Platforms

AI generation platforms fall into a few types, and the type largely decides how you pay. Here's every platform we track, grouped by how it works — see the market guide for the full picture.

Aggregators

Run many models through one pay-per-use API. You pay per generation in dollars, no subscription — best for developers and irregular usage.

• WaveSpeed pay-per-use
• Replicate pay-per-use
• fal.ai pay-per-use

Creative platforms

A full UI plus workflow and a credit system. You buy a subscription or credit pack and spend credits per generation — best for regular creative work.

• Krea pay-per-use
• Higgsfield credit system
• OpenArt pay-per-use · coming soon

Direct providers

APIs straight from the model maker (Google, OpenAI, Black Forest Labs). The reference price everyone else marks up.

• Google (Gemini API) pay-per-use
• OpenAI API pay-per-use