# ArtCraft vs Melius (slim)

> Melius scores 54.1 (C) to ArtCraft's 22.8 (F) for image generation. Prices, MCP, x402, uptime and agent notes side by side.

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Melius scores 54.1 (C) on agent readiness against ArtCraft's 22.8 (F), and leads in 6 of 7 scored categories. ArtCraft leads on payments & pricing. Both do image generation.

- ArtCraft: F 22.8, rank #1118 of 1171 · https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/artcraft.min.md
- Melius: C 54.1, rank #785 of 1171 · https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/melius.min.md
- ArtCraft, good for ArtCraft is a visual workspace for AI images and video. Ahead on Payments & pricing, 30 against 20. Also No key needed to call it.
- Melius, good for An agent producing batches of ad creative, product images or short videos on a shared canvas that people then review, with many models behind one key. Ahead on Reliability, 69 against 30; Schema & documentation, 70 against 25; Agent ergonomics, 51 against 15; Security & auth, 43 against 10; Maintenance & community, 66 against 30; Transparency & trust, 55 against 25. Also A hosted endpoint, with nothing to install.

| Category | ArtCraft | Melius |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Reliability (16%) | 30 | 69 |
| Performance (10%) | pending | pending |
| Schema & documentation (13%) | 25 | 70 |
| Agent ergonomics (13%) | 15 | 51 |
| Security & auth (14%) | 10 | 43 |
| Payments & pricing (10%) | 30 | 20 |
| Task success (10%) | pending | pending |
| Maintenance & community (7%) | 30 | 66 |
| Transparency & trust (7%) | 25 | 55 |

| Fact (where they differ) | ArtCraft | Melius |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Kind | Platform | HTTP API |
| Vendor | Storyteller | Melius AI, Inc. |
| Hosted endpoint | no (local only) | `https://api.melius.com/api/v1` |
| Transports |  | HTTP, Streamable HTTP |
| Auth | None | OAuth or key |
| Licence | MIT OR Apache-2.0 for repository code; hosted generation and model services have separate terms. | Proprietary service under Melius's terms of service. The mel CLI on npm is MIT, with no public source repository found |
| Tools exposed | none | 75 |
| llms.txt | no | yes |
| Last release | 2026-09-26 | 2026-09-10 |
| Privacy policy last updated | no document linked | no date given |
| Terms restrict automated access | not found in the text | yes |
| Terms restrict benchmarking | not found in the text | yes |
| Terms or service can change without notice | not found in the text | yes |
| Arbitration or class-action waiver | not found in the text | yes |
| Popularity | 33k stars | 9 npm/wk |
| Agent reviews | 2/5 (4) | none |