Design API ROI calculator
Find out what automated design generation saves your team. Enter your current numbers. See the cost difference, time difference, and per-design economics of switching from manual production to the Sivi design API.
Your current design production
1,000
50025,000
$60
$15$200
1 hr
Brief to final export, including revisions
30 min3 hrs
Return on Investment
187x
For every $1 spent on the API, you save $187
$716K
Annual savings
99.5%
Cost reduction
1K hrs
Hours saved / month
Recommended plan
Agency & Business
375 credits/seat/mo · $0.32/design
Savings are estimated based on your inputs and Sivi's published pricing. Per-design cost assumes 1 credit per design on the Gen-2E or Gen-3 model; Gen-3H models use 1.5–4+ credits per design. Actual results depend on your workflow, team size, and usage patterns. Does not include project management overhead, revision cycles, or tool licensing costs, which typically increase real-world savings.
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Common questions about the ROI calculator
Try Sivi Design API01How accurate is this calculator?
The calculator uses your inputs and Sivi's published pricing. The manual design cost is a simplified model (hourly rate × time × volume). Real-world savings are often higher because the model does not account for project management overhead, revision cycles, tool costs, or the opportunity cost of slow turnaround.
02What does the API really cost per design?
On the Pro and Power plans ($48–$96/month billed yearly, 300–600 credits), the effective cost works out to roughly $0.16 per design at 1 credit each on Gen-2E or Gen-3 - Gen-3H models (1.5–4+ credits/design) run higher. Enterprise volume pricing can bring it lower. Compare that to $60 per design with a manual designer. View full pricing
03What counts as one design?
One credit = one design generation. Each generation returns a complete, multi-layered design in your specified size and format. You can request multiple variations per generation (1-4 variants per call)
04Can the API handle our volume?
The API supports concurrent requests on all plans. Async generation with webhook callbacks handles high-volume pipelines. Enterprise plans include custom rate limits and dedicated infrastructure for sustained high-volume generation.
05What about quality? Can the API match our designers?
For production-level marketing designs (banners, social posts, ad creatives, email headers), the API output is comparable to a mid-level designer's production work. Every design is layered and editable, so your team can fine-tune any element before export. The API is not a replacement for senior creative direction, it is a replacement for the repetitive production work that follows it.
06How do we get started?
Test output quality against your current production. Then pick the plan that matches your volume and integration type. Most teams go from first test to production in under a week. View Plans
What business owners, marketers, AI enthusiasts, and designers say about Sivi
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