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Mockups Without a Subscription: Pay Once for What You Use

October 19, 2026 4 min read For every seller

Most mockup tools charge a monthly fee. That's fine if you make mockups every week. But most sellers don't. You launch a batch of designs, make the photos for them, and then don't need another mockup for a month or two. The subscription keeps charging anyway, and you have to remember to cancel it.

So we changed how PosterMock AI is sold. You can now buy credits once, for exactly the number of mockups you need. No monthly fee, no renewal date, nothing to cancel.

The problem with mockup subscriptions

A subscription only makes sense if you use it steadily. For a typical Etsy or print-on-demand shop, work comes in batches:

We saw this in our own numbers. Most people make their mockups in one sitting, and almost nobody uses a full 150-mockup month.

How credit packs work

When you need more mockups, open the plan picker in the app and drag the slider to the number you want. Every mockup costs 5 credits on any product: posters, t-shirts, mugs, stickers and tote bags.

CreditsMockupsPer mockupPrice, once
10020$0.15$2.99
20040$0.11$4.49
30060$0.09$5.49
40080$0.08$6.49
500100$0.07$7.49
600120$0.07$8.49
750150$0.07$9.99

Prices in USD, taxes included

What you get with every pack:

When the pack credits run out, your account goes back to the Free plan, with 25 credits a month and the free room styles. Nothing is deleted. Your library stays as it is, and the next pack you buy brings the Pro features back.

Failed generations don't cost anything. If a mockup fails, the 5 credits go straight back to your balance.

A credit pack or Pro?

Pro is still there for sellers who make lots of mockups every month. It costs $7.99 a month for 750 credits (150 mockups), or $78.99 a year. Here's a simple way to choose:

An example: a poster shop launches 10 new designs in January and 6 more in April, with 5 mockups per listing. That's 80 mockups across four months. One 400-credit pack ($6.49) covers all of it. Pro for the same four months would cost $31.96.

Not sure how many mockups you need? Our guide on how many mockups an Etsy listing needs helps you work it out from the number of listings you plan to make.

How to buy a pack

  1. Open the app and sign in (a free account is enough).
  2. Click Upgrade plan at the top, or wait until you run out of credits.
  3. Drag the slider to the number of mockups you need.
  4. Click Buy and pay on the Stripe checkout page.
  5. The credits are added to your account straight away.

New accounts still start with a 7-day Pro trial and 15 mockups, so you can try everything before you buy anything.

Pay for the mockups you make, not the months you don't

Credit packs from $2.99. No subscription, nothing to cancel.

Open the app →

Posters · T-shirts · Mugs · Stickers · Tote bags

Frequently asked questions

Do the credits expire?

No. Credits from a credit pack stay on your account until you use them, as long as the account is open.

Will I be charged again later?

No. A credit pack is a single payment. It doesn't renew, so there is nothing to cancel.

What happens when I run out of credits?

Your account goes back to the Free plan: 25 credits (5 mockups) every month and the free room styles. Your library and every mockup you made stay where they are. Buy another pack whenever you need more, and Pro features come back with it.

Can I switch to Pro later?

Yes. If you subscribe to Pro, any credits left from a pack are kept and added on top of Pro's 750 monthly credits.

Can I use the mockups commercially?

Yes. Mockups made with a credit pack include commercial use, on Etsy or anywhere else you sell.