Civitai alternative
Civitai alternative for creators who want the open models and more
Pixel Dojo runs the FLUX, Qwen, WAN and Z-Image families Civitai creators build on, next to Seedance 2.5, Kling 3.0 and Veo 3.1, with LoRA trainers and one credit price shown before every run.
Civitai is where many creators find models and LoRAs. We took one creator job, a painted creature card set, and built it start to finish on Pixel Dojo to show what that looks like here.
1.5 credits ($0.09) per image at 2K. Included in every plan, from $10/month.
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By Brian Lovett · Updated
The brief: a painted creature card set in one style
A card set lives or dies on consistency. Every card needs the same linework, palette and paper, and one card should move for the trailer.
On Civitai a creator would usually hunt for a checkpoint and a style LoRA. We wanted to see how far one prompt and a style reference get on Pixel Dojo, before any training.
Other styles from the same studio
We made each of these on Pixel Dojo with the prompt shown. Tap one to start from it.
Anime background art on Kling Image, clean cel shading for 1 credit.
Anime background art of a lonely countryside bus stop with a tin roof beside a field of tall sunflowers, a vending machine glowing softly, huge summer cumulus clouds, power lines across a bright blue sky, clean cel shading and painted detail, no people.
Pixel art on Flux 2 Dev with crisp edges and a tight palette.
Detailed pixel art scene of a tiny domed observatory on a sea cliff at night, its telescope pointed at a sky full of stars and a green aurora, waves breaking on the rocks below, warm light in one window, limited 32 color palette, crisp pixels.
Street photography on Z-Image Turbo, the cheapest run on this page.
35mm street photograph of a delivery cyclist with a basket of baguettes riding through a narrow cobblestone alley at sunrise, long shadows, steam curling from a bakery vent, warm film color and soft grain.
Sci fi on WAN 3.0 with sound built in.
Slow dolly through a greenhouse aboard a space station, a white robotic arm gently watering rows of tomato plants under violet grow lights, Earth turning slowly beyond a curved window, soft hum of machinery and a trickle of water.
Case study: key art, two matching cards and a moving card
We painted the key art on Qwen Image 2.1, used it as the only style reference for two new creatures on Nano Banana 2.1, then animated the key art on Seedance 2.5. Each tile shows its settings and credits.
Painterly fantasy creature art in ink and watercolor: a towering moss covered stag whose wide antlers hold a small tree house with glowing round windows, standing in a misty birch forest at dawn, loose ink linework, soft watercolor washes, visible cold press paper texture, muted greens and amber.
Match the painting style of the reference image exactly: loose ink linework, soft watercolor washes, cold press paper texture, muted greens and amber. Do not copy its subject. New creature: a giant grey heron wading through tall reeds at dusk, a stack of three tiny wooden fishing boats balanced on its back, lantern light in the smallest boat, still water reflecting the sky.
Match the painting style of the reference image exactly: loose ink linework, soft watercolor washes, cold press paper texture, muted greens and amber. Do not copy its subject. New creature: a sleepy brown hare as big as a hill, a white windmill growing from the grass on its back, lying in a field of wild red poppies under a pale morning sky, a winding footpath leading to it.
The stag slowly turns its head toward the camera, the tree house windows flicker warmly, mist drifts between the birch trunks and a few leaves fall, the painted ink and watercolor look stays the same. Sound: soft wind, distant birdsong and the creak of old wood.
- Qwen Image 2.1 nailed the brief on the first run: loose ink lines, soft washes and visible paper grain, with warm light in the round windows.
- Both matched cards kept the same muted greens, ink linework and paper texture from a single reference, with no training run.
- The heron and the hare are new creatures, so the reference carried the style without copying the stag.
- Seedance 2.5 kept the painting look while it moved, with falling leaves, glowing windows and sound built in.
Civitai plans vs Pixel Dojo
Civitai figures from its memberships page, its Buzz guide and its home page, read on October 15, 2026.
| At a glance | Civitai | Pixel Dojo |
|---|---|---|
| Monthly plans | Bronze $10 for 10,000 Buzz, Silver $25 for 25,000, Gold $50 for 50,000 | Lite $10 a month for 160 credits, Pro $25 for 500 credits, Pro Max $50 for 1,100 credits |
| Currency | Buzz in three colors: Yellow on Civitai.com, Green on Civitai.green, Blue earned on the site | One credit balance for every model |
| Paying by card | Card purchases buy Green Buzz for Civitai.green; Civitai.com stopped card purchases in May 2025 and sells Yellow Buzz for crypto | Card checkout for every plan |
| Generation | On site generator, for example Krea 3 from 30 Buzz per image | Every model page shows its credit price before you generate |
| Private models | 3, 10 or 100 by tier | LoRA trainers for FLUX, Qwen, WAN and Z-Image |
| Video | Video section and generator | Veo 3.1, Kling 3.0, Seedance 2.5 and WAN 3.0 with sound, plus Film Studio |
What a Civitai creator gets here
The families you already know
FLUX, Qwen, WAN and Z-Image run here next to Seedream 5, Nano Banana 2.1, GPT Image 2.5 and Ideogram 4.5. Qwen Image 2.1 and Z-Image Turbo also take LoRA weights at generation time.
Train your own LoRA
When a style or character earns a series, train a LoRA on FLUX, Qwen, WAN or Z-Image and call it from your prompts.
Characters by name
Save a character in Character Studio, then write @name in any image or video prompt on a model that takes references.
One currency, one site
No color coded balances or separate domains. Credits work on every model, priced before you click.
Why Civitai users switch to Pixel Dojo
Unlimited on every plan
On every paid plan, Relax runs Qwen Image 2.1, FLUX 3 Image Klein and MiniMax H3 Turbo, plus every video and photo effect, unlimited with no credits spent.
Sensei, the AI director
Describe a project and Sensei plans it, prices it, waits for your approval and reviews every take.
Photo effects
45+ photo effects restyle a picture in one click, from a hand painted anime still to a boxed action figure or a magazine cover, and every one starts from your own upload.
One job AI tools
35 single purpose tools each do one edit from an upload: remove a watermark, an object or text, restore and colorize an old photo, swap a background, retouch a portrait or make a thumbnail.
Character Studio
Save a face once and call it by @name in any prompt, so the same person shows up in every image and clip.
Start from a genre
Pick a format such as a UGC ad, a micro drama, a movie trailer or an explainer, and the matching studio opens with the settings and a sample idea filled in.
Credits that roll over
Your credits roll over while you stay subscribed, so nothing you pay for disappears at the end of the month.
Every top model, plus an API
More than 80 image and 60 video models in one account, with a public API and a hosted MCP server for your own apps and AI assistants.
Pixel Dojo pricing for Civitai creators
Plans are Lite $10 a month for 160 credits, Pro $25 for 500 credits, Pro Max $50 for 1,100 credits. Every plan includes every model and commercial use. Credits roll over while you stay subscribed.
The three still cards in our case study cost 1.5 credits each and the moving card 30 credits, so a full set with a trailer shot fits in a Lite month.
Under our refund policy, a first purchase can be refunded within 7 days, in full if under 20% of the credits are used and pro-rated after that.
Civitai questions
What is a good Civitai alternative?
Pixel Dojo runs the FLUX, Qwen, WAN and Z-Image families plus Seedream 5, Nano Banana 2.1, Seedance 2.5, Kling 3.0 and Veo 3.1 in the cloud, with LoRA trainers and every price shown before you generate.
What do Civitai memberships cost?
Civitai lists Bronze at $10 a month with 10,000 Buzz, Silver at $25 with 25,000 and Gold at $50 with 50,000.
What are the Buzz colors on Civitai?
Civitai's Buzz guide describes Yellow Buzz for Civitai.com, bought with crypto, Green Buzz for Civitai.green, bought by card, and Blue Buzz earned through daily claims and community rewards.
Can I keep a style consistent without training a LoRA?
Often, yes. In our case study one painted key art image, used as a style reference on Nano Banana 2.1, carried the linework, palette and paper texture onto two new creatures.
Can I train a LoRA on Pixel Dojo?
Yes. Pixel Dojo has LoRA trainers for FLUX, Qwen, WAN and Z-Image, so you can teach a model your style, product or character.
Switch from Civitai to Pixel Dojo today
Write a prompt above or start from any example on this page. One plan covers every top model, six studios and Sensei, and your credits roll over.
Start with Qwen Image 2.1Sources
Facts about Civitai come from these public pages, checked on Oct 15, 2026. Prices and plans change; check the source before you buy.