An Akool face swap alternative for fashion catalogues
Akool is an AI video and image suite: its swap tools cover face, head, hair, clothing and motion, on photos and video, with batch processing and an API, paid for in credits. Headloom does one job for fashion and product photos: it replaces the whole head and leaves the garment, pose and light as shot.
Akool Face Swap and Headloom at a glance
| Akool Face Swap | Headloom | |
|---|---|---|
| What it is | An AI video and image suite; its swap tools include Face Swap, Head Swap, Hair Swap, Clothing Swap, Character Swap and Motion Swap | A head swap for fashion and product photos, and nothing else |
| Head and face | Head Swap "replaces the entire head while keeping pose and lighting intact", from 5 credits; Face Swap "replaces only the face", from 4 credits | Every swap replaces the whole head, hair rebuilt; one swap is one swap |
| Free tier | A free plan with a full-screen watermark; face swap uploads limited to 720P and 150MB or 30 seconds | 5 free swaps per account. The first has no watermark; free swaps 2 to 5 carry a small Headloom watermark |
| Paid plans | Billed yearly, per seat a month: Starter $12 (200 credits), Pro $21 (600), Pro Max $41.30 (1,200), Business $174.30 (6,000); Enterprise on request | Starter $9 a month (82 swaps), Basic $19 (190), Pro $39 (435), or 14¢ a swap pay as you go |
| Photos and video | Both: JPG, PNG and WebP images, MP4, MOV and other video formats; up to 50 files at a time | Photos only |
| People per photo | Swaps multiple faces in group photos | One person per photo |
| Output size | Export up to 4K depending on the asset, per its face swap page | High resolution, with no pixel shift, on every plan |
| API | Yes | No public API |
Prices and limits change. Check Akool's own pages before you buy. We have not run a side-by-side test of the two tools on the same photos yet, so this page makes no claim about result quality.
When Akool is the better pick
- You need face or head swaps on video, or several faces in one group photo.
- You want batch processing or an API in the same tool.
- You also need hair, clothing or motion swaps, or AI video.
When Headloom is the better pick
- The photo is a finished fashion or product shot and the garment must stay as shot.
- You want a price per swap you can read at a glance, rather than credits that vary by tool.
- You want uploads deleted within 24 hours, never used for training, and a full refund on a first purchase within 7 days if no swaps from it were used.
How Headloom works
Upload the photo you want to keep and a reference photo of the model who has agreed to the edit. Headloom replaces the whole head, rebuilds the hair to match, and leaves the garment, pose, hands, background and light as shot. The head swap page shows real before-and-afters, and the AI model swap page covers catalogue work. Plans and the free tier are on the pricing page.
Questions
Does Akool have a head swap?
Yes. Its face swap page lists Head Swap, which "replaces the entire head while keeping pose and lighting intact", from 5 credits. Checked 21 October 2026.
How much does Akool cost?
Billed yearly, Starter is $12 a seat a month for 200 credits, Pro $21 for 600, Pro Max $41.30 for 1,200 and Business $174.30 for 6,000, per its pricing page on 21 October 2026.
Is there a free plan?
Akool lists a free plan; its comparison table shows a full-screen watermark on free outputs. Headloom gives every account 5 free swaps: the first has no watermark, free swaps 2 to 5 carry a small Headloom watermark.
Have you tested both on the same photos?
Not yet. This page compares published plans and features only. When we run a dated side-by-side test, we will publish the photos and the date.
Does Headloom do video face swaps?
No. Headloom works on photos only. Akool supports video.
Sources
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