Gradients Studio vs fffuel
fffuel is a free collection of SVG generators; its gggrain makes grainy linear and radial gradients as small SVG files, with no sign-up. Gradients Studio renders mesh gradients with grain into 4K JPEGs, in four styles with pixel and dither finishes. For lightweight SVG grain on a web page, use fffuel; for a raster background with mesh-style colour at a set size, use Gradients Studio.
Updated October 2026Facts checked
We make Gradients Studio. We're not affiliated with fffuel; its facts come from its own site, linked below, and where it doesn't say, neither do we. Written by Anusandhan.
What each is best at
Vector against raster: fffuel's grain is an SVG filter that scales with the page; ours is baked into a 4K image.
fffuel is best at
- Free, with no account, and commercial use allowed without attribution.
- Tiny SVG files that scale to any size, made with an SVG noise filter.
- Many related generators: ffflux blurred gradients, uuunion wavy gradients, nnnoise textures.
Gradients Studio is best at
- Mesh-style colour: many colours blending in four styles, not a two-stop linear or radial ramp.
- Grain rendered into the pixels, so the image looks the same in every app and slide deck.
- Pixel and dither finishes, and exact sizes for heroes, OG images and stories.
- A ChatGPT app and MCP server, and a saved link that reopens the design.
Feature by feature
Checked October 19, 2026 on each tool's own site.
| Feature | fffuel | Gradients Studio |
|---|---|---|
| Output | SVG (gggrain); PNG through its separate rrrasterize tool | JPEG up to 4K (3840 wide, or 2160 tall for portrait and square) |
| Grain | Granularity, opacity and frequency (SVG filter) | Rendered into the export, 0–80% |
| Pixel finish | No pixel finish for gradients | Pixel cells with a blue-noise fade; 4K on Pro |
| Dither finish | No | Bayer dots, halftone or your own glyphs; 4K on Pro |
| Animation and video | No | Seamless MP4 loops: free up to 1080p with an end card; 4K, 60 fps, no card on Pro |
| CSS, SVG or code | SVG code to save or copy | No CSS or SVG; images only |
| In ChatGPT or coding agents | No | ChatGPT app and MCP server |
| Free plan | Free | 5 free 4K exports a month, no watermark |
| Sign-up to export | No sign-up | First download needs none (HD); 4K needs a free account |
| Paid plans | None | $39 for 12 months or $9 for 7 days, one payment |
Pricing, as of October 19, 2026
Taken from each pricing page on that date. Prices change; follow the links for today's.
fffuel
- Everything
- $0
- Free for personal and commercial use, no attribution; you can't resell or redistribute the images themselves.
Checked October 19, 2026 on fffuel.co/license
Gradients Studio
- Free
- $0
- 5 free 4K exports a month, no watermark. The first download needs no account (HD).
- Pro
- $39
- 12 months, one payment that never renews. Unlimited 4K, pixel and dither finishes.
- Week Pass
- $9
- 7 days of unlimited 4K, for one project.
Checked October 19, 2026 on gradients.studio/#pricing
Which one to pick
Pick fffuel if
- You want grain as SVG on a web page, with no image to host and nothing to pay.
- A two- or three-colour linear or radial gradient is all the design needs.
- You'll use other fffuel generators for patterns, waves or noise textures.
Pick Gradients Studio if
- You need a raster image (JPEG) for a deck, a social post or a design file, at 4K.
- You want mesh-style colour with many blending colours, or a pixel or dither look.
- SVG noise filters render inconsistently in your target app, and you want the grain baked in.
Questions
- Is fffuel gggrain free for commercial use?
- Yes. fffuel's licence allows personal and commercial use with no attribution; it doesn't allow reselling or redistributing the images themselves. Checked October 19, 2026.
- Does gggrain export PNG?
- gggrain saves SVG. fffuel offers a separate tool, rrrasterize, that converts SVG to PNG in the browser.
Sources
Every fffuel fact on this page comes from its own site on October 19, 2026. fffuel is a trademark of its owner; this page is independent and not endorsed by them.
Checked October 19, 2026 on fffuel.co, fffuel.co/gggrain, fffuel.co/license, fffuel.co/rrrasterize
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