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Browse this task →| Criterion | APPLORE Image generation 92/100 Seven-aspect task score APPLORE demonstrates top-tier instruction adherence and rendering precision in the image generation benchmark. Powered by GPT Image 2.5, it achieved perfect scores across text rendering ("REALTEST 2026"), color/quantity binding (3 apples, 2 blue mugs), and 5-finger robot hand anatomy (65/65). New accounts receive 10 trial credits, and 5 credits were used to generate and export a native 1024x1024 unwatermarked PNG. With transparent credit deduction and an ~15s generation latency, it represents a highly reliable tool for icon and graphic design. Tested export 1024 × 1024 · PNG Historical test · 2026-10-28 | Freepik / Magnific AI Image Generator Image generation 86/100 Seven-aspect task score Free login generates a 4-image batch and exports 1024px watermark-free PNGs with fast inference and accurate sign text; requires manually disabling default 16:9 and prompt rewriting, and missed one apple. Tested export 1024 × 1024 · PNG Historical test · 2026-10-19 |
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| Pricing & rules | ||
| Pricing plans | APPLORE sitewide icon archive and AI credits; free trial, monthly subscriptions, and lifetime access · 2026-10-28 Plan · source date Monthly / one-time Annual bill / period Quota & limits Free Tier2026-10-28 ↗ Free Free Free 25 AI credits on signup, 5 daily downloads, browse first 300 icons per category Pro Monthly2026-10-28 ↗ USD 9.99/month — Monthly 500 monthly AI credits (~100 icons), full 18,700+ icon archive with redesign history and SVG export Max Monthly2026-10-28 ↗ USD 29.99/month — Monthly 2,000 monthly AI credits (~400 icons), 8 concurrent icons & 6 animations, priority queue Founder Lifetime2026-10-28 ↗ USD 49 · one-time payment Usage / one-time Usage / one-time One-time lifetime access to full icon library and non-AI tools, with 800 included AI credits 4 plan / billing-period records, all listed; — means that period is not recorded. 25 free trial credits upon signup; non-AI tools and basic browsing are free; Pro includes 500 monthly credits and full archive; Founder tier provides lifetime access. Cancellation, sources & verification recordCancellation and refund terms unverified APPLORE official homepage and icon explorer ↗ · 2026-10-28 Capture 1 ↗ APPLORE official pricing plans page ↗ · 2026-10-28 Capture 1 ↗ | Individual web subscriptions at the current Magnific destination; excludes Teams and separate API · 2026-10-20 Plan · source date Monthly / one-time Annual bill / period Quota & limits Premium2026-10-20 ↗ USD 20/month USD 174/year Monthly 20,000 general credits/month Annual 240,000 general credits/year; valid for a year without monthly resets Rules [1] Premium+2026-10-20 ↗ USD 45/month USD 405/year Monthly 45,000 general credits/month Annual 600,000 general credits/year; valid for a year without monthly resets Rules [1] Pro Starter2026-10-20 ↗ USD 110/month USD 990/year Monthly 112,500 general credits/month Annual 1,500,000 general credits/year; valid for a year without monthly resets Rules [1] Pro high volume2026-10-20 ↗ USD 280/month USD 2,520/year Monthly 300,000 general credits/month Monthly price before tax; credits do not establish removal counts Annual 4,000,000 general credits/year; valid for one year, no monthly resets Rules [1] 8 plan / billing-period records, all listed; — means that period is not recorded. Both individual Pro volumes and all annual charges are verified. Auto-refill was not enabled; the public pricing page does not quote top-up unit prices, free removal limits or per-removal credit cost, so those remain unconfirmed. Prices exclude VAT/local taxes. Verification has gaps; unknown prices and quotas are not inferred. Cancellation, sources & verification recordCancel auto-renewal anytime in account subscription settings Official plans and usage terms ↗ · 2026-10-20 Capture 1 ↗ · Capture 2 ↗ Official subscriptions and annual checkout ↗ · 2026-10-20 Capture 1 ↗ · Capture 2 ↗ · Capture 3 ↗ · Capture 4 ↗ · Capture 5 ↗ · Capture 6 ↗ |
| Free & trial allowance on the test date | 10 trial credits upon signup; 5 credits per generation, allowing 2 full free runs | Requires free login to use daily free allowance; default Auto model generates 4 candidates per batch and exports unwatermarked PNGs |
| Cancellation & refunds | Not verified | Cancel auto-renewal anytime in account subscription settings |
| Disclosure of costs & limits | 5 credits clearly indicated next to Create button with real-time remaining credit counter | Prompts for login after clicking generate; workspace defaults to 16:9 and AI prompt rewriting unless manually switched to 1:1 and OFF |
| Task quality | ||
| Measured fixture results | Not verified | Not verified |
| Fixture findings | 100% accurate text spelling, zero color bleeding across specified objects, structurally sound 5-finger robotic hand, and native 1024x1024 unwatermarked PNG export. | Sign text is 100% accurate with detailed brass texture; however, only 2 red apples appeared instead of 3, and the robotic thumb was obscured. |
| Original historical observation | Outstanding performance with GPT Image 2.5: exact text spelling, 3 apples and 2 mugs with zero color bleeding, sound 5-finger robot hand anatomy, and native 1024x1024 PNG export (2.55MB). | Under canonical square settings (explicit 1:1, AI prompt OFF), Freepik / Magnific’s Auto model renders a 4-image 1024×1024 batch in 5.76s: the "REALTEST 2026" sign text is 100% accurate (25/25) with rich brass texture, though it generates 2 red apples instead of 3 and obscures the thumb behind the sign (56.0/65). |
| Suitable uses · historical assessment | Designers and developers needing accurate typography rendering, multi-entity spatial/color binding, and clean 1024px icon assets | Creators who want a fast (~5.8s) 4-image batch of unwatermarked 1024×1024 PNGs and accurate sign text rendering with a free account |
| Result & output evidence | ||
| Delivery capabilities | ||
| Recorded export specifications | 1024 × 1024 · PNG · No watermark in test | 1024 × 1024 · PNG · No watermark in test |
| Historical specification note · not an official maximum | 1024×1024 (PNG) | 1024×1024 (Unwatermarked Native PNG · Auto Model 4-Image Batch) |
| Watermark observation | Completely watermark-free (1024x1024 native PNG export) | Zero watermark (clean 1024×1024 PNG export) |
| Batch & API | Configurable 1-4 icons per run, integrated with asset viewer, prompt reuse, and logo animation links | Generates 4 candidates per batch by default, with in-workspace handoff to Upscale, Relight, and Mystic models |
| Recorded free-tier dimensions | 1024 × 1024 | 1024 × 1024 |
| Attached file dimensions | 1024 × 1024 · PNG | 1024 × 1024 · PNG |
| Speed & reliability | ||
| Timing observation | Network-observed server wait: 15s · End-to-end reference: 15.5s | Network-observed server wait: 5.76s · End-to-end reference: 6.12s |
| Date & fixture | 2026-10-28 · anchor_t2i_v1 · US-West (California, AS2914) | 2026-10-19 · anchor_t2i_v1 · US-West (California, AS2914) |
| Repeated tests & reliability | No standardized repetition count, success rate or variability range is recorded. | No standardized repetition count, success rate or variability range is recorded. |
| Interaction experience | ||
| Account requirements | Account required in this test | Account required in this test |
| Sign-in methods | Supports Google OAuth and email sign-in (10 free trial credits upon registration) | Free Google / Apple / Email login (automatically resumes pending generation after sign-in) |
| Manual adjustment | Not verified | Not verified |
| Interaction observations | Signups receive 10 trial credits (5 per icon generation, allowing 2 full runs), supporting 1024x1024 unwatermarked PNG export and multi-size previews without invasive ads or dark patterns. | Free download delivers a clean 1024×1024 native PNG without watermarks or credit-card walls; however, the workspace defaults to 16:9 aspect ratio with "AI prompt" rewriting enabled, requiring manual adjustment to 1:1 and turning "AI prompt" OFF for faithful square prompt adherence. |
| Background & reputation | ||
| Service lifecycle notice | Not verified | The former Freepik feature and pricing pages currently redirect to Magnific; historical test identity and date are preserved. |
| Operator | APPLORE Team | Freepik Company S.L. / Magnific AI |
| Recorded origin | Not verified | Málaga, Spain |
| Domain history record | Not verified | 2010–Present (acquired Magnific AI in 2024) |
| Background & reputation assessment | Independent utility platform with bilingual interface, clear Terms and Privacy policies, and dedicated support email. | Operated by Málaga-based Freepik Company S.L. (founded 2010; acquired Magnific AI in 2024), one of the world’s largest design asset and visual AI platforms. |
| External reputation record | Not verified | Not verified |
| Engineering & privacy | ||
| Processing location | Uploaded for cloud processing | Uploaded for cloud processing |
| Third-party tracking record | Google Analytics · Stripe Checkout | Not verified |
| Engineering & privacy assessment | Exports 1024x1024 unwatermarked PNG (2.55MB) via cloud inference with async polling and status queries; average inference time ~15.0s. | Seamless cross-domain Google OAuth handoff that preserves and resumes the pre-login prompt, rendering 4 parallel candidates via ak-data.magnific.com/app/api/render/v4. |
| Retention statement | Explicit retention period unconfirmed; inspect policy record | Explicit retention period unconfirmed; inspect policy record |
| Evaluation basis | ||
| Pricing transparency | 33 / 35 Transparent pricing detailing trial tier, Pro ($9.99/mo), and Founder lifetime ($49) with clear per-feature credit deduction table. | 26 / 35 Clicking generate on the Freepik AI Image Generator landing page redirects to the Magnific workspace (magnific.com/app/ai-image-generator) and prompts unauthenticated visitors to sign in; after free Google sign-in, the pending generation resumes automatically using the daily free allowance to produce a 4-image batch and export an unwatermarked 1024×1024 PNG (though login requirement and exact daily credit rules are not disclosed upfront on the landing hero). |
| Interaction restraint | 26 / 30 Signups receive 10 trial credits (5 per icon generation, allowing 2 full runs), supporting 1024x1024 unwatermarked PNG export and multi-size previews without invasive ads or dark patterns. | 23 / 30 Free download delivers a clean 1024×1024 native PNG without watermarks or credit-card walls; however, the workspace defaults to 16:9 aspect ratio with "AI prompt" rewriting enabled, requiring manual adjustment to 1:1 and turning "AI prompt" OFF for faithful square prompt adherence. |
| Background & reputation | 14 / 20 Independent utility platform with bilingual interface, clear Terms and Privacy policies, and dedicated support email. | 19 / 20 Operated by Málaga-based Freepik Company S.L. (founded 2010; acquired Magnific AI in 2024), one of the world’s largest design asset and visual AI platforms. |
| Engineering & privacy | 13 / 15 Exports 1024x1024 unwatermarked PNG (2.55MB) via cloud inference with async polling and status queries; average inference time ~15.0s. | 13 / 15 Seamless cross-domain Google OAuth handoff that preserves and resumes the pre-login prompt, rendering 4 parallel candidates via ak-data.magnific.com/app/api/render/v4. |
| Task quality | 65 / 65 Text Rendering (25/25: Wooden sign with engraved 'REALTEST 2026' 100% spelled correctly, sharp and centered (25/25)) · Count & Color Binding (20/20: Dark oak table accurately displays 3 red apples and 2 blue ceramic mugs with zero color bleeding (20/20)) · 5-Finger Hand & Structure (20/20: Vintage brass robot right hand holds wooden sign with 5 distinct articulated fingers (20/20)) | 56 / 65 Text Rendering (25.0/25: Exact two-line white "REALTEST 2026" text on the wooden sign with 100% spelling accuracy (25/25)) · Count & Color Binding (15.0/20: 2 blue ceramic mugs on the right are accurate without color bleeding, but only 2 red apples are generated on the left instead of the requested 3 (15/20)) · 5-Finger Hand & Structure (16.0/20: Vintage brass robotic hand holding the sign shows 4 long articulated fingers in front with the thumb obscured behind the board; solid 1:1 composition and warm lighting (16/20)) |
| Deliverable specifications | 20 / 20 Forced watermark in free export (0/8); Export & Max deliverable spec: 1024×1024 (PNG) | 20 / 20 Clean unwatermarked export (8/8); exports the first candidate from the standard 1:1 batch as a native 1024×1024 RGB PNG (1,585,669 bytes, watermark-free) (12/12) |
| Processing speed | 10 / 15 Network-observed server wait: 15s (API mode: async_poll; end-to-end 15.5s shown for reference only, never penalized) | 12 / 15 2026-10-21 single-sample network timing under standard conditions (Auto model, explicit 1:1, AI prompt OFF): pure server inference from POST /app/api/start-tti-v2 across 4 parallel POST /app/api/render/v4 calls to POST /app/api/v2/ai/simulate-generation completes in 5.76s (end-to-end 6.12s) (12.0/15) |
