Palette vs Playground

Only Palette

• AI colorization of black-and-white photos in seconds
• 21+ ready-made color filters such as Light, Flowers, Interior, History, and Clothes
• Keyword-based color adjustment: click the adjust icon, describe the colors, and re-colorize
• Batch upload by dragging and dropping multiple images at once
• Full-resolution, logo-free output up to 5000x5000 pixels on paid credits
• Unlimited free color previews at 500x500 pixels with a Palette watermark
• One free trial credit on sign-up for a clean full-resolution download
• Pro filter workflow with auto-loading, pinning, organizing, and duplicating filters

Only Playground

• Text-to-image generation across Playground v3, Nano Banana, Nano Banana Pro, Seedream, and GPT Image 2
• Layer-based design editor with image, text, vector, and shape layers, masks, groups, and alignment
• 2,000+ font library with natural-language font search
• Precision AI editing powered by SAM3 segmentation for click-to-mask object, person, and text edits
• Non-destructive edits including swap style, remove object, and add to mockup
• Thousands of templates across 24 categories, with new templates published daily
• Free browser image tools with no sign-up: background removal, upscaler, AI resize, mockup generator, logo generator, file type converter
• PNG, JPEG, and SVG export, with SVG vectorized into separate color cut layers

Only Palette

• Colorizing inherited family photographs for genealogy records and printed albums
• Preparing archival stills for documentary and broadcast production
• Digitizing and colorizing local history or museum collections in batches
• Giving photo restorers a first-pass color layer before manual retouching in Photoshop
• Producing colorized historical imagery for social media, blogs, and YouTube channels
• Embedding colorization into a third-party product through the Palette API
• Reprinting colorized versions of wedding, military, or portrait photos as gifts

Only Playground

• Generating original t-shirt, hoodie, and sticker artwork for Merch by Amazon, Redbubble, and Etsy listings
• Exporting layered SVG cut files for vinyl, iron-on HTV, and cardstock projects in Cricut Design Space
• Producing transparent print-ready PNGs for DTG, DTF, sublimation, and screen printing
• Building photorealistic product mockups of shirts, mugs, tote bags, phone cases, and business cards for storefronts and ads
• Creating a logo and storefront branding for a small business or side project
• Designing social posts sized for Instagram, TikTok, YouTube, X, and LinkedIn
• Making posters, flyers, cards, invites, and e-book covers with legible typography via GPT Image 2
• Cleaning up scanned artwork or removing objects and mannequins from product photos with SAM3 masks

Palette

• Free $0/mo or $0/yr

  Unlimited color previews at no cost · Images resized to a maximum of 500x500 pixels, keeping their shape · Palette logo watermark in the bottom-right corner · Over 21 color filters · Keyword-based color customization via the adjust icon · Ads shown in the interface · One free trial credit on sign-up for a logo-free, full-resolution file

• Subscribe (480 photos) $72/yr

  480 credits per year, one credit per image up to 5000x5000 pixels · Displayed as $6/month with annual billing, $72 per year, vendor states Save 28% · Credits refresh automatically each month or year · Unused credits roll over up to five times the monthly plan amount · Up to 10 times faster processing · Watermark-free previews and downloads · Pro filter workflow: auto-loading, pinning, organizing, and duplicating filters · No ads · Cancel anytime; credits valid while the subscription is active

• Subscribe (2400 photos) Not published on the homepage

  2400-photo annual tier selectable on the Palette subscription widget · Price for the 2400-photo tier is not printed on the Palette homepage · Same watermark-free, full-resolution, faster-processing benefits as the 480-photo tier

• Subscribe (6000 photos) Not published on the homepage

  6000-photo annual tier selectable on the Palette subscription widget · Price for the 6000-photo tier is not printed on the Palette homepage · Same watermark-free, full-resolution, faster-processing benefits as the 480-photo tier

• Pay once (75 photos) $49

  75 credits for $49, listed at $0.65 per credit · One-time payment with no subscription · Logo-free colorization in full resolution up to 5000x5000 pixels · Vendor states one-off packs are available for years; terms state one-off credits expire 24 months after purchase · Pack sizes of 1, 10, 75, 200, and 500 photos offered · Limited ads · All free benefits included

Playground

• Free $0/mo or $0/yr

  For exploring and casual creation · Limited image generation — up to 10 images every few hours · Limited model access: 3 monthly generations across Nano Banana, GPT Image 2, and Seedream · Commercial use — world-wide, royalty free license · Slower generation during peak hours; waiting period after limits are reached · 2 downloads per day

• Pro $15/mo or $144/yr

  For serious creators · Faster image generation — up to 75 images every few hours · 150 monthly credits across Nano Banana, GPT Image 2, and Seedream · Unlimited access to the full premium template library · Enhanced image editing: upscaling and background removal included · Up to 2K AI image editing (2048×2048 with GPT Image 2) · Commercial use — world-wide, royalty free license · Unlimited downloads and SVG exports

• Pro Plus $45/mo or $432/yr

  For professionals who need the best · Unlimited image generations — no generation caps · 1,000 monthly credits across all models including Nano Banana Pro (Nano Banana Pro uses 4 credits) · Unlimited access to the full premium template library · Unlimited upscaling and background removal, precision upscaling · Up to 4K AI image editing (3840×2160 with GPT Image 2) · Commercial use — world-wide, royalty free license · Exclusive shopping discounts, priority support · API access (by request)