Akool vs Katalist (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 Katalist if

• Fits if you make short product ads and want a product swapped into existing footage
• Works for editors who finish in Premiere Pro

Look elsewhere if

• Watch out: two sets of prices appear and the page does not say which toggle is which
• Tight if you want collaboration, which needs Unlimited at $99 with 2 seats
• Watch out: image and video credits are counted separately, and monthly allowances reset
• Not for you if you want Premiere Pro, as that starts on Pro
• Skip it if you need a published Enterprise price, as there is none

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.

Katalist

• The pricing page shows two sets of prices ($19, $39 and $99 with video credits; $29, $31 and $79 labeled billed annually) without saying which toggle is which.
• Credits are monthly allowances; image and video credits are counted separately.
• Premiere Pro integration and the image editor start on Pro; collaboration needs Unlimited.
• Enterprise has no published price.

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.

Katalist

Script and brief to video

Start from a script or brief and get a first-draft video, or a trend-based starting point.

Product swap engine

Drop a new product into an existing video and change it afterward with a text prompt.

Character and voice replacement

Replace a character or only their voice, with consistent characters across scenes.

Localization and lip-sync

Adapt existing videos for new markets with lip-synced voiceover.

Multiple video models

The pricing page lists Runway Gen-4, Google Veo, Kling, Pixverse, WAN, Sora 2 and LTX-2 as available.

Team features

Real-time collaboration, ZIP and PPT export and Premiere Pro integration on higher plans.

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.

Katalist

• Essential$19

  per month; billing basis not shown

  200 image and 700 video credits a month, 5 projects, 1 custom character, lip-sync.

• Pro$39

  per month; billing basis not shown

  700 image and 1,500 video credits a month, 20 projects, 10 custom characters, Premiere Pro integration.

• Unlimited$99

  per month; billing basis not shown

  Unlimited images, 3,000 video credits a month, unlimited projects, real-time collaboration, 2 seats.

• EnterpriseCustom

  Unlimited users and video credits, API access and dedicated support; sold through sales.

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.

Katalist

No public discounts listed.