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Both turn your song and your photos into a music video. Here is how they compare on what each one publishes.
Updated 2026-09-29 · All comparisons
Professional supports your own photos after portrait verification, plus images checked without realistic human faces. Use Standard for other people or unverified portraits.
Start with cinematic, anime, K-pop, retro or another look, then direct the story, setting and individual shots in your own words. Bring your own song, photos and visual reference, or start with a sample song. Scenes are generated for your project, not selected from a stock-video library.
Let AI plan the shots, generate the visuals and cut to your beat. No filming or manual editing. Timing varies with length, quality and demand; we email you when it is ready.
Edit a scene’s prompt and camera move, then regenerate just that shot. Keep the scenes you love and pay only for the new generation. Failed generations return their credits automatically.
Sign up and get 150 credits. Script generation is free (0 credits). Review your script before creating 3 storyboard images. Images and videos use credits. First Cut: USD 4.99 once · 300 credits. 15s standard video with a watermark. Personal use. First video only; no auto-renewal. Weekly: USD 7.99/week · 600 credits; Creator: USD 9.99/month · 800 credits; Creator Plus: USD 39.99/month · 3,400 credits. All memberships include Professional, songs, videos and voices, with watermark-free commercial exports. Generation uses credits. Weekly or monthly auto-renewal. Cancel anytime. Completed licensed works keep their rights. Existing subscriptions keep their terms. When membership ends, new Professional generation requires renewal. Accepted tasks and existing licensed works keep their rights. An active membership is required to buy extra credits. Unused credits stay in your balance after cancellation.
| HeyBop | Solmi | |
|---|---|---|
| Free to start | Free upload and examples; pay before generation | One 20-second 480p preview with a watermark (personal use), no cardSource |
| Plans | $4.99 one-time short video$9.99 one-time release-ready video$7.99/weekCreator $9.99/month (800 credits)Creator Plus $39.99/month (3,400 credits) | Plus $35/month (2,000 credits)Creator $85/month (5,500)Pro $135/month (9,000)Source |
| Billing | Weekly or monthly auto-renewal. Cancel anytime. Completed licensed works keep their rights. Existing subscriptions keep their terms. When membership ends, new Professional generation requires renewal. Accepted tasks and existing licensed works keep their rights. No new annual plans. | Monthly, or yearly (Plus $348 a year)Source |
| A 3-minute video | ≈$24.95–35.95 on Standard using sufficient credit packs (Standard ≈1,490–2,120, Professional up to 5,060; the low end is with the usual chorus reprises) | ≈857–2,000 credits (≈$15–35 on Plus), derived from their estimate of 3–7 one-minute videos per 2,000 creditsSource |
| Bringing your song | Paste the song's link (Suno, YouTube, TikTok, SoundCloud, Spotify, Google Drive…), upload the file (MP3, WAV, FLAC, M4A, AAC or OGG, up to 200 MB; 50 MB before you sign up), or make one in HeyBop | Paste a Suno or Udio link, or upload MP3 or WAVSource |
| You in the video (from a photo) | Yes: one photo keeps you in every shot (70 credits per 6-second clip on Standard) | Yes: casts a performer from your photosSource |
| Lip sync | Yes: sing-along shots, where a character sings the song to camera, lip-synced to the vocals (70 credits per 6-second shot) | Yes, in 14 languagesSource |
| Watermark | One-time short video and ordinary top-ups: watermark. Release-ready video or membership: no watermark | On the free preview; paid plans and credit packs download without itSource |
| Failed generations | Refunded automatically | No automatic credit refund stated for failed renders (retry or contact support); re-renders always cost creditsSource |
| Commercial use | Release-ready video project licence or membership; the one-time short video is for personal use | Paid plans and credit packs; free creations are personal use onlySource |
| Where it runs | Web: any desktop or phone browser, nothing to install | Web, iOS and AndroidSource |
| Languages | 12 | 14Source |
Solmi's Plus plan is $35/month for 2,000 credits, which it estimates at 3–7 one-minute videos; that works out to ≈$15–35 for 3 minutes, and every re-render costs credits. On HeyBop a 3-minute video is ≈$24.95–35.95 on Standard, shown before you start; plans start at $9.99/month.
Solmi gives one 20-second 480p preview with a watermark, for personal use, with no card. HeyBop gives new accounts 150 welcome credits. Upload, setup and examples are free. Video generation has its own quote; one-time packs start at $4.99.
HeyBop refunds failed and moderated generations to your balance automatically. Solmi's help page doesn't describe an automatic refund for failed renders; it suggests retrying or emailing support.
Yes, on both, singing too. Solmi casts a performer from your photos and can lip-sync them to your lyrics. HeyBop keeps the person from your photo in every shot (70 credits per 6-second clip on Standard), and with Sing along they sing the song to camera in chosen shots, lip-synced to the vocals (70 credits per 6-second shot).
Upload your song and photos; see the price before generation.
Solmi facts checked on 2026-09-29 from solmi.ai and the pages linked above. Solmi is a trademark of its owner; HeyBop is not affiliated with Solmi. HeyBop prices are from heybop.ai/pricing.