✔Cancel anytime. Secure checkout via Stripe. Eligible new web Pro customers may receive one 24-hour trial; Max has no free trial.
Trial eligibility and the transaction-specific refund route are confirmed before checkout. A Pro trial conversion is not covered by ZSky’s voluntary direct-purchase refund window. A first direct Max purchase may qualify only within 24 hours and while substantially unused; successful API use ends voluntary eligibility. Billing errors, qualifying service failures, unauthorized charges, and mandatory local rights remain covered. Trial and Refund Policy.
Compare every feature, side by side
All three tiers, 25+ features. Free is the full product — paid tiers add speed, capacity, resolution, and license scope.
Feature
FREE
Pro
Max
Price & billing
Monthly price
$0
$19
$99
Annual price (effective)
$0
$15.20/mo
$79.20/mo
Save with annual
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20% off
20% off
Card required
✗ None
✓
✓
Introductory offer*
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Eligible: 24-hour trial
No trial; pay today
Cancel anytime
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✓
✓
Usage & access
Unlimited image + video generation
✓
✓
✓
Creations kept
✗ 7 days
✓ While subscribed
✓ While subscribed
Image generation
Text-to-image
✓
✓
✓
Image-to-image
✓
✓
✓
All 50+ styles
✓
✓
✓
Background removal
✓
✓
✓
Style transfer & retouching
✓
✓
✓
Max image resolution
720p
1080p
4K
Image watermark
Small "zsky.ai"
✗ None
✗ None
Video generation
Text-to-video
✓
✓
✓
Image-to-video
✓
✓
✓
Max video length
5 seconds
5 seconds
10 seconds
Video resolution
HD
1080p
4K
Synchronized audio
✓
✓
✓
First-frame / last-frame control
✓
✓
✓
Keyframe animation
✓
✓
✓
AI lipsync
✗
✓
✓
Video watermark plate
Small ‘MADE WITH / zsky.ai’
✗ None
✗ None
Performance & access
Generation queue
Standard queue
⚡ Instant
⚡ Dedicated
Access to dedicated RTX 5090 fleet
✓
✓
✓
AI Creative Director (128K)
✗
✓
✓
Creation storage 30-day backend safety hold post-deletion (not user-visible)
7 days
Indefinite while active
Indefinite while active
Developer API access 300 video + 1000 image gens/mo · resets monthly · higher on request
✗
✗
✓
Legal & commercial
Personal & commercial use
✓
✓
✓
Explicit commercial license
✗
✗
White-label
Resell & redistribute rights
✗
✗
✓
White-label (remove ZSky branding)
✗
✗
✓
Keeps the lights on for free users
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❤ Yes
❤ Yes
Why I'm this generous
The questions I get asked most often, answered honestly. — Cemhan
Is the free tier really free forever?
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Yes. Free forever means free forever. There is no trial clock, no hidden conversion step, no credit card required. Unlimited video and image generation, and no ads anywhere — free is funded by the paid tiers, not by advertising. Commercial use is allowed on free. The only differences from paid are: a small 'MADE WITH / zsky.ai' wordmark plate on free-tier output (both videos and images), and you share the standard queue during peak hours. That's it. I'm not going to pull the rug out from under anyone.
Why are you so generous?
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Because I couldn't afford to pay for Midjourney or Runway when I needed them. I have aphantasia — I literally cannot picture images in my mind. A camera was the first thing that let me see my own ideas. After my TBI, creating was part of how I got my brain back. The idea that someone else would be locked out of that because they can't afford $20/month is the thing that made me build this. The free tier is the mission. The paid tiers are how I keep the mission running.
Can I cancel anytime?
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Yes. One click in your account settings. You keep your paid tier until the end of your current billing period, then you automatically move back to the Free Forever plan — you don't lose your account, your creations, or your history. No cancellation fee, no "are you sure" funnel, no retention offers designed to trap you.
Is this safe — no hidden fees?
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No hidden fees. The exact price, trial eligibility, renewal time, and transaction-specific policy are shown before checkout. Eligible new web Pro customers can receive one 24-hour trial with a payment method required; it renews automatically unless canceled before the exact trial end. Pro trial conversions and renewal charges are not covered by ZSky’s voluntary direct-purchase refund window. Max has no free trial and is charged immediately; a first direct Max purchase may qualify under the narrow policy shown at checkout. Billing errors, unauthorized charges, qualifying service failures, and non-waivable local rights remain covered.
Why would I pay when free works?
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Three honest reasons. (1) Instant generation on the dedicated RTX 5090 fleet, wordmark plate removed from downloads, longer videos, higher resolution, and (Max) 4K with explicit commercial license. (2) Your creations are kept for as long as you subscribe — free-tier galleries roll off after 7 days. (3) If you believe in the mission, paying is how you literally keep the lights on for the next creator who can't afford anything. If none of those matter to you right now, please stay on Free. I built Free to be the real product.
Where does my subscription go?
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Roughly in this order: electricity to run the dedicated RTX 5090 fleet 24/7, Cloudflare bandwidth, object storage for your creations, Supabase for auth and database, Stripe fees, and then — what's left — subsidizing the free tier for creators who can't pay. ZSky has no venture investors demanding margin. There's no growth team I need to fund. Every dollar goes back into compute, storage, and the mission.
Frequently asked questions
How much does a generation cost?
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Generation is unlimited on all tiers. No counters, no caps. Free tier runs on the shared queue; paid tiers unlock instant generation on the dedicated RTX 5090 fleet, wordmark plate removed, and — on Max — 4K with explicit commercial licensing.
Can I cancel anytime?
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Yes — absolutely. You can cancel your subscription from your account settings at any time with one click. You will keep your paid tier access until the end of your current billing period, then you will automatically revert to the Free plan. No cancellation fees.
Is commercial use included?
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Commercial use is included on all plans, including the free tier. You can use generated videos and images in client work, products, social media ads, and more. Paid tiers receive an explicit commercial license; Max and Z Creator include white-label rights, ideal for agencies and high-volume commercial projects.
What payment methods do you accept?
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We accept all major credit and debit cards (Visa, Mastercard, American Express, Discover), as well as Apple Pay, Google Pay, and Link via Stripe. All payments are processed securely by Stripe — ZSky AI never stores or has access to your full card number.
Is there a free trial for paid plans?
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Eligible new web Pro customers can receive one 24-hour trial. A payment method is required and the subscription renews automatically at the price shown unless you cancel before the exact trial end. Customers who already used the web trial subscribe to Pro with an immediate charge. Max has no free trial and is charged immediately. Apple and Google may separately offer a 3-day native-app trial; a native trial does not unlock trial access on the web or the other mobile platform.
Can I switch between monthly and annual billing?
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Yes. You can switch from monthly to annual billing at any time from your account settings. If you switch mid-cycle the change takes effect at your next renewal date. Annual billing saves 20% compared to paying month-by-month.
How does ZSky compare to other AI image generators?
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ZSky AI consistently ranks among the top free AI tools for video and image generation. See how ZSky compares to every major AI tool in our detailed 12-platform comparison covering quality, speed, pricing, and features.
Your subscription in actual kilowatt-hours
Full transparency. Here's approximately what a Pro subscription pays for each month on our dedicated RTX 5090 fleet. Numbers are estimates based on average load and US commercial power rates.
~30 kWh
RTX 5090 electricity
~5 GB
Object storage
~240 min
GPU compute time
The fleet pulls enough electricity to heat a small apartment for a weekend. Your subscription covers your own compute plus a slice of the free tier that doesn't pay. The math isn't exact — prices fluctuate, usage varies — but the order of magnitude is honest. Every dollar goes back into the cluster, not into marketing or margin.
Start creating for free
No card required. Unlimited video and image generation, forever, with no ads. If you love it, go Pro from $19/mo to unlock instant generation, watermark-free output, and creations that stay.