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RDeepSwap vs Thumbs.ai
Pricing, features, platforms and who each one suits — side by side.
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Choose DeepSwap if…
- you need an API to build on
- you're in its core audience: content creators, marketers
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Choose Thumbs.ai if…
- you want a free plan to start with
- you want the lower entry price ($8/mo vs $9.99/mo)
- you're in its core audience: youtubers, video editors
Side by side
Feature DeepSwap Thumbs.ai
Pricing modelPaidFreemium
Starting price$9.99/mo$8/mo
Free plan
Free trial
API
Open source
PlatformsWebWeb
CategoryFace SwapThumbnail Generators
CompanyDeepSwap—
Full feature lists
D DeepSwap
- Face swap for videos, photos and GIFs
- Swap up to 6 faces in one clip
- GPU processing, about 10 seconds per video minute
- HD face swap output
- Image-to-video, text-to-video and video extend
- Background removal, image enhancement and cartoonizer
- Interface in 8 languages
T Thumbs.ai
- Text-to-thumbnail generation
- Recreate thumbnails from YouTube links or images
- AI face swap and expression editing
- Channel style cloning
- 20+ visual effects
- Batch generation for A/B testing
- CTR rater for thumbnails
- Template library and thumbnail downloader
Their home pages
What each vendor shows first: the pitch, the plans and the sign-up.
DeepSwap · deepswap.ai
Thumbs.ai · thumbs.aiWhat you'd pay
The cheapest plan that fits, per month, billed yearly where the plan offers it.
DeepSwap
PRO Access (1-Month)$9.99 first order (regularly $19.99), one-time, no auto-renewal
PRO Access (12-Month)$49.99 first order (regularly $99.99), one-time, no auto-renewal
Thumbs.ai
Free$0
Starter$8/mo or $96/yr
Ultimate$34/mo or $412/yr
Professional$64/mo or $773/yr
Price changes we've recorded
We re-read each pricing page every month and log what changed.
DeepSwap
- Nov 8, 2026New plan: PRO Access (Not listed); Plan dropped: PRO (Full Access)
Thumbs.ai
No changes since we started tracking.
Strengths and limitations
DeepSwap
- Handles video, photo and GIF swaps
- Swaps up to 6 faces at once
- PRO allows video swaps up to 30 minutes
- Video generation and image tools are included as well
- Credit-based use: 1 credit per 15 seconds of swapped video
- PRO includes only 20 credits per month
Thumbs.ai
- Free plan includes face generation and style cloning
- Unused subscription credits roll over to the next month
- Pay-as-you-go credits don't expire
- Yearly billing saves up to 35%
- Free plan output is watermarked
- Commercial use rights start at the $34/mo Ultimate plan
- Web app only, with no mobile or desktop apps
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Facts from each vendor's public pages, prices checked Nov 8, 2026. Editorial policy