Magic Hour Changelog: 2026

Video outpainting is now available as an add-on to Any-to-Video v2, using the same base models and infrastructure. Upload a video, choose an output aspect ratio, and expand the frame into a new composition.

You can trim the source video, select a custom aspect ratio from 1:8 to 8:1, and generate at the resolution available for your plan. Custom aspect ratios are available when you choose Custom.

View Face Swap Results in the Middle Panel

Face Swap now displays generated videos in the middle panel, while video trimming uses the same contextual trimmer available in Lip Sync. This keeps editing and output review in a more consistent workflow.

Add Multiple Faces to Photo and Video Face Swap

The free Face Swap tool now supports multi-face swapping across photo, video, and GIF modes. Select multiple detected faces and choose the replacement face for each one without leaving the existing workflow.

Try it out now at Multiple Face Swap or Multiple Face Swap Video.

Discover Talking Photo Templates

Talking Photo templates are now supported across the template experience. You can submit Talking Photo generations as templates, filter for them in Create and Templates, and browse them at /templates/talking-photo.

Selecting a Talking Photo template from /create/ai-talking-photo now automatically populates its values so you can get started faster.

Try it out now at AI Talking Photo or Talking Photo Templates.

See Popular Templates at a Glance

Template usage counts are now displayed as a fire component, making popular templates easier to recognize while browsing.

The AI Video Generator product page now includes free Text-to-Video and Image-to-Video tools in one place. Switch between text, images, and clips using the same familiar controls as the existing free tools.

The page description has also been updated to: “Create AI videos from text, images, or clips — all in one place.” Switching between tools keeps you on the same page without changing the URL or other page content.

The Video-to-Video tool now includes an Inspiration tab with a random assortment of face swap video templates each session, making it easier to find a starting point for your next creation.

Generate Kling 3.0 Videos in 4K

Kling 3.0 now supports 4K video generation. 4K generations cost 30 credits per second, with pricing set proportionally to the existing 720p and 1080p options.

Use Voice Cloner for Lip Sync and Talking Photo

Voice Cloner is now available as an option in the Lip Sync and Talking Photo tools from the dashboard. Select a cloned voice when creating your next talking video.

Upgraded Audio to Video to LTX-2.3

Audio to Video now uses LTX-2.3, with support for the new FFLF mode. Audio to Video and IA2V modes support Audio to Video generation, while IA2V can also be used for Talking Photo creations.

IA2V now replaces the previous v4 workflow for Talking Photo, while existing credits, GPU requirements, and length limitations remain unchanged.

You can now try free video tools for Seedance 1.0, Wan 2.2, and LTX-2. Seedance 1.0 is available once per day, while Wan 2.2 and LTX-2 are each available three times per day.

We launched a new creation flow for text-to-video and image-to-video, with a streamlined layout for setting up your generations and applying effects. Generation history remains in the standard vertical stack for a familiar browsing experience.

New Free Flux Schnell and Z-Image Turbo Tools

You can now use dedicated free tools for Flux Schnell and Z-Image Turbo, making it easier to try both text-to-image models directly in the web app.

Model pages now include free tools for image editing, text-to-image, and video generation. You can try Qwen Edit, Nano Banana 2, Nano Banana, Seedream 4, Flux Schnell, Z-image Turbo, Seedance 1.0, Wan 2.2, and LTX-2 without leaving the model catalog.

Daily free usage varies by model, with up to 10 uses for Flux Schnell and Z-image Turbo, and 3 uses for the other models.

Try it out now: Browse the models

You can now use Body Swap through the Magic Hour API, making it easier to add body-swapping workflows to your applications.

New API Pages for Our Models

We’ve added API-focused pages for our models, with model details and code examples to help you get started quickly.

Explore the new model pages at magichour.ai/models/seedance-2-0.

Try it out now: View the model pages

You can now use multiple images with Nano Banana 2 in the AI Image Editor, bringing its multi-image workflow to the 4K-capable model.

Explore Image-to-Video Effects

The new Effects page brings Magic Hour’s Image-to-Video templates into one place. Browse templates across Camera Motion, Transitions, Visual Effects, Transformations, Styles, Actions, and Showcase.

Try it out now: https://magichour.ai/create/effects

A New Template-Focused Create Page

The Create page is now organized around the tools, models, and templates users want to explore. Discover popular tools, top picks, and top models, then browse all available video, image, and audio tools from one place.

Image-to-Video effects are grouped into Camera Motion, Transitions, Visual Effects, Transformations, Styles, Actions, and Showcase.

You can now start a face swap directly from image outputs in our /create pages. Select Swap Faces from an image output to continue with that image as the base image.

Free users are taken to the Face Swap page with the base image prepopulated.

Try it out now: https://magichour.ai/create/face-swap-photo

You can now set the audio start and end time when creating a Talking Photo, giving you more control over which portion of your audio is used for the result.

You can now send image outputs from the /create pages directly to Talking Photo. Select Talking Photo from an image output, and you’ll be taken to the Talking Photo tool with your image prepopulated.

Try it out now: Create a Talking Photo

Create More Consistent Videos with Kling 3.0 Omni

Kling 3.0 Omni is now available for image-to-video generation. Add reference images and videos to create more consistent characters, replace characters, and remix videos.

You can use up to one reference video or seven reference images. When a reference video is included, you can upload up to four total reference images or elements. Generations support durations of up to 15 seconds.

Add Reference Videos to Seedance 2.0

Seedance 2.0 now supports reference-to-video generation with reference videos, images, and audio. Add up to one video, nine images, and three audio references to guide your generation.

Reference videos can be 2–15 seconds long, while image and audio references must be under 10 MB each. Video inputs are supported in MP4 and MOV formats.

Image generation and editing now support resolution-based credit pricing. Choose from Auto, 2K, or 4K where supported by the selected model, with credits charged based on the selected resolution bucket—not the final image dimensions.

Free users are limited to the default 640px resolution, while paid users can access higher resolutions for eligible models. The selected resolution preserves the image’s aspect ratio and is adjusted to provider-supported dimensions. 4K is not available for Qwen, Z-Image, or Flux Schnell.

You can now swap a character into any image with Magic Hour’s free character swap tool—no sign-up required. Upload a target scene, upload the person you want to swap in, and click Swap Characters to generate a new still image.

Free usage includes 1 character swap per day. The new product page also includes step-by-step instructions, use cases, feature highlights, and guidance for getting the best results.

The original product page is no longer publicly available.

LTX image-to-video generations now support 1-second and 2-second durations in both the Magic Hour web app and API, giving you more flexibility for short video clips.

Seedance 2.0 Is Now Available in Create

Seedance 2.0 is now featured in the Create carousel as a newly launched model for state-of-the-art video generation. It’s designed for cinematic shots, action, and storytelling, with options for both text-to-video and image-to-video.

New Model Leaderboards Across Four Modalities

We added model leaderboard pages for Text-to-Image, Text-to-Video, Image-to-Video, and Text-to-Speech. Compare models across each modality, including available performance and speed data.

Character Swap Dashboard Is Now Available

Character Swap is now available in the dashboard alongside Head Swap. Upload a target scene and the person to swap in, then generate the result for 100 credits.

The Character Swap API supports type: "character-replace" with two image keys: one for the target scene and one for the person being swapped in.

type = "character-replace"
image_keys = [target_scene_key, person_to_swap_key]

You can now create videos with Seedance 2.0 in both Text-to-Video and Image-to-Video. The model is available at 480p and 720p, with 720p generation priced at \$0.2427 per second.

You can now explore the AI Image Editing model leaderboard to compare available models in one place. This release includes a model leaderboard hub and a dedicated AI Image Editing leaderboard page, with a flexible format ready for additional categories in the future.

The free Voice Generator and Voice Cloner now include a language selector. Choose Auto, Chinese, English, Japanese, Korean, German, French, Russian, Portuguese, Spanish, or Italian for more control over your audio results.

Add Tags When Submitting Templates

You can now add tags when submitting templates, making it easier to categorize and organize them from the start.

Added Veo 3.1 Lite for Text-to-Video and Image-to-Video

Veo 3.1 Lite is now available for text-to-video and image-to-video generation as a more affordable option for fast, high-quality daily generations.

Veo 3.1 Lite costs 48 credits per second at 720p and 72 credits per second at 1080p.