Artlist alternative
An Artlist AI alternative whose credits roll over.
Artlist and MegaScenes both sell credits for AI video, image and audio models. The Artlist column quotes its Help Center. The Artlist pricing page did not load for our reader (a bot check), so its plan prices are not compared here. We read their pages on October 27, 2026; follow the links in the table for their current wording.
Artlist vs MegaScenes on what you pay
| Artlist | MegaScenes | |
|---|---|---|
| Price of a generation | Listed per second for each video model and per image in the Help Center, for example Veo 3.1 with audio at 425 credits a second at 720p or 1080p, and Nano Banana Pro at 160 credits an image at 1K or 2K. The cost also shows when you hover the Generate button.Source: Understanding credits for AI Image and Video | Listed for every model on its own public page before you sign up (see all models), and on the Generate button. |
| Unused plan credits | Don't roll over from month to month. When the subscription expires, the credits are set to zero.Source: Understanding credits for AI Image and Video | Roll over every month while you are subscribed, and stay usable for 12 months after you cancel. |
| Extra credits | Top-ups only on an AI Suite or Max Pro yearly plan with 80,000 credits or more, one at a time. They expire 30 days after purchase and are lost if you cancel.Source: Top-Up Credits | Top-ups ($10, $25, $50, $100) with an active plan, under the same rule as plan credits. |
| Unlimited | Only on yearly plans from 40,000 credits, on the models listed for each tier. Monthly plans have no unlimited models.Source: Understanding Unlimited Models | No unlimited tier: every generation costs its listed credits, with no slow lane after a quota. |
| Refunds | For payments in the last 14 days, as long as no assets have been downloaded, generated or used in a project.Source: Artlist's refund policy | Within 14 days of a payment, a full refund on request, without deducting the credits used (see the refund policy). |
| Trying it | No time-limited trial: a free account gets a fixed number of generations, such as 2 images with Nano Banana 2 Lite and 1 video with Kling 1.6 or Seedance 2.0 Mini.Source: A free Trial explained | No free plan: the first week costs $1 for 7 days with 150 credits, then the plan you chose renews at its price. |
What MegaScenes costs
- Starter: $34 a month, 3,400 credits, 2 generations at once.
- Creator: $47 a month, 4,700 credits, 4 generations at once.
- Studio: $117 a month, 11,700 credits, 8 generations at once.
- First week for new accounts: $1 for 7 days with 150 credits, then the plan you chose renews at its price. Cancel in one click from your account.
Popular models and their MegaScenes price
| Model | From | Longest | Top resolution | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Veo 3.1Google | $0.50 / second | 8 s | 4K | Native |
| Veo 3.1 FastGoogle | $0.25 / second | 8 s | 4K | Native |
| Kling 3.0 ProKuaishou | $0.28 / second | 15 s | - | Native |
| Seedance 2.0ByteDance | $0.34 / second | 15 s | 1080p | Native |
| Wan 2.6Alibaba | $0.25 / second | 15 s | 1080p | - |
| Hailuo 2.3MiniMax | $0.12 / second | 10 s | - | - |
| Nano Banana ProGoogle | $0.38 / image | - | 4K | - |
| GPT Image 2OpenAI | $0.030 / image | - | - | - |
| Nano Banana 2Google | $0.15 / image | - | 4K | - |
| Seedream 4.5ByteDance | $0.10 / image | - | 4K | - |
| FLUX.1 Kontext ProBlack Forest Labs | $0.10 / image | - | - | - |
| ElevenLabs v3ElevenLabs | $0.050 / 1K characters | - | - | - |
| ElevenLabs MusicElevenLabs | $1.50 / generation | 300 s | - | - |
| Lyria 3 ProGoogle | $0.20 / generation | - | - | - |
| ElevenLabs Sound EffectsElevenLabs | $0.010 / generation | 22 s | - | - |
| Topaz UpscaleTopaz Labs | $0.20 / image | - | - | - |
| Topaz Video UpscaleTopaz Labs | $0.030 / second | - | - | - |
| Seedance 2.5ByteDance | $0.56 / second | 30 s | 1080p | Native |
| Sync Lipsync 2.0Sync Labs | $0.13 / second | - | - | - |
| OmniHuman 2ByteDance | $0.27 / second | - | - | - |
| HeyGen Translate SpeedHeyGen | $0.13 / second | - | - | - |
Artlist is a trademark of its owner. MegaScenes is not affiliated with Artlist. Comparison checked on October 27, 2026 against the Artlist pages linked above.