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Both make AI music videos from your song. 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 | VidMuse | |
|---|---|---|
| Free to start | Free upload and examples; pay before generation | 100 one-time credits (their wording: enough for a 30-second trial video); 720p, watermarked, non-commercialSource |
| 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) | Pro $39/month (4,000 credits)Ultra $99/month (12,000)Studio $159/month (20,000)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 (Pro $33/month billed yearly)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) | ≈4,000–6,000 credits (≈$39–59), derived from their guidance that Pro's 4,000 credits cover 2–3 one-minute videosSource |
| 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 | Upload MP3 or WAV, paste a Suno link, or make a song with built-in SunoSource |
| You in the video (from a photo) | Yes: one photo keeps you in every shot (70 credits per 6-second clip on Standard) | Yes: character reference imagesSource |
| 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 (their FAQ notes it is still hard with long songs and fast vocals)Source |
| Watermark | One-time short video and ordinary top-ups: watermark. Release-ready video or membership: no watermark | On free exports (720p); removed on paid plansSource |
| Failed generations | Refunded automatically | Credits returned automatically when a generation fails with no outputSource |
| Commercial use | Release-ready video project licence or membership; the one-time short video is for personal use | Paid plans; free outputs are non-commercialSource |
| Where it runs | Web: any desktop or phone browser, nothing to install | Web (plus a CLI and agent plugin)Source |
| Languages | 12 | 13 (website)Source |
VidMuse's plans start at $39/month for 4,000 credits, which it says covers 2–3 polished one-minute videos; that works out to ≈$39–59 for 3 minutes, and it markets the $99/month Ultra plan for 3-minute videos. HeyBop starts at $9.99/month, and a 3-minute video is ≈$24.95–35.95 on Standard; Creator Plus ($39.99/month, 3,400 credits) covers the typical chorus-reuse estimate; creating every shot fresh needs extra credits.
VidMuse gives 100 one-time credits, which it describes as enough for a 30-second trial video (720p, watermarked, non-commercial). 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.
Both return credits for failed generations automatically. VidMuse does so when a generation fails with no output, and refunds a subscription within 7 days only if no credits were used.
Yes, on both. VidMuse uses character reference images; HeyBop keeps the person from your photo in every shot for 70 credits per 6-second clip on Standard.
Upload your song and photos; see the price before generation.
VidMuse facts checked on 2026-09-29 from vidmuse.ai and the pages linked above. VidMuse is a trademark of its owner; HeyBop is not affiliated with VidMuse. HeyBop prices are from heybop.ai/pricing.