Start free — no credit card required · One-time payment · Credits never expire · 7-day refund guarantee
The ERNIE Image model uses a simple pay-as-you-go credit system—no subscriptions. Buy credits once and use them anytime for your production workflow.
Cost per credit: 0.019 USD
Images (Standard or Turbo): 20 ($0.095/image)
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Cost per credit: 0.018 USD
Images (Standard or Turbo): 110 ($0.090/image)
Cost per credit: 0.017 USD
Images (Standard or Turbo): 240 ($0.083/image)
Best for freelancers and marketing teams
Cost per credit: 0.014 USD
Images (Standard or Turbo): 700 ($0.071/image)
Best for agencies and high-volume production
Every credit pack uses the same generation system: both Standard and Turbo modes cost 5 credits per image. The more credits you buy at once, the lower your cost per credit — and the lower your effective cost per image.
| Pack | Price | Credits | $/credit | Standard images | $/std image | Turbo images | $/turbo image |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Starter | $1.90 | 100 | $0.019 | 20 | $0.095 | 20 | $0.095 |
| Creator | $9.90 | 550 | $0.018 | 110 | $0.090 | 110 | $0.090 |
| Pro | $19.90 | 1,200 | $0.017 | 240 | $0.085 | 240 | $0.085 |
| Studio | $49.90 | 3,500 | $0.014 | 700 | $0.070 | 700 | $0.070 |
ERNIE Image uses a simple credit system—every image costs 5 credits, with no difference between Standard and Turbo.
Your effective cost per image depends on the credit pack you choose:
The more credits you buy, the lower your cost per image—making ERNIE Image especially cost-efficient for regular use.
Get started with ERNIE Image at no cost. You receive 15 free credits to try the full experience—no credit card required.
Free credits do not include priority speed.
Choose the right ERNIE Image credit pack based on how you plan to use the AI image generator.
Recommendation: Start with the Free Tier, then move to the Starter Pack ($1.90).Test image quality first, then run a small project with 100 credits.
Recommendation: Pro Pack ($19.90)A solid balance of volume and cost per image for regular creative work and client projects.
Recommendation: Studio Pack ($49.90) or multiple Pro packsBest cost per image for high-volume production and team workflows.
Recommendation: Studio Pack + self-hostingStart with the hosted API, then move high-volume workloads to your own GPU infrastructure for better cost control.
ERNIE Image uses a simple pricing model: every image costs 5 credits.
No subscriptions. No expiration.
| Tool | Entry Cost | Free Tier | Pricing Model | No Subscription | Commercial Use | Open Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ERNIE Image | One-time credits | ✅ Yes | Pay-as-you-go | ✅ Yes | Included (Paid Packs) | ✅ Apache 2.0 |
| Midjourney | Monthly | ❌ No | Subscription | ❌ No | Paid plans | ❌ Closed |
| ChatGPT Image 2 | Usage-based | ✅ Limited | API pricing | ✅ Yes | Paid usage | ❌ Closed |
| Adobe Firefly | Monthly | ✅ Limited | Subscription | ❌ No | Paid plans | ❌ Closed |
| DALL·E 3 | API-based | ✅ Limited | Usage-based | ✅ Yes | Paid usage | ❌ Closed |
Pay only for what you use—no monthly commitment.
Commercial rights for ERNIE Image operate at two levels: model license and platform usage.
The underlying model is released under the Apache 2.0 license, which allows:
When using ERNIE Image on the hosted platform:
Refund Policy: See: Refund Policy →
ERNIE Image pricing is simple: every image costs 5 credits, with no difference between Standard and Turbo modes. With larger credit packs, the cost per image decreases—for example, the Studio Pack brings the price down to as low as $0.070 per image.
Yes. ERNIE Image pricing includes a free tier with 15 one-time credits—no credit card required. To see what you can create with these credits, check out our <Link href="/showcase" className="text-primary hover:underline font-medium">ERNIE Image showcase</Link>. For higher usage, paid credit packs start at $1.90, and all credits never expire.
No. ERNIE Image pricing uses a one-time, pay-as-you-go credit system. There are no subscriptions, no auto-renewals, and no monthly limits.
All paid credit packs (Starter, Creator, Pro, Studio) include commercial usage rights on the hosted platform. In addition, the model is released under Apache 2.0, which allows commercial use when self-hosted.
The difference is performance, not cost: Standard (Higher quality, best for final outputs) and Turbo (Faster generation, ideal for iteration). Both modes cost 5 credits per image under ERNIE Image pricing. You can learn how to optimize your prompts for both modes in our <Link href="/prompt-guide" className="text-primary hover:underline font-medium">prompt guide</Link>.
ERNIE Image pricing is based on one-time credits with no subscription, while Midjourney uses a monthly subscription model. ERNIE Image also offers a free tier, pay-as-you-go flexibility, and open-source deployment options—giving users more control over cost and usage. For a deep dive into how they compare technically, read our <Link href="/reviews" className="text-primary hover:underline font-medium">full ERNIE Image review</Link>.
No. Under ERNIE Image pricing, credits never expire and never reset. You can use them anytime—whether you generate occasionally or at scale.
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Pay only for what you use. Credits never expire.