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Four flat paper proofs of the same mug product ad, cut to a wide landscape, a square, a 4:5 portrait and a tall vertical, laid in a row on a pale oak desk beside a steel ruler, copper coins and a folded banknote
Guides11 min

Flux AI Pricing at BFL: $0.048 per 1K-Tier Image, and What Feed Ads Cost

Black Forest Labs lists FLUX 3 Image at $0.048 an image at its 1K tier. We work out which tier each feed-ad size bills at, what fal, OpenRouter and Replicate charge, and what a month of ads costs.

Two stacks of square printed ad proofs on a pale stone table in soft daylight, one many times taller than the other, beside a small brass balance scale and an amber dropper bottle
News12 min

GPT Image 2.6 for Ads: Low Quality Costs 4.2x GPT Image 2.5, High Unchanged

OpenAI's calculator puts a low-quality GPT Image 2.6 square at an estimated $0.02469 of image output, against $0.00588 on 2.5, and high quality at the same cost on both.

What Is GPT Image 2: OpenAI's Model Behind ChatGPT Images 2.0, Tested on Ads
Tools13 min

What Is GPT Image 2: OpenAI's Model Behind ChatGPT Images 2.0, Tested on Ads

GPT Image 2 is the image model OpenAI released on its API on April 21, 2026. Two newer versions have come out since, but it's still for sale. We made three ads with it and show the prompt, size and credits for each.

A desk by a window with a terracotta jar on a white paper sweep, a monitor showing the same jar on a sunlit stone ledge, and a few copper coins by the keyboard
Tools12 min

What Is Krea 3 for Ads: $0.06 a 2K Image Without a Product Photo

Krea's launch post lists Krea 3 at $0.06 for a 2K image with no references. Add one product photo as a reference and it comes to $0.08 or $0.13 on Krea's API. On Basic, Krea's own count works out to about 3 cents an image. We turned those counts into dollars and set them beside Nano Banana Pro in Novoads.

GPT Image 2 vs Nano Banana Pro: Same Ad Prompts, Pro at $0.134
Comparisons13 min

GPT Image 2 vs Nano Banana Pro: Same Ad Prompts, Pro at $0.134

We ran three ad prompts on GPT Image 2 and Nano Banana Pro in Novoads. See what each spelled, what it missed, and its list price and credit cost.

Three blank photo prints in a row on a pale oak table, each with a small stack of plain brass tokens of a different height in front of it, in soft window light
Guides12 min

Ideogram Pricing: What 2,400 Credits Buy, in Cents per Image

Ideogram Plus lists at $20 a month for 2,400 credits, before tax. We price one ad image on every plan from Ideogram's own credit rates, then show where Novoads costs more and where it costs less.

Twelve printed ad proofs, speckled ceramic mug shots and terracotta color blocks, pinned in a grid on a linen table beside a closed laptop, scissors and a roll of tape
Comparisons11 min

Canva Review for Ads: Strong Statics, an 8-Second AI Clip

A Canva review for ad makers, with dates. We cover its strong templates and statics, its AI clip of up to eight seconds, Canva Grow and what reviewers report.

Three blank white ad proofs on a warm oak desk in soft window light, one square, one tall portrait and one narrow vertical sheet, beside a small stack of brass coins and a terracotta vase
Guides12 min

GPT Image 2 Pricing: $0.211 a High-Quality Square, and Ad Costs

OpenAI lists $0.211 for one high-quality GPT Image 2 square, image output only. We price a square, a portrait and a 9:16 ad, then put Novoads' credits next to them.

A glass hourglass on a dark wooden desk at dusk beside four prints of one misty mountain range in four color tones, laid out two by two, with a brass magnifier resting on one
Guides13 min

Midjourney Pricing: $10 to $120 a Month, What GPU Minutes Buy

Midjourney's plans cost $10 to $120 a month on the newest archive copy of its plan page. We work out how far Basic's 200 Fast minutes go, and what one ad image costs in Midjourney and in Novoads.

What Is Nano Banana Pro? Google's Premium Image Model for Ads
Tools12 min

What Is Nano Banana Pro? Google's Premium Image Model for Ads

Nano Banana Pro is Google's Gemini 3 Pro Image, the model Google says is best for complex graphic design, product mockups and data visuals with accurate text. Google offers it in the Gemini app, Flow, Google Ads and its API, and Novoads sells it from 2 credits an image.

A laptop on a wooden desk at sunset showing a grid of product images, with a small portable drive plugged in beside it
News12 min

What Is Reve AI? Its 4K Model, Its Sunset, and What to Use Now

Reve AI built a native 4K image model, then said it was sunsetting, with September 27 to create and October 31, 2026 to download. What it was, what it charged, and what to use for image ads.

A generated photograph of four portrait product prints of an amber candle jar laid in a row on a wooden table beside a phone
Guides11 min

Static Ads: What They Are, Examples, and How to Make Them With AI

Static ads are paid ads built from one still image. The format each platform sells, examples with published results, when a static beats video, the sizes Meta recommends, and four 4:5 statics we made in Novoads for 8 credits.

A designer pulls one card from a grid of dozens of printed variations of the same serum bottle in different colors and scenes
News12 min

Recraft V4.1 Flash for Static Ad Variations: What $0.007 an Image Buys You

Recraft announced V4.1 Flash on September 23, 2026, quoting a median of about 1.3 seconds from prompt to image through its API; its API docs list it at $0.007 per image as of September 28, 2026. Here is what that changes in a static ad variation loop, the two color controls it exposes, and the limits that decide where it fits.

Two identical printed proofs of the same product photo on a studio table, one with a jeweler's loupe resting on it
News11 min

GPT Image 2.5 for ad creative: Flare, Sunburst, and why both cost the same

OpenAI shipped GPT Image 2.5 as two variants, and fal prices them identically at every size and quality, so the choice between Flare and Sunburst is a scheduling decision rather than a budget one.

A designer inspecting blank ad proofs and blank price-badge stickers next to a product bottle with a loupe
Tools12 min

Nano Banana Pro for Ad Creative: Legible Headlines, Price Badges, and the 2K Sweet Spot

Nano Banana Pro is no longer the only model in its family that reaches 4K, and for ad creative that was never the interesting part. Here is what still makes it the right pick for text-heavy statics, and how the resolution you choose decides what a variant set costs.

Qwen Image 3 Promises Ten-Pixel Text in Ad Images, and Ships Zero Benchmarks
News11 min

Qwen Image 3 Promises Ten-Pixel Text in Ad Images, and Ships Zero Benchmarks

Alibaba says Qwen Image 3 renders legible text down to ten pixels from 4,500-token prompts. It published no benchmarks, no weights and no technical report. Here is what the model actually exposes to buyers, and what it changes for ad creative.

Nano Banana 2 Lite Makes a Product Ad Image in 4 Seconds for $0.034
Guides11 min

Nano Banana 2 Lite Makes a Product Ad Image in 4 Seconds for $0.034

Google launched Nano Banana 2 Lite, a fast text-to-image model that returns a picture in about four seconds for $0.034. Here is what a cheap, fast AI image model changes for ecommerce ad-makers who live on product photos and static variations.