Free where it can be. Metered where it has to be.
Depth2Beam draws a hard line between what runs on your own machine and what runs in the cloud — and only the cloud side costs credits.
Shape and Blend are unlimited
These two engines compute depth entirely in your browser from the artwork you loaded. There's no server round-trip and no per-generation cost to Depth2Beam, so there's none to you either — use them as many times as you want, on as many images as you want. Neither reads a real photograph, though — Depth2Beam detects one on upload and blocks both engines for that file instead.
The Relief Generator and its AI Depth refinement call a real cloud model
The Relief Generator sends a text prompt to a hosted diffusion model; switching on its optional AI Depth refinement pass sends that generation on to a hosted depth-estimation model for a second, anatomically-aware pass. Both are real, metered API calls with a real per-generation processing cost — that's what the shared AI credits pay for, not an arbitrary paywall on features that could otherwise be free.
| Action | Runs where | Cost |
|---|---|---|
| Shape & Blend generation | Your browser | Free, unlimited |
| Panel shapes, masking, layered export | Your browser | Free, unlimited |
| Relief Generator generation | Cloud diffusion model | 4 credits |
| + AI Depth / AI Depth + Detail refinement | Cloud depth model | +1 credit |
Verify your email and you get 16 free welcome credits, a one-time bonus (your email is used only for Depth2Beam/Image2Beam product updates — no spam). Purchased credits cover anything beyond that. AI Depth refinement, the Relief Generator and Illusion2Beam all draw from the same shared balance — there's one balance to track, not three.