Layer
Studio art platform for producing on-style game assets.
Overview
Layer: Studio art platform for producing on-style game assets. It scores 93/100 in our art, 3D & animation ranking. Best for: Mobile and live-ops studios producing art at volume.
Layer is an AI art platform used by studios such as Zynga and Tripledot to produce game art that stays in a consistent style.
Pros
- Limited free tier
- Commercial use allowed
- Exports PNG, Sprite sheet, GIF
- Pixel art
- Animated sprite sheets
- Consistent characters across images
Layer pricing
50 CUs to try (+300 with business email)
300 CUs/mo, unlimited members, +$60 per 1,000 CUs
Custom tier, annual discounts, SOC 2 Type II
Monthly prices in USD as listed by Layer. Last checked 2026-10-21. Rights: You own generated assets subject to the Terms of Service and Acceptable Use Policy. The pricing page lists 'Commercial license for all users'.
Features
- Pixel art Yes
- Animated sprite sheets Yes
- Consistent characters across images Via single-character style training Yes
- Train on your own style Yes
- Tilesets Tile atlas with edges, corners and transitions; you map tiles to your engine's rules Yes
- Transparent backgrounds Background removal models give cut-out images with transparent backgrounds Yes
- 4- or 8-direction views Yes
- API API with access to 500+ models; uses Creative Units Yes
Checked against Layer's own site, docs and pricing page. How we check
Score breakdown: 93/100
- Accessibility 17%74
- Output & integration 21%100
- Commercial rights 21%100
- Value 9%75
- Maturity 9%100
- Game focus 9%100
- Features 15%100
Based on price, free plan, commercial rights, exports and features. How we score
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- https://www.layer.ai
- https://layer.ai/pricing
- https://help.layer.ai/en/articles/11057280-commercial-use
- https://layer.ai/use-cases/sprite-generation
- https://www.layer.ai/pricing
- https://help.layer.ai/en/articles/12037310-guide-to-layer-s-subscriptions-pricing
- https://www.layer.ai/blog/pricing-updates-2025
- https://www.layer.ai/features/style-training
- https://www.layer.ai/use-cases/sprite-generation
- https://help.layer.ai/en/articles/12589582-how-to-train-a-single-character-style-in-layer
- https://layer.ai/use-cases/game-tilesets
- https://layer.ai/docs/models/pixelcut-background-removal
- https://layer.ai/docs