Pricing: Free to Start, Packs from $1.99
Free to start, credit packs from $1.99. Operator membership adds premium AI generation, Armory sync, a 15% top-up bonus and advanced workspace tools.
What does Reticle Red cost?
- The Refund Rule: if an AI run fails, the credits come back to your balance automatically — usually within a minute. No ticket.
- Prices as of 27 October 2026. Every change since September 2026 is dated under Price changes below.
- Free tools: 0 USD. Free tools never cost credits.
- Starter Pack: 1.99 USD. 12 credits. One-time purchase; purchased credits never expire.
- Cadet Pack: 9.99 USD. 100 credits. One-time purchase; purchased credits never expire.
- Vanguard Pack: 39.99 USD. 550 credits. One-time purchase; purchased credits never expire.
- Battalion Pack: 70 USD. 1000 credits. One-time purchase; purchased credits never expire.
- Regiment Pack: 140 USD. 2000 credits. One-time purchase; purchased credits never expire.
- OPERATOR 50 monthly: 9.99 USD. 50 credits per month. Billed monthly.
- OPERATOR 150 monthly: 24.99 USD. 150 credits per month. Billed monthly.
- OPERATOR 350 monthly: 49.99 USD. 350 credits per month. Billed monthly.
- OPERATOR 50 annual: 100 USD. 50 credits delivered every month. Billed annually.
- Every new account starts with 12 free credits — no credit card required — and the welcome grant is valid for 30 days from email verification. Welcome credits work on every engine: SPARK, FORGE, MASTER and ULTRA.
- Purchased credits, referral credits, and Operator monthly drops never expire, and failed AI jobs refund automatically.
- Operator membership (Operator 50, 150 or 350): Operator 50 is $9.99/month or $100/year and adds 50 credits every month, with unlimited AI Design Assistant, Armory sync, and 15% bonus credits on every top-up.
- Multi-panel parts show their full price before you fire: a packed sheet bills as one run, and one hero in each panel bills per panel at the live rate. If any panel fails, the whole charge is refunded.
- Proof of Burn: post a finished burn and take a free Operator month or 50 credits — open through December 31, 2026.
- Exact per-tool costs, no login required — Fabricator pattern engines: SPARK 2, FORGE 2.0 5, MASTER 2.0 8, ULTRA 10 credits per generation. Coin Designer: 2D design 2 credits (SPARK) or 6 credits (ULTRA); 3D depth map 7 credits (SPARK) or 10 credits (ULTRA). Photo-to-vector conversion: 8 credits. Neural depth map (stylized): 6 credits. Map Maker: 2 credits. Neural Upscale and Background Remover: 1 credit each. Material 3D Preview: 2 credits. AI Design Assistant: 1 credit per 10-message bundle on the free tier — unlimited and included free with Operator Command.
- What a real project costs: a Fabricator AI pattern runs 2–10 credits by engine tier, a full challenge coin 2–15 credits by engine and depth tier, a photo-to-vector conversion 8 credits — photo prep, dithering, and the laser calculators are free.
- Free tools stay free: Box Maker, Photo Prep, Laser Lab calculators, the Depth Studio deterministic engine, and the parameter database never cost credits.
Price changes
Prices on this page as of 27 October 2026. Every credit price change since September 2026, newest first, so an older figure in a search snippet or an AI answer can be checked against the current one.
| Date | Tool | Old | New | Why |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Coin Designer 3D HD Relief (SPARK) | 6 CR | 9 CR | HD Relief had fallen below the faster 3D depth tier; it now costs more than the fast tier it improves on. | |
| Coin Designer 3D depth map (SPARK) | 5 CR | 7 CR | Priced to the measured cost of the depth pass. | |
| Coin Designer 3D depth map (UNBOUND) | 7 CR | 9 CR | Priced to the measured cost of the depth pass. | |
| AI Photo Vector Artist (Standard 1K) | 6 CR | 8 CR | Standard now costs the same as Detailed 2K; Max Detail 4K is unchanged. | |
| Fabricator PANEL CORE (packed multi-panel sheet) | 5 CR | 6 CR | A single-panel FORGE CORE run stays 5 CR. | |
| Fabricator MASTER 2.0 | 10 CR | 8 CR | Engine prices now follow what each engine costs to run. | |
| Fabricator ULTRA CORE | 9 CR | 10 CR | Engine prices now follow what each engine costs to run. | |
| Coin Designer 3D depth map (SPARK) | 4 CR | 5 CR | Every other coin tier was unchanged that day. | |
| AI Photo Vector Artist | 8 CR | 6 CR | Live on 4 September; announced on /whats-new on 6 September. | |
| AI Photo Vector Artist | 4 CR | 8 CR | Credit prices moved to track what each engine really costs. | |
| Coin Designer 2D design (ULTRA) | 3 CR | 6 CR | Credit prices moved to track what each engine really costs. | |
| Coin Designer 3D depth map (ULTRA) | 6 CR | 10 CR | Credit prices moved to track what each engine really costs. |
Customer quotes
Named Reticle Red customers, quoted from their own public posts with permission. They describe the platform as a whole, not one tool, and they are not ratings.
“I love this software!”
“This is the easiest I have seen.”
“Reticle Red is becoming one of my favorite software to use. It has a lot of tools that many others do not, and approaches things differently to create more consistent results. A++”
“Reticle Red definitely takes the guess work out of your design work with tutorials to walk through the process. I highly recommend it.”
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Frequently asked questions about Pricing
Do Reticle Red credits expire?
Credits you buy, credits you earn from referrals, and every Operator monthly drop never expire — they stack on top of any credits you already hold, with no monthly reset. The one exception is the free 12-credit welcome grant, which must be used within 30 days of verifying your email; only the unspent part of that grant is ever swept. A failed run refunds automatically — the refund appears in your credit ledger within a minute.
Do I need a subscription to use Reticle Red?
No. Every new account starts with 12 free welcome credits, valid for 30 days from email verification, and no credit card. Box Maker, Photo Prep, the Laser Lab calculators, the deterministic Depth Studio engine, and the parameters database are permanently free.
What does the Operator membership include?
Operator 50 is $9.99/month or $100/year and adds 50 credits every month, unlimited AI Design Assistant use, Armory sync, and 15% bonus credits on every top-up. Operator 150 and Operator 350 add more credits each month with the same perks.
Does the annual membership still add credits monthly?
Yes. The annual plan is billed once at $100 for the year, while 50 membership credits are added automatically each month. They stack and never expire.
Can I cancel my membership at any time?
Yes. Monthly or annual membership can be canceled from the billing portal and stays active through the period already paid for. You keep every credit already granted, including past monthly drops, and saved work is not deleted.
Do I own what I generate?
Yes. You own the output and can sell what you make, including for commercial and client work. See the AI output ownership page for the full terms.
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