specification: API Commons Plans
specificationVersion: '0.1'
schema: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/interface-research/main/schema/api-commons.yml#/$defs/Plans
provider: Civitai
providerId: civitai
created: '2026-05-25'
modified: '2026-05-25'
reconciled: true
tags:
  - AI
  - Image Generation
  - Video Generation
  - Stable Diffusion
  - Flux
description: |
  Plans, memberships, and Buzz credit pricing for Civitai. Civitai meters generation in Buzz, a virtual
  credit purchased via memberships or one-off packs. Base API access (Site API) is free with a personal API
  token; Orchestration generation is metered. Buzz costs per workflow vary by engine and step type.
sources:
  - https://civitai.com/pricing
  - https://education.civitai.com/civitai-buzz-and-memberships/
  - https://developer.civitai.com/
plans:
  - id: civitai-free
    name: Free
    type: subscription
    description: Browse the catalog, download community models, and generate with a baseline daily Buzz allowance.
    entries:
      - label: Monthly cost
        name: monthly_fee
        type: flat
        metric: user
        limit: 1
        timeFrame: month
        geo: global
        unit: 1
        price: '0'
        userMultiplied: true
      - label: Daily Buzz allowance
        name: daily_buzz_yellow
        type: included
        metric: buzz
        timeFrame: day
        geo: global
        unit: 1
        price: '0'
        userMultiplied: false
    features:
      - Browse the public model catalog
      - Download community-shared models
      - Personal API key for the Site API
      - Limited daily generation Buzz allowance
      - Community posting (Images, Posts, Articles)
  - id: civitai-founder
    name: Founder / Supporter
    type: subscription
    description: Entry-level membership with monthly Buzz allowance and supporter perks.
    entries:
      - label: Monthly cost
        name: monthly_fee
        type: flat
        metric: user
        limit: 1
        timeFrame: month
        geo: global
        unit: 1
        price: '5'
        userMultiplied: true
    features:
      - Monthly Buzz stipend
      - Supporter badge
      - Increased rate limits
  - id: civitai-bronze
    name: Bronze
    type: subscription
    description: Standard creator membership with a meaningful monthly Buzz allowance.
    entries:
      - label: Monthly cost
        name: monthly_fee
        type: flat
        metric: user
        limit: 1
        timeFrame: month
        geo: global
        unit: 1
        price: '10'
        userMultiplied: true
    features:
      - Monthly Buzz stipend
      - Civitai Vault storage
      - Bronze badge
      - Priority generation queue
  - id: civitai-silver
    name: Silver
    type: subscription
    description: Power-creator membership with larger Buzz stipend and Vault quota.
    entries:
      - label: Monthly cost
        name: monthly_fee
        type: flat
        metric: user
        limit: 1
        timeFrame: month
        geo: global
        unit: 1
        price: '25'
        userMultiplied: true
    features:
      - Larger monthly Buzz stipend
      - Expanded Civitai Vault storage
      - Silver badge
      - Priority queue
  - id: civitai-gold
    name: Gold
    type: subscription
    description: Top-tier individual membership with highest Buzz stipend, Vault storage, and feature access.
    entries:
      - label: Monthly cost
        name: monthly_fee
        type: flat
        metric: user
        limit: 1
        timeFrame: month
        geo: global
        unit: 1
        price: '50'
        userMultiplied: true
    features:
      - Largest monthly Buzz stipend
      - Maximum Civitai Vault storage
      - Gold badge
      - Priority queue
      - Early-access features
  - id: civitai-buzz-pack
    name: Buzz Pack (one-off purchase)
    type: usage-based
    description: One-off purchase of Buzz credits, redeemable for Orchestration generation.
    entries:
      - label: Buzz pack (illustrative; verify on civitai.com)
        name: buzz_purchase
        type: metered
        metric: buzz
        limit: -1
        timeFrame: usage
        geo: global
        unit: 5000
        price: '5'
        userMultiplied: false
    features:
      - One-off Buzz top-up
      - Spendable on any Orchestration recipe
      - Never expires for the account holder
  - id: civitai-orchestration-metered
    name: Orchestration Generation (metered in Buzz)
    type: usage-based
    description: Per-workflow generation cost. Buzz cost varies per engine, resolution, step count, and quantity.
    entries:
      - label: SDXL image generation (typical)
        name: imagegen_sdxl
        type: metered
        metric: buzz
        limit: -1
        timeFrame: usage
        geo: global
        unit: 1
        price: 'variable'
        userMultiplied: false
      - label: Flux 2 Pro image generation (typical)
        name: imagegen_flux2_pro
        type: metered
        metric: buzz
        limit: -1
        timeFrame: usage
        geo: global
        unit: 1
        price: 'variable'
        userMultiplied: false
      - label: WAN / Kling / LTX2 / Vidu / Veo 3 / HunyuanVideo video generation
        name: videogen
        type: metered
        metric: buzz
        limit: -1
        timeFrame: usage
        geo: global
        unit: 1
        price: 'variable'
        userMultiplied: false
      - label: LoRA training job
        name: training_lora
        type: metered
        metric: buzz
        limit: -1
        timeFrame: usage
        geo: global
        unit: 1
        price: 'variable'
        userMultiplied: false
      - label: Vidu 2.0 (flat-rate recipe)
        name: imagegen_vidu_2_0
        type: metered
        metric: buzz
        limit: -1
        timeFrame: usage
        geo: global
        unit: 1
        price: '600'
        userMultiplied: false
    features:
      - Paid in Buzz; deducted from balance at workflow submit
      - Insufficient balance returns HTTP 402
      - Cost preview returned in `workflow.cost` field