.99/mo) or Professional · $29.99/mo ($299.88/yr · $24.99/mo) · 3M credits | Save $18.01/mo versus OpenArt Plus, or $4.01/mo on Professional with 3M credits |
Heavy user Volume | Pro · $56/mo ($44/mo yearly) · 24,000 credits · model discounts on GPT Image 2.6, Seedream 5.5, Kling 4.0 | Professional · $29.99/mo · 3M credits, top image and chat models, Cloud agents | Save $26.01/mo with more credits and chat; no OpenArt-style model discounts |
Maximum Studios | Wonder · $240/mo ($175/mo yearly) · 106,000 credits · priority support | Professional + top-ups ($10 for 800k, up to $100 for 10.4M, never expire) | Scale credits as you need them without a $240 tier |
Adding credits When you run out | $15/mo add-on = 5,000 credits, recurring, needs Plus or above | One-time top-ups on any paid plan, never expire | No recurring add-on to cancel |
Our verdict: OpenArt Plus is $34/month for 12,000 expiring credits, while Zemith Plus ($15.99/mo) adds chat and research.
- OpenArt runs $14 (Starter) to $240 (Wonder) a month; plan credits reset every cycle, and commercial use starts on Plus at $34.
- Extra credits cost a recurring $15/month for 5,000, and cancelling deletes creations after 14 days.
- Zemith Plus ($15.99/month, 1.5M credits) covers Flux, Nano Banana, GPT Image, Seedream, Veo 3.1, Kling V3.0, Seedance 2.5, Wan, Director, chat and research, though OpenArt lists more models overall.
- Want to see what 1,746 Trustpilot reviewers say first? Read our OpenArt review and top complaints.
Questions people ask about OpenArt pricing.
How much does OpenArt cost per month in 2026?
Starter is $14/month ($13/month billed yearly) with 4,000 credits, Plus is $34/month ($27 yearly) with 12,000, Pro is $56/month ($44 yearly) with 24,000 and Wonder is $240/month ($175 yearly) with 106,000.
How many credits does an OpenArt image or video cost?
OpenArt's help center lists 5 to 50 credits per image and 100 to 800+ credits per video depending on model, duration and resolution, shown next to the Generate button.
Do OpenArt credits expire?
Monthly plan credits reset each billing cycle, including on annual plans, and do not carry over. Add-on credits roll over and are spent first.
Can I buy extra OpenArt credits?
Only as a $15/month add-on of 5,000 credits that needs an active subscription (Plus or above per the pricing page); cancelling the plan cancels the add-ons.
Is there a cheaper OpenArt alternative?
Zemith Plus is $15.99/month with 1.5M credits for image and video models, Director, Characters, chat and research, and top-ups never expire. OpenArt has the wider model menu.
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