Hotpot review

Hotpot is a general AI image toolkit, and its colorizer leans toward style. You upload one or more black and white photos, pick Natural, Cinematic, Vintage or Polaroid, and can add written instructions that apply to the whole batch. Results download one by one or together in a ZIP, which is handy for an album. Credits are needed for every result, including the first photo, and the editor shows the cost before you start. Credit packs are a one-time payment from $12 for 1,000 credits, with monthly and yearly plans at a discount. Hotpot is candid about limits: it says AI predicts plausible colors rather than the original ones, that results may not work well with more than two people, and that refreshing the tab loses the queue. For damaged photos it suggests running its Photo Restorer first. Large group photos are better handled by Palette.fm or Colorize.cc. We compared documented features and published prices.

Who it is for

families who want a styled look and one-time credit packs

Price

Pay once from $12 for 1,000 credits; monthly and yearly plans also available.

1,000 credits $12
Quoted from the vendor pricing page on November 13, 2026.

Key features

• Natural, Cinematic, Vintage and Polaroid color styles
• Optional written instructions for the look you want
• Upload several photos and apply the same style to all
• Download results one by one or together in a ZIP
• Accepts JPG, JPEG, PNG and WebP

Strengths and weaknesses

• Strength: Batch colorizing with one style keeps an album consistent
• Strength: Pay once credit packs start at $12
• Strength: Photo Restorer and an image to video tool sit in the same account
• Weakness: Credits are required for every result, including the first photo
• Weakness: Hotpot says the tool may not work well with more than two people
• Weakness: Refreshing the tab clears the processing queue

Key facts

• Paid from: $12 one-time for 1,000 credits
• Styles: Natural, Cinematic, Vintage, Polaroid
• File types: JPG, JPEG, PNG, WebP
• Free colorizations: None, credits required

Where it ranks

Hotpot is No. 6 in our Best AI Photo Colorizers verdict.