The Akool Insider’s Guide
Everything we know about Akool in one document: what it costs, its grades, getting a refund, getting help and what else to look at. Read it here, or keep a copy.
Akool
The Insider’s Guide
AI face swap, avatars, video translation and video models in one suite
Every plan, grade, refund rule and rival among AI image and video generators, read from Akool’s own pages.
Made by AKOOL · checked Nov 12, 2026 · toolgpa.com
Contents
- 01WelcomeWhat it is, who it suits, its grades and the ten things to know first
- 02What it costsEvery plan, the free plan, ways to pay less and how prices have moved
- 03What it doesIts main features, where it runs, what it works with and who makes it
- 04Where it standsIts grades against its category, and whether to keep it or make your own
- 05The alternativesThe tools it is most often weighed against, side by side
- 06Quick answersThe questions people ask about it, each answered in a line or two
- 07About ToolGPAWho made this guide, what else is on the site, and how to cite it
ToolGPA put this guide together from Akool’s own pages, its app-store listings and our grades. Every fact in it is on Akool’s page too, where it is kept up to date. Checked Nov 12, 2026.
Part 01 · Overview
Welcome
What it is, who it suits, its grades and the ten things to know first
2.2
GPA, above 30 of the 89 other AI image and video generators we grade
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.
To get you started, here are 9 things to know about Akool, taken from its own pages and our grades.
Credits cost different amounts per tool and model, and avatars and workspaces take some setting up.
- 1
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.
- 2
Paid plans start at $12 a month
As its pricing page puts it: $12 per seat / month for 200 credits (Starter).
- 3
There is a 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.
- 4
It runs on Web
Web.
- 5
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.
- 6
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.
- 7
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.
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A 2.2 GPA, above 30 of 89
That is against the other AI image and video generators we grade, on value, the free plan, features, ease of use and platforms.
- 9
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.
Akool at a glance
- Pricing
- Free plan, from $12 per seat / month for 200 credits (Starter)
- Free plan
- Yes
- Free trial
- None stated
- Runs on
- Web
- Made by
- AKOOL
- Category
- AI Image & Video Generators
- Our grade
- 2.2 GPA, fair
The report card
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.
| Subject | Grade | Comment |
|---|---|---|
| Value for money | C | Starter 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. |
| Free plan and trial | C | A 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. |
| Features | C | Face 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. |
| Ease of use | C | No store rating on record. Credits cost different amounts per tool and model, and avatars and workspaces take some setting up. |
| Platforms and integrations | B | Browser app only, but an API (from Pro Max) and Claude and Codex plugins are listed. No desktop or phone app is named. |
An A is worth 4 points, a B 3, a C 2, a D 1 and an F nothing. The GPA is the average of the five.
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 it 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
Good to know
Good for
- Marketers localizing videos into many languages
- Face swap and talking-photo content for social media
- Teams embedding real-time avatars through an API
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.
Part 02 · Pricing
What it costs
Every plan, the free plan, ways to pay less and how prices have moved
$12
A month to start. There is a free plan too
Akool has a free plan. Paid plans start at $12 per seat / month for 200 credits (Starter).
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.
Enterprise
Custom
Yearly plans with credits that do not expire, Ultra Avatar, SSO, dedicated servers and an account manager.
The 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.
Read from akool.com on Nov 12, 2026.
Ways to pay less
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.
Stated on akool.comEducation
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.
Stated on akool.com
Part 03 · Features
What it does
Its main features, where it runs, what it works with and who makes it
1
Place it runs: Web
AI face swap, avatars, video translation and video models in one suite. Here is what it does, as its own site describes it, and what it covers: public API, AI features, image generation, video generation.
Browser app only, but an API (from Pro Max) and Claude and Codex plugins are listed.
- 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.
Where it runs
- Web
What it works with
- Claude
- Codex
Akool is made by AKOOL.
Part 04 · Standing
Where it stands
Its grades against its category, and whether to keep it or make your own
30/89
Other AI image and video generators it is graded above
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
- CFree plan and trialAbove 28 of 89
- CFeaturesAbove 2 of 89
- CEase of useAbove 7 of 89
- BPlatforms and integrationsAbove 39 of 89
Price against what you get
Each dot is one of 67 AI image and video generators. Further left costs less; higher up scores better on features, ease of use and platforms. Akool is the marked dot.
What paid plans start at, a month (each step along is roughly double) →
Keep it, or make your own?
Whether this is something you could build for yourself with an AI app builder, and what you would give up.
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.
Part 05 · Alternatives
The alternatives
The tools it is most often weighed against, side by side
Magic Hour, Vidnoz, D-ID, Hedra and Viggle
The 5 tools Akool is most often weighed against, with where each one differs from it.
- 2.4GPA
Magic Hour
Free plan · from $12/mo
Browser studio of AI video, image and audio tools paid with credits.
- 2.4GPA
Vidnoz
Free plan · from $19.99/mo
AI avatar video maker with templates, voices and video generators.
- Vidnoz also covers templates, text to speech and voice cloning.
- 2.2GPA
D-ID
Free trial
Avatar video generator and AI agent platform with an API.
- Akool has a free plan. D-ID does not.
- Akool also covers image generation.
- D-ID also covers text to speech.
- 1.8GPA
Hedra
From $20/mo
Character video studio and model inference platform.
- Akool has a free plan. Hedra does not.
- Akool also covers image generation.
- 2.6GPA
Viggle
Free plan · from $7.99/mo
Character-swap and motion video generator with a free daily allowance.
- Only Viggle lists iOS and Android apps.
- Akool also covers image generation.
Part 06 · Questions
Quick answers
The questions people ask about it, each answered in a line or two
15
Questions, each answered in a line or two
The short version of everything above, for when you only need the answer. Each one is told in full in its part of the guide.
Is Akool free?
Akool has a 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.
How much does Akool cost?
Akool lists 6 plans. Free: $0.
What platforms does Akool work on?
Akool is available on Web.
Does Akool offer any discounts?
Akool publicly lists the following: 30% off Pro, Pro Max and Business billed yearly; Three free months for university researchers.
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.
What does Akool integrate with?
Akool's listing names Claude and Codex. A listing names up to eight integrations, so it may connect to more.
Does Akool have a student discount?
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.
Who makes Akool?
Akool is made by AKOOL.
What are the alternatives to Akool?
The closest alternatives to Akool in our directory are Magic Hour, Vidnoz, D-ID, Hedra and Viggle.
How does Akool compare with other 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.
Is Akool good value for money?
ToolGPA grades Akool C for value for money. 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.
Could I make my own version of Akool?
To replace Akool you would be making a video model, which you can rent by the second but not make.
Where this guide comes from
The prices, plans, platforms and features were read from Akool’s own pages on Nov 12, 2026, and the grades were given on Nov 12, 2026. 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.
Every tool we list gets five grades, A to F, each with its reason, and a GPA that averages them. How each is decided is at toolgpa.com/grades. This guide is ToolGPA’s own work; it is not made, paid for or approved by AKOOL. Prices change, so check akool.com before you buy.
Part 07 · About
About ToolGPA
Who made this guide, what else is on the site, and how to cite it
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Tools graded, in 95 categories
ToolGPA grades software the way a school report grades a pupil: five subjects, a letter for each with the reason written beside it, and a GPA that averages them. Prices, plans and platforms are read from each maker’s own pages and dated, so you always know how fresh a figure is.
Every grade, review and ranking on ToolGPA is our own judgement. No company can pay for a grade or change one. Every tool on the site has a guide like this one, free to download and pass on. It all lives at toolgpa.com.
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- Value chartsWhat each tool costs against what it scores, for every categorytoolgpa.com/charts
- CompareAny two tools side by side, plan by plantoolgpa.com/compare
- Price changesEvery price rise and cut on record, each with its sourcetoolgpa.com/price-changes
- Prices by countryWhat apps cost on the App Store in 12 countriestoolgpa.com/prices-by-country
- Pay lessEvery public discount: yearly billing, students, nonprofitstoolgpa.com/save
- Keep or makeWhich tools are worth paying for, and which you could build yourselftoolgpa.com/keep-or-make
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