AETHER PBR
STUDIO LICENSING & TIERS

Transparent Plans for
Every 3D Studio

Choose a monthly subscription plan or buy credit packs à la carte. All downloaded PBR materials include 100% perpetual commercial licensing.

Monthly BillingAnnual Billing SAVE 20% • 2 MO FREE
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Individual Artist300 Credits / mo

Starter

$9/ month

Billed monthly, cancel anytime

Perfect for freelancers and indie 3D creators starting out with calibrated PBR materials.

300 PBR material credits / month
Unused credits roll over monthly
4K, 2K & 1K resolution tiers
16-bit PNG Lossless & WebP presets
100% Royalty-free commercial license
Blender N-Panel 1-Click Streamer
Active Visualizer1,000 Credits / mo

Standard

$19/ month

Billed monthly, cancel anytime

Ideal for professional ArchViz visualizers & regular CG artists needing automated pipelines.

1,000 PBR material credits / month
Unused credits roll over monthly
Full 4K, 2K & 1K Multi-Format Packages
OpenPBR MaterialX (.mtlx) Graph Export
Blender N-Panel 1-Click Streamer
100% Royalty-free commercial license
Most Popular • Studio Choice
Unlimited VaultUNLIMITED

Pro Unlimited

$29/ month

Billed monthly, cancel anytime

Unlimited downloads across the entire 4K PBR material library with priority weekly releases.

Unlimited Full Catalog Downloads
No credit caps or monthly quotas
Full 4K, 2K & 1K Multi-Format Packages
Blender N-Panel 1-Click Live Streamer
OpenPBR Standard Shader Graph Export
100% Royalty-free commercial license
Paddle Secure

256-bit SSL checkout

1-Click Cancel

No lock-ins or contracts

Keep Forever

Perpetual commercial rights

Blender Streamer

Instant viewport import

Compare Plan Features

Detailed technical breakdown across all subscription tiers

Feature SpecificationStarterStandardPro Unlimited
1. Assets & Resolution Formats
Monthly Download Credits300 credits1,000 creditsUnlimited
Texture Resolutions Included4K, 2K & 1K4K, 2K & 1K4K, 2K & 1K
16-bit Lossless PNG & WebP Presets
Unused Credit RolloverN/A (Unlimited)
2. DCC Integrations & Pipeline
OpenPBR MaterialX (.mtlx) Graphs
Blender N-Panel 1-Click Streamer
Real-World Physical Dimensions Metadata
3. Commercial Licensing & Rights
Royalty-Free Commercial License
Perpetual Ownership (Keep Downloads Forever)
Early Access to New Drop Releases
PAY AS YOU GO

No Subscription? Buy Credits

Pay as you go. Standard PBR materials cost 10 credits (plus 2 credits per additional color variation). Credits never expire, and larger packs offer bigger savings.

250

Credits

$9.00

$0.036 / credit

~25 standard PBR materials

Credits never expire

Full library access

Commercial license

1,000

Credits

$29.00

$0.029 / credit

~100 standard PBR materials

Credits never expire

Full library access

Commercial license

2,500

Credits

$59.00

$0.024 / credit

~250 standard PBR materials

Credits never expire

Full library access

Commercial license

BEST VALUE
5,000

Credits

$99.00

$0.020 / credit

~500 standard PBR materials

Credits never expire

Full library access

Commercial license

Build your own credit pack

Drag to choose — the more you buy, the less you pay per credit. Credits never expire.

1,000CREDITS
1005,00010,000
$29.00=$0.029 / credit

You save 27% vs single credits!

STUDIO ASSET MANIFEST

What's Included In Every Download

Every material package is delivered as a comprehensive, studio-calibrated ZIP archive containing multi-resolution textures, native OpenPBR MaterialX graphs, and real-world scale metadata.

Full PBR Channel Maps

16-bit & 8-bit precision
BaseColor (_COL)sRGB Linear
Normal GL & DX (_NRM)16bpc Vectors
Roughness (_ROUGH)Linear Microfacet
Height / Disp (_DISP)16bpc Depth
Ambient Occlusion (_AO)Contact Shading
Metallic / Opacity / SpecWhere Applicable

3 Format & Quality Presets

4K, 2K & 1K resolution tiers
Maximum Quality100% PNG

16bpc Normal & Height, 8bpc others. Calibrated for Cinema & ArchViz raytracers (Cycles, V-Ray, Octane, Corona).

Balanced HybridPNG + WebP

16bpc PNG Normal/Height + WebP Albedo. Tailored for Unreal Engine 5 & Unity pipelines.

Ultra Lightweight100% WebP

Smallest file size and ultra-fast loading for Web3D, Three.js, Babylon.js & WebGPU real-time viewports.

Open Standards & Rights

Plug & play interoperability
OpenPBR MaterialX (.mtlx)

Every package contains a generated XML shader graph compatible with Blender, Unreal Engine 5, Maya, Houdini & Omniverse.

Real-World Scale Calibration

Physical width and height dimensions (e.g. 2.0m x 2.0m) and seamless tiling baked directly into the material manifest.

Perpetual Commercial License

100% royalty-free commercial usage for architectural renders, games, movies, broadcast, and VFX projects forever.

Loved by 3D Artists

Trusted by thousands of visualizers, ArchViz studios, and CG generalists worldwide.

"I have always loved AETHER PBR materials from the beginning. Stellar texture quality, seamless 4K EXR maps, and the Blender N-panel integration saves us hours on every architectural render."

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Philip V.

ArchViz Studio Lead

"Great selection of PBR materials along with excellent value! The height displacement maps and OpenPBR standards integrate effortlessly into Cycles and Unreal Engine 5."

TJ

Tom Johnson

Senior 3D Visualizer

"AETHER PBR never ceases to amaze — every single surface material has that ultra-realistic physical feel that elevates my archviz renders. Worth every single penny."

AH

Adrian Herrera

3D Texture Artist

"Great quality, consistent roughness & normal maps across all material types. Having perpetual commercial rights means zero licensing headaches for our projects."

DM

Duncan M.

Environment Material Artist

"Outstanding quality and pricing. The 32-bit EXR displacement maps for concrete, stone, and brick materials are the cleanest I have found anywhere on the market."

WK

Wesley K.

VFX Texture Supervisor

"The PBR textures are top notch. Having everything covered from fine surface imperfections to 4K wood and ceramic materials makes material assignment so much faster."

MS

Marlin S.

Pro Member

"The best PBR material vault on the market! The live WebGPU 3D viewport preview before downloading saves me tons of bandwidth and time."

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Anna Beatriz

Interior ArchViz Artist

Frequently Asked Questions

Answers regarding commercial rights, cancellations & credit terms

If you work on 3D renders regularly, subscription plans (Starter, Standard, or Pro Unlimited) offer the best value with monthly credit refills or unlimited PBR material downloads. If you only need textures for a single project, Credit Packs never expire and allow you to pay strictly as you go.