PixelLab vs SpriteCook: pixel art sprites, credits and licence

Side-by-side from each vendor's own pricing and terms pages, checked 2026-10-15. Prices shown exactly as displayed (promos and billing period noted).

The licence question first

PixelLab: free tier: commercial use allowed. Paid: commercial use allowed (Commercial use; 'The user owns the rights to the generations with the exception of using them to train models'). Details
SpriteCook: free tier: commercial use allowed. Paid: commercial use allowed (Same; private assets on paid plans; you keep assets if you cancel). Details

	PixelLab	SpriteCook
Free tier	Free trial: 40 fast generations, then 5 daily slower generations (store up to 20); images up to 200x200	Free: 40 credits every 30 days (about 5 standard 1K images), all generation modes, no card; free generations appear in the public gallery
Paid price (as shown)	Tier 1 $12/mo (2,000 gens); Tier 2 $24/mo (5,000); Tier 3 $50/mo (10,000)	Starter $8/mo (800 credits); Adventurer $30/mo (3,000); Archmage $70/mo (7,000)
Credits / cost per asset	Some tools use more than one generation per image	Standard 1K image = 8 credits (~100 images on Starter); animations, higher resolutions and some models cost more
Licence: free tier	Commercial use allowed on free tier ('Use generated images commercially***')	Pricing FAQ: commercial use on every plan including Free; no credit to SpriteCook required
Licence: paid	Commercial use; 'The user owns the rights to the generations with the exception of using them to train models'	Same; private assets on paid plans; you keep assets if you cancel
Export / engines	Aseprite workflow and Pixelorama-based editor mentioned; engine export not stated	Unity, Godot, Phaser and sprite sheet exports on paid plans; PNG/ZIP on all
API / MCP	API access and MCP 'AI Agent Toolkit' (Claude Code, Cursor) listed on free tier	API and MCP access on all plans including Free
Affiliate	not stated	not stated