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Pixlr vs EditThisPic — Which AI Photo Editor Is Better?

Pixlr is a Photoshop-style browser editor with AI features. EditThisPic is a prompt-first AI editor. Here's how they actually compare.

Quick Answer Updated
Pixlr is a browser-based Photoshop-style editor with AI tools — Pixlr Plus from around €2.49/mo (80 AI credits) and Pixlr Premium from around €9.99/mo (1,000 AI credits). EditThisPic is a focused prompt-first AI editor — free first Fast edit per week, packs from $4.99 for 10 edits, no signup, no layered editor.
Pixlr is a Photoshop-style editor with AI features bolted on. EditThisPic is an AI editor with one prompt box and no editor. Pick by the workflow that fits you.
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The Verdict

Pixlr is the right choice if you want a free or low-cost in-browser editor that looks and feels like Photoshop — layers, masks, brushes, filters — with AI features added on. EditThisPic is the better pick if you don't want to learn Photoshop-style tools and just need to describe one edit in plain English. Pixlr wins on traditional editing depth and price; EditThisPic wins on speed, signup friction, and prompt-first workflows.

Feature EditThisPic Pixlr
Free Tier 1 free Fast preview edit per week; purchased downloads are clean Free tier with ads; limited AI credits
Pricing (paid) From $4.99 (10-edit pack) or $4.99 for 10 edits Plus around €2.49/mo (80 AI credits), Premium around €9.99/mo (1,000 AI credits)
Signup Required No — edit instantly Yes for saves and AI features
Layers and Masks No — single-image prompt edit Yes — Photoshop-style layered editor
Brushes and Filters No — prompt only Yes — extensive brush and filter library
Prompt-First AI Edit Core feature AI tools exist but UI is feature-by-feature
Background Removal Yes, via prompt Yes, dedicated tool
AI Credit Caps Edit-count caps (15/50/150 per month) 80 (Plus) or 1,000 (Premium) AI credits per month
Watermark on Free Output Free preview; purchases clean Free tier shows ads; saves work but AI features capped
Speed for One Edit 15-30 seconds from upload to result Slower — open editor, find tool, apply, export

When Pixlr wins

If you want a real photo editor — layers, masks, brushes, filters, selection tools — that runs in the browser without installing software, Pixlr is excellent and very affordable. The Pixlr Plus tier at around €2.49/mo is one of the cheapest 'real editor' options anywhere. If you already think in Photoshop terms, Pixlr is the right tool.

When EditThisPic wins

If you don't want to think in layers and brushes, EditThisPic is dramatically simpler. One prompt box, one result. Describe what you want — 'remove the person', 'change the background', 'restore this old photo' — and get it back in 15–30 seconds. No editor to learn, no signup, no subscription required.

Different design philosophies at similar prices

Pixlr Plus is around €2.49/mo and EditThisPic's 10-edit pack is $4.99 — both are at the low end of paid editing tools. The choice is about workflow: Pixlr if you want a traditional editor, EditThisPic if you want prompt-first AI. Both are legitimate for occasional editing.

Frequently Asked Questions

Pixlr, clearly. If you want layers, masks, selection tools, brushes, and filters in a Photoshop-style interface, Pixlr is the right tool. EditThisPic has none of those — it's purely prompt-driven.
EditThisPic, for prompt-first workflows. Pixlr has AI tools (AI Image Generator, AI Generative Fill, Background Remover) but they're nested inside its traditional editor. EditThisPic puts AI editing front-and-center as the entire UX.
Yes — Pixlr's free tier includes ads, and paid plans are ad-free. EditThisPic has no ads at all (ads were removed in April 2026).
EditThisPic, by a small margin, if you only edit a few photos a month. The free weekly Fast edit plus $4.99 packs cover most occasional users. Pixlr Plus at €2.49/mo (annual billing) is competitive if you want layered editing.
No. EditThisPic is single-image and prompt-driven. For layered compositing, Pixlr (or Photoshop) is the right tool. EditThisPic stacks edits sequentially — you can run multiple prompts on the same image — but each prompt operates on the whole image, not on isolated layers.
Different counting models. Pixlr counts AI generations as 'credits' (80 on Plus, 1,000 on Premium). EditThisPic counts edits (15 on Lite, 50 on Standard, 150 on Pro). For prompt-based edits on photos, EditThisPic's edits map directly to what most users actually need.
Pixlr requires an account to save work and use AI features. EditThisPic lets you edit immediately without signing up.
Yes — both. Pixlr has a dedicated Background Remover tool. EditThisPic does it via prompt ('remove the background and replace with a clean white studio backdrop'). For occasional use, both work well.
EditThisPic. Photo restoration usually means multiple simultaneous fixes — scratches, fading, sharpness, color — and EditThisPic's compound prompts handle all of it in one pass. Pixlr's restoration requires applying multiple tools sequentially.
Yes. Use Pixlr for layered editing, brush work, and filter application. Use EditThisPic for the heavy AI prompt edits (restoration, complex object removal, scene generation) that Pixlr's tool palette doesn't cover as quickly.

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