Akool review (2026): is the free plan enough?
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Akool report card
Fair · out of 4.0 · graded Nov 12, 2026
Best for face swap and avatar videos
Akool is a browser AI video suite for face swap, talking photos, avatars and video translation, with a hub of third-party image and video models. Free output has a full-screen watermark and 20 credits, and Seedance 2.5 and API access start at Pro Max.
Who Akool is for
- Fits if you make face swap or avatar videos and translate them into other languages
- Works for small teams that can budget per seat
Who Akool is not for
- 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
Why Akool gets a 2.2
Five grades, each with its reason. The GPA is their average: an A is 4 points, an F is none.
- CValue for moneyStarter 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.
- CFree plan and trialA 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.
- CFeaturesFace 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.
- CEase of useNo store rating on record. Credits cost different amounts per tool and model, and avatars and workspaces take some setting up.
- BPlatforms and integrationsBrowser app only, but an API (from Pro Max) and Claude and Codex plugins are listed. No desktop or phone app is named.
What these grades rest on. Graded from this listing, whose facts were read from Akool's own pages on 12 November 2026. Not based on using the product, and shorter than our full reviews. How we review and grade.
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<a href="https://toolgpa.com/tools/akool#review"><img src="https://toolgpa.com/badge/akool.svg" alt="Akool: 2.2 GPA on ToolGPA" width="196" height="56"></a>Where Akool stands among AI image and video generators
Akool's GPA of 2.2 is higher than 30 of the 89 other AI image and video generators we grade, and level with 18.
It stands best on platforms and integrations (B, above 39 of 89) and worst on features (C, above 2).
Its paid plans start at $12 a month, against a middle price of $10 for the category: 37 of the 65 others that charge start lower.
On features, ease of use and platforms it scores 2.3 out of 4. 17 tools score higher and cost less.
Each grade against the category
Every bar is all 90 AI image and video generators we grade, cut by the letter each got. Akool’s own letter is outlined.
- CValue for moneyAbove 6 of 89, level with 56
- CFree plan and trialAbove 28 of 89, level with 46
- CFeaturesAbove 2 of 89, level with 39
- CEase of useAbove 7 of 89, level with 50
- BPlatforms and integrationsAbove 39 of 89, level with 50
Price against what you get
Each dot is one of 67 AI image and video generators. Further left costs less, and higher up scores better on features, ease of use and platforms. Point at a dot to see which tool it is.
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
Keep Akool, or make your own?
Keep it
To replace Akool you would be making a video model, which you can rent by the second but not make. That is not a weekend's work, with an AI app builder or without one.
It costs $144 a year.
What you could not
- A video model, which you can rent by the second but not make.
- An image model, which you can rent by the picture but not make.
- It plugs into other products, Claude and Codex among them, and has an API.
- AI features, unless you pay a model provider for each request yourself.
What this rests on. Akool’s listing: what it does, where it runs, what it plugs into and what it costs. It is a judgement about the kind of software this is. We have not built a replacement for it, and making your own means looking after it too. How we decide, and every tool’s verdict.
What is Akool?
Akool is a browser-based AI video suite known for face swap, talking photos and avatar videos, with real-time streaming avatars, video translation and a model hub for image and video generators such as Seedance, Kling and Seedream. Plans are priced per seat with a monthly credit allowance, and the higher tiers add API access, more concurrent jobs and higher resolutions.
Worth knowing
- 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.
Key features
- 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.
Akool pricing
As of Nov 12, 2026, Akool has a free plan, and paid plans start at $12 per seat / month for 200 credits (Starter).
- Starts at
- $12 per seat / month for 200 credits (Starter)
- 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 trial
- None listed
| Plan | Price | What you get |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | $12per 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 | $21per 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 | $41.30per 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 | $174.30per 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. |
| Enterprise | Custom | Yearly plans with credits that do not expire, Ultra Avatar, SSO, dedicated servers and an account manager. |
Read from akool.com on Nov 12, 2026. Prices change, so confirm with Akool before you buy.
Ways to pay less
- Annual discount30% 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.
Stated on akool.com - EducationThree 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.
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Common questions
Does Akool have an Android app?
No Android app was listed when its pages were read on Nov 12, 2026. Akool is listed for Web.
Does Akool have an iPhone app?
No iPhone app was listed when its pages were read on Nov 12, 2026. Akool is listed for Web.
Is Akool open source?
Akool is not described as open source on its own site, as read on Nov 12, 2026.
Does Akool have an API?
Yes. Akool offers a public API, according to its own site.
Sources for this page
The prices, plans, platforms and features above were read from these pages on Nov 12, 2026.