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CurlShot vs Replicate
Replicate runs AI models, whereas CurlShot captures web pages
CurlShotScreenshot API with flat monthly plans, no surprise bills
ReplicateRun and fine-tune AI models with an APIWhich to pick
Pick CurlShot if you want…
- Simple, fixed-price screenshot API
- Integrations with cURL, Node.js or PHP (on CurlShot's list, not Replicate's)
Pick Replicate if you want…
- Run and fine-tune ML models via API
- AI model inference
- Integrations with Node or HTTP (on Replicate's list, not CurlShot's)
Side by side
- What it is
- CurlShot:CurlShot provides an API to capture web pages as PNG, JPEG, WebP, PDF or video with a single HTTP request.
- Replicate:Replicate provides a cloud API to run, fine-tune, and deploy open-source and custom machine-learning models with a single line of code.
- Best for
- CurlShot:Simple, fixed-price screenshot API
- Replicate:Run and fine-tune ML models via API
- Who it’s for
- CurlShot:Developers needing automated website screenshots or PDFs.
- Replicate:Developers building AI features who need easy model inference and deployment
- Pricing
- CurlShot:Freemium
- Replicate:Freemium
- Plans
- CurlShot:Free $0 · Starter $19 per month · Growth $79 per month · Scale $249 per month
- Replicate:—
- Works with
- CurlShot:cURL, Node.js, Python, PHP, Go, Ruby
- Replicate:Node, Python, HTTP
CurlShot features
- Full-page and element capture. Capture the entire page or specific sections, up to 20,000 px tall.
- Device emulation. Render pages as seen on computer, phone or tablet screens.
- Ad and cookie banner removal. Automatically hides ads, cookie pop-ups and chat widgets before capture.
- Multiple output formats. Export screenshots as PNG, JPEG, WebP, PDF or short video (MP4/WebM/GIF).
- Bulk and async rendering. Submit up to 100 pages per call and receive results via webhooks.
- AI agent support. Includes an MCP server so AI agents can request screenshots directly.
Replicate features
- One-line model inference. Run any public model with a single line of code in Node, Python or HTTP.
- Fine-tune with your data. Improve existing models by training on your own datasets via the Replicate API.
- Deploy custom models. Package models with Cog to create private, scalable API endpoints.
- Pay-as-you-go pricing. Only pay for compute time or per-output token/image; no upfront fees.
- Hardware selection. Choose CPU or GPU instances (A100, H100, L40S, T4) and scale automatically.
CurlShot vs Replicate FAQ
Is CurlShot or Replicate free?+
CurlShot has a free plan; paid plans start at $19/month (Starter). Replicate has a free plan and paid plans.
Do CurlShot and Replicate integrate with the same tools?+
Partly. Both list Python. CurlShot also lists cURL, Node.js, PHP, Go and 1 more; Replicate also lists Node and HTTP.
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