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title: "I Compared Codex Pet's Three Plans So You Don't Have to Guess"
description: "Codex Pet has three tiers: free, Pro, Unlimited. Here is what each actually gives you, who each fits, and a shortcut for picking without overthinking."
tags: ["codex", "saas", "pricing", "pixelart"]
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I kept putting off picking a plan for Codex Pet. The free tier felt too small, Unlimited felt like a trap, and Pro sat in the middle looking smug. So I actually read what each tier does and made a pet on each. Here is the plain version.
The tiers are Starter, Pro, and Unlimited. Starter is free with three generations. Pro is nine dollars a month for fifteen generations and HD output. Unlimited is twenty-nine a month with no cap, 4K export, and a commercial license.
Three generations sounds tiny until you use one. You upload a photo, the tool draws a pixel base, you approve, and you download a spritesheet plus a pet.json. That is a real, working pet. The free tier is not a demo with a watermark. It is the product, just capped.
I made my first pet on free and liked it. Then I wanted one of my dog, one of a friend's cat, and a retake because the first attempt made the ears wrong. That is four generations. I was already over the free limit.
So I moved to Pro. Fifteen a month is plenty for someone like me who makes a pet every week or two. The HD resolution matters more than I expected. At the small size the pet displays, you will not notice. But the moment you zoom in to check the face, or you crop the sprite for a thumbnail, HD holds up where standard gets soft.
Where Pro gets tight is volume. If you are building a cast of characters for a game, or you run a shop that sells pet sprites, fifteen a month runs out in a weekend. That is the only real wall.
Unlimited is for people who generate all the time. The no-cap part is obvious. The quiet win is 4K export. Most people never need it, but if you switch to a 4K monitor or you port the sprite somewhere else, having the high-res source saves you a redo. The commercial license is the other reason to pick it. If you sell themes, stickers, or stream overlays that use the pet, you need that license. Personal use does not require it.
The math pushed me to a simple rule. If I would buy Pro three months straight, Unlimited pays for itself around month four. I was not that person, so Pro stayed.
Is a subscription worth it at all? For most first-timers, no. Start free. Make one pet. See if you actually open it while you work. The trap is paying for Unlimited because the idea is exciting, then generating twice and forgetting the tab exists. Habit beats horsepower. Pro is the safe middle for almost everyone.
My shortcut for anyone stuck: made one pet and stopped, stay free. A few pets a month and you want them crisp, Pro. Selling sprites or building a big cast, Unlimited. Still unsure, start free and compare the tiers on the pricing page before you commit.
The tool itself is fun, but the plan choice is the boring part that quietly wastes money if you guess. Read the limits once and pick. You can always move up later.
