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title: Edgaze vs PromptBase: Workflows That Run vs Prompts You Copy
description: PromptBase sells prompts and simple creative AI apps. Edgaze runs complete business workflows for you, from its site, its API or your AI agent, at a fixed price per run.
source: https://www.edgaze.ai/compare/promptbase
last_reviewed: November 1, 2026
type: comparison
---

# Edgaze vs PromptBase | Which is best for you?

Use PromptBase when you want a prompt to run in your own AI tool, or a simple app for images, video or creative work. Use Edgaze when you want a finished business result: Edgaze runs the complete AI workflow for you, every step, at a fixed price per run, from its site, its API or your AI agent. A workflow on Edgaze can chain several models, data sources and tools.

## Short answer

PromptBase and Edgaze both let creators earn from AI work, but they sell different things. PromptBase is mainly a prompt marketplace: buyers purchase prompts one at a time, or get a monthly allowance through [PromptBase Select](https://promptbase.com/), and run them in ChatGPT, Midjourney or another tool with their own account. It also has the [PromptBase App Store](https://promptbase.com/apps) of simple apps paid for in credits, and its catalogue covers image, text and video prompts across many categories. Edgaze sells an outcome: a hosted workflow you run on its page, through the [Edgaze REST API](https://www.edgaze.ai/docs/api) or from an AI agent over [Edgaze MCP](https://www.edgaze.ai/docs/mcp), with the price shown before each run.

## Edgaze is best for

You want the result without setting anything up, you need more than one step (for example, read a document, check it and produce a spreadsheet), or you want to run the same workflow from Claude, Cursor or your own app.

## PromptBase is best for

You want a prompt to reuse in a tool you already pay for, you like adapting a prompt yourself in your own tool, or you mainly need image, video or game prompts.

## Capability grid

### What the buyer gets

| Capability | Edgaze | PromptBase |
| --- | --- | --- |
| A finished result, not instructions | Yes — The buyer fills in inputs and receives the workflow's output. | No — A marketplace prompt is text the buyer runs in their own AI tool and adapts until it works. |
| Multi-step jobs in one purchase | Yes — One workflow can chain several models, data services, connected apps and logic steps. | Different model — Prompts are usually single-step; App Store apps are simple generators built from prompts. |
| No AI subscription needed to use it | Yes — Models and services a workflow uses are inside its run price. | Different model — Prompts need the buyer's own AI account; App Store apps run on PromptBase credits. |
| Same result for every buyer | Yes — Every run executes the creator's published version the same way. | No — Output depends on the buyer's model, settings and how closely they follow the prompt. |
| Try before paying | Different model — Many workflows include one [free demo run](https://www.edgaze.ai/docs/free-demos) with your own inputs. | Different model — Some listings show example outputs and reviews before purchase. |

### Distribution and developers

| Capability | Edgaze | PromptBase |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Runs from an AI agent over MCP | Yes — The agent searches, inspects and runs the workflow on Edgaze, then gets the result back. | Different model — PromptBase's MCP server lets an agent search listings and open prompts you own; the agent runs them itself. |
| REST API that runs the product | Yes — The [Edgaze REST API](https://www.edgaze.ai/docs/api) starts marketplace workflow runs and returns durable results. | No — No API that runs prompts for you is listed. |
| Image, video and art catalogue depth | Different model — Creative workflows exist, but the catalogue centres on business tasks. | Yes — Large catalogue of image, text and video prompts across many models and categories. |
| Creator earns on repeat use | Yes — Creators keep 80% of their margin on every successful run. | Different model — Prompt sales pay once per buyer; App Store creators earn per use in credits or cash. |
| Buyer can edit the underlying instructions | No — Buyers see inputs and results; the workflow's prompts and steps stay private. | Yes — The buyer receives the prompt text and can change it freely. |

## Where Edgaze changes the equation

### Sell the outcome, not the ingredient

- **Edgaze:** A run delivers the finished output, with every step operated by Edgaze.
- **PromptBase:** A prompt still has to be run, checked and rerun by the buyer in another tool.

### One price covers the models

- **Edgaze:** The displayed run price includes the models and services the workflow uses.
- **PromptBase:** Prompt buyers pay for their own AI subscription on top of the prompt.

### Earn on every run, not once per buyer

- **Edgaze:** Creators keep 80% of their margin each time a buyer runs the workflow.
- **PromptBase:** A marketplace prompt is sold once and reused by the buyer as often as they like.

### Agents get results, not text to run

- **Edgaze:** Over MCP an agent runs the Edgaze workflow and receives its output.
- **PromptBase:** Over MCP an agent can find and open a prompt, then must run it itself.

## Detailed comparison

| Topic | Edgaze | PromptBase |
| --- | --- | --- |
| What you buy | A run of a hosted AI workflow, with its result. | A prompt you run in your own AI tool, or credits to use an app from its App Store. |
| Who runs it | Edgaze runs every step of the workflow. | You run prompts yourself; PromptBase runs App Store apps. |
| Setup for the buyer | Fill in the inputs and press Run. | Copy the prompt into your AI tool, fill in its variables and adjust the output. |
| Models and API costs | Included in the run price. | Prompts use your own AI subscription; App Store apps use PromptBase credits. |
| Typical use | Business tasks: documents, research, data and content. | Image, text and video prompts across many categories. |
| Try before paying | Many workflows include one [free demo run](https://www.edgaze.ai/docs/free-demos) with your own inputs. | Some listings provide example outputs and reviews; not every prompt shows them. |
| Pricing | A fixed price per run, shown before you run; no subscription needed. | A one-time price per prompt; an optional Select plan ($19 a month, $14 the first month, 10 prompts a month); credits for apps. |
| From AI agents (MCP) | Your agent runs the workflow on Edgaze and gets the result back. | Your agent can search PromptBase and open prompts you own, then runs them itself. |
| API | The REST API runs marketplace workflows. | No workflow-running API is listed. |
| Creator earnings | Set a margin per run and keep 80% of it on every successful run; compute never comes out of your share. | 80% of marketplace prompt sales (0% fee through your own referral link); app creators earn per use, in credits or cash. |

## A prompt is an ingredient. A workflow is the meal.

A prompt only works if you have the right model, the right settings and the patience to rerun it until it behaves. Every buyer repeats that work on their own account, and two buyers using the same prompt can get very different results.

A workflow on Edgaze packages all of that: the prompts, the models, the data steps and the checks, built in [Workflow Studio](https://www.edgaze.ai/docs/builder/workflow-studio) and maintained by the creator. Creators maintain the workflows and Edgaze handles the runtime, so buyers get the outcome without babysitting an agent.

- Choose a prompt when you want to adapt the instructions yourself in a tool you already pay for.
- Choose a workflow when the finished result matters more than editing how it is produced.

## What a run costs

You see one price before you press Run. That price covers the creator's margin and the cost of the models and services the run uses, so there is no separate AI subscription to keep.

Ordinary failed or cancelled runs are not charged; a run stopped at its compute limit may keep the compute it used. Many workflows include one [free demo run](https://www.edgaze.ai/docs/free-demos) with your own inputs, so you can see real output before paying.

## For creators: selling a prompt vs selling a workflow

On PromptBase you earn once per prompt sold (80% on marketplace sales), and the buyer can reuse it as often as they like. Its App Store pays app creators per use, in credits or a cash share of the credits spent.

On Edgaze you set a cash margin per run and keep 80% of it on every successful run. Model and compute costs are priced separately into the run, so they never come out of your share. The same workflow earns from marketplace buyers, apps on the [Edgaze REST API](https://www.edgaze.ai/docs/api) and agents over [Edgaze MCP](https://www.edgaze.ai/docs/mcp).

## Frequently asked questions

### Is Edgaze a prompt marketplace?

No. Edgaze is the distribution layer for AI workflows. Buyers run complete workflows that Edgaze hosts and executes. They never need to copy or paste a prompt.

### Do I need a ChatGPT or Claude subscription to use Edgaze?

No. The models a workflow uses are included in its run price.

### Can I sell my PromptBase prompts on Edgaze?

If the prompt is yours, you can turn it into a workflow in [Workflow Studio](https://www.edgaze.ai/docs/builder/workflow-studio), add the steps around it, set a margin per run and publish it.

### Which is cheaper?

A prompt is cheaper to buy once, but you pay for the AI tool and the time to run it. On Edgaze you pay a fixed price per run, with no subscription needed.

### Can my AI agent use both?

Yes, in different ways. Through the [PromptBase MCP server](https://promptbase.com/agents) an agent can search listings and open prompts you own, then runs them itself. Through [Edgaze MCP](https://www.edgaze.ai/docs/mcp) an agent runs the workflow on Edgaze and gets the finished result back.

## Sources

- [Edgaze: sell to humans and agents](https://www.edgaze.ai/docs/sell-everywhere)
- [Edgaze: managed execution](https://www.edgaze.ai/docs/managed-execution)
- [Edgaze pricing](https://www.edgaze.ai/pricing)
- [Edgaze MCP](https://www.edgaze.ai/docs/mcp)
- [Edgaze REST API](https://www.edgaze.ai/docs/api)
- [Edgaze Workflow Studio](https://www.edgaze.ai/docs/builder/workflow-studio)
- [Edgaze run pricing and billing](https://www.edgaze.ai/docs/billing/run-a-workflow)
- [PromptBase](https://promptbase.com/)
- [PromptBase for AI agents (MCP)](https://promptbase.com/agents)
- [PromptBase support and FAQ](https://promptbase.com/support)
- [PromptBase App Store](https://promptbase.com/apps)
- [PromptBase Apps announcement](https://promptbase.com/blog/promptbase-apps)
- [Edgaze free demos](https://www.edgaze.ai/docs/free-demos)
- [Edgaze marketplace fees](https://www.edgaze.ai/docs/marketplace-fees)

Last reviewed: November 1, 2026