Katalist vs LlamaGen (2026): which should you pick?
As of Nov 13, 2026, Katalist and LlamaGen share a 2.4 GPA, and only LlamaGen has a free plan.
Checked Nov 13, 2026 · graded Nov 13, 2026 by ToolGPA
Katalist grades higher on features. LlamaGen grades higher on platforms. They get the same grade on value for money, the free plan and ease of use.
Price, platforms and features side by side. The table says where each price was read and when.
Katalist
AI video studio for ads, UGC clips and product swaps
LlamaGen
AI comic, manga and storyboard generator with consistent characters
Which one is for you
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
Pick LlamaGen if
- Fits if you want to draft comic pages or storyboards from a story idea
- Works for creators who'll pay for character consistency
Look elsewhere if
- Skip it if you need characters that stay the same, as that starts at Pro, $24 on yearly billing
- Watch out: refunds are generally not given, since generation costs are incurred at once
- Tight on credits: a panel costs about 100 to 150, so Starter's 7,500 credits goes in a few dozen panels
- Watch out: credit packs and a $50 Pro pass are sold apart from the plans
How we grade them
| 2.4GPAKatalistFair | 2.4GPALlamaGenFair | |
|---|---|---|
| Value for money | C$19, $39 and $99 a month with video credits, or $29, $31 and $79 labelled billed annually, and the page does not say which is which. The entry is at the dearer quarter's start. | CStarter is $9 a month billed monthly, between the cheaper quarter and the middle of AI image tools. Pro is $24 on yearly billing, and the top plan is $120. |
| Free plan and trial | CA 7-day free trial on Essential, Pro and Unlimited, and the listing does not say whether a card is needed. | CA free plan with lowest-priority speed and 1,000-token descriptions. Extra credits come from daily check-in rewards. |
| Features | BScript to video, product swap, character and voice replacement, localization and lip sync. The listing names no gap in the core job. | CComics, manga, captions and lettering, characters and a comic API. Character consistency and comic-to-video start at Pro, which is the part a comic needs most. |
| Ease of use | CNo store rating is on record. It is a web studio with projects and characters to set up. | CNo store rating on record. You write a story prompt, then arrange characters and panels, which takes learning. |
| Platforms and integrations | BWeb only, with Adobe Premiere Pro integration on Pro and an API on Enterprise. | AWeb, iPhone, Android, Mac and Windows, plus a Comic API. |
| Best for | video ads and UGC-style clips | comics and manga from a prompt |
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: Katalist and LlamaGen. How we grade
Price against what you get
Katalist starts at $19 a month and scores 2.7 out of 4 on features, ease of use and platforms. LlamaGen starts at $9 a month and scores 2.7.
They score the same, and LlamaGen starts $10 a month lower. Of the other AI image and video generators on the chart, 16 score higher than Katalist for less, and 6 score higher than LlamaGen 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
- Katalist also covers ad creative and text to speech.
At a glance
| Katalist | LlamaGen | |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing | Free trial | Free plan |
| Starts at | $19 per month; billing basis not shown | $9 per month, billed monthly (Starter) |
| Free plan | None | Free plan with best-effort generation speed and 1,000-token comic descriptions; extra credits come from daily check-in rewards. |
| Free trial | 7-day free trial on Essential, Pro and Unlimited | None listed |
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| Made by | Katalist | LlamaGen |
| Price read from | katalist.ai | llamagen.ai |
| Checked | Nov 13, 2026 | Nov 13, 2026 |
Worth knowing
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.
LlamaGen
- The pricing page says refunds are generally not given, since generation costs are incurred immediately.
- Plans are credit allowances; a comic panel costs roughly 100 to 150 credits depending on the model, per the FAQ.
- Character consistency and comic to video start at the Pro plan, not Starter or Standard.
- Credit packs ($9.99 for 7,500) and a $50 Pro 30-day pass are sold apart from the plans.
Key features
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.
LlamaGen
- Comic and manga generation
- Start from a prompt, a character description, an image or a story idea and get strips, multi-page layouts, webtoons or manga.
- Character consistency
- Keeps a character's look across panels. The pricing page lists consistency from the Pro plan and custom characters from Starter.
- Comic to video
- Pro and above list comic-to-video; the Unlimited tiers add fast video generation and all Seedance models.
- Captions and lettering
- AI captions and comic lettering are included from the Starter plan, with unlimited use of Gemini 3 listed on Starter and Standard.
- Comic API
- A separate Comic API is offered to developers; website subscription credits are covered in its own FAQ entry.
Plans
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.
LlamaGen
Free$0
Best-effort generation speed and 1,000-token comic descriptions; check-in rewards add credits.
Starter$9
per month, billed monthly
7,500 credits a month, 10 custom comic characters, fast generation, AI captions and lettering.
Standard Plan$14
per month, billed annually as $172.80 ($18 billed monthly)
15,000 credits a month, up to 20 panels per prompt, 10 custom characters, fast generation.
Pro Plan$24
per month, billed annually as $288 ($30 billed monthly)
45,000 credits a month, character consistency, comic agent, comic to video, HD export, 40 panels per prompt.
Unlimited Plan$58
per month, billed annually as $691.20 ($96 billed monthly)
135,000 credits a month, all Seedance models, account manager, up to 64 panels per prompt.
Production Unlimited Plan$120
per month, billed annually as $1,440 ($200 billed monthly)
270,000 credits a month, about 450 comic pages, unlimited story length.
Ways to pay less
Katalist
No public discounts listed.
LlamaGen
- Annual discount
Save 20% to 40% on annual plans
The pricing page shows each paid tier cheaper per month when billed annually, for example Pro at $24 against $30 and Unlimited at $58 against $96.
- Education
Education plans for teachers and schools
Premium Teacher is $13.99 a month for 20,000 credits and School & District is $29.90 a month for 50,000 credits, billed monthly.
Common questions
Which is cheaper, Katalist or LlamaGen?
As of Nov 13, 2026, LlamaGen is cheaper to start with: $9 a month, against $19 a month for Katalist. Katalist starts at $19 per month; billing basis not shown, and LlamaGen starts at $9 per month, billed monthly (Starter).
Which has a free plan, Katalist or LlamaGen?
As of Nov 13, 2026, only LlamaGen has a free plan. Katalist does not, though it has a free trial.
Which platforms do Katalist and LlamaGen run on?
As of Nov 13, 2026, only LlamaGen lists macOS, Windows, 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.