Description
CardGrade provides an AI-powered photo-based pre-screening service for trading cards, designed to predict potential grades from professional grading companies like PSA, BGS, and CGC. Utilizing its proprietary CGI Vision AI, the platform analyzes a submitted photo of a trading card across 16 visible condition zones, including every corner, edge, front, back, centering, and surface. This comprehensive analysis delivers a grade prediction estimate in approximately 60 seconds, allowing collectors to assess their cards without the need for physical submission.
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The service aims to help collectors identify centering and edge issues early, preventing the costly and time-consuming process of submitting cards that may not achieve desired grades. Each prediction includes a confidence score, indicating how closely the AI expects the card to match a professional grade. CardGrade supports a wide range of trading card categories, including Pokémon, baseball, basketball, football, hockey, Magic: The Gathering, Yu-Gi-Oh!, and One Piece, handling both vintage and modern prints.
CardGrade offers two primary capture methods: Intelligence Grade and Forensic Capture. Intelligence Grade uses a single full-card photo to generate predictions across 16 inspection zones. Forensic Capture, available on Pro and Business plans, utilizes eight macro close-ups—one for each corner, front and back—to provide the AI with sharper detail on subtle imperfections like whitening, edge wear, and fraying. Both methods consume one credit per analysis.
While CardGrade provides highly accurate estimates developed using thousands of card images, it explicitly states that its predictions are not official grades. The service does not authenticate, physically grade, or encapsulate cards. It serves as a pre-submission planning tool, offering insights into a card's visible condition. The platform also features a 2-grade credit-back guarantee, where if an official PSA, BGS, or CGC result differs by more than two full grades from CardGrade's prediction, a credit is returned.
Pricing plans start from $4.99/month for 10 credits (Hobby plan) up to $74.99/month for 300 credits (Business plan). One-time credit packs are also available, starting at $9.99 for 20 credits, which never expire. Purchases are primarily made through the CardGrade app on iPhone or Android. The platform also offers a Developer API for higher-volume users, allowing integration of CardGrade analysis into other applications and inventory systems.
- CategoryComputer Vision Tools
- Pricing ModelFreemium
- DeploymentCloud
- PlatformsiOS, Android, Chrome Extension
CardGrade's Core Features
AI-powered trading card pre-grading
Predicts PSA, BGS, and CGC grades
Analyzes 16 visible condition zones
60-second grade prediction turnaround
Includes confidence scores for predictions
Supports all major trading card categories
Intelligence Grade for full-card analysis
Forensic Capture for detailed corner/edge inspection
Provides individual sub-scores for centering, corners, edges, surface
Generates share-ready reports
Offers a 2-grade credit-back guarantee
Available as a mobile app (iOS, Android) and Chrome Extension
Developer API access for integrations
Collection Vault for scanning, pricing, and cataloging
Unlimited centering checks
How to use CardGrade?
Download App: Install the CardGrade app on your iPhone or Android device.
Capture Card Photo: Use the guided capture system to take a clear photo of your trading card, ensuring good lighting and full visibility.
Choose Analysis Method: Select either Intelligence Grade for a full-card scan or Forensic Capture for detailed corner close-ups (Pro/Business plans or specific credit packs).
Receive Grade Prediction: Get a predicted PSA, BGS, or CGC grade estimate in about 60 seconds, along with a confidence score and detailed condition report.
Review Report: Examine the 16-zone condition map, centering diagram, surface defect mapping, and annotated close-ups.
Plan Submission: Use the pre-grade information to decide whether to submit your card to a professional grading company.
CardGrade's Use Cases
- Pre-Screen Trading Cards
- Identify Card Flaws
- Optimize Grading Submissions
- Catalog Card Collections
- Integrate with Inventory Systems
- Share Condition Reports
- Monitor Grade Accuracy
- Evaluate Vintage Cards
- Assess Foil/Holographic Cards
