Pixapi vs FrameThrower

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Pixapi compared with FrameThrower
Detail	Pixapi	FrameThrower
What it does	Unified API for image and video generation with transparent, credit-based pricing	The reference app for the future creative
Stage	Not given	Startup
Founded	Not given	2026
Based in	Not given	US
Pricing model	Paid	Not given
Pricing	1 credit = $0.01. Billed per image or per second for video. Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite Image: 2 credits/image. GPT Image 2.5 Flare: from 1 credit/image (1024x1024 low). GPT Image 2: from 1 credit/image. FLUX.2 Pro: from 3 credits/image. Seedream 5.0 Pro: from 4 credits/image. Qwen Image 3.0: 3 credits/im	Free plan: $0/month with 50 searches per day, 20 HD downloads monthly, 10 image searches monthly, up to 3 moodboards. Pro plan: $7/month or $84/year (billed annually, -50%), with 7 days free trial, unlimited searches, unlimited HD downloads, 200 image searches monthly, unlimited moodboards. Studio p
Key features	Unified authentication across multiple AI providers Transparent credit pricing visible before each request Switch between models with single request field change Async video generation with task tracking Automatic refunds for eligible failed requests Usage monitoring and credit tracking in developer console Support for 10+ image and video models API documentation optimized for AI coding tools	Plain-language search across 5,490 films Image similarity search Colour search with per-frame hex palettes Per-frame indexing of lighting, lens, shot size, camera angle, mood and era Canvas moodboards and exportable lookbooks 923 director pages and 882 cinematographer pages REST API with 11 endpoints and no rate limits MCP server with 4 tools for AI agents npm SDK (framethrower-ai) Motion clips for anime titles
What makes it different	One account and API key for all supported models instead of separate accounts per provider Transparent credit costs before making requests with no token guessing Lower prices than official APIs through volume rates Automatic refund protection for eligible failed tasks Consistent API format across different model providers	Largest film still library indexed frame by frame on lighting, lens, shot size, colour and mood Accessible through REST API, MCP server and npm SDK for integration into creative tools and AI agents Built by senior filmmakers and ads creatives for working film professionals Scene-by-scene visual pitch generation from scripts Pay-per-usage pricing with free credits and no rate limits
Free plan	Not given	Not given
Open source	Not given	Not given
Platforms	Not given	Not given
Public API	Not given	Not given
Community votes	0	0
DR (Domain Rating by Ahrefs)	11 −3 (down) since last check	12 no change since last check
Trust Flow (Majestic)	9	20
Citation Flow (Majestic)	32	24
Referring domains (Majestic)	141	241

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