Runoff #[1] · [2D sprites] · Protocol v1.0 · Tested [DD Mon YYYY]

[PixelLab vs Retro Diffusion vs Scenario]

[One-line verdict, written after the numbers. e.g. "X gave the cheapest usable sprites; Y won on animation; Z's free tier can't be shipped."]

TEMPLATE Placeholder art and numbers. Nothing here is a real result yet.

Scoreboard

ToolPlan testedPlan priceSpentUsableCost per usableEdit min / usableLicence
[Tool A][Tier 1][$12/mo][$0.00][21/30][$0.000][0.0]Yes
[Tool B][Prepaid pack][$5 pack][$0.00][00/30][$0.000][0.0]Yes
[Tool C][Free tier]$0$0 ([paid-equiv $0.00])[00/30][no usable result][0.0]No (personal use)

Cost per usable = dollars spent on credits / usable outputs. Free tier shown at $0 actual and paid-equivalent; ranking uses paid-equivalent. Prices as of test day. Method.

Prompt S1: Character idle sprite (32x32)

A small knight hero with a blue cape and a round shield, idle pose, facing right, side view for a platformer. 16-bit era pixel art, limited palette (max 16 colours), crisp pixels, no anti-aliasing, transparent background, no text, no watermark.

[Tool A] output for prompt S1, run 1 (placeholder)
[Tool A] Tier 1
Run 1 of 3 · 1.5 min edits
USABLE Licence: Yes
Run 1 Run 2 Run 3
[Tool B] output for prompt S1, run 1 (placeholder)
[Tool B] Prepaid
Run 1 of 3 · 4 min edits
USABLE Licence: Yes
Run 1 Run 2 Run 3
[Tool C] output for prompt S1, run 1 (placeholder)
[Tool C] Free tier
Run 1 of 3 · 22 min edits
NOT USABLE Licence: No
Run 1 Run 2 Run 3

Prompt S9: Spinning coin (4 frames, 16x16)

A spinning gold coin, 4-frame spin animation as a horizontal sprite strip. [+ style lock]

[Tool A] output for prompt S1, run 1 (placeholder)
[Tool A] Tier 1
Run 1 of 3 · 0.5 min edits
USABLE Licence: Yes
Run 1 Run 2 Run 3
[Tool B] output for prompt S1, run 1 (placeholder)
[Tool B] Prepaid
Run 1 of 3 · 18 min edits
NOT USABLE Licence: Yes
Run 1 Run 2 Run 3
[Tool C] output for prompt S1, run 1 (placeholder)
[Tool C] Free tier
Run 1 of 3 · 3 min edits
NOT USABLE Licence: No
Run 1 Run 2 Run 3

Per-prompt results

Prompt[Tool A][Tool B][Tool C]
S1 Idle sprite[3/3 usable][2/3][0/3]
S2 Walk cycle[ ][ ][ ]
S3 Top-down tileset[ ][ ][ ]
[... S4-S10][ ][ ][ ]

Verdict

  • Cheapest usable asset: [Tool] at [$0.000] each.
  • Best for animation: [Tool], [n/6] usable frames strips.
  • Watch out: [Tool]'s [free tier] is [personal use only], so you can't ship those outputs.
  • Price changes since last month: [none / list].

Fine print