Professional-style grades for Pokémon, Magic, Yu-Gi-Oh and sports cards in about 30 seconds — centering, corners, edges and surface, analyzed by dual AI models and validated across 93,000+ graded cards.
93,590
cards graded on TCGrader
8.6
average overall grade
4+2
sub-grades per card
~30s
per grade
Pixel-accurate border measurement, front and back. The silent grade-killer on vintage cards — our data shows it is the most common factor capping otherwise-mint cards.
All four corners inspected at high magnification, front and back. Back corners hide most of the whitening that surprises collectors at grading time.
Whitening, chipping and wear along every edge — the hardest attribute to self-assess without magnification.
Scratches, print lines, holo wear and indentations, including angled-light analysis for holographic cards — the #1 surprise downgrade on modern holos.
Collectors grade the cards they believe are their best — and even then, four in five fall short of gem mint. That gap is exactly why pre-grading before paying professional fees pays for itself.
Full methodology and breakdowns in our 93,000-card data study.
| TCGrader AI | PSA / BGS / CGC | |
|---|---|---|
| Cost per card | Free first grade, then from £0.99 | ~$15–30 + shipping |
| Turnaround | ~30 seconds | Weeks to months |
| Sub-grades | Always included | Extra cost or higher tiers |
| Physical slab | Digital slab + cert ID | Yes |
| Best for | Deciding what to submit, tracking collection value | Authentication + resale premium |
They work together: pre-grade with AI, then send only genuine gem-mint candidates to PSA. Full cost comparison →
TCGrader uses two independent AI models that analyze centering, corners, edges and surface from your photos — the same four attributes professional graders assess. Across 93,000+ cards graded on our platform, results closely track professional grading standards, and every grade includes a confidence score and per-attribute sub-grades so you can see exactly why a card scored the way it did. AI grading is a pre-grade: it predicts the professional outcome from photos, but cannot replace in-hand checks like card thickness.
Yes — TCGrader gives every new account one free AI grade, no card details required. After that, grades cost from £0.99 as one-off credits, or £9.99/month for 25 grades on the Collector plan. TCGrader runs in your browser on any phone or computer, so there is nothing to install.
PSA grading costs roughly $15–25 per card and takes weeks; AI grading costs pennies and takes about 30 seconds. They serve different purposes: AI pre-grading tells you which cards are WORTH sending to PSA. Across our data, only about 19% of cards collectors chose to grade reached the gem-mint band — pre-grading first means you only pay professional fees for cards with real 9.5+ potential.
Pokémon, Magic: The Gathering, Yu-Gi-Oh!, One Piece, Disney Lorcana and sports cards. The AI identifies the card from your photos, grades it, links it to our price catalog, and shows current raw and graded market values.
An overall grade on the 1–10 scale, sub-grades for centering, corners, edges and surface (plus holographic analysis on full grades), an estimated professional grade, detected defects with locations, a shareable graded-slab image, and market price data for the card at different grades.
Two photos, ~30 seconds, full sub-grades and market value. Your first grade is free — no card details needed.