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Face Swap for Instagram Reels

Swap a face through a Reel-length clip in the browser and download it without a watermark, ready to upload to Instagram.

It handles more than one person in frame, keeps the original audio, and preserves the vertical framing Reels expects.

🎁 Start with 100 free credits — no card required

How it works

1

Upload the clip

Vertical MP4 or MOV up to 500 MB, straight from your camera roll.

2

Map the faces

Pick who to replace — one person or several in the same clip.

3

Download clean

No watermark, audio intact, ready for the Reels upload flow.

Audio survives, which matters more on Reels than you would think

The swap touches video frames only, so the original audio track comes through untouched. For Reels, where a trending audio is often the whole reason the clip works, that means the swapped version still carries the sound you built it around.

It also means lip sync stays correct: the mouth movement is still the original performer's, so the face may be different but the words still line up.

Multiple people in one Reel

Duets, group skits and pieces-to-camera with someone in the background all work — every face is detected and you choose which to change. Pricing does not increase with the number of people, since video is billed per second.

A practical note: swapping only the people who stay reasonably front-facing usually reads better than swapping everyone, because a person turned away from the camera is the hardest case and drags the overall impression down.

Meta labels AI content — plan for it

Instagram detects and labels AI-generated and manipulated media, and provides its own disclosure control. Declaring it yourself is more predictable than waiting to be labelled automatically, and does not appear to be the thing that hurts reach — poor retention does.

As always, swap faces you have permission to use.

Cost and clip length for Reels

Billing is 2 credits per second of clip, so a 30-second Reel is 60 credits and a 90-second one is 180. The 100 free credits on a new account are about 50 seconds of finished video, which is one Reel plus a test — worth knowing before you burn them on a first attempt.

The efficient workflow is to edit first and swap last. Trim to the exact cut you intend to post, then upload that, rather than swapping a three-minute raw clip and cutting it down afterwards. You are billed on what you submit, not on what you keep.

Uploads go up to 500 MB, which is far more than a phone-shot Reel needs. If the upload is slow, that is your connection rather than the swap — the processing itself runs on dedicated GPUs and is usually the shorter half of the wait.

Frequently asked questions

Does the trending audio survive the swap?+

Yes. Only video frames are modified; the audio track is untouched, and lip movement still matches because the mouth motion is the original performer's.

Can I swap several people in one Reel?+

Yes, every detected face can be reassigned individually, and it costs no more — video is billed per second, not per face.

What does a 30-second Reel cost?+

60 credits, at 2 credits per second. Packs start at $4.99 for 200 credits.

Is the download watermarked?+

No, the clip comes back clean at its original aspect ratio.

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