# BioRender — AI Compare Ninja > Create scientific figures and presentations with AI drafts, specialist icons and a separate graphing offering. ## Overview - **Category:** Design & Image (Image generation & creative suites) - **Status:** Active · checked - Active scientific editor. Fully editable AI figures in beta. Academic and Industry usage rights differ. - **Paid from:** 35 / 39 USD / per month: annual billing / monthly billing (Academic Individual) - **Free access:** Free plan - **Website:** https://www.biorender.com/ - **Canonical URL:** https://www.aicompare.ninja/en/tool/biorender ## What it does - Unlimited figures, watermark-free high-resolution exports, slides and editable PowerPoint export - Academic: research, teaching and other nonprofit uses; publication requires citation - Industry: commercial use and marketing also permitted; no standalone reuse of BioRender icons - Graphing add-on per seat; unlimited Graphing files and datasets - Additional AI credits require the matching paid base plan; purchased credits expire at the end of the billing period ## In brief BioRender is a specialist scientific-figure editor with life-science icons, templates, slides and Graphing. AI produces drafts that need scientific review. Fully editable AI figure generation is offered in beta. Academic: research, teaching and other nonprofit uses; publication requires citation. Industry: commercial use and marketing also permitted; no standalone reuse of BioRender icons. 20 one-time AI credits without expiry, not a monthly free credit pool. AI credit subscriptions and Graphing are separate, not unlimited within the base subscription. ## Limits AI costs: protocol/flow draft 1 credit, icon editing 10, full figure generation 20 for 3 previews; follow-up prompt edits 10. Editable output is Premium-only, without extra conversion credits. Purchased credits expire, one-time lifetime credits do not. Data may also be processed in the US. Uploaded content or figures are not used to train generative models without prior consent; enterprise terms treat community-gallery submission as consent. AI help notes possible BioRender-team review of prompts and figures. ## Pricing tiers | Tier | Price | Period | What you get | | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Free | free | free | 3 figures and 1 Graphing file; uploads, templates and PDB protein models; 20 one-time AI credits without expiry, not a monthly free credit pool; Do not publish or commercially use figures containing BioRender content; fully editable AI figures require Premium | | Academic Individual | 35 / 39 USD | per month: annual billing / monthly billing | 1 user; Unlimited figures, watermark-free high-resolution exports, slides and editable PowerPoint export; Academic: research, teaching and other nonprofit uses; publication requires citation; AI credit subscriptions and Graphing are separate, not unlimited within the base subscription | | Academic Lab | 99 / 129 USD | per month: annual billing / monthly billing | 5 seats included, up to 19 users; additional seats USD 20/month billed annually; Unlimited figures, watermark-free high-resolution exports, slides and editable PowerPoint export; Central administration, shared folders and real-time collaboration; Academic: research, teaching and other nonprofit uses; publication requires citation; AI credit subscriptions and Graphing are separate, not unlimited within the base subscription | | Industry Individual | 95 / 115 USD | per month: annual billing / monthly billing | 1 user; Unlimited figures, watermark-free high-resolution exports, slides and editable PowerPoint export; Industry: commercial use and marketing also permitted; no standalone reuse of BioRender icons; AI credit subscriptions and Graphing are separate, not unlimited within the base subscription | | Industry Team | 475 / 570 USD | per month: annual billing / monthly billing | 5 seats included, up to 19 users; additional seats USD 95/month billed annually; Unlimited figures, watermark-free high-resolution exports, slides and editable PowerPoint export; Central administration, shared folders and real-time collaboration; Industry: commercial use and marketing also permitted; no standalone reuse of BioRender icons; AI credit subscriptions and Graphing are separate, not unlimited within the base subscription | | Academic Institution | contact sales | custom | From 20 users; sitewide login or SSO, brand kit, multiple teams and account support; Academic: research, teaching and other nonprofit uses; publication requires citation; AI credit subscriptions and Graphing are separate, not unlimited within the base subscription | | Industry Enterprise | contact sales | custom | From 20 users; sitewide login or SSO, brand kit, multiple teams and account support; Industry: commercial use and marketing also permitted; no standalone reuse of BioRender icons; AI credit subscriptions and Graphing are separate, not unlimited within the base subscription | | Academic Graphing | 15 USD | month, billed annually | Graphing add-on per seat; unlimited Graphing files and datasets; CSV, Excel and Prism imports; analysis, outlier checks and chart styling | | Industry Graphing | 49 USD | month, billed annually | Graphing add-on per seat; unlimited Graphing files and datasets; CSV, Excel and Prism imports; analysis, outlier checks and chart styling | | AI · Academic Individual · 50 / 600 | 5 / 48 USD | monthly payment / annual payment | 50 credits per month for USD 5 or 600 credits per year for USD 48; Additional AI credits require the matching paid base plan; purchased credits expire at the end of the billing period | | AI · Academic Individual · 100 / 1200 | 10 / 96 USD | monthly payment / annual payment | 100 credits per month for USD 10 or 1200 credits per year for USD 96; Additional AI credits require the matching paid base plan; purchased credits expire at the end of the billing period | | AI · Academic Individual · 150 / 1800 | 15 / 144 USD | monthly payment / annual payment | 150 credits per month for USD 15 or 1800 credits per year for USD 144; Additional AI credits require the matching paid base plan; purchased credits expire at the end of the billing period | | AI · Academic Individual · Unlimited (Fair Use) | 20 USD | month | Advertised as Unlimited, but capped at 2500 credits per month under fair use; generation then pauses; Monthly only, no annual package; Additional AI credits require the matching paid base plan; purchased credits expire at the end of the billing period | | AI · Industry Individual · 50 / 600 | 25 / 240 USD | monthly payment / annual payment | 50 credits per month for USD 25 or 600 credits per year for USD 240; Additional AI credits require the matching paid base plan; purchased credits expire at the end of the billing period | | AI · Industry Individual · 100 / 1200 | 50 / 480 USD | monthly payment / annual payment | 100 credits per month for USD 50 or 1200 credits per year for USD 480; Additional AI credits require the matching paid base plan; purchased credits expire at the end of the billing period | | AI · Industry Individual · 150 / 1800 | 75 / 720 USD | monthly payment / annual payment | 150 credits per month for USD 75 or 1800 credits per year for USD 720; Additional AI credits require the matching paid base plan; purchased credits expire at the end of the billing period | | AI · Industry Individual · Unlimited (Fair Use) | 100 USD | month | Advertised as Unlimited, but capped at 2500 credits per month under fair use; generation then pauses; Monthly only, no annual package; Additional AI credits require the matching paid base plan; purchased credits expire at the end of the billing period | | AI · Academic Lab · 250 / 3000 | 25 / 240 USD | monthly payment / annual payment | 250 credits per month for USD 25 or 3000 credits per year for USD 240; Additional AI credits require the matching paid base plan; purchased credits expire at the end of the billing period; One shared team credit pool, not this allowance for each seat | | AI · Academic Lab · 500 / 6000 | 50 / 480 USD | monthly payment / annual payment | 500 credits per month for USD 50 or 6000 credits per year for USD 480; Additional AI credits require the matching paid base plan; purchased credits expire at the end of the billing period; One shared team credit pool, not this allowance for each seat | | AI · Academic Lab · 750 / 9000 | 75 / 720 USD | monthly payment / annual payment | 750 credits per month for USD 75 or 9000 credits per year for USD 720; Additional AI credits require the matching paid base plan; purchased credits expire at the end of the billing period; One shared team credit pool, not this allowance for each seat | | AI · Academic Lab · Unlimited (Fair Use) | 100 USD | month | Advertised as Unlimited, but capped at 12500 credits per month under fair use; generation then pauses; Monthly only, no annual package; Additional AI credits require the matching paid base plan; purchased credits expire at the end of the billing period; One shared team credit pool, not this allowance for each seat | | AI · Industry Team · 250 / 3000 | 125 / 1,200 USD | monthly payment / annual payment | 250 credits per month for USD 125 or 3000 credits per year for USD 1200; Additional AI credits require the matching paid base plan; purchased credits expire at the end of the billing period; One shared team credit pool, not this allowance for each seat | | AI · Industry Team · 500 / 6000 | 250 / 2,400 USD | monthly payment / annual payment | 500 credits per month for USD 250 or 6000 credits per year for USD 2400; Additional AI credits require the matching paid base plan; purchased credits expire at the end of the billing period; One shared team credit pool, not this allowance for each seat | | AI · Industry Team · 750 / 9000 | 375 / 3,600 USD | monthly payment / annual payment | 750 credits per month for USD 375 or 9000 credits per year for USD 3600; Additional AI credits require the matching paid base plan; purchased credits expire at the end of the billing period; One shared team credit pool, not this allowance for each seat | | AI · Industry Team · Unlimited (Fair Use) | 500 USD | month | Advertised as Unlimited, but capped at 12500 credits per month under fair use; generation then pauses; Monthly only, no annual package; Additional AI credits require the matching paid base plan; purchased credits expire at the end of the billing period; One shared team credit pool, not this allowance for each seat | ## Sources All details regarding plans, limits, and features are based on official vendor documentation and the primary sources verified below. - https://www.biorender.com/pricing - https://help.biorender.com/hc/en-gb/articles/31740274739229-How-to-access-and-manage-the-AI-Credits-Add-On-in-BioRender - https://help.biorender.com/hc/en-gb/articles/37585527817629-How-to-generate-editable-figures-using-BioRender-AI - https://www.biorender.com/individual-terms - https://www.biorender.com/enterprise-terms - https://www.biorender.com/privacy --- *Source: AI Compare Ninja (2026) - https://www.aicompare.ninja/en/tool/biorender*