Overview
LightX is a web-based suite offering online photo and video editors, AI-powered creative tools, batch/studio features, and a developer API to automate image tasks. The API supports endpoints such as remove-background and text2image, with REST-style authentication via x-api-key, and multi-language code samples. The platform provides cloud storage, templates/assets, cross-platform access, and enterprise-grade features for developers and teams. Pricing blends credit-based AI usage with subscription tiers, one-time credits, and promotional offers. Documentation, support channels, and policy pages are available on the site.
Key Features
AI background removal
One-click background removal and precise cutout/mask tools.
Photo editing suite
Color splash, selective edits, retouching, blur background, templates and assets library.
Video editor
Browser-based editing with text, subtitles, stickers, audio, simple animation and templates.
AI creative tools
Text-to-image, image-to-image, avatar generator, stylization, upscaling and cleanup/denoise.
Batch and studio features
Bulk editing, templates, cross-platform access, cloud storage, and project/folder organization.
Developer API
REST endpoints to automate image tasks like background removal and text2image.
Who Can Use This Tool?
- Content creators:Editing photos/videos with AI features and automating workflows via API
Pricing Plans
Free daily credits and basic tools
- ✓5 AI credits per day (free daily credits)
- ✓up to 5 image generations/day
- ✓basic photo editor tools
- ✓free templates/assets
- ✓1 GB cloud storage
- ✓royalty-free images
1,000 AI credits/month, unlimited projects
- ✓1,000 AI credits/month
- ✓up to 1,000 images/month
- ✓unlimited background removal
- ✓premium templates/assets
- ✓cross-platform access
- ✓no watermark
- ✓unlimited cloud storage
- ✓multiple projects/folders
500 AI credits — one-time
- ✓Generates up to 500 images
- ✓access to premium AI tools
- ✓no watermark
25 free API credits for new API users
- ✓25 free API credits for new API users (no credit card)
- ✓testing access
Pros & Cons
✓ Pros
- ✓Studio-quality results at home for photographers, designers and e-commerce
- ✓Beginner-friendly workflows with templates/assets
- ✓Developer-friendly API onboarding with multiple language samples
- ✓Freemium pricing with free daily credits and API credits
- ✓Cross-platform (Web, iOS, Android) and cloud storage
✗ Cons
- ✗Pricing shown in multiple currencies/regions; regional variations
- ✗Some pages have minimal content in extraction
- ✗Production API usage requires review of Terms of Use & Privacy Policy
- ✗Live pricing differences may apply by region
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