AiFaceSwap.io review: free limits, video costs and alternatives

You want a face swap you can download, not just an attractive still preview. AiFaceSwap.io offers different photo and video routes, and their free access, clip limits and credit rules are not interchangeable.

That makes a simple question, whether it fits your next clip, harder to answer from the headline alone. This review separates the modes, explains what to check before paying and gives you a short comparison to run with your own permitted inputs. You can also compare another browser workflow without mistaking a one-frame preview for a usable full video.

AiFaceSwap.io at a glance

AiFaceSwap.io is worth trying for browser-based photo swaps and short video experiments. Its main attraction is free access without an initial account. For regular video work, compare the actual clip limit, export quality and credit rules before paying: its photo, basic-video and advanced-video modes have different allowances.

If you want another browser option, try the same permitted source clip in Magic Hour Video Face Swap. Judge the completed download, especially during head turns and expressions, rather than choosing from a still preview alone.

The AiFaceSwap.io homepage lists its available modes. Its photo uploader accepts JPG, PNG and WEBP and separates the original image from the replacement face. The basic photo result is advertised as watermark-free.

Free limits and pricing: use the detailed credit rules

AiFaceSwap.io’s broad “unlimited” wording is less specific than its pricing and credit-rules table. That table is the more useful planning reference:

The pricing page states three free video or GIF swaps every 12 hours, while the video FAQ says three videos every 24 hours. These published allowances conflict; confirm the live tool’s quota rather than treating either schedule as a guaranteed daily production capacity.

The dedicated GIF page is stricter than the general pricing table: its playground says under five seconds and three free swaps per day, while its FAQ requires an account and limits uploads to 5 MB. The same page’s instructions mention ten seconds. Check the actual GIF uploader before preparing a longer loop; this review does not verify its export resolution or watermark status.

The displayed credit packs are pay-as-you-go purchases with no recurring bill. If checkout offers a subscription, confirm its price, credit allowance and renewal terms separately.

Browser examples: a 30-second basic video uses 30 credits; a 10-second advanced video with two selected faces uses (2 + 1) × 10 = 30. These are credit calculations, not a guaranteed duration entitlement: check the selected mode’s trim limit before planning a longer advanced job. API rates are separate: two credits per second for unenhanced basic video, with extra charges for resolution and multiple faces. Confirm the selected mode’s quote.

Which credits can pay for your job?

The credit FAQ distinguishes purchased gold credits from free daily-login silver credits. Paid video, GIF and batch face swaps require gold; other AI tools use silver first, then gold. A large silver balance therefore does not establish a paid face-swap budget. Subscription credits are described as valid for one month and cleared 15 days after expiry. The page does not establish perpetual validity for one-time packs. It also states no refunds. Verify balance type, expiry and renewal before paying.

What the video workflow actually offers

The dedicated video page accepts M4V, MP4, MOV and WEBM, plus a JPG, PNG or WEBP replacement face. It includes clip trimming and selected-face controls and advertises watermark-free output. Paid access adds features such as queue priority and longer clips.

The page’s enhancement and upgrade labels are not consistent enough to promise one maximum resolution for every account. Its pricing page lists 1080p paid output, while parts of the video interface mention 2K support. Confirm the selected mode’s actual export setting before buying specifically for resolution.

Use a short segment that contains a difficult moment from your intended video: a turn, a hand crossing the face or a change in expression. An easy front-facing sample can establish that the process works, but it cannot tell you how the tool handles the rest of your footage.

How to process a video instead of a photo

Use the video playground when your input is moving footage. Its current controls let you upload the clip and replacement portrait, trim a segment and specify which detected face to replace. Review that selection and the displayed charge before rendering. The page warns against refreshing while a job is processing. Download the completed clip, then inspect the whole trimmed segment; an interface preview does not verify the final file. AiFaceSwap.io also publishes a video walkthrough.

For API automation, prepare the clip before making a request. The API documentation requires publicly accessible CDN URLs and provides no upload or cropping step; trim your input in your own workflow first. Its multi-video endpoint documents up to three face mappings, while the browser interface displays extraction for up to six. Do not assume browser controls, media limits or credit rates carry over to the API. Confirm an approved media-hosting arrangement before using confidential footage. Documentation checked October 22, 2026; no API execution test was performed.

How to use AiFaceSwap.io for a photo

1. Open the photo workflow

Open the photo face-swap page and select its playground. Use media you have permission to edit and a replacement face you are authorized to use.

2. Put each image in the correct field

The original image supplies the scene and the person whose face will change. The face image supplies the replacement identity. Reversing them changes which photograph gets edited.

These interface screenshots are retained from the earlier edition of this review to illustrate the fields. Use the current limits above and the live tool for your account’s controls.

3. Generate and wait for completion

Start the swap and wait for a completed result. Queue time and generation time can vary; there is no verified fixed turnaround in this review. A progress indicator is not a finished image.

4. Inspect the downloaded image

Check the eyes, teeth, jawline, hair boundary and skin-tone transition at the size you plan to publish. A face can look plausible as a thumbnail while showing obvious seams in the full image. Save the completed file before moving on to another edit.

For a video, play the entire output with the original beside it. Check both the face and the surrounding frame: tracking errors can appear briefly even when the first and last frames look correct.

Privacy: the retention statements need to be read separately

AiFaceSwap.io’s privacy policy describes processing on servers in Hong Kong and says created content is stored for 48 hours. Its photo interface says images are cleared after one day; the video interface says two days and offers paid permanent history.

Those statements cover different surfaces and are not a single verified deletion guarantee. For a project with contractual confidentiality or a strict retention requirement, get the applicable storage and deletion terms clarified before uploading. This review is not a security audit.

A payment processor or a short stated retention period alone does not establish that a service is suitable for confidential material. Match the provider’s documented terms to your project’s requirements.

Can you use AiFaceSwap.io for ads or client work?

Before using a result in ads or client work, check the selected workflow’s permission. AiFaceSwap.io’s video FAQ describes its examples as personal entertainment and excludes commercial use of public figures without consent. Its Terms of Service say users retain their content rights, while section 7B permits product-specific restrictions. These statements are not a clear commercial-use entitlement for every paid video job. Obtain written confirmation for your actual campaign rather than treating a credit purchase or watermark-free download as permission.

Four alternatives, matched to the job

1. Magic Hour: photo and video swaps with a clear next step

Magic Hour Photo Face Swap offers five guest photo swaps per day without a watermark, shared across single-face and multiple-face photo routes. Video and GIF Face Swap share three guest attempts per day in total. The video FAQ advertises clips up to ten seconds at 480p with a watermark. Paid subscriptions and credit-pack purchases remove video watermarks. Commercial use is allowed for paid subscribers, credit-pack purchasers and separately agreed paid usage-based billing, subject to rights to the inputs.

Choose it when you want to try a short video and continue into related editing tools within the same account. If your project contains several people, open the multiple-face video workflow and map the intended faces rather than relying on a single-face preset.

Check the current plans after a useful sample. The free video workflow is a way to evaluate the result; it is not a promise of unlimited, watermark-free production.

A completed photo face swap

Original photo

Replacement face

Magic Hour result

Magic Hour photo example: the original scene, replacement face and saved result. Both inputs depict fictional adults. Check the jawline, jacket and background. These are photo inputs and a still result.

Source: Original Magic Hour demonstration

Photo, video or GIF: choose the matching trial

Use the same permitted source file and replacement portrait on both services. These are documented route and allowance differences, not results from a new quality test.

For the first comparison, use a video under ten seconds or a GIF under five seconds, then inspect the whole download. Record the actual charge, dimensions, watermark and whether the intended face stays consistent. A watermark-free result alone does not establish commercial permission.

2. DeepSwap: longer paid video projects

DeepSwap advertises replacement of up to six faces in one video. Its current pricing page lists a maximum 30-minute face-swap video, updating the three-minute limit in older comparisons.

Its credit rules charge one credit for each started 15 seconds of video. A 30-second swap therefore uses two credits; a 31-second swap uses three. This is useful for estimating workload, but compare the actual checkout price and accepted output rather than equating credits across providers.

Choose it when a longer source clip or multi-person scene makes its paid workflow relevant. Its own help center notes that side angles and frequent movement can affect tracking, so the longer upload limit does not eliminate the need to review the result.

Remaker

Remaker is relevant when you want a browser-based photo route and already use its broader face-swap product. Verify the current limits for single-photo, video, GIF, batch and multi-face workflows separately; one route's free or watermark terms do not automatically apply to the others.

Remaker’s free photo offer is separate from its paid video workflow. Its photo page advertises no signup and no watermark; its video FAQ requires VIP access obtained by purchasing credits. Check the exact mode’s charge, export and account conditions before comparing your short clip. This review does not independently verify its advertised output quality. Checked October 22, 2026.

Higgsfield

Higgsfield is relevant when face swap is one step inside a broader AI video workflow. Compare identity preservation, motion, export limits and accepted-output cost on your own permitted clip rather than treating a platform-level feature list as output proof.

Choose Higgsfield when face swap belongs inside a broader AI-video project. Check the exact face-swap allowance, export terms and accepted-output cost; a platform subscription does not make every model or workflow unlimited.

A short comparison you can run before paying

This review is published by Magic Hour, a competing provider. Product claims were checked against AiFaceSwap.io's current pricing and credit rules, API documentation and privacy policy on October 31, 2026. Provider marketing is labeled as such; Magic Hour did not reproduce every vendor claim in a controlled benchmark.

Use your own face or a consenting participant and the same source file across the tools you shortlist. Keep the intended output duration and resolution comparable.

Record the job’s cost, the downloaded file’s resolution, watermark presence and whether you would actually use the result. If two out of three attempts are unusable, the displayed per-attempt price understates the cost of your finished clip. This is a suggested evaluation, not a claim that these tools have been tested on an identical set here.

For a broader shortlist, see our best AI face-swap tools. If your goal is speech from a still image rather than replacing a face in existing footage, a talking-photo tool is a different workflow.