Best AI Photo Animation Tools in 2026
Updated
Turning a still photo into motion can involve several different controls, so compare what each tool specifies before choosing. Animation modes, camera motion, and depth or 3D motion describe options for movement, while face animation and lip-sync cover other kinds of animation. Maximum clip length and maximum output resolution show the stated output limits. HeyGen, Pika, and Hedra are among the tools to compare, alongside Animate Photo AI and Immersity AI. Free-plan availability and paid-from pricing help you weigh access and cost against the motion and output options you need.
25ranked
11free plans on this page
$4.99/molowest paid tier
9 Oct 2026last checked
AI Photo Animation Tools, ranked on how quickly a newcomer can get going.16 of 19 products with recorded free access can be tried for free.
- 1 HeyGenPaid from $24/mo
- Free to practise on: yes
- Well documented: yes
- Runs where you work: yes
- 2 PikaFree plan
- Free to practise on: yes
- Well documented: yes
- Runs where you work: no
- 3 HedraPaid from $20/mo
- Free to practise on: yes
- Well documented: yes
- Runs where you work: no
- 4 Vidu
- Free trial: yes
- Well documented: yes
- Runs where you work: no
- 5 Animate Photo AIFree plan
- Free to practise on: yes
- Well documented: yes
- Runs where you work: no
- 6 AnimatePhotoPaid from $9.90/mo
- Free trial: yes
- Well documented: yes
- Runs where you work: no
- 7 AnimateDiffFree plan
- Free to practise on: yes
- Well documented: yes
- Runs where you work: no
- 8 Immersity AIPaid from $4.99/mo
- Free to practise on: yes
- Well documented: yes
- Runs where you work: no
- 9 Kling AIPaid from $10/mo
- Free to practise on: yes
- Well documented: yes
- Runs where you work: no
- 10 Photo Restore – Fix Old PhotosPaid from $18.33/mo
- Free trial: yes
- Well documented: yes
- Runs where you work: no
- 11 PicAliveFree plan
- Free to practise on: yes
- Well documented: yes
- Runs where you work: no
- 12 Stable Video DiffusionFree plan
- Free to practise on: yes
- Well documented: yes
- Runs where you work: no
- 13 Animate Old Photos
- Free to practise on: no
- Free trial: yes
- Well documented: yes
- Runs where you work: no
- 14 LivePortrait
- Well documented: yes
- Runs where you work: yes
- 15 MergeFree plan
- Free to practise on: yes
- Free trial: no
- Well documented: yes
- Runs where you work: no
- 16 RunwayPaid from $12/mo
- Free to practise on: yes
- Well documented: yes
- Runs where you work: no
- 17 D-ID
- Free to practise on: no
- Free trial: yes
- Well documented: yes
- Runs where you work: no
- 18 Hallo
- Well documented: yes
- Runs where you work: no
- 19 Hailuo AIPaid from $14.99/mo
- Well documented: yes
- Runs where you work: no
- 20 TryMotion
- Well documented: yes
- Runs where you work: no
- 21 PixVerse
- Well documented: yes
- Runs where you work: no
- 22 Luma AIPaid from $8.33/mo
- Free to practise on: no
- Well documented: yes
- Runs where you work: no
- 23 KaiberPaid from $10/mo
- Free to practise on: no
- Free trial: no
- Well documented: yes
- Runs where you work: yes
- 24 Old Photo AI
- Free to practise on: no
- Free trial: no
- Well documented: yes
- Runs where you work: no
- 25 Picto.Video
- Free to practise on: no
- Free trial: no
- Well documented: yes
- Runs where you work: no
Compare all 25 in a table
| # | Platform | Score | Free plan | From | Free plan | Paid from | Animation modes | Face animation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | HeyGen | 7.4 | Free plan | $24/mo | Yes | 29 /mo | ||
| 2 | Pika | 7.3 | Free plan | Yes | 8 /mo | |||
| 3 | Hedra | 7.1 | Free plan | $20/mo | Yes | 15 /mo | ||
| 4 | Vidu | 7.0 | Yes | |||||
| 5 | Animate Photo AI | 6.9 | Free plan | Free | Yes | 7.9 /mo | image-to-video | Yes |
| 6 | AnimatePhoto | 6.9 | $9.90/mo | 9.9 /mo | image-to-video | Yes | ||
| 7 | AnimateDiff | 6.8 | Free plan | Free | ||||
| 8 | Immersity AI | 6.8 | Free plan | $4.99/mo | Yes | 4.99 /mo | ||
| 9 | Kling AI | 6.8 | Free plan | $10/mo | Yes | 10 /mo | ||
| 10 | Photo Restore – Fix Old Photos | 6.8 | $18.33/mo | image-to-video | Yes | |||
| 11 | PicAlive | 6.8 | Free plan | Free | Yes | Yes | ||
| 12 | Stable Video Diffusion | 6.8 | Free plan | Free | image-to-video | |||
| 13 | Animate Old Photos | 6.7 | No | No | Yes | |||
| 14 | LivePortrait | 6.7 | Yes | face | Yes | |||
| 15 | Merge | 6.7 | Free plan | Free | Yes | image-to-video | ||
| 16 | Runway | 6.7 | Free plan | $12/mo | Yes | 12 /mo | ||
| 17 | D-ID | 6.4 | No | No | ||||
| 18 | Hallo | 6.4 | ||||||
| 19 | Hailuo AI | 6.3 | $14.99/mo | Yes | 14.99 /mo | |||
| 20 | TryMotion | 6.3 | image-to-video | |||||
| 21 | PixVerse | 6.2 | Yes | |||||
| 22 | Luma AI | 6.1 | No | $8.33/mo | No | image-to-video | ||
| 23 | Kaiber | 5.9 | No | $10/mo | No | 8 /mo | ||
| 24 | Old Photo AI | 5.9 | No | No | image-to-video | Yes | ||
| 25 | Picto.Video | 5.8 | No | No |
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