Akool vs Viggle (2026): which should you pick?
As of Nov 12, 2026, Viggle grades higher than Akool: 2.6 against 2.2 out of 4.0.
Checked Nov 12, 2026 · graded Nov 12, 2026 by ToolGPA
Viggle grades higher on value for money and the free plan. They get the same grade on features, ease of use and platforms.
Price, platforms and features side by side. The table says where each price was read and when.
Akool
AI face swap, avatars, video translation and video models in one suite
Viggle
Character-swap and motion video generator with a free daily allowance
Which one is for you
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 Viggle if
- Fits if you want to put yourself or a character into a clip
- Works for developers who want character swap behind their own app
Look elsewhere if
- Tight if you stay free: 5 credits a day, one at a time, and a watermark on Mix videos
- Watch out: monthly plan credits expire on the billing date
- Watch out: purchased credits only work while you're subscribed
- Not for you if you want Seedance on Pro, as it's on Live and Max only
- Pricey if you want PINOC: it's separate, from $10.39 a month
How we grade them
| 2.2GPAAkoolFair | 2.6GPAViggleGood | |
|---|---|---|
| Value for money | CStarter is $12 a seat a month for 200 credits, between the $10 middle and the $15 dearer quarter for image tools. Pro is $21 and Pro Max $41.30 on yearly billing. | B$7.99 a month for Pro, billed yearly, which is inside the cheaper quarter of the category. Monthly billing is $9.99, and the plans go up to $63.99. |
| Free plan and trial | CA free plan with 20 credits, 720p and a full-screen watermark, plus 5 minutes of streaming avatar and live face swap. Enough to try, not to keep. | B5 free credits a day, one generation at a time, with 7 days of storage and watermarked Mix videos. |
| Features | CFace swap, avatars, streaming avatars, video translation into 155+ languages and a model hub. Starter has only limited Seedance 2.0 and no API, and credit cost varies by model. | CDoes one job fully: character swap, motion for a still character and live swap. It's a smaller job, and the 3D tool PINOC is billed separately. |
| Ease of use | CNo store rating on record. Credits cost different amounts per tool and model, and avatars and workspaces take some setting up. | CNo store rating on record. You supply a character photo and a motion video, which takes a few tries to get right. |
| Platforms and integrations | BBrowser app only, but an API (from Pro Max) and Claude and Codex plugins are listed. No desktop or phone app is named. | BWeb, iPhone and Android, with a pay-as-you-go API, and no desktop app. |
| Best for | face swap and avatar videos | putting a character from a photo into a video |
The GPA is the average of the five grades: an A is 4 points, an F is none. The full reasons are on each tool's page: Akool and Viggle. How we grade
Price against what you get
Akool starts at $12 a month and scores 2.3 out of 4 on features, ease of use and platforms. Viggle starts at $7.99 a month and scores 2.3.
They score the same, and Viggle starts $4.01 a month lower. Of the other AI image and video generators on the chart, 17 score higher than Akool for less, and 6 score higher than Viggle for less.
Features, ease of use and platforms, averaged
What paid plans start at, a month (each step along is roughly double) →
- The best score at each price
- Has a free plan
- No free plan
Where they differ
- Akool also covers image generation.
At a glance
| Akool | Viggle | |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing | Free plan | Free plan |
| Starts at | $12 per seat / month for 200 credits (Starter) | $7.99 per month, billed yearly ($9.99 billed monthly) |
| Free plan | A $0 plan with 20 credits for new users, tools that use no credits, 720p avatar videos up to 10 minutes with a full-screen watermark, and 1 instant avatar. | Free credits refresh daily (5 a day), 1 generation at a time, limited multi-track and real-time swap sessions, and 7-day storage. |
| Free trial | None listed | None listed |
| Web | ||
| iOS | ||
| Android | ||
| Made by | AKOOL | Viggle |
| Price read from | akool.com | viggle.ai |
| Checked | Nov 12, 2026 | Nov 12, 2026 |
Worth knowing
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.
Viggle
- Free outputs from Mix carry a watermark and use the daily credits; the watermark is removed on paid plans.
- Monthly plan credits expire on the billing date; purchased credits do not expire but only work while subscribed.
- PINOC is billed separately from the Viggle plans.
- Seedance is available only on Live and Max.
Key features
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.
Viggle
- Character swap
- Put a character from a photo into an existing video, one character at a time or several together in multi-track sessions.
- Motion for a still character
- Add motion to a character image by supplying a motion video for it to follow.
- Real-Time Swap
- Swap characters live. Session length depends on the plan: 5 minutes on Free, 30 minutes on Pro, 6 hours on Live, unlimited on Max.
- PINOC 3D tool
- Builds rigged 3D characters from photos, with motion exportable as FBX or GLB. It has its own plans, from $10.39 a month.
- API
- Character swap and motion capture can be called from your own product. Pay as you go at $0.01 per credit, with 100 free credits for new accounts.
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.
Viggle
Free$0
5 credits a day, 1 video generation at a time, 5-minute real-time swap sessions, 7-day asset storage and watermarked Mix videos.
Pro$7.99
per month, billed yearly ($9.99 billed monthly)
80 credits a month, 4 generations at once, no watermark, permanent storage and all models except Seedance.
Live$15.99
per month, billed yearly ($19.99 billed monthly)
200 credits a month, 6 generations at once, 6-hour real-time swap streams and access to all models.
Max$63.99
per month, billed yearly ($79.99 billed monthly)
800 credits a month, 10 generations at once, unlimited real-time swap sessions and access to all models.
Ways to pay less
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.
Viggle
- Annual discount
Save 20% with yearly billing
The pricing page's Yearly option is marked -20%, for example Pro at $7.99 a month against $9.99 billed monthly.
Common questions
Which is cheaper, Akool or Viggle?
As of Nov 12, 2026, Viggle is cheaper to start with: $7.99 a month, against $12 a month for Akool. Akool starts at $12 per seat / month for 200 credits (Starter), and Viggle starts at $7.99 per month, billed yearly ($9.99 billed monthly).
Which has a free plan, Akool or Viggle?
As of Nov 12, 2026, both Akool and Viggle have a free plan.
Which platforms do Akool and Viggle run on?
As of Nov 12, 2026, only Viggle lists iOS and Android apps. Both list a web app. A platform missing from a listing is one its maker's pages did not mention.
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How this page was made
- The verdict at the top follows a fixed rule. When both tools are in the same category and either is in our top three for it, the verdict follows that ranking: the higher-placed tool is our pick. The top three weigh who each tool suits as well as its grades, so a pick can go against the GPA. Otherwise the page does not pick one and says which grades higher: the higher GPA first; on a tie, the one with a free plan, then the one that starts cheaper in dollars a month, counted the same way for both; if they are still level, what the choice depends on.
- The grades are our own, from each tool’s review or report card. The GPA is their average.
- Prices, plans and platforms come from each tool’s listing. The table above says where each price was read and when.
- The differences and the answers to the questions are worked out from those listings.