Skip to content

Side-by-side comparison · Video & Audio

Hailuo AI vs HeyGen vs Moises

Everything that matters when choosing between them, in one place: our rating, what each can do, what they cost, and the trade-offs.

Hailuo AI

3.7

From $10.50/mo

HeyGen

4.1

From $29/mo

Best overall

Moises

4.2

From $5.99/mo

Comparing 3 tools, the maximum.

At a glance

Pick it if: Creators and social teams who need a lot of short AI clips for little money.

Pick it if: Founders, marketers and trainers who need lots of on-camera video but hate filming.

Best overall

Pick it if: Musicians, music teachers and content creators who need to isolate or remove parts of a song.

Overview

AttributeHailuo AIHeyGenMoises
In one lineMiniMax's low-cost AI video maker: 2K clips with sound from a prompt or photo.Type a script and a lifelike presenter reads it on camera, in your voice or any language.Split any song into vocals, drums, bass and more, then slow it down and see the chords.
Pricing modelFreemiumFreemiumFreemium
Starting price$10.50/mo$29/mo$5.99/mo
Free plan Yes Yes Yes
Works with Claude Code Yes Yes No

Rating breakdown

Our scores out of 5. The higher bar in each row is highlighted.

AttributeHailuo AIHeyGenMoises
Overall rating3.74.14.2Winner
Ease of useHow quickly someone non-technical gets value from it.
4.0
4.5
4.5
FeaturesHow completely it covers its own job, and how well the pieces fit together.
3.5
4.5
4.5
Output qualityHow good the results are before you fix them.
4.0
4.0
4.0
Value for moneyWhat you get for the price, including the free plan.
4.0
3.5
4.0
Speed & reliabilityHow fast it is and how often it falls over.
3.0
4.0
4.0

Feature comparison

A tick means it does this today. A dash means we haven't checked.

AttributeHailuo AIHeyGenMoises
Access & platform
Free plan Yes Yes Yes
Mobile app Yes Yes Yes
Desktop app No No Yes
Browser extension No No No
API access Yes Yes–
Teams & business
Team workspace– Yes Yes
Enterprise plan or SSO– Yes–
Connects to other apps– Yes Yes
Open source or self-hosted Yes No No
AI abilities
Works with your files Yes Yes Yes
Understands images Yes Yes No
Makes images Yes No No
Makes video Yes Yes No
Writes code No No No
Runs agents or automations No Yes No
Learns your brand or style No Yes–
Works in many languages Yes Yes Yes
Capabilities score9/ 1712/ 177/ 17

Pricing

Plans as listed on each vendor's site when we last checked. Confirm before you buy.

AttributeHailuo AIHeyGenMoises
Plans

Free

Free

Seeing what it can do.

Free

Free

Testing an avatar and the translation feature.

Free

Free

Trying it on a few songs.

Standard

$10.50/mo, or $8.40/mo billed yearly

Occasional clips.

CreatorOur pick

$29/mo, or $24/mo billed yearly

Solo founders and marketers publishing regularly.

PremiumOur pick

$5.99/mo, or $39.99/yr

Musicians practising most days.

ProOur pick

$38/mo, or $30.40/mo billed yearly

Regular social content.

Pro

From $49/mo

Heavier users who want 4K and flexible usage.

Pro

$29.99/mo, or about $200/yr

Producers and remixers who need the cleanest stems.

Master

$89/mo, or $71.20/mo billed yearly

Daily creators and small agencies.

Business

$149/mo

Teams with several presenters.

Max

$216/mo, or $184/mo billed yearly

High-volume production.

Enterprise

Custom

Large companies producing video across departments.

Which plan to pickPro is the sweet spot because it drops the per-second price by about a fifth compared with Standard. Prices on the site are promotional and change often, so check the checkout figure before you commit to a year.Creator covers most solo founders and marketers: no watermark, your own avatar and 30-minute videos. Move to Business only when you need SSO, more than one custom avatar or a team sharing the account.Premium billed yearly is the sweet spot for practising: unlimited songs for about $3 a month. Only go Pro if you produce or remix and need Hi-Fi stems, separate drum parts or the plugin. App store prices can differ from the website.

Key features

AttributeHailuo AIHeyGenMoises
Standout features
  • MiniMax H3
  • References
  • Trend templates
  • Image generation
  • Open weights
  • MiniMax API
  • Digital twin
  • Video translation
  • Stock avatars
  • Photo avatars
  • Templates and brand kit
  • API
  • Stem separation
  • Chord detection
  • Smart metronome
  • Speed and key changes
  • Lyrics
  • AI Studio and plugin

Pros and cons

AttributeHailuo AIHeyGenMoises
Pros
  • Among the lowest prices per second of good AI video
  • 2K output with dialogue and sound in one step
  • Easy templates for social trends
  • Open-weight version for teams that want to run it themselves
  • Digital twins and translation are the best in the category for short clips
  • You can learn it in an afternoon
  • Big library of stock avatars, voices and templates
  • API and Zapier make personalised video at scale possible
  • Clean stem separation in under a minute
  • Practice tools in one app: chords, click, speed and key
  • Works on phone, tablet, web, Mac and Windows with sync between them
  • Premium is very cheap when billed yearly
Cons
  • A step behind Seedance and Kling on action, physics and multi-shot scenes
  • Free credits are a one-off and subscriptions aren't refundable
  • Frequent failed generations, strict moderation and server errors, plus complaints about billing and slow support
  • Characters tend to stare at the camera, and teeth, eyes and textures can flicker
  • Data is processed in China and there's an open studio copyright lawsuit
  • Free plan is only enough for a test
  • Credits make the real cost hard to predict, especially for longer videos
  • Avatars look less natural the longer they talk
  • Your own avatar needs good lighting and a careful recording to look right
  • Free plan only gives chords and click for the first minute
  • Pro is expensive next to Premium, and drum splitting needs Pro
  • Separation can bleed between bass and guitar, especially on live recordings
  • Some users report surprise renewal price rises, refund refusals and stuck processing

Who each one is for

AttributeHailuo AIHeyGenMoises
Best for
  • High volumes of short social clips
  • Animating photos cheaply
  • Trend templates like hugs and dances
  • Testing ideas before paying for a premium model
  • Explainer and product videos
  • Translating your videos
  • Personalised sales videos
  • Training content at scale
  • Practising with the part you play muted
  • Learning songs by ear
  • Making karaoke and backing tracks
  • Pulling a clean vocal from a song
You'll find it used by
  • Content creators
  • Social media managers
  • Small businesses
  • Meme makers
  • Founders
  • Marketers
  • Sales teams
  • Trainers
  • Musicians
  • Music teachers
  • Producers
  • Content creators

Questions people ask

Which is better, Hailuo AI, HeyGen or Moises?

Moises scores highest overall in our ratings (Hailuo AI 3.7/5, HeyGen 4.1/5 and Moises 4.2/5). Hailuo AI is best for high volumes of short social clips and animating photos cheaply. HeyGen is best for explainer and product videos and translating your videos. Moises is best for practising with the part you play muted and learning songs by ear.

Which is cheaper, Hailuo AI, HeyGen or Moises?

Hailuo AI: There's a free plan, and paid plans start at $10.50/mo. HeyGen: There's a free plan, and paid plans start at $29/mo. Moises: There's a free plan, and paid plans start at $5.99/mo.

How we compare

Ratings are our own, from using each tool, across ease of use, features, output quality, value for money, speed & reliability.

Swap in another tool

More tools from Video & Audio in the library.