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Based Labs
50+ AI image and video models in one account, paid for with credits — card or crypto
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Facts checked · Nov 2026 — the pricing, free-plan and watermark facts on this page were checked against Based Labs's official pages. See how we verify and the listing changelog.
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Our verdict
Best for model tourism: one credit balance, 50+ image and video models, no watermarks and no forced subscription — but per-clip credit costs vary so widely that careless model choice gets expensive fast.
Based Labs at a glance
| Starting price | Credit packs from $10 one-time (300 credits); free starter credits included |
| Pricing type | Freemium |
| Free plan | Yes |
| Free export allowed | ✓ |
| No watermark on free export | ✓ |
| Category | Model Aggregators & Multi-Model Platforms |
What Based Labs really costs
Our listing records Based Labs's pricing as Credit packs from $10 one-time (300 credits); free starter credits included (freemium pricing).
What you actually pay depends on the plan you pick, how much you create, and — on tools that meter usage — how many attempts you discard along the way. A cheap entry plan that meters every generation can cost more in a heavy month than a flat subscription.
We do not publish a per-minute cost estimate for Based Labs: we only publish per-unit figures derived from official pricing pages, and Based Labs is not one of the tools our calculator models numerically yet. Treat the entry price as a floor, not a monthly total.
See how the tools we do model numerically compare in the cost calculator.
What is Based Labs?
Based Labs is an aggregator in the purest sense: it does not train a flagship model of its own, it rents you everyone else's. One account and one credit balance open 50+ image and video models — video families such as Seedance, Kling and Veo, image models such as Nano Banana and FLUX — plus utilities like face swap. For creators, the value is comparison and convenience: the same prompt run through three models in one afternoon, on one bill, instead of three subscriptions each with its own expiring credits.
Two things make Based Labs unusual among aggregators. First, its homepage states plainly that output carries no watermarks. Second, payment is flexible to a degree mainstream tools are not: alongside cards, it takes USDC, USDT, ETH and Telegram Stars, and credit packs can be bought one-off with no subscription at all. The trade-off for all this freedom is that pricing discipline is on you — Based Labs' own model pages show video costs ranging from tens to hundreds of credits per short clip depending on the model variant you pick.
How Based Labs works
- 1Create a free account — it comes with starter credits, enough to test the workflow before paying.
- 2Browse the model library and note the credit cost of each model before generating; costs are shown per model and variant.
- 3Draft on a cheap model variant first (the Lite tiers exist for exactly this), and only re-run the winning prompt on a premium model.
- 4Generate your image or video, compare takes, and download — output carries no watermark.
- 5Top up with a one-time credit pack (from $10 for 300 credits) or a subscription only when your usage justifies it.
- 6Keep an eye on the balance: premium video models can spend in seconds what image generation spends in a session.
Core features
50+ models, one balance
Video and image models from multiple providers — Seedance, Kling, Veo, Nano Banana, FLUX and more — all drawing on the same credits.
Text-to-video and image-to-video
Generate from a prompt or animate a still, with the model choice deciding quality, length and credit cost per clip.
Image generation and editing
The same account covers image models, so stills for thumbnails, storyboards and first frames come from the same balance as the video.
Face swap and creative tools
A toolkit of effects and utilities (face swap among the most used) sits alongside the headline generators.
No watermarks
Stated on the homepage as a platform feature — output is clean, including work made with starter credits.
Flexible payment
Cards, USDC, USDT, ETH and Telegram Stars, with one-time credit packs — no card and no subscription required to keep creating.
The free plan — the full truth
The free side of Based Labs is starter credits on a free account — a test budget, not a monthly working allowance. Based Labs' own model pages confirm the shape: you need a free account, it comes with starter credits, and after that you pay for what you generate. How far those credits go depends entirely on what you run: image generations and Lite video variants cost a fraction of a premium video generation, so the same starter balance can be a dozen experiments or a single short clip on a flagship model.
The genuinely unusual free-tier fact is the watermark: the homepage promises no watermarks, full stop, which means test output is at least presentable. What we could not verify from an official page this session is the free tier's commercial licence — third-party coverage describes commercial use as a paid-plan feature, so treat free-credit output as evaluation material until Based Labs' own terms say otherwise for your account.
- • Starter credits are a one-off test budget, not a monthly allowance we could verify
- • Premium video models can consume the whole starter balance in one or two clips
- • Free-tier commercial rights could not be confirmed from an official page this session
- • No watermarks on output, per the homepage
- • Exact pack and plan line-up changes often — verify on the live pricing page
Based Labs pricing
Pricing checked Nov 2026: Based Labs sells one-time credit packs (from $10 for 300 credits, with larger packs up to 16,500 credits) and also offers subscriptions, but the published pack and plan details have changed repeatedly and third-party summaries disagree with each other, so we are not printing a plan table we cannot stand behind. The stable facts are: free starter credits, packs from $10, no subscription required, and per-model credit costs shown in the app (for example, Seedance variants at 19–480 credits per 5-second clip on Based Labs' own model page). Confirm the current line-up on basedlabs.ai before buying.
Pros
- + One balance for 50+ models — the cheapest way to compare premium generators
- + No watermarks, stated on the homepage
- + No subscription required; one-time packs suit irregular creators
- + Crypto and Telegram Stars payment, no card needed
- + Image and video in one account covers the whole short-form workflow
Cons
- − Credit costs per clip vary by up to 25× between model variants — budgeting needs attention
- − Plan and pack details shift often; today's table may not be next month's
- − No model of its own means no unique look — you get what the underlying models give
- − Free-tier commercial rights are not clearly published
Best for
- ✓ Creators comparing several premium video models before committing to one
- ✓ Users who cannot or prefer not to pay by card
- ✓ Irregular creators who hate subscriptions expiring unused
Not ideal for
- ✕ Teams that need a predictable, invoice-friendly monthly plan
- ✕ Anyone who wants one curated model with a consistent house style
Based Labs alternatives
See all alternatives →Pollo AI and Freepik AI are the closest aggregator alternatives in this catalogue, each bundling multiple video models under one subscription with their own credit systems. Krea takes a similar multi-model approach with a stronger image and upscaling side. If you end up using one model 90% of the time, subscribing to it directly — Runway or Kling AI, for example — usually beats aggregator credit rates for that model. Compare on the cost of your most-used model, not the headline pack price.
Luma Dream Machine
Luma's Dream Machine generates smooth, cinematic clips from text and images and is known for natural camera movement. It also works as a creative workspace where multiple models can be used, making it a common choice for storytellers and advertisers testing concepts.
Seedance (ByteDance)
Seedance is ByteDance's video generation model family, available through platforms such as Dreamina and various aggregators. It is recognised for fluid motion, multi-shot storytelling from a single prompt and strong prompt following at an efficient generation speed.
Krea
Krea is a creative platform that gives subscribers access to a rotating set of leading third-party image and video models in one interface, plus its own enhancement tools. Designers use it to test models side by side without separate subscriptions.
Frequently Asked Questions
Is Based Labs free to use?
You can start free — a free account includes starter credits. After that, buy one-time credit packs (from $10 for 300 credits) or a subscription; no subscription is required.
Does Based Labs watermark its output?
No. The homepage states output has no watermarks.
How many credits does a video cost?
It depends on the model and variant. Based Labs' own Seedance page gives 19 to 480 credits per 5-second clip across variants — always check the cost shown for the exact model before generating.
Can I pay without a credit card?
Yes. Based Labs accepts USDC, USDT, ETH and Telegram Stars alongside cards, per its homepage.
Can I use Based Labs output commercially?
Paid usage is sold with commercial use in Based Labs' positioning, but we could not verify the free starter-credit licence from an official page this session — check the terms in your account before using free output commercially.