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Pollo AI still charges credits when a render misses, while Elyum returns every render as a free preview and bills only the takes you KEEP.

Only on Elyum · Keep what you love. Every render is a free preview; keep it to pay, kill it for a full refund.
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Real Seedance 2.5 output, rendered on Elyum, untouched. Prompt: “Macro slow motion: a hummingbird hovers at a red trumpet flower, iridescent feathers shimmering, dew drops scattering, soft green garden bokeh.”
Pollo AI from$15/mo
Elyum from$9/mo · Free plan
Bad renders on Pollo AISee policy below
Bad renders on ElyumKill for a full refund
Facts verified2026-09-07

Pollo AI is a web and mobile aggregator: one subscription and one credit balance for 30+ third-party video and image models (Veo, Kling, Seedance, Wan, Sora, Hailuo, Nano Banana, GPT Image) plus its own Pollo 2.5. That catalog is the real product. Through 2025-2026 it added Seedance 2.5, Kling 3.0, Veo 3.1, Wan 3.0, Gemini Omni Flash, Nano Banana Pro, and GPT Image 2 in the same window as upstream launch. Lite at $15/month undercuts buying each lab separately. The Pollo AI pricing page is official; specific $15/$29 and credit counts below come from third-party sites, because that page returned HTTP 403 to automated fetches in September 2026.

Full credits leave on a miss. aireviewlab.io reports no refund for failed or off-prompt generations: credits come off even when the model ignores the prompt. A 2026 Rain AI Services writeup of Trustpilot reviews records credits vanishing without explanation, and a user charged about £96 for an annual plan after thinking they picked monthly (about £12). Subscription credits do not carry over. Reviewers cite Kling 3.0 around 80 credits and Veo 3.1 around 120 credits per video, and warn that costs swing with model, length, and retries. Free starts near 20 credits with a watermark. Reviewers call that a test tier.

Elyum is one studio and one credit balance across 50+ video, image, and audio models, including Seedance 2.5, Wan 3.0, Kling 3.0, and Veo 3.1. 1 credit equals $0.01. Plans are Free (up to 150 credits once (our algorithm may grant them), no card), Plus $9/mo, Pro $29/mo, and Ultra $69/mo. Every render returns as a free preview (a take). KEEP is the only charge. KILL refunds the take in full, automatically. A failed generation is never charged. Paid plans kill freely. Free meters kills at one a month. Kept takes download clean, no watermark, commercial use included. List prices already sit about 20% under Higgsfield, OpenArt, and Runway anchors.

Skip Elyum if you need a timeline editor, stock footage, talking-head avatars, team seats, a community feed, or a phone app. None of those exist here. Stay on Pollo AI for Sora 2, Pollo 2.5 (reviewers cite about 10 credits a clip), and the separate Pollo API if you want that 300+ model developer catalog on its own credit system.

Why people switch from Pollo AI

  • A miss does not keep the charge

    aireviewlab.io says Pollo AI deducts full credits when the model misreads a prompt, with no refund path reported. On Elyum a failed generation is never charged, and a KILL returns the take in full on paid plans.

  • Free is up to 150 credits (our algorithm may grant them), not a watermarked drip

    Pollo AI free is about 20 signup credits, small daily login and check-in drips, and a watermark. Reviewers treat it as a test. Elyum Free is up to 150 credits once (our algorithm may grant them), no card. Kept files stay clean.

  • Monthly floor is $9, not Pollo AI Lite $15

    Third-party pages list Pollo AI Lite at $15/mo for 300 credits ($10/mo yearly). Elyum Plus is $9/mo. Both publish a $29/mo Pro tier; Elyum Pro and Ultra also include fair-use unlimited images on selected models.

  • Price the keep, not the attempt

    A 5s Seedance 2.5 take at 480p on Elyum is 40 credits ($0.40) if you KEEP it. Pollo AI's Seedance 2.5 listing (up to 30s HD with audio) ran a 50% credit promo in September 2026; reviewers still say per-video cost is hard to forecast.

  • Agents share the studio balance

    Elyum's MCP server and REST API use the same credits as the web studio. Pollo AI's Pollo API (launched 2025-2026, 300+ models advertised) keeps API credits and user credits separate and not interchangeable.

  • Unlimited windows are not a plan

    A 2026 Pollo AI promo gave paid subscribers time-limited unlimited generation on Wan 3.0, MiniMax H3, and MiniMax H3 Max. Elyum Wan 3.0 is metered; a 5s 480p KEEP is 15 credits ($0.15).

Where Pollo AI still wins

  • Mobile app and Pollo 2.5

    Pollo AI has a mobile app and a house model. Reviewers put Pollo 2.5 around 10 credits per video. Elyum has no mobile app and no house video model.

  • Sora 2 and a wider consumer list

    Pollo AI also offers Sora 2 / Sora 2 Pro, Hailuo, PixVerse, Runway, Vidu, Luma, Pika, Recraft, Ideogram, and more on the consumer app. The separate Pollo API claims 300+ models. Elyum's model catalog is 50+ and does not include Sora 2.

  • Add-on credits that do not expire

    Pollo AI's pricing copy (captured via a proxied fetch of the official page) says add-on credit packs do not expire. Subscription credits reset each cycle. If you stockpile packs, that policy is a reason to stay.

  • Two or three parallel jobs

    Reviewers describe Pollo AI Lite as 2 parallel generation tasks and Pro as 3, with a priority queue on Pro. Elyum does not publish a parallel-task cap here, and it has no team seats.

Pollo AI vs Elyum, side by side

What mattersPollo AIElyum
Starting priceLite $15/mo ($10/mo yearly), 300 credits (third-party pages)Plus $9/mo; Free up to 150 credits once (our algorithm may grant them), no card
Free tier~20 signup credits, daily drips, watermark; reviewers call it test-onlyup to 150 credits once (our algorithm may grant them), no card; 1 kill/month; no watermark on kept takes
Failed or bad renderFull credits deducted; no refund reported (aireviewlab.io)Failed gens not charged; KILL refunds the take in full
Watermark on paidNoNo, on kept downloads
Models on the shared listSeedance 2.5/2.0, Wan 3.0, Gemini Omni Flash, Nano Banana 2/Pro, Kling 3.0, Veo 3.1, MiniMax H3, Seedream 5 Pro, GPT Image 2. Grok Imagine live (1.5 unconfirmed). FLUX 2 Pro unknown.Seedance 2.5/2.0, Wan 3.0, Gemini Omni Flash, Nano Banana 2/Pro, Kling 3.0, Veo 3.1, Grok Imagine 1.5, Seedream 5 Pro, MiniMax H3, GPT Image 2
Commercial useNot publishedIncluded on kept takes
API or agent accessPollo API (300+ models); API credits ≠ user creditsMCP and REST API on the same studio credit balance
House / exclusive modelsPollo 2.5 (~10 credits/video, reviewers); Sora 2 / Sora 2 ProNo house model; no Sora 2
Credit expiryPlan credits do not roll over; add-on packs do not expireTop-ups available; plan rollover not stated here
Unlimited access2026 promo window on Wan 3.0, MiniMax H3, H3 Max for paid plansPro/Ultra: fair-use unlimited images on selected image models

Pollo AI facts from its own pricing and help pages plus independent reviews, verified 2026-09-07 (sources at the end). Elyum numbers are computed from the live rate card.

What it actually costs

Third-party pages (SaaSworthy, Flowith, aireviewlab.io) list Pollo AI Lite at $15/month, or $10/month billed yearly, for 300 credits, no watermark, and up to 2 parallel tasks (about 30 standard videos or 300 images per month, per one reviewer). Pro is listed at $29/month, or $14.50/month yearly, for 800 credits, 3 parallel tasks, priority queue, and the full catalog. One source frames Pro around $25/month as 'as many credits as you need,' which conflicts with the 800-credit figure, so treat Pro entitlements as uncertain. Add-on packs do not expire. Plan credits do not roll over.

Elyum's pricing page is Free up to 150 credits once (our algorithm may grant them), Plus $9/mo, Pro $29/mo, Ultra $69/mo, 1 credit = $0.01, plus top-ups. Pro and Ultra include fair-use unlimited image generation on selected image models, including Nano Banana 2 on Ultra. There is no yearly Pollo-style $10 Lite equivalent published here.

Worked KEEP: 5 seconds of Seedance 2.5 at 480p on Elyum is 40 credits ($0.40). Kill it and the charge does not stick. Pollo AI reviewers quote Seedance 2.0 at 40-60 credits a video and Pollo 2.5 at about 10. Pollo AI's Seedance 2.5 page lists up to 30s HD with audio and a 50% credit discount in September 2026, not a stable public per-second table. Model-level side-by-sides start at the Seedance 2.5 compare.

Pollo AI planMonthlyYearly (per month)Credits
Free$0$020 initial credits at signup; additional small credit drips available (about 5 daily login credits, 2 daily check-in credits, ~10 credits per social follow/subscribe per third-party reporting) · watermarked
Lite$15$10300 credits/month
Pro$29$14.5800 credits/month
Elyum Plus / Pro / Ultra$9 / $29 / $69n/aOne balance, all 50+ models, previews free

Same models, priced on Elyum

Models Pollo AI also offers, with Elyum's live price for the shortest common take. Each one has a head-to-head page.

Pollo AI vs Elyum for Seedance 2.5Sharpest realism, native audio, up to 30 references — also edits clipsfrom 40 credits / 5s on ElyumPollo AI vs Elyum for Seedance 2.0Strong realism, 9 images and 3 clips — also edits clipsfrom 30 credits / 5s on ElyumPollo AI vs Elyum for Wan 3.0One take up to 30 s at 1080p, 10 images and 5 clips — also edits clipsfrom 15 credits / 5s on ElyumPollo AI vs Elyum for Gemini Omni FlashPhysics-aware and fast, speaks your dialoguefrom 45 credits / 5s on ElyumPollo AI vs Elyum for Nano Banana 2Fast, sharp, keeps people and products exactly themselvesfrom 3 credits on ElyumPollo AI vs Elyum for Nano Banana ProBest 4K images, near-perfect textfrom 5 credits on ElyumPollo AI vs Elyum for Kling 3.0Strong, physical motion up to 15 sfrom 65 credits / 5s on ElyumPollo AI vs Elyum for Veo 3.1Cinematic, native audio, speaks your dialoguefrom 105 credits / 5s on ElyumPollo AI vs Elyum for Grok Imagine 1.5Stylised and quick, up to 15 sfrom 30 credits / 5s on ElyumPollo AI vs Elyum for Seedream 5 ProConsistent people, logical scenesfrom 4 credits on ElyumPollo AI vs Elyum for MiniMax H3The H3 look up to 4K, from text, a frame or referencesfrom 25 credits / 5s on ElyumPollo AI vs Elyum for GPT Image 2Near-perfect text, strong instruction followingfrom 6 credits on Elyum

What the models look like on Elyum

Seedance 2.0Aerial drone shot: a turquoise ocean wave curls and breaks over black volcanic sand, white foam drawing swirling patterns, bright daylight.
Wan 3.0One continuous shot: a paper boat drifts down a rain gutter stream through a miniature city of moss and pebbles, camera tracking alongside at water level, soft overcast light.

Why generate with Elyum?

  • Pay only for what you keep. Kill a take and every credit comes back.
  • 50+ video, image and audio models on one balance.
  • Rates about 20% under comparable platforms, and the cut is already in the price.
  • Kept files download clean and full quality, no watermark, commercial use included.
  • Works from the studio, or from Claude, ChatGPT and Cursor via MCP.
  • Free plan, our algorithm may grant you 150 credits, no card required.

Moving from Pollo AI

  1. Download the clips you still want from Pollo AI and copy the prompts plus model names. This research did not find a documented project-export tool.
  2. Open Elyum on the Free plan (up to 150 credits once (our algorithm may grant them), no card) and stay on web. There is no Elyum mobile app to move into.
  3. Find the same model (Seedance 2.5, Kling 3.0, Veo 3.1, Wan 3.0, and the rest of the shared list) and run a preview before you spend.
  4. KEEP the take to charge credits and download clean. KILL refunds it. Free allows one kill a month; paid plans kill freely.
  5. If you used Pollo API, switch agents to Elyum MCP and REST. Those share the studio balance; Pollo API credits do not transfer.

Frequently asked questions

Is Elyum cheaper than Pollo AI?
On the door, yes: Elyum Plus is $9/mo versus Pollo AI Lite at $15/mo (or $10/mo yearly) in third-party listings. Both list a $29/mo Pro. Per-clip math differs. Elyum only bills a KEEP (example: 5s Seedance 2.5 at 480p is 40 credits ($0.40)). Pollo AI reviewers cite Kling 3.0 around 80 credits and Veo 3.1 around 120, with no refund on a miss. Pollo AI cents-per-credit is not published.
Does Elyum have the same models as Pollo AI?
On the shared frontier list, yes for Seedance 2.5 and 2.0, Wan 3.0, Gemini Omni Flash, Nano Banana 2 and Pro, Kling 3.0, Veo 3.1, Seedream 5 Pro, MiniMax H3, and GPT Image 2. Elyum also lists Grok Imagine 1.5. Pollo AI has a live Grok Imagine page; the 1.5 version number was not confirmed. Pollo's Nano Banana 2 identity is not fully confirmed (one source conflates it with Gemini 2.5 Flash Image). Pollo AI FLUX 2 Pro was not confirmed. Pollo AI also has Pollo 2.5, Sora 2, Hailuo, PixVerse, and others Elyum does not list here.
What happens to a bad render on Elyum vs Pollo AI?
On Elyum a failed generation is never charged. If the take is merely bad, KILL it and paid plans refund in full (Free: one kill a month). Third-party reviews of Pollo AI report no refund for failed or off-prompt output; full credits still come off.
Can I use Pollo AI and Elyum together?
Yes. Keep Pollo AI for mobile, Pollo 2.5, Sora 2, or the separate Pollo API. Use Elyum when you want a free preview and a KEEP/KILL decision on the shared models. Credits do not move between the two products, and Pollo API credits do not mix with Pollo user credits either.
Does Pollo AI watermark paid downloads?
Research marks watermark on paid as false. The free tier is watermarked. Elyum kept takes have no watermark on Free or paid.
Does Elyum have a Pollo AI-style unlimited promo?
Pollo AI's 2026 unlimited window covered Wan 3.0, MiniMax H3, and MiniMax H3 Max for paid plans, for a limited time. Elyum does not copy that promo. Pro and Ultra include fair-use unlimited images on selected image models. Video stays metered per KEEP.
Can I use Elyum commercially?
Yes. Kept takes include commercial use. Pollo AI commercial-use terms were not published in any source in this research, so treat that as not published rather than a yes or a no.
Facts checked 2026-09-07
Pollo AI pricing, policies and model availability on this page come from these sources. If something changed since, tell us and we will re-verify.
  1. Pollo AI Pricing Explained: Free Trial, Credits and Real Costs (accessed 2026-09-07)
  2. Pollo.ai Pricing (June 2026): Compare Plans & Find the Best One | SaaSworthy (accessed 2026-09-07)
  3. Pollo AI Pricing 2026: Free Credits vs. Pro Plan (accessed 2026-09-07)
  4. Pollo AI Review 2026: 100 Trustpilot Reviews Analyzed (accessed 2026-09-07)
  5. Seedance 2.5 Free: Create 30s HD AI Videos with Audio | Pollo AI (accessed 2026-09-07)
  6. Kling 3.0 AI Free: Try Kling 3.0 AI Video Generator Now | Pollo AI (accessed 2026-09-07)
  7. Veo 3.1 Free: Try Google Veo 3.1 AI Video Model Now | Pollo AI (accessed 2026-09-07)
  8. Gemini Omni Flash Free: Try Google's Multimodal Video Model | Pollo AI (accessed 2026-09-07)
  9. Google Nano Banana Pro Free | Pollo AI (accessed 2026-09-07)
  10. Pollo AI Launches Pollo API with Access to 300+ AI Video and Image Models (accessed 2026-09-07)
  11. Plans & Pricing | Pollo AI (official page, fetched via proxy) (accessed 2026-09-07)

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