Alt Text IQ
Alt Text IQ is a paid web app that runs inside Shopify Admin to review and publish product-image alt text.
What Alt Text IQ is
Alt Text IQ is a paid web app that runs inside Shopify Admin to review and publish product-image alt text. It scans a catalog, counts images, and flags missing alt text or descriptions it identifies as weak. AI vision creates drafts that merchants can edit inline, regenerate, or accept, with one credit used per generated image. Tone, language, and keyword strategy settings control draft writing. Approved text is written to Shopify’s product.image.alt field through the Admin API, and automatic processing can handle new uploads. Product image URLs and context may be sent to Anthropic and OpenAI for generation. Starter costs $29 a month for up to 500 products, 500 monthly credits, and a 7-day trial. Growth costs $79 a month for 500–2,000 products and automatic processing. Pro costs $199 a month for 2,000–5,000 products and a priority queue. One-time packs cost 19.99 USD for 500 credits or 35.99 USD for 1,000 credits; credits remain 365 days.
Good
- Scans catalogs for missing or weak alt text
- Supports inline editing and regeneration
- Publishes approved text to Shopify products
- Automates processing for new uploads
- Offers one-time credit packs
Watch out
- No free plan
- Runs inside Shopify Admin
- Each generated draft uses one credit
- Product data may be sent to AI providers
Who it suits
It suits Shopify merchants who need catalog-wide alt-text review and publishing. Starter targets small catalogs, while Growth and Pro are described for larger stores and ongoing optimization.
Verdict
Alt Text IQ combines catalog scanning, configurable AI drafts, review controls, and Shopify publishing. Merchants should compare credit use, catalog limits, and provider data handling before choosing a plan.
Plans and prices
From Alt Text IQ's own pricing page, checked 7 Oct 2001.
| Plan | Price | What it gives you |
|---|---|---|
| Pack 500 | $19.99, paid once | 500 credits · Credits remain available for 365 days |
| Starter | $29 a month | Up to 500 products · 500 generation credits / mo · Tone, language & keyword settings · 7-day free trial |
| Pack 1,000 | $35.99, paid once | 1,000 credits · Credits remain available for 365 days |
| Growth | $79 a month | 500–2,000 products · 2,000 generation credits / mo · Automatic processing for new uploads · Recurring SEO impact scans |
| Pro | $199 a month | 2,000–5,000 products · 5,000 generation credits / mo · Priority generation queue · All Growth features |
The facts
Each one read from Alt Text IQ's own pages, with the date it was checked.
What it does
- AI providers
- Product image URLs and product context can be sent to Anthropic and OpenAI to generate draft alt text.checked 7 Oct 2001
- Automation
- Automatic processing can handle new uploads as they arrive.checked 7 Oct 2001
- Catalog scan
- It counts product images and identifies images with missing alt text or weak descriptions.checked 7 Oct 2001
- Data retention
- After cancellation or uninstall, merchant workflow data is scheduled for deletion after 30 days, unless a shorter Shopify redaction request or legal obligation applies.checked 7 Oct 2001
- DPA
- A Data Processing Addendum is available on request for merchants needing a written data-processing agreement.checked 7 Oct 2001
- Integration
- The product runs inside Shopify Admin and uses the store's catalog directly.checked 7 Oct 2001
- Intended users
- The pricing page describes Starter for small catalogs, Growth for growing stores, and Pro for larger catalogs and ongoing optimization.checked 7 Oct 2001
- Product
- Alt Text IQ scans Shopify product catalogs, drafts alt text with AI vision, and writes approved text back to products.checked 7 Oct 2001
- Publishing
- Approved drafts are written to Shopify's product.image.alt field through the Admin API.checked 7 Oct 2001
- Review workflow
- Merchants can edit drafts inline, regenerate them, or accept them; generating a draft costs one credit per image.checked 7 Oct 2001
- Support
- Email support covers app setup, alt text review, draft publishing, billing, privacy, and data requests.checked 7 Oct 2001
- Writing controls
- Merchants can set tone, language, and keyword strategy for generated drafts.checked 7 Oct 2001
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