Flair AI vs Shopify Sidekick

Pricing, features, platforms and who each one suits — side by side.

Flair AI

Drag-and-drop AI design tool for e-commerce product photoshoots and ads

Free · from $8/moVisit site

Shopify Sidekick

AI commerce assistant inside the Shopify admin for running and growing a store

From $29/moVisit site

Choose Flair AI if…

you want a free plan to start with
you want the lower entry price ($8/mo vs $29/mo)
you need an API to build on
you're in its core audience: e-commerce brands, fashion and jewelry sellers

Choose Shopify Sidekick if…

you're in its core audience: shopify merchants, small online store owners

Side by side

FeatureF

Flair AIS

Shopify Sidekick

Pricing modelFreemiumFree trial

Starting price$8/mo$29/mo

Free plan

Free trial

API

Open source

Data retention—Store info kept two years after closure before deletion begins

Updates, last 90 days—11

PlatformsWeb, APIWeb

CategoryProduct PhotographyE-commerce

CompanyFlair AIShopify Inc. · Canada · since 2006

Full feature lists

F Flair AI

Drag-and-drop canvas for staging product scenes
Custom models trained on your products
On-model fashion and jewelry photography
AI human model builder with adjustable features
AI product video generation
Ad generation with brand templates
Magic Erase, upscale, variations and image extension
Real-time team collaboration

S Shopify Sidekick

Writes product descriptions and marketing copy
Edits product photos and generates transparent-background images
Takes actions in the Shopify admin, such as creating discounts
Weekly store performance summaries and pricing analysis
Low-stock alerts and smart collection setup
Storefront suggestions tested on simulated shoppers (SimGym)
Responds in multiple languages based on store settings
Staff access follows admin permissions

What you'd pay

The cheapest plan that fits, per month, billed yearly where the plan offers it.

Team size	Flair AI	Shopify Sidekick
1 person	no published plan	$29 Basic
5 people	no published plan	$29 Basic
20 people	no published plan	$29 Basic

All plans and prices

Flair AI

Free$0

Pro$8/mo

Pro+$26/mo

Scale Tier 1$38/mo

EnterpriseCustom

Shopify Sidekick

Basic$29/mo billed yearly ($39 monthly)

Grow$79/mo billed yearly ($105 monthly)

Advanced$299/mo billed yearly ($399 monthly)

PlusFrom $2,300/mo

Price changes we've recorded

We re-read each pricing page every month and log what changed.

Flair AI

No changes since we started tracking.

Shopify Sidekick

Nov 5, 2026Starting price: none → $29/mo; Basic: USD price not shown to our fetcher → $29; Grow: USD price not shown to our fetcher → $79; Advanced: USD price not shown to our fetcher → $299; Plus: Custom (from a high monthly minimum) → $2300
Nov 5, 2026Basic: £19/mo billed yearly, or £25/mo billed monthly → USD price not shown to our fetcher; Grow: £49/mo billed yearly, or £65/mo billed monthly → USD price not shown to our fetcher; Advanced: £259/mo billed yearly, or £344/mo billed monthly → USD price not shown to our fetcher; Plus: From £1,800/mo → Custom (from a high monthly minimum)