Credit costs, tool by tool.
Each Herofab tool costs a fixed number of credits per image, from 2 credits to 5 credits; 4K output adds one credit. One credit costs $0.04 to $0.12 before tax depending on the plan or credit pack, credits are charged only when an image is delivered, and a failed job returns them.
Costs come from the tool catalogue that the app and the API read (packages/tools/catalog.py); this table is rebuilt from it on every site build. Last changed .
Credits per image
The jewelry and eyewear studios run on virtual try-on and cost the same; the packshot studio runs on the product studio.
| Tool | API tool | Credits per image | Surcharge | US$ per image |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Virtual try-on | apparel_tryon | 5 credits | 4K: +1 credit | $0.20–$0.60 |
| Ghost mannequin | ghost_mannequin | 4 credits | 4K: +1 credit | $0.16–$0.48 |
| Create model | model_maker | 4 credits | 4K: +1 credit | $0.16–$0.48 |
| Change pose | pose_change | 4 credits | 4K: +1 credit | $0.16–$0.48 |
| Product studio | product_studio | 4 credits | 4K: +1 credit | $0.16–$0.48 |
| Colour variants | colorway | 4 credits | 4K: +1 credit | $0.16–$0.48 |
| Remove background | background_remove | 2 credits | — | $0.08–$0.24 |
| Upscale | upscale | 2 credits | 4×: +1 credit | $0.08–$0.24 |
| Extend frame | reframe | 4 credits | 4K: +1 credit | $0.16–$0.48 |
| Detail shot | detail_shot | 4 credits | 4K: +1 credit | $0.16–$0.48 |
| Fabric studio | fabric_studio | 5 credits | 4K: +1 credit | $0.20–$0.60 |
| Canvas | canvas | 5 credits | 4K: +1 credit | $0.20–$0.60 |
| Ad creative | ad_creative | 5 credits | — | $0.20–$0.60 |
| Retouch (fix a delivered image) | — | 3 credits | Free fixes are included every month (5 / 15 / 50 / 200 on the plans); after that 3 credits | $0.12–$0.36 |
What one credit costs
Plans renew monthly; credit packs are a one-time payment. Prices are in US dollars before tax.
| Plan or pack | Price | Credits | Per credit |
|---|---|---|---|
| Starter | $19 a month | 250 | $0.08 |
| Seller | $39 a month | 700 | $0.06 |
| Brand | $79 a month | 1,600 | $0.05 |
| Studio | $199 a month | 5,000 | $0.04 |
| 100 credit pack | $12 once | 100 | $0.12 |
| 300 credit pack | $30 once | 300 | $0.10 |
| 1,000 credit pack | $90 once | 1,000 | $0.09 |
When credits are held, charged and returned
- Credits are held when a job is created and charged only when its image is delivered.
- A job that fails, is refused by the automatic checks or is cancelled returns its credits.
- A batch is all or nothing: if the credits do not cover every job, no job is created.
- In a chain, a step that has delivered its image is charged; if a later step fails, the steps after it are cancelled and their credits returned.
- Plan credits renew each billing period and do not roll over; they are spent before pack credits.
- Credit packs never expire.
- 20 credits are given once at sign-up, without a card; images made with them carry a watermark.
Credit questions
Does a failed image cost credits on Herofab?
No. Credits are held when the job starts and charged only when the image is delivered; a job that fails or is cancelled returns them.
What costs extra?
4K output adds one credit to tools that offer it, and a fourfold upscale adds one credit to the upscale. Downloading an image in another marketplace size costs nothing.
Do unused credits carry over to the next month?
Plan credits renew each billing period and do not roll over. Credit packs never expire.
Your next collection, shot this week.
20 credits at sign-up, no card required. Images made with free credits carry a watermark.