Make AI deepfakes from a single photo
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A deepfake is an AI-generated video in which a person's face has been replaced by someone else's, convincingly enough that the final clip looks like authentic footage. The word combines "deep learning" and "fake" — the models behind it are neural networks trained to encode a face identity and re-synthesize it onto new frames, matching expression, head angle, and lighting automatically.
Early deepfakes required hours of manual training per identity. Modern deepfake generators like this one use pre-trained face models that transfer identity in a single pass, so creating a deepfake video now takes minutes instead of days, from one source photo and one target clip.
Under the hood, a neural face encoder reads your source image and extracts an identity embedding — a compact vector that captures the unique structure of the face. A decoder then generates each frame of the output by applying that identity to the pose and expression of the target video. Because the decoder is conditioned on the target's motion, the deepfake inherits the original actor's performance — their blinks, smiles, and head turns — while wearing your source face.
Running locally, this pipeline would require a high-end GPU and a Python environment. On face-swap.co it runs in the browser: upload, wait, download. Paid HD deepfakes are processed on L40s GPU hardware, which materially improves skin texture, edge blending, and temporal consistency over CPU or low-end GPU inference.
Deepfake technology is powerful and easy to misuse. Before you generate a deepfake with someone else's face, get their consent. Our terms prohibit non-consensual sexual content, political disinformation, fraud, and impersonation of real people for harm — accounts that produce that material are terminated and reported.
Legitimate deepfake use cases include: putting yourself into your favorite movie scene, social-media content where everyone appearing has agreed, indie film VFX, dubbed-video face matching, anonymizing documentary subjects, and prototyping character looks. If you would not show the subject the finished clip, do not generate it.
No subscription. No monthly minimums. You pay once per deepfake and own the output. Competing deepfake tools — HeyGen, Kapwing, DeepfakesWeb, Magic Hour — typically charge $15–$60 per month or gate length behind annual plans; our 5-minute ceiling on pay-per-video pricing is unusual in this category.
Building an app that needs programmatic deepfake generation? The face-swap API accepts a source image URL and a target video URL and returns a finished deepfake — same pay-per-video pricing, no subscription, no monthly minimums, no rate-limit tiers.
A deepfake is an AI-generated video in which one person's face has been replaced by another's using deep learning. The result is convincing enough that the video looks like authentic footage of the replaced identity. The name combines "deep learning" and "fake."
An encoder network reads your source face and produces an identity vector. A decoder then generates each output frame by applying that identity to the pose, expression, and lighting of the target video. The deepfake inherits the target actor's performance while wearing your source face.
Deepfakes of your own face, a consenting subject, or a fictional character are generally legal. Non-consensual sexual deepfakes, political disinformation, and fraudulent impersonation are illegal in most jurisdictions and prohibited by our terms. Always get explicit consent from anyone whose face you use.
Yes — the 4-second deepfake preview is completely free. No watermark, no signup, no credit card. Use it to verify the quality of your source photo and target video before paying. Full-length HD deepfakes start at $2.99.
Realism depends almost entirely on inputs. Use a front-facing, well-lit, high-resolution source photo, and a target video where the face is clearly visible throughout. Paid HD deepfakes run on dedicated L40s GPU hardware and are materially cleaner than the free CPU preview — particularly on skin texture and edge blending.
Free preview: 4 seconds. Paid tiers: 1 minute ($2.99), 3 minutes ($5.99), 5 minutes ($9.99). Most online deepfake makers cap output at 30–150 seconds or hide long-form behind a subscription — our 5-minute tier is unusually long for pay-per-video pricing.
Yes — you own the deepfake output you generate and may use it for commercial projects, provided you have rights to the source face and target footage. For high-volume or production use, see the deepfake API.
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