Five tiers, published. Priced the instant you upload.
Every vector job grades into one of five complexity tiers. An automated classifier reads your upload and prices it on the spot — in credits (for subscribers) or dollars (for per-job customers). Two similar jobs are priced the same — that's the whole point of writing the rubric down.
VectorWiz auto-grades every upload into one of five complexity tiers — Simple (10 credits, $25–35), Medium (20 credits, $45–65), High (35 credits, $75–110), Complex (60 credits, $130–180), or Multi-file (priced bespoke). An automated classifier reads the file and shows the price instantly; the rubric is published so two similar jobs always cost the same.
The five tiers at a glance
| Tier | Credits | USD per-job | Designer time budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| Simple | 10 | $25–35 | 30–60 min |
| Medium | 20 | $45–65 | 60–90 min |
| High | 35 | $75–110 | 1.5–2.5 hours |
| Complex | 60 | $130–180 | 3–5 hours |
| Multi-file | Bespoke | Bespoke | Bespoke |
Tier 1 — Simple · 10 credits · $25–35
Single-color, clean source, no surprises.
Single-color logos with text and a mark, clean raster source (≥ 800×800px), no gradients, no halftones, no overlapping color effects. The conversion is mostly tracing the existing shapes accurately and outlining the type.
- Typical sources — Black-and-white logo from a website header
- Single-color text wordmark
- Simple icon or pictogram with one color
- Sketch or hand-drawn line drawing with clean lines
- Production examples — Single-color vinyl decal
- One-screen black ink screen-printed shirt
- Single-stroke engraving
- Cricut/Silhouette cut file from a clean source
Tier 2 — Medium · 20 credits · $45–65
Multi-color, moderate detail, some judgment calls.
2–4 colors, optionally light gradients, moderate detail level. The designer separates the colors into layers, makes some interpretation calls about gradient handling (e.g. converting a soft gradient into a 3-step blend for spot vinyl), and outlines fonts.
- Typical sources — 2–4 color logo with limited gradient
- Sports team logo with mascot art
- Service-business logo with subtle shading
- Old printed material (business card, brochure scan)
- Production examples — Multi-color vinyl with 2–3 spot colors
- 2-screen screen-print job
- Embroidery digitizing source for moderate-density designs
- DXF for laser cutting with multiple cut layers
Tier 3 — High · 35 credits · $75–110
Many colors, halftones, gradients, real interpretation.
Multi-color with overlap effects, distressed textures, halftones, photographic-style gradients. Significant interpretation — converting raster effects to vector equivalents that actually print, cut, or embroider correctly. Not just tracing — translating.
- Typical sources — Distressed vintage logo with grain or halftone effect
- 5+ color logo with overlapping translucent shapes
- Photographic logo with painterly gradient
- Album-cover or poster art with complex layering
- Production examples — Halftone screen-print separations
- Multi-color screen-print with simulated gradients
- Vinyl wrap with complex graphic detail
- Engraving with depth-stepped tone
Tier 4 — Complex · 60 credits · $130–180
Photo-derived, full reconstruction, fine illustration.
The conversion is a full reconstruction. The source is a photograph, a painting, an embroidered patch, a hand-carved sign — anything where we're drawing the whole vector from a visual reference rather than retracing existing shapes. Fine illustrations with hundreds of paths.
- Typical sources — Photograph of a person or pet to be vectorized as line art
- Photograph of a physical sign or carving
- Embroidered patch or woven label requiring vector reconstruction
- Fine illustration (intricate filigree, mascot character art)
- Production examples — Custom portrait engraving
- Detailed mascot screen-print job
- Photo-derived vinyl wrap or wall mural
- Pet-portrait laser-engraved tumbler
Tier 5 — Multi-file · Bespoke
Bundles of 5+ files at once.
Got 5 or more files at once? Bundles aren't auto-priced by the classifier — email hello@vectorwiz.com and we'll price the set bespoke. The discount comes from the designer pre-building shared assets (color palettes, recurring graphic elements) once and reusing them across the whole bundle. Common for sign shops onboarding a customer or print shops running a recurring batch.
- Typical sources — Customer onboarding pack — main logo + alt marks + product variations
- Recurring print batch — same template across 10+ team names
- Embroidery production set — main mark in 5+ size variations
- Sign shop onboarding — the same brand applied across multiple installs
- Production examples — Sign shop's customer brand pack
- Embroidery digitizer's customer onboarding
- Apparel decorator's recurring team-name set
- Print broker's bulk re-vectorization job
Frequently asked questions
Direct answers to what production buyers ask before placing their first order. Question missing? Ask us.
Why do you publish the complexity rubric?
Who decides the complexity tier?
What makes a job 'High' vs 'Complex'?
Can a Simple job become Medium during conversion?
What's a Multi-file bundle?
Are revisions a separate cost?
Upload it. The classifier grades and prices it instantly.
Upload at /order and the price appears on screen the moment the file lands. Subscribers pay with monthly credits instead of per-job billing; everyone else pays by card — same one-step checkout.
Need something custom? Email hello@vectorwiz.com
- Pricing — per-job, Starter, Pro, top-up packs
How the per-tier credit cost on this rubric maps to plan credits and per-job dollar prices.
- How a job moves through VectorWiz
The instant-pricing step where the classifier applies this rubric to grade your upload.
- Turnaround SLAs
Each complexity tier carries its own delivery window — Simple/Medium under 8 hours, Complex 24–48.
Reviewed by VectorWiz Production Team · last updated May 29, 2026