Every AI game-dev tool's price and licence, in one table.
26 tools for sprites, 3D, audio, code and prompt-to-game, compared on what matters before you ship: what it costs, what you get free, and whether you can actually sell what it makes. Checked against vendor pages on 2026-10-15; 25 prices and 15 licences fully verified.
| Tool | Free tier | Paid price (as shown) | Commercial licence | API / MCP | Checked |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scenario 2D, pixel art & sprites | 50 free daily credits, no credit card (per pricing page footer) | Starter $15/mo (1,500 credits); Pro $45/mo (5,000); Max $75/mo (10,000); Enterprise custom | Free: unverified Paid: Terms: 'You own your generated assets. Use them commercially, sell them, modify them' (self-serve). Free-tier specific terms not stated separately. | MCP Server and API Reference linked from site footer | 2026-10-15 price: verified licence: partial |
| PixelLab 2D, pixel art & sprites | Free trial: 40 fast generations, then 5 daily slower generations (store up to 20); images up to 200x200 | Tier 1 $12/mo (2,000 gens); Tier 2 $24/mo (5,000); Tier 3 $50/mo (10,000) | Free: Commercial use allowed on free tier ('Use generated images commercially***') Paid: Commercial use; 'The user owns the rights to the generations with the exception of using them to train models' | API access and MCP 'AI Agent Toolkit' (Claude Code, Cursor) listed on free tier | 2026-10-15 price: verified licence: verified |
| Ludo.ai 2D, pixel art & sprites | 'Start free' offered; free credit amount not shown on pricing page | Indie $15/mo billed annually ($180/yr, 3,000 credits/yr); Pro $35/mo billed annually ($420/yr, 12,000 credits/yr); Studio $300/mo billed annually | Free: unverified Paid: unverified | API, MCP and CLI on Pro and Studio (not Indie); calls always use credits | 2026-10-15 price: verified licence: unverified |
| Layer 2D, pixel art & sprites | not stated | Usage-based Creative Units (CUs); example Small Studio calculator total $60.00/mo; $0 per seat | Free: not stated Paid: Commercial license for all users (pricing page) | API access, webhook access; MCP linked in nav | 2026-10-15 price: verified licence: partial |
| Leonardo.Ai 2D, pixel art & sprites | Free: 150 fast tokens/day, public creations | Essential $12/mo (8,500 tokens); Premium $30/mo (25,000); Ultimate $60/mo (60,000); Teams from $24/seat | Free: Terms 8.7: on free subscriptions, ownership of Outputs vests in Leonardo Paid: Terms 8.3: on paid subscriptions, ownership of Content vests in you | Pay-as-you-go API; API credit doesn't expire | 2026-10-15 price: verified licence: verified |
| AutoSprite 2D, pixel art & sprites | Free: 15 monthly credits (up to 3 spritesheets), 2 standard-res unlocks/mo, 3 bonus daily credits | Starter $16/mo ($12 yearly, 500 credits); Pro $39/mo ($29 yearly, 1,500 credits); Enterprise $129/mo ($99 yearly) | Free: unverified Paid: Terms: you own the rights in spritesheets and other outputs, to the extent permitted by your inputs | API and MCP on Pro and above | 2026-10-15 price: verified licence: partial |
| Gamelabs Studio 2D, pixel art & sprites | Free trial: 20 credits forever, all features | Indie $10/mo (120 credits); Pro $20/mo (250); Studio $50/mo (650); one-time credit bundles also offered | Free: Full commercial rights stated for all generated assets ('No attribution required') Paid: Full commercial rights, no attribution required | Studio + MCP + API access on all monthly plans; works in Cursor/VS Code | 2026-10-15 price: verified licence: verified |
| Retro Diffusion 2D, pixel art & sprites | Free usage exists per terms; amounts not verified | not stated | Free: Terms: outputs (including from free usage) are owned by the person who generated them Paid: Same: outputs owned by the generator | API and MCP server mentioned in terms | 2026-10-15 price: unverified licence: verified |
| Recraft 2D, pixel art & sprites | Free: limited credits, 3 generations per style/day; images public | Basic $10/mo billed annually ($120/yr, 1,000 credits); Pro $16/mo billed annually; Teams $18/seat/mo billed annually | Free: Free plan images owned by Recraft, public, not licensed for commercial use Paid: Paid plans: full ownership and commercial rights, kept after cancelling | API billed in API Units | 2026-10-15 price: verified licence: verified |
| Meshy 3D models & animation | Free: 100 monthly credits, 1 concurrent task | Pro $20/mo (1,000 credits, up to 100 assets); higher tiers shown at $40 and $100/mo; Studio from $10/seat | Free: CC BY 4.0 (commercial use with attribution) Paid: Private licence; assets 'Private & Customer owned' | API, API playground, MCP & Skill for AI agents (paid plans) | 2026-10-15 price: verified licence: verified |
| Tripo 3D models & animation | Free: 200 monthly credits (~13 models), public models, non-commercial use | Pro $20/mo (3,000 credits); Max $90/mo (25,000); Team $55/seat/mo billed yearly | Free: Public models, non-commercial use; terms: Tripo retains rights for Free Users Paid: Private models, commercial use | unverified | 2026-10-15 price: verified licence: verified |
| Rodin (Hyper3D) 3D models & animation | Free: generate before confirming; direct credits $1.50 each; 10 private assets | Creator $24/mo billed yearly ($288); Business $96/mo billed yearly ($1,152); Enterprise custom | Free: unverified Paid: Creator+: 'Unlimited export and any use'; Business: commercial licence included | Full API access on Business | 2026-10-15 price: verified licence: partial |
| Sloyd 3D models & animation | Guest: 1 AI 3D generation/day, GLB/OBJ export, personal-use licence | Plus $15/mo ($12.50 billed yearly); Pro $50/mo ($41.67 billed yearly) | Free: Personal-use licence only Paid: Plus: commercial use; Pro: commercial use and reselling | API listed in footer; details unverified | 2026-10-15 price: verified licence: verified |
| Hunyuan3D 2.1 (open weights) 3D models & animation | Free open weights (run locally or via Hugging Face Space) | Free (self-hosted) | Free: Licence: tencent-hunyuan-community (read the licence for territory and use limits) Paid: n/a | Self-hosted model | 2026-10-15 price: verified licence: partial |
| Cascadeur 3D models & animation | Free forever: export to .casc only, non-commercial use | Indie $8/mo billed annually (revenue < $100k/yr); Pro $33/mo billed annually; Business $33/user/mo billed annually | Free: Non-commercial only Paid: Indie: commercial if revenue < $100k/yr; Pro: commercial use with no limits | unverified | 2026-10-15 price: verified licence: verified |
| ElevenLabs Audio, voice & music | Free: 10k credits/month; TTS, SFX, music, voice design | Starter $6/mo; Creator $22/mo; Pro $99/mo; Scale $299/mo; Business $990/mo | Free: No commercial licence on free (commercial licence listed as a Starter addition) Paid: Commercial licence from Starter; music commercial use | Full API (ElevenAPI) | 2026-10-15 price: verified licence: verified |
| Suno Audio, voice & music | Free: 50 credits/day, no song downloads, no commercial rights | Pro $8/mo; Premier $24/mo | Free: Terms: free/basic outputs for personal, non-commercial use only Paid: Terms: Pro/Premier, Suno assigns its rights in Output to you; commercial use rights | unverified | 2026-10-15 price: verified licence: verified |
| Udio Audio, voice & music | Free: 10 credits/day, 100/month | Standard $10/mo ($8 billed annually); Pro $30/mo ($24 billed annually) | Free: Terms prohibit exploiting any Output for any commercial purpose and downloading Output Paid: Same terms apply; no paid-tier commercial grant found | unverified | 2026-10-15 price: verified licence: verified |
| Stable Audio Audio, voice & music | Free: 50 credits/month, personal non-commercial use | Solo $12/mo; Session $30/mo; Producer $90/mo; Studio $199/mo | Free: Personal, non-commercial use Paid: Commercial licence on all paid plans | unverified | 2026-10-15 price: verified licence: verified |
| Cursor Coding agents | Free: limited agent and chat requests | Plus $8/mo (Grok models only); Premium $30/mo; Super $100/mo; Ultra $200/mo; Teams $30+/user/mo | Free: Terms 5.3: you retain rights in Inputs; Anysphere assigns its rights in Suggestions to you Paid: Same | MCP access controls listed (Enterprise); third-party models via API price | 2026-10-15 price: verified licence: verified |
| Claude Code Coding agents | Not included in Free plan (pricing table: Claude Code 'No' on Free) | Pro $20/mo monthly ($17/mo annual); Max from $100/mo | Free: n/a Paid: unverified | API via Anthropic Platform (separate commercial terms) | 2026-10-15 price: verified licence: unverified |
| GitHub Copilot Coding agents | Free: limited chat and agent usage | Pro $10/mo; Pro+ $39/mo; Max $100/mo | Free: unverified Paid: unverified | Copilot CLI, cloud agent | 2026-10-15 price: verified licence: unverified |
| Rosebud AI Prompt-to-game builders | Newbie (free): 8,000 credits/week, hosted games, remixable | Indie Dev $15/mo; 10x Dev $30/mo; Pro $50/mo; Scale $100/mo | Free: unverified Paid: Commercial rights from 10x Dev ($30/mo); code download from Pro ($50/mo) | unverified | 2026-10-15 price: verified licence: partial |
| GDevelop Prompt-to-game builders | Free: open-source engine, 200 AI credits/week, Android/desktop publishing once per day | Silver $7.99/mo; Gold $13.99/mo; Pro $39.99/mo | Free: Open-source engine; free use allowed (Pro required for companies >$50k/yr revenue) Paid: Same | unverified | 2026-10-15 price: verified licence: partial |
| Summer Engine Prompt-to-game builders | Free app: editor, manual export, MCP connection to your engine | Pro $20/mo; Pro+ $60/mo; Ultra $200/mo | Free: unverified Paid: unverified | MCP & CLI | 2026-10-15 price: verified licence: unverified |
| Makko AI Prompt-to-game builders | Free: 150 art budget/month and 70 chat requests/week | Starter $20/mo (1,000 credits); $50/mo (3,000); $100/mo (6,000); $200/mo (13,000) | Free: FAQ: you retain full ownership, commercial releases allowed (not plan-limited in FAQ) Paid: Same; no revenue share or royalties | unverified | 2026-10-15 price: verified licence: verified |
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