A Magic Hour head swap alternative for fashion photos
Magic Hour is a free, all-in-one creator tool: 3 free head swaps a day without an account, plus video, GIF and many other AI tools. Headloom does one job for fashion and product photos: it replaces the whole head and leaves the garment, pose and light as shot. Pick Magic Hour for creator work, Headloom for catalogue work.
Magic Hour Head Swap and Headloom at a glance
| Magic Hour Head Swap | Headloom | |
|---|---|---|
| What it is | An all-in-one AI creator suite: head swap, face swap for photo, video and GIF, body swap, image and video generation | A head swap for fashion and product photos, and nothing else |
| Free tier | 3 free head swaps a day with no account, no watermark on head swap photos | 5 free swaps per account. The first has no watermark; free swaps 2 to 5 carry a small Headloom watermark |
| Account needed | No, for the free daily head swaps | Yes, Google sign-in |
| Paid plans | Creator $19 a month, or $12 a month billed yearly ($144 a year, listed as up to 14,400 head swaps a year); Pro $39 or $25 a month yearly; Business $99 or $66 a month yearly. Credit packs from $10 | Starter $9 a month (82 swaps), Basic $19 (190), Pro $39 (435), or 14¢ a swap pay as you go |
| Output size | 1024px on Creator, 1472px on Pro, 4K on Business, per its plan table | High resolution, with no pixel shift, on every plan |
| Video | Yes, video and GIF face swap | Photos only |
| API | Yes, head swap API from $0.009 an image | No public API |
| Training on uploads | Says it does not use uploads or outputs to train AI models | Uploads and results deleted within 24 hours; never used for training |
Prices and limits change. Check Magic Hour'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 Magic Hour is the better pick
- You want free head swaps without making an account.
- You need video or GIF face swaps, or many AI tools in one plan.
- You need the lowest price per image at very high volume, or an API.
When Headloom is the better pick
- The photo is a finished fashion or product shot and the garment must stay as shot.
- You want one tool built for catalogue work, with the hair rebuilt to match the chosen model.
- You want uploads deleted within 24 hours, a safety check on every photo, 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
Is Magic Hour head swap free?
Yes, according to its head swap page: 3 free head swaps a day, with no account and no watermark on head swap photos. Checked 21 October 2026.
Is Headloom free?
Every Headloom account gets 5 free swaps. The first has no watermark; free swaps 2 to 5 carry a small Headloom watermark. Paid swaps never do.
Which is cheaper?
Magic Hour, at volume. Its yearly Creator plan lists up to 14,400 head swaps a year for $144. Headloom starts at $9 a month for 82 swaps, about 9 cents a swap on Pro.
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 head swaps?
No. Headloom works on photos only. Magic Hour offers video and GIF face swap.
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