Akool vs LipDub AI (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 LipDub AI if

• Fits if you localise training or marketing videos into several languages
• Works for teams who want every colleague on one plan with no seat fees

Look elsewhere if

• Pricey if you process a lot: per-minute rates stack on the monthly fee
• Watch out: Core stops at 10-minute videos, Growth at 60, Scale at 120
• Skip it if you need the API, as it starts at Scale
• Watch out: premium and ultra models add a one-time training fee per speaker
• Not for you if you want a free try, as the page offers 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.

LipDub AI

• The monthly fee only unlocks a tier; minutes processed are billed on top at the plan's per-minute rate.
• Each plan caps video length: 10 minutes on Core, 60 on Growth, 120 on Scale.
• 4K output, API access and priority processing start at Scale; voice cloning starts at Growth.
• The pricing page says Premium and Ultra models add a one-time training fee per speaker.

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.

LipDub AI

Lip sync

Re-times the speaker's mouth to the dubbed audio. The page lists several models, including LipDub 2.0 and the 1.0 Flash, Premium and Ultra versions.

Audio dubbing

Translates and voices a video in 80+ languages, with a translation editor for changing lines before audio is generated.

Voice cloning

Instant voice cloning is listed from the Growth plan; a stock voice library is also listed. You can upload your own audio.

Glossary

A translation glossary keeps brand and product terms consistent across languages. One glossary is included from Growth.

Unlimited seats and parallel jobs

Every plan includes unlimited seats and unlimited concurrent jobs, so a team can batch-localize without a queue.

API access

API access with dedicated quotas is listed on Scale; the site links API docs for developers.

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.

LipDub AI

• Core$29

  per month, billed monthly; unlimited seats

  Lip sync from $3.50/min, dubbing from $1.70/min. Videos up to 10 minutes, 1080p, no watermark.

• Growth$99

  per month, billed monthly; unlimited seats

  Lip sync from $3.00/min, dubbing from $1.60/min. Up to 60 minutes, instant voice cloning, 1 glossary.

• Scale$249

  per month, billed monthly; unlimited seats

  Lip sync from $2.50/min, dubbing from $1.50/min. Up to 120 minutes, 4K, API access, priority processing.

• EnterpriseCustom

  Custom rates, unlimited video length, 4K, SSO, a customer success manager and SLAs. 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.

LipDub AI

• Annual discount

  Save 15% with yearly billing

  The pricing page has a yearly toggle labelled Save 15%; its page data lists yearly totals of $296 (Core), $1,010 (Growth) and $2,540 (Scale).