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EFreepik vs Unsplash
Pricing, features, platforms and who each one suits — side by side.
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Choose Freepik if…
- you're in its core audience: graphic designers, marketers
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Choose Unsplash if…
- you want a free plan to start with
- you work on iOS
- you're in its core audience: designers, marketers
Side by side
Feature Freepik Unsplash
Pricing modelPaidFreemium
Starting price$14.5/mo—
Free plan
Free trial
API
Open source
PlatformsWeb, APIWeb, iOS, API
CategoryAI image & video generationStock photos, icons & fonts
CompanyMagnificUnsplash
Full feature lists
F Freepik
- 250M+ premium stock assets
- AI image and video generation across 30+ models
- Music, voice and sound effect generation
- Magnific and Topaz image upscalers
- Brand Kit and Spaces workspace
- ComfyUI integration, MCP and plugins
- Credit-based API access
- Google Drive sync and metadata export
U Unsplash
- Free high-resolution stock photos
- Member-only Unsplash+ images added monthly
- Unlimited royalty-free downloads
- Cropping, resizing and background removal
- Model- and property-released images
- Bulk download from bookmarks or collections
- Premium illustrations
- Developer API and plugins
What you'd pay
The cheapest plan that fits, per month, billed yearly where the plan offers it.
Freepik
Premium$20/mo or $14.50/mo billed annually (ex. VAT)
Plus$45/mo or $33.75/mo billed annually (ex. VAT)
Pro$110/mo or $82.50/mo billed annually (ex. VAT)
Unsplash
FreeFree
Unsplash+ Monthly£6/mo
Unsplash+ Yearly£72/yr (~£6/mo)
Strengths and limitations
Freepik
- Stock library and AI generation in one subscription
- Credits last a full year with no monthly reset
- Commercial AI license on every plan
- 30-day refund guarantee with no cancellation fees
- Generation is credit-based outside the unlimited models
- Music rights in the license start at the Plus tier
- Prices exclude VAT and local taxes
Unsplash
- Free library of high-resolution photos
- Unsplash+ images are model- and property-released
- Unlimited downloads with Unsplash+
- Developer API available
- Unsplash+ license is single-user and accounts can't be shared
- Content can't be stored in a shared DAM
- Promotional renewal prices aren't guaranteed
More comparisons
Other options to consider
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From $16.50/mo
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Unlimited stock assets and AI generation for creators under one subscription
Stock photos, icons & fonts
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A
From $29.99/mo
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Licensed stock photos, videos and audio with AI image editing tools
Stock photos, icons & fonts
S
Royalty-free stock photos, video and music with subscriptions and image packs
From $25/mo
S
From $25/mo
S
Royalty-free stock photos, video and music with subscriptions and image packs
Stock photos, icons & fonts
A
AA
From $9.99/mo
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Royalty-free music, sound effects, stock footage and AI generation for creators
Royalty-free music & sound effects
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G
Paid
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Licensed stock photos, editorial images and video for commercial and media use
Stock photos, icons & fonts
P
P
From $10/mo
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Royalty-free stock video, music, sound effects and images for creators
Stock photos, icons & fonts
Facts from each vendor's public pages, prices checked Nov 13, 2026. Editorial policy