Live Portrait AI
Officially listedAn online portrait animation tool built on Kuaishou's open-source LivePortrait for realistic facial motion transfer.
Live Portrait AI
Live Portrait AI is an online portrait animation tool built on Kuaishou's open-source LivePortrait technology: one clear photo plus one driving video brings a static portrait to life, transferring head motion, micro-expressions, and lip sync. Aimed at content creators, marketers, educators, and everyday users, it requires no deployment and finishes in three steps.
Core capabilities
- Photo animation: upload a portrait and a driving video to transfer head motion, expressions, emotions, and lip movement with lifelike results
- Micro-expression fidelity: built on an implicit keypoint framework, leading in reproducing details such as eyelash tremors, half-blinks, and lip-line tension
- Multiple styles and faces: supports realistic, oil painting, sculpture, 3D render, and other styles, and can animate several faces in a photo and stitch them back into the original
- Animal animation: photos of pet cats, dogs, and other animals can be animated too, with playful results
- Precise control: Eye/Lip Retargeting modules fine-tune eye opening and lip motion amplitude
- Extremely fast inference: roughly 12.8ms per frame on an RTX 4090, far outpacing diffusion-based approaches
Use cases Short-video creators reviving old photos or turning pet photos into content material; marketers and ecommerce sellers producing localized video greetings and low-cost talking-head ads; educators converting static courseware and historical-figure photos into interactive explainer videos; casual users pranking friends with FacePoke or making greeting videos for family. Developers can build their own pipelines with the open-source version or ComfyUI workflows.
Unique strengths Versus audio-driven Hedra, whole-body physics animation specialist Viggle, and slow-running SadTalker, Live Portrait's driving-video-plus-retargeting route wins on expression control and micro-expression realism; ToolRadar scored it 9.6/10, calling it without close rivals, and the MIT-licensed core with roughly 18.7K GitHub stars gives it a mature ecosystem.
Editorial verdict Technically solid with stunning output: users report absurdly accurate lip sync, and its Product Hunt launch drew 588 upvotes. But the weaknesses are clear: the online version is run by third-party BlueOrbit, and Trustpilot carries billing and charge complaints; the free tier queues slowly and is unstable; and only face/head is supported, with no full-body animation. Validate with the free tier first, check billing before paying, and download finished videos promptly.
Pricing
### 💰 定价模式：免费增值（订阅制） **起步价**：免费 #### 主要方案 - **免费版**：$0 - 无限动画（公开队列、不稳定、频繁报错），视频上限 10 秒 - **Basic 基础版**：$12.49/月 - 200 Credits，10 秒视频，最多 2 个并发，高清、视频不过期 - **Standard 标准版**：$24.99/月 - 600 Credits，30 秒视频，最多 4 个并发 - **Pro 专业版**：$41.66/月 - 1500 Credits，60 秒视频，最多 8 个并发，含商业授权 #### 试用/其他信息 以上为年付折算月价（标注 Annual · 2 MONTHS FREE）；另有第三方报道的一次性积分包但价格口径不一。免费版与付费版成片均限时保留，请及时下载；付费前以官网 pricing 页实时显示为准。 — Visit website
FAQ
Is Live Portrait AI free?
There is a free tier ($0) with unlimited animations but an unstable public queue with frequent errors and a 10-second video cap; paid starts at Basic $12.49/month with 200 Credits, HD video, and non-expiring videos.
What can Live Portrait AI be used for?
It turns static photos, portraits, or pet photos into animated videos, transferring head motion, expressions, and lip movement from a driving video, with multiple styles, multi-face stitching, and fine eye/lip adjustment.
What are the video length limits on Live Portrait AI?
Free and Basic cap at 10 seconds, Standard at 30 seconds, and Pro at 60 seconds. All finished videos are retained only temporarily (those generated before 2026-06-15 were deleted on 2026-07-15), so download them promptly.
Which image styles does Live Portrait AI support?
Styles include realistic, oil painting, sculpture, 3D render, anime, and more; it can animate multiple faces in one photo and stitch them back into the original, and it also animates animal photos such as pets.
How does Live Portrait AI differ from Hedra?
Hedra is audio-driven and generates in real time but at lower resolution; Live Portrait AI is driven by a driving video and is not real-time, but offers higher output resolution, stronger expression control, and industry-leading micro-expression fidelity.
Does Live Portrait AI support full-body animation?
No. It can only animate the face and head; extreme head rotation, heavy occlusion, or an unclear source image degrades results, sometimes producing a frozen face with wildly drifting features.
What should I watch out for when paying for Live Portrait AI?
The online version is operated by third-party BlueOrbit Technologies Limited, and Trustpilot carries user complaints of billing amounts not matching the page and charges continuing after cancellation. Verify the final checkout amount before paying.
Can videos generated by Live Portrait AI be used commercially?
The Free and Basic/Standard tiers carry no commercial license; only Pro ($41.66/month) includes one. Confirm the specific licensing terms before commercial use, as the open-source model weights are likewise bound by a non-commercial license.