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AI Game Cost Calculator
Answer a few questions about your 2D game. Get the asset list, the cost and time to build it with AI tools, the tokens, and a prompt pack to start building today.
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Built from your answers. Asset prompts are in English because image, music and sound tools work best in English.
How the estimate works
- Sizes are anchored on real solo builds made with AI coding agents: a small mobile game took about 2 weeks, a medium one about 4 and a large one about 6; extra large is about 3 months. Genre, features, languages and 3D change those numbers.
- Images = characters × animation frames + backgrounds + items + UI. We assume you keep about 1 in 3 generations, so the number of generations is three times the number of images.
- Coding tokens assume an agent like Claude Code works about 70% of the days and reads around 20M tokens a day, most of it cached context. The API cost uses today's list price for the model you pick; subscriptions are charged per month.
How much does it cost to make a game with AI? Full breakdown →
Tool prices used
| Midjourney | Basic $10 · Standard $30 · Pro $60 / month |
| Leonardo | Essential $12 · Premium $30 · Ultimate $60 / month (≈ 10 tokens per image) |
| Gemini (Nano Banana 2) | ≈ $0.067 per 1K image (API) |
| GPT Image | ≈ $0.05 per image, medium quality (API) |
| PixelLab | ≈ $0.01–0.03 per sprite or animation (API) |
| Scenario | ≈ $15–45 / month |
| Ludo.ai | ≈ $20 / month (sprites, animation, game ideas) |
| God Mode AI | ≈ $38 / month (sprite and Spine animation) |
| AutoSprite | ≈ $12 / month (sprite sheets from one sprite) |
| Layer.ai | from ≈ $10 / month, usage-based |
| Suno | Pro $10 (2,500 credits) · Premier $30 (10,000) / month |
| ElevenLabs | Starter $6 · Creator $22 · Pro $99 / month |
| Stable Audio | Pro $11.99 (250 tracks) · Studio $29.99 (675) · Max $89.99 / month — music and SFX |
| AIVA | Pro €33 / month (you own the music; Standard €11 does not) |
| Soundraw | Creator ≈ $11 / month (commercial use, unlimited downloads) |
| Pixabay | Free music and sound effects, commercial use OK, no attribution (Pixabay Content License) |
| Kenney · Freesound | Free (Kenney is CC0; check each Freesound license) |
| Meshy | Pro $20 (1,000 credits) · Premium $40 · Ultra $100 / month |
| Tripo | Pro $20 (3,000 credits ≈ 200 models) · Max $90 / month |
| Higgsfield | Starter $15 · Plus $39 · Ultra $99 / month |
| Claude | Pro $20 · Max 5× $100 · Max 20× $200 / month |
| Cursor | Pro $20 / month |
| Windsurf | Pro $20 / month |
| GitHub Copilot | Pro $10 · Pro+ $39 / month (agent use draws AI credits) |
| Google AI Pro | $19.99 / month (Gemini CLI, Gemini app) |
Checked 2026-10-05. Prices change often — check each tool's pricing page before you buy.
FAQ
How much does it cost to make a 2D game with AI?
For a small mobile game, one person with AI tools usually spends about $100–300 in subscriptions and API fees and 2–3 weeks of work. Use the calculator above for your own genre and size.
Which AI tools do I need to make a game?
Usually four: an image tool for sprites and backgrounds (Midjourney, Leonardo, Gemini, PixelLab, Scenario or an image API), a music tool (Suno, Stable Audio, AIVA or free Pixabay music), a sound effects tool (ElevenLabs, Stable Audio or free libraries) and a coding agent (Claude Code, Cursor or Gemini CLI). Meshy helps if you want 3D models, Higgsfield for a promo video.
How many tokens does it take to code a game with Claude Code?
Agents re-read your project a lot, so a 2-week build can pass a few hundred million tokens, mostly cached. On a Claude Max plan you pay a flat monthly fee; on the API the calculator shows the cost for the model you choose.
Are the prompts free to use?
Yes. Copy them or download the whole pack as a Markdown file and paste them into your tools. Nothing you type is uploaded.
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