Akool vs DeepSwap (2026): which should you pick?

Pick Akool if

• Fits if you make face swap or avatar videos and translate them into other languages
• Works for small teams that can budget per seat

Look elsewhere if

• Skip it if you want no watermark for free, as free output has a full-screen one
• Tight if you need the newer video models, because Seedance 2.5 and the API start at Pro Max
• Pricey if you add people, since each admin or editor is charged at the owner's plan rate
• Watch out: Starter has a personal license, and the business license is listed under Business at $174.30 a seat

Pick DeepSwap if

• Fits if you want to swap faces in a short video clip
• Works for people who prefer a one-year pass with no auto-renewal

Look elsewhere if

• Skip it if you want to try it free, as no free plan or trial is listed
• Tight if you work with long footage, as 20 credits covers about 5 minutes of video
• Watch out: every action spends credits, so extras cost on top
• Watch out: swapping real people raises consent and legal questions you have to manage
• Not for you if you use an iPhone, as there is no iOS app listed

Akool

• Free output carries a full-screen watermark, and new users get only 20 credits.
• Each admin or editor added to a workspace is charged at the owner's plan rate.
• Seedance 2.5 and API access start at Pro Max; Starter has only limited Seedance 2.0 access.
• Credit cost varies by model, video length and quality, so the videos a plan buys depend on the model chosen.

DeepSwap

• Pro access is a time pass with a small credit allowance (20 credits), and every action spends credits.
• Video face swap costs 1 credit per 15 seconds, so the monthly allowance covers about 5 minutes of footage.
• The pricing page states no free plan or trial, so none is listed.
• Face swapping of real people raises consent and legal questions that the user has to manage.

Akool

Face, character and motion swap

Swap faces in photos and videos, replace a person in a clip with another character, or transfer the motion from one video to another.

Avatars and talking photos

Make presenter videos from public avatars, animate a photo, or create instant avatars of yourself: 1 on Free and Starter, up to 10 on Business.

Streaming avatars and live face swap

Real-time avatars that answer from a knowledge base, and live face swap; the free plan includes 5 minutes of each.

Video translation

Translate and re-voice videos into more than 155 languages, with voice cloning and lip-sync.

Model Hub

Generate images and video with third-party models such as Seedream 5.5, Seedance 2.5, Kling 3.0 and Nano Banana Pro, depending on plan.

API and AI assistant plugin

An OpenAPI for streaming avatars, translation, talking photos and face swap, from Pro Max up, plus a plugin for Claude and Codex.

DeepSwap

Video face swap

Swap faces in video clips up to 30 minutes on Pro, with up to 6 faces swapped at once, per the vendor.

Photo and GIF face swap

Swap faces in still images and GIFs; a photo costs 0.1 credit and a GIF 1 credit.

Video generation

Image-to-video, text-to-video and video extend, using the vendor's DeepVid and DeepEcho models, billed per 5 seconds.

Image tools

Enhance images, erase backgrounds and cartoonize photos at 0.1 credit per photo.

VR face swap

A separate swap mode priced at 2 or 6 credits per 15 seconds.

Akool

• Free$0

  20 credits for new users, full-screen watermark, slow processing, 720p avatar video and 5 minutes of streaming avatar and live face swap.

• Starter$12

  per seat / month, billed monthly or yearly ($144)

  200 credits a month, selected models, all face swap models, 1080p, videos up to 15 minutes, no watermark and a personal license.

• Pro$21

  per seat / month, billed annually ($30 billed monthly)

  600 credits a month (up to 2,400 at higher steps), all video and image models, up to 4K, 30-minute videos, 6 videos and 8 images at once.

• Pro Max$41.30

  per seat / month, billed annually ($59 billed monthly)

  1,200 credits a month (up to 9,600), Seedance 2.5, 45-minute videos, API access and workspace collaboration.

• Business$174.30

  per seat / month, billed annually ($249 billed monthly)

  6,000 credits a month (up to 80,000), 60-minute videos, 1 fine-tuned studio avatar, 20 videos at once and a business license.

• EnterpriseCustom

  Yearly plans with credits that do not expire, Ultra Avatar, SSO, dedicated servers and an account manager.

DeepSwap

• 1-Month Access$19.99

  for 1 month

  Pro access with 20 credits; HD face swap, video generation and priority processing. Shown at $9.99 for a first order.

• 12-Month Access$99.99

  for 12 months, paid once

  Pro access with 20 credits each month (240 total). Shown at $49.99 for a first order; page says no auto-renewal.

Akool

• Annual discount

  30% off Pro, Pro Max and Business billed yearly

  Yearly billing is 30% below monthly on Pro, Pro Max and Business; Starter costs $12 a month either way.

• Education

  Three free months for university researchers

  Faculty and researchers at top-1000 ranked universities, and supervised student teams, can apply for 3 months of the Studio Plan free and 40% off an annual plan after.

DeepSwap

• Other savings

  50% off the first order

  The pricing page shows both access passes at half price on a first order: $9.99 for 1 month and $49.99 for 12 months.