DeepSwap is one of the best-known face swap tools, and the most common reason people look for an alternative is the subscription: DeepSwap sells access as a recurring plan, and its own page states that only premium users can buy additional credits.
PhotoHero is pay-as-you-go — credit packs from $4.99 that never expire, with an optional subscription if you prefer one. This page lays out the real differences, including the places DeepSwap is the better tool.
DeepSwap details verified from their own site on . Pricing changes often — check before you buy.
| PhotoHero | DeepSwap | |
|---|---|---|
| Entry price | Credit packs from $4.99 (200 credits); subscriptions from $9.99/month | Not stated on their site |
| Free tier | 100 credits on signup, no card required (~100 photo swaps, or ~50s of video) | A free trial demo exists; the allowance is not published |
| Watermark | No watermark on any generated result | Lists "no watermark" as a paid benefit |
| Try without an account | Upload, face detection and face picking work with no account; signup is required to generate | A demo exists, but full access routes through sign-in |
| Video face swap | Yes — 2 credits per second, MP4/MOV up to 500 MB | Yes — up to 30 minutes, 1 GB; 1 credit per 15s |
| Multiple faces | Yes — every face detected, assign each individually; 1 credit per face swapped | Yes — up to 6 faces in the same video clip |
| Credits expire | Credits never expire | Annual access drips 20 credits per month; expiry not stated |
| Billing model | Pay-as-you-go credit packs or an optional subscription | Subscription; only premium users can purchase extra credits |
“Not stated on their site” means we could not verify it from a reliable source, so we have not guessed. Sources: deepswap.ai pricing, deepswap.ai homepage
We checked on 2026-07-25 and DeepSwap does not publish a price on its own pricing page — the plan figures load only after you sign in. Third-party sites report numbers, but they disagree with each other, and at least one contradicts DeepSwap's own stated credit allowance.
Rather than repeat a figure we cannot verify, we have left it blank. Check their pricing page directly for the current number. We would rather this page be useful than complete.
This is the real decision. DeepSwap's model is a recurring plan, and its pricing page states that only premium users can purchase more credits — so topping up requires an active subscription.
PhotoHero sells credit packs outright, starting at $4.99 for 200 credits, and those credits do not expire. There is a subscription if you want one, but nothing stops working when you stop paying, and unused credits stay yours.
If you swap faces most days, a subscription is usually better value anywhere. If you use it in bursts — a project, a holiday, a one-off — pay-as-you-go stops you paying for months you did not use.
DeepSwap publishes a 30-minute maximum and handles up to six faces in a clip. If you are swapping a long video, that is a genuine advantage and we will not pretend otherwise.
PhotoHero charges 2 credits per second of video, which suits short clips — a 15-second TikTok is 30 credits — and becomes expensive on long footage. Both tools, like every frame-by-frame swapper, struggle in the same places: fast head motion blurs individual frames, and sharp profile turns leave the model inventing what it cannot see.
We cannot answer that honestly, because DeepSwap does not publish its price outside its signed-in area. PhotoHero starts at $4.99 for 200 credits with no subscription, and credits never expire. Compare against DeepSwap's current plan on their own page.
Yes. Credit packs are one-time purchases starting at $4.99, and the credits never expire. A subscription exists but is entirely optional.
Not to start. Uploading, face detection and choosing which face to swap all work anonymously; you are asked to sign up at the point of generating. Anonymous uploads are deleted within 24 hours if you do not sign up.
DeepSwap — it states a 30-minute maximum. PhotoHero bills video at 2 credits per second, which suits short clips rather than long-form footage.
No. Purchased credits are yours indefinitely.
Upload a photo and pick the faces without an account. 100 free credits when you sign up — no card required.
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