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mlx-serve alternatives 90 tools ranked by verified data
Data checked Oct 14, 2026 against the vendors' own pages. How we verify
We found 90 tools comparable to mlx-serve among AI image generators, and scored each with the same scorecard; 61 have enough verified data to be ranked.
Pixlr ranks first with 100/100, ahead of Photofy (100) and Recraft (95).
mlx-serve itself scores 86/100 on the same scorecard, so 8 alternatives score higher.
38 alternatives have a free plan.
mlx-serve alternatives ranked
| # | Tool | Score | Coverage | From, billed monthly | From, billed yearly | Free plan | Public API | Checked |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Pixlr | 100/100 | 65%4 of 7 criteria | $2.49/mo | $1.99/mo | Yes | – | Oct 14, 2026 |
| 2 |  Photofy | 100/100 | 60%4 of 7 criteria | $4.99/mo | Not offered | Yes | – | Oct 14, 2026 |
| 3 |  Recraft | 95/100 | 65%4 of 7 criteria | Free | Free | Yes | Yes | Oct 14, 2026 |
| 4 |  Clipdrop | 94/100 | 75%5 of 7 criteria | Free | Free | Yes | Yes | Oct 14, 2026 |
| 5 |  Krea | 93/100 | 65%4 of 7 criteria | $9/mo | $5/mo | Yes | – | Oct 14, 2026 |
| 6 |  Geneso.ai | 91/100 | 65%4 of 7 criteria | Not offered | $3.19/mo | Yes | – | Oct 14, 2026 |
| 7 |  nodetool | 89/100 | 65%4 of 7 criteria | Free | Free | Yes | – | Oct 14, 2026 |
| 8 |  Z-Image Edit | 87/100 | 65%4 of 7 criteria | $7.90/mo | Not offered | Yes | – | Oct 14, 2026 |
| 9 |  Vidnoz | 84/100 | 65%4 of 7 criteria | Free | Free | Yes | – | Oct 14, 2026 |
| 10 |  Pika | 82/100 | 75%5 of 7 criteria | $10/mo | $8/mo | Yes | Yes | Oct 14, 2026 |
| 11 |  waifu2x.online | 82/100 | 65%4 of 7 criteria | $3.50/mo | Not offered | Yes | – | Oct 14, 2026 |
| 12 |  Z-Image | 80/100 | 90%6 of 7 criteria | $9.90/mo | Not offered | Yes, 10 images per month | Yes | Oct 14, 2026 |
| 13 |  PhotoForge | 79/100 | 75%5 of 7 criteria | $7.99/mo | Not offered | No | Yes | Oct 14, 2026 |
| 14 |  Orelon | 79/100 | 65%4 of 7 criteria | $9/mo | $8/mo | Yes | – | Oct 14, 2026 |
| 15 |  VistaCreate | 79/100 | 75%5 of 7 criteria | $10/mo | Not offered | Yes, 1 user | – | Oct 14, 2026 |
| 16 |  LoraAI | 77/100 | 65%4 of 7 criteria | $9.90/mo | Not offered | Yes | – | Oct 14, 2026 |
| 17 |  Awesome-GPT4o-Image-Prompts | 74/100 | 65%4 of 7 criteria | Not offered | $7.92/mo | Yes | – | Oct 14, 2026 |
| 18 |  awesome-gpt-image-2-5-prompts | 74/100 | 75%5 of 7 criteria | Not offered | $7.99/mo | Yes | – | Oct 14, 2026 |
| 19 |  InVideo | 72/100 | 75%5 of 7 criteria | Not offered | $4/user/mo | No | – | Oct 14, 2026 |
| 20 |  Let's Enhance | 71/100 | 75%5 of 7 criteria | $12/mo | $9/mo | Yes | Yes | Oct 14, 2026 |
| 21 |  Verbatik AI | 69/100 | 85%6 of 7 criteria | $20/mo | Not offered | Yes, 0 credits per month | Yes | Oct 14, 2026 |
| 22 |  Photo Studio | 67/100 | 65%4 of 7 criteria | $10/mo | Not offered | No | – | Oct 14, 2026 |
| 23 |  Kairval | 67/100 | 65%4 of 7 criteria | $19.90/mo | Not offered | Yes, 50 credits per month | – | Oct 14, 2026 |
| 24 |  Restory.pics | 66/100 | 75%5 of 7 criteria | $8.99/mo | $5.99/mo | No | Yes | Oct 14, 2026 |
| 25 |  Gluely AI | 65/100 | 75%5 of 7 criteria | $14.99/mo | $6.67/mo | No | – | Oct 14, 2026 |
| 26 |  OneClickArt | 63/100 | 65%4 of 7 criteria | $6.99/mo | Not offered | No | – | Oct 14, 2026 |
| 27 |  QuincesAI | 63/100 | 65%4 of 7 criteria | $5/mo | Not offered | No | – | Oct 14, 2026 |
| 28 |  PostQuickAI | 62/100 | 90%6 of 7 criteria | $15/mo | Not offered | No | Yes | Oct 14, 2026 |
| 29 |  FlashEdit AI | 60/100 | 75%5 of 7 criteria | $9.90/mo | Not offered | No | – | Oct 14, 2026 |
| 30 |  Imagation | 59/100 | 65%4 of 7 criteria | Not offered | $6.99/mo | No | – | Oct 14, 2026 |
| 31 |  Vivify | 58/100 | 75%5 of 7 criteria | $12/mo | Not offered | No | Yes | Oct 14, 2026 |
| 32 |  Magnt | 58/100 | 75%5 of 7 criteria | $14.99/mo | Not offered | No | Yes | Oct 14, 2026 |
| 33 |  Nanoart | 58/100 | 65%4 of 7 criteria | $19.90/mo | $16.58/mo | Yes, 10 credits per month | – | Oct 14, 2026 |
| 34 |  Remix Mart | 58/100 | 65%4 of 7 criteria | $20/mo | Not offered | Yes | – | Oct 14, 2026 |
| 35 |  Snapitect AI | 57/100 | 65%4 of 7 criteria | $19/mo | Not offered | Yes | – | Oct 14, 2026 |
| 36 |  VapuAI | 56/100 | 65%4 of 7 criteria | $15/mo | Not offered | No | – | Oct 14, 2026 |
| 37 |  KreatorFlow AI | 55/100 | 85%6 of 7 criteria | $25/mo | $20.83/mo | Yes | Yes | Oct 14, 2026 |
| 38 |  PixBulk | 54/100 | 90%6 of 7 criteria | $19.90/mo | $14/mo | No | – | Oct 14, 2026 |
| 39 |  DeepKolor | 54/100 | 65%4 of 7 criteria | Not offered | $8.33/mo | No | – | Oct 14, 2026 |
| 40 |  HummingBytes | 53/100 | 65%4 of 7 criteria | $12/mo | $10/mo | No | – | Oct 14, 2026 |
| 41 |  PicX Studio | 53/100 | 65%4 of 7 criteria | $11.99/mo | Not offered | No | – | Oct 14, 2026 |
| 42 |  Promptwise | 50/100 | 65%4 of 7 criteria | $19/mo | Not offered | No | – | Oct 14, 2026 |
| 43 |  WazirAI | 50/100 | 65%4 of 7 criteria | $18.99/mo | Not offered | No | – | Oct 14, 2026 |
| 44 |  Postiz | 48/100 | 100%7 of 7 criteria | $29/mo | Not offered | No | Yes | Oct 14, 2026 |
| 45 |  ImgEditor AI | 47/100 | 65%4 of 7 criteria | Not offered | $14.92/mo | No | – | Oct 14, 2026 |
| 46 |  image2.to | 47/100 | 65%4 of 7 criteria | $14.99/mo | $7.99/mo | No | – | Oct 14, 2026 |
| 47 |  Pixfy | 47/100 | 65%4 of 7 criteria | Not offered | $12.50/mo | No | – | Oct 14, 2026 |
| 48 |  Weezard | 47/100 | 65%4 of 7 criteria | $30/mo | Not offered | Yes | – | Oct 14, 2026 |
| 49 |  AI Media Studio | 46/100 | 65%4 of 7 criteria | Not offered | $15.83/mo | No | – | Oct 14, 2026 |
| 50 |  Ocoya | 46/100 | 85%6 of 7 criteria | $29/mo | Not offered | No | Yes | Oct 14, 2026 |
| 51 |  Predis AI | 43/100 | 85%6 of 7 criteria | Not offered | $24/mo | No | Yes | Oct 14, 2026 |
| 52 |  TRELLIS2 | 41/100 | 75%5 of 7 criteria | $19/mo | Not offered | No | Yes | Oct 14, 2026 |
| 53 |  Veo Pro | 40/100 | 65%4 of 7 criteria | Not offered | $10/mo | No | – | Oct 14, 2026 |
| 54 |  Soracai | 39/100 | 65%4 of 7 criteria | $19.99/mo | $12/mo | No | – | Oct 14, 2026 |
| 55 |  ReplicAds.ai | 37/100 | 75%5 of 7 criteria | $29/mo | Not offered | No | – | Oct 14, 2026 |
| 56 |  Knightvision | 33/100 | 75%5 of 7 criteria | $39.99/mo | Not offered | No | Yes | Oct 14, 2026 |
| 57 |  seadanse | 31/100 | 80%5 of 7 criteria | $29.90/mo | Not offered | No | – | Oct 14, 2026 |
| 58 |  PhotoAIGenerator | 30/100 | 65%4 of 7 criteria | $19.99/mo | Not offered | No | – | Oct 14, 2026 |
| 59 |  100xglow | 28/100 | 80%5 of 7 criteria | $19.99/mo | $12.42/mo | No | – | Oct 14, 2026 |
| 60 |  Luma Dream Machine | 26/100 | 75%5 of 7 criteria | Not offered | $30/mo | No | Yes | Oct 14, 2026 |
| 61 |  MarsClip | 24/100 | 75%5 of 7 criteria | $29/mo | Not offered | No | – | Oct 14, 2026 |
| – |  Kittl | Not ranked | 55%3 of 7 criteria | Free | Free | Yes | – | Oct 14, 2026 |
| – |  Tuziyo | Not ranked | 55%3 of 7 criteria | Free | Free | Yes | – | Oct 14, 2026 |
| – |  Based Labs AI | Not ranked | 50%4 of 7 criteria | Contact sales | Contact sales | No | Yes | Oct 14, 2026 |
| – |  Kling AI | Not ranked | 50%4 of 7 criteria | – | – | No | Yes | Oct 14, 2026 |
| – |  PixGrid | Not ranked | 50%4 of 7 criteria | Not offered | Not offered | Yes | – | Oct 14, 2026 |
| – |  AI Headshot Generator | Not ranked | 40%3 of 7 criteria | Not offered | Not offered | No | – | Oct 14, 2026 |
| – |  CVPIC | Not ranked | 40%3 of 7 criteria | Not offered | Not offered | No | – | Oct 14, 2026 |
| – |  FlowHeadshots | Not ranked | 40%3 of 7 criteria | – | – | No | – | Oct 14, 2026 |
| – |  GetAIMedia | Not ranked | 40%3 of 7 criteria | Not offered | Not offered | No | – | Oct 14, 2026 |
| – |  Headshotsly | Not ranked | 40%3 of 7 criteria | Not offered | Not offered | No | – | Oct 14, 2026 |
| – |  HolyShot.ai | Not ranked | 40%3 of 7 criteria | – | – | Yes | – | Oct 14, 2026 |
| – |  Instant Photos | Not ranked | 40%3 of 7 criteria | – | – | Yes | – | Oct 14, 2026 |
| – |  letsmkvideo | Not ranked | 40%3 of 7 criteria | – | – | Yes | – | Oct 14, 2026 |
| – |  Nano Banana AI | Not ranked | 40%3 of 7 criteria | – | – | No | – | Oct 14, 2026 |
| – |  OpenCreator | Not ranked | 40%3 of 7 criteria | – | – | Yes | – | Oct 14, 2026 |
| – |  PhotoGuruAI | Not ranked | 40%3 of 7 criteria | – | – | No | – | Oct 14, 2026 |
| – |  PhotoPrompt | Not ranked | 40%3 of 7 criteria | – | – | Yes, 10 credits per month | – | Oct 14, 2026 |
| – |  Printotr AI | Not ranked | 40%3 of 7 criteria | Not offered | Not offered | Yes | – | Oct 14, 2026 |
| – |  Provamoda AI | Not ranked | 40%3 of 7 criteria | – | – | No | – | Oct 14, 2026 |
| – | Real Estate Photo AI | Not ranked | 40%3 of 7 criteria | – | – | No | – | Oct 14, 2026 |
| – |  Remove Watermark | Not ranked | 40%3 of 7 criteria | – | – | Yes | – | Oct 14, 2026 |
| – |  SnapsJo | Not ranked | 40%3 of 7 criteria | Not offered | Not offered | Yes | – | Oct 14, 2026 |
| – |  VibePicture | Not ranked | 40%3 of 7 criteria | – | – | No | – | Oct 14, 2026 |
| – |  awesome-generative-ai-apps | Not ranked | 25%2 of 7 criteria | – | – | – | Yes | Oct 14, 2026 |
| – |  locally-uncensored | Not ranked | 25%2 of 7 criteria | – | – | Yes | Yes | Oct 14, 2026 |
| – |  Looktara | Not ranked | 25%2 of 7 criteria | – | – | – | – | Oct 14, 2026 |
| – |  Fotor | Not ranked | 15%1 of 7 criteria | – | – | – | – | Oct 14, 2026 |
| – |  GERAEW AI | Not ranked | 15%1 of 7 criteria | – | – | – | – | Oct 14, 2026 |
| – |  Grafics | Not ranked | 15%1 of 7 criteria | – | – | Yes | – | Oct 14, 2026 |
Each value links the vendor page it was read from (hover for the check date). Coverage is the share of the scorecard's weight with verified data, and "N of M criteria" how many criteria the score is based on; a tool is ranked at 60% or more.
– = not published by the vendor, or not verified yet.
For reference, mlx-serve scores 86/100 with 75% coverage. mlx-serve review
Why each one ranks where it does
- 1. Pixlr 100/100
Browser-based photo editor and AI generator for images, video and audio, with tools for background removal, generative fill and collages.
- Entry price (100/100): $2.49/month billed monthly on Plus; $1.99/month billed annually on Plus (scored on the monthly price)
- Free plan or trial (100/100): Free plan
From $2.49 per month billed monthly ($1.99 billed yearly) on the Plus plan.
Homepage captured Oct 14, 2026 - 2. Photofy 100/100
Browser-based AI photo editor for enhancing images, removing backgrounds and objects, with credit-based monthly plans.
- Entry price (100/100): $4.99/month billed monthly on Starter (scored on the monthly price)
- Free plan or trial (100/100): Free plan (Free)
From $4.99 per month billed monthly on the Starter plan.
- 3. Recraft 95/100
AI image and vector generation service with a web studio and a developer API that also covers editing and background removal.
- Entry price (100/100): Free: the pricing page lists no paid plan
- Free plan or trial (100/100): Free plan
- 4. Clipdrop 94/100
Browser-based AI image toolkit with background removal, object cleanup, upscaling, relighting and text-to-image tools, plus an embeddable API.
- Entry price (100/100): Free: the pricing page lists no paid plan
- Free plan or trial (100/100): Free plan (Free)
- 5. Krea 93/100
Web-based creative AI suite for generating, upscaling and editing images, video and 3D, with model finetuning and plugins for design and video apps.
- Free plan or trial (100/100): Free plan (Free)
- Verified features (100/100): 6 of 10 tracked features verified: ai assistant, text to image, image to image / reference images, upscaling, inpainting or object editing, commercial use on paid plans
From $9 per month billed monthly ($5 billed yearly) on the Basic plan.
- 6. Geneso.ai 91/100
Web studio that generates images and videos from many third-party AI models, using a credit system with free, subscription and pack options.
- Entry price (100/100): $3.19/month billed annually on Starter; no monthly-billed price published (scored against annual-billed prices)
- Free plan or trial (100/100): Free plan (Free)
From $3.19 per month billed yearly on the Starter plan.
- 7. nodetool 89/100
Open-source desktop and browser workspace where an AI agent writes scripts, plans shots and generates media using the user's own model provider keys.
- Entry price (100/100): Free: the pricing page lists no paid plan
- Free plan or trial (100/100): Free plan (NodeTool Studio)
- 8. Z-Image Edit 87/100
Web platform for generating and editing images from text or reference images using the Z-Image model series, with credit-based monthly plans.
- Free plan or trial (100/100): Free plan (Free Trial)
- Pricing transparency (100/100): 3 of 3 plans have a public price
From $7.90 per month billed monthly on the Starter plan.
- 9. Vidnoz 84/100
AI video generator with avatars, voices and templates for creating videos from text, plus AI image and photo tools.
- Entry price (100/100): Free: the pricing page lists no paid plan
- Free plan or trial (100/100): Free plan (Free)
- 10. Pika 82/100
AI creative platform for generating video, images and audio with several third-party models, plus editing apps such as extend video and color grade.
- Free plan or trial (100/100): Free plan (Free)
- API, integrations and export (100/100): public API
From $10 per month billed monthly ($8 billed yearly) on the Starter plan.
How we picked
Every one of these AI image generators is scored by the same 7 criteria (scorecard v1). Each criterion gives 0 to 100 from the vendor's published data; the total is the weighted average. A criterion without verified data is left out and the other weights are re-normalised. A tool with under 60% of the weight covered is listed as not ranked, and so is a tool with no verified price and fewer than 2 verified features (“needs a verified price”); each score shows how many criteria it is based on. The core criteria are the same in every category; the category criteria are specific to AI image generators. Nobody gets custom weights, including our own products.
| Criterion | Weight | Type | What we measure |
|---|---|---|---|
| Entry price | 25% | Core | Price per month of the cheapest paid plan, against the prices of other AI image generators on the same billing basis (monthly-billed prices against monthly, annual-billed against annual).Log scale. Billed monthly: $6.99/month or less = 100, $29 or more = 0. Only billed annually: $5/month or less = 100, $20.83 or more = 0. Only free plans = 100. Usage-priced and one-time plans are not scored. |
| Free plan or trial | 15% | Core | Whether you can use the tool before paying: a free plan, or failing that a free trial, as shown on the vendor's pricing page.Free plan = 100. No free plan but a free trial = 60. The pricing page lists plans but shows neither = 0. No plans read = not scored. |
| Pricing transparency | 10% | Core | How much of the pricing is public: the share of plans with a published price ("contact sales" counts against), and whether there are at least 3 published tiers.80 x (plans with a public price / plans listed) + 20 x (public plans, up to 3) / 3. No plans read = not scored. |
| Verified features | 15% | Core | How many of the 10 features we track for this category the vendor's own pages verifiably show (analytics, team access, templates, ai assistant, text to image, image to image / reference images, upscaling, inpainting or object editing, commercial use on paid plans, private generations). This counts verified features only: a tool that documents less scores lower here, and only here.Linear: verified features / 5 (half the tracked list) x 100, capped at 100. No tracked feature verified = not scored. |
| API, integrations and export | 10% | Core | Whether a public API exists, how many integrations the vendor states, and whether the vendor documents a way to export your data.Average of the parts with data: public API yes = 100, no = 0; integrations on a log scale (100 or more = 100); a documented data export = 100. None verified = not scored. |
| Cost per 100 images | 15% | Category | Price per 100 images on the cheapest paid plan that states a monthly allowance limit (monthly price / allowance).Log scale: $1 per 100 images or less = 100, $20 or more = 0. Unlimited or unstated allowances = not scored. |
| Cost per user (team of 3) | 10% | Category | Monthly price per user for a team of 3, on the cheapest paid plan that is priced per seat or states room for at least 3 users.Log scale: $4 per user or less = 100, $79 or more = 0. Plans that do not state a user limit are not used. No such plan = not scored. |
Sources are vendor pricing pages, docs and changelogs, each with the date we checked it. We did not test these tools hands-on unless a listing says so. Full formulas: methodology.
Questions, answered from the data
What is the best alternative to mlx-serve?
Pixlr, with 100/100 on our scorecard; Photofy is second with 100/100.
Is there a free alternative to mlx-serve?
Yes: Pixlr, Photofy and Recraft have a free plan; Pixlr ranks highest of them.
What is the cheapest mlx-serve alternative?
By entry price, Pixlr: $2.49 per month billed monthly ($1.99 billed yearly) on the Plus plan.