Credits and one-time purchases
- Credit top-ups. One-time and never expire: +50 credits EUR 9, +150 credits EUR 25, +500 credits EUR 75. Buy more when you need more than your monthly allowance.
- Motion packs. One-time clip packs: +3 clips EUR 15, +10 clips EUR 40, +25 clips EUR 90.
- Standalone Tech Pack. EUR 25 per design. Factory-oriented sample tech pack for any Akwa design or uploaded image.
- Design Check. EUR 29 per screen. A private pre-publication similarity and heritage screen for a single design.
How credits are spent: one design render is 1 credit, View on Model is 2, Sketch or Illustrate is 3, a tailor brief is 2, and a postcard is 3. Monthly credits do not roll over; top-ups never expire.
Catalogue design licensing
Every design in the Akwa Catalogue can be licensed at three levels. Each listing shows its own price; the ranges below span the garment tiers, from contemporary to couture.
- Personal use. From EUR 7.99 (contemporary) to EUR 12.99 (heritage) to EUR 19.99 (couture and bridal) per design. The design and its full Tailor Brief for your own wardrobe.
- Commercial licence. From EUR 45 (contemporary) to EUR 120 (couture) per design, in limited slots. Produce and sell the design under your own label.
- Exclusive licence. From EUR 299 to EUR 999 per design, time-boxed (12 to 36 months). The design is withdrawn from sale and held for you alone for the term.
- Optional Tech Pack add-on. Add a factory-oriented sample Tech Pack to any catalogue licence at checkout for EUR 19.99, EUR 5 less than the standalone pack.
Subscription tiers
- Akwa Pro. EUR 15 per month or EUR 150 per year. 40 Akwa Credits per month, high-res watermark-free exports, full tailor brief download, commercial licence. Annual billing carries an equivalent of two months free.
- Akwa Studio. EUR 49 per month or EUR 490 per year. 150 Akwa Credits per month, 3 Motion clips per month. Everything in Pro plus priority generation.
- Postcards Passport. EUR 9.99 per month or EUR 99 per year. Akwa Pro subscribers receive 50% off via Stripe coupon.
What each tier includes
- Credit top-ups. One-time credit packs (+50, +150, +500) that never expire, for when you need more than your monthly allowance.
- Standalone Tech Pack. One factory-oriented Tech Pack with multi-view flats, BOM, spec sheet, grading, QC checklist.
- Akwa Pro. 40 Akwa Credits per month, high-res watermark-free exports, full tailor brief, commercial licence.
- Akwa Studio. Everything in Pro plus 150 credits per month, 3 Motion clips, priority generation.
- Postcards Passport. A generous monthly postcard send allowance, Fashion Passport year-end PDF, Globetrotter geography matching.
Currency
Akwa has one global price, set in EUR. Stripe converts the EUR price to your card's currency automatically at checkout, wherever you are. No separate regional price tables.
Frequently asked questions
Is there a free tier?
No. Since 11 September 2026 Akwa no longer offers a free design tier. Creating an account and browsing the Catalogue is free; designing requires a plan, starting with Akwa Pro at EUR 15 per month.
What currency does Akwa charge in?
One global price in EUR. Stripe converts the EUR price to your card's currency automatically at checkout.
Is the Tech Pack included in a subscription?
No. The Tech Pack is a standalone EUR 25 purchase per design. Subscriptions (Pro, Studio) give you monthly Akwa Credits for renders, briefs, and other actions; the Tech Pack is bought separately when you need one.
Can I cancel a subscription?
Yes. Cancel from Settings any time; subscription continues until the end of the current billing period, then lapses. No cancellation fee.
Is there a refund policy?
Standalone Tech Pack: 14-day refund window from purchase, only if the pack has NOT been downloaded or previewed. Subscription tiers: no refund on past billing periods; cancel to stop future billing.
Is developer access (API and MCP) included?
Yes, with every paid plan. A personal API key created in Settings > Developer access opens the Akwa API and the Akwa MCP server for your own designs, and connects ChatGPT, Claude or your own system to them. A Tech Pack requested through the API counts against a Tech Pack plan allowance first, otherwise it is EUR 25 plus a fixed surcharge. Details: akwa.design/developers.