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AutoSprite vs Retro Diffusion: pricing, commercial use, and license

Can you ship a game made with AutoSprite or Retro Diffusion? By stored vendor quotes: AutoSprite: "Pricing page lists a license"; Retro Diffusion: "Pricing page lists a license".

Both columns are the ledger's stored values. Open the tool page for the full quote and source link. This page does not invent a winner.

AutoSprite

A pricing page names a commercial license. The terms quoted beside it may narrow that.

Retro Diffusion

A pricing page names a commercial license. The terms quoted beside it may narrow that.

Quick answers

Can I use AutoSprite or Retro Diffusion commercially in a game?
AutoSprite: AutoSprite's FAQ says the spritesheets you generate are yours to ship in commercial games. Retro Diffusion: The site FAQ says everything you generate is yours, for personal and commercial projects alike. The formal Terms page was not read (it does not load without JavaScript).
How much do AutoSprite and Retro Diffusion cost?
AutoSprite: Free is $0 a month with daily credits, basic animations, and PNG plus atlas export. Retro Diffusion: The web app is pay-per-generation from a prepaid balance, with images starting at $0.03. The exact price is shown before you generate and failed generations are refunded.
Who owns what AutoSprite and Retro Diffusion generate?
AutoSprite: The terms say you own the spritesheets and outputs generated for you, to the extent the rights in your inputs and third-party materials allow. Retro Diffusion: The website FAQ says everything you generate is yours. This is FAQ wording, not the Terms text.

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AutoSprite versus Retro Diffusion on pricing, commercial use, ownership, license, Steam disclosure, and export
FactAutoSpriteRetro Diffusion
PricingAutoSpriteverified

Free is $0 a month with daily credits, basic animations, and PNG plus atlas export.

Retro Diffusionverified

The web app is pay-per-generation from a prepaid balance, with images starting at $0.03. The exact price is shown before you generate and failed generations are refunded.

Commercial useAutoSpriteverified

AutoSprite's FAQ says the spritesheets you generate are yours to ship in commercial games.

Retro Diffusionverified

The site FAQ says everything you generate is yours, for personal and commercial projects alike. The formal Terms page was not read (it does not load without JavaScript).

Ownership of outputsAutoSpriteverified

The terms say you own the spritesheets and outputs generated for you, to the extent the rights in your inputs and third-party materials allow.

Retro Diffusionverified

The website FAQ says everything you generate is yours. This is FAQ wording, not the Terms text.

License caveatAutoSpriteverified

The terms say AutoSprite doesn't use your uploads, prompts, or outputs to train or improve models.

Retro Diffusionverified

The vendor warns that the Aseprite extension and the website use different models, so the one-time extension will not reproduce website results.

Steam disclosureAutoSpriteverified

Player-facing art, sound, narrative, or localization made with this tool is the kind of shipped content Steam's Content Survey asks about (Pre-Generated). This is Valve's rule, not a statement from the vendor.

Retro Diffusionverified

Player-facing art, sound, narrative, or localization made with this tool is the kind of shipped content Steam's Content Survey asks about (Pre-Generated). This is Valve's rule, not a statement from the vendor.

Engines and exportAutoSpriteverified

Every export includes a PNG spritesheet and an atlas file with frame data; individual frames come in a ZIP.

Retro Diffusionverified

The Low-Poly 3D model exports for Godot, Unity, Unreal, Blender, Blockbench or Minecraft, and every model, style, animation and editing tool is available over one HTTP API (plus a hosted MCP server).

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