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Live Portraits
Live Portraits turns a single still photo into a moving face clip guided by a driving video. You upload a clear portrait image, add a reference video with the expressions or head motion you want, and the service maps that motion onto your photo while keeping the subject's identity intact.
Unlike generic avatar generators that build a character from scratch, Live Portraits is built around the open-source LivePortrait research model and its stitching and retargeting modules. That gives you scalar control over eye openness and lip position, plus cross-reenactment that transfers motion between different faces, which matters when you need precise expression edits rather than a canned talking-head template.
Creators, marketers, and researchers use it for self-reenactment demos, portrait video edits, and quick animation tests through a browser playground before buying credits for faster Studio generation.
Animate a single portrait photo using motion from an uploaded driving video
Control eye openness and lip position with scalar retargeting inputs
Transfer expressions between different portraits with cross-reenactment
Handle realistic, painted, sculpture, and 3D-rendered portrait styles
Generate animations in about 12.8ms per frame on an RTX 4090 in the research implementation
Start in a free browser playground before buying credit packs
Offers a free playground before you buy credits.
Built on the published LivePortrait research model with open inference code on GitHub.
Supports fine-grained eye and lip retargeting plus cross-reenactment between portraits.
Credit packs are one-time purchases with no subscription.
Free playground can be slow or unavailable during high demand.
Purchased credits expire after 1 to 3 months depending on the plan.
Requires both a clear portrait photo and a driving video for the main workflow.
What does Live Portraits do?
Live Portraits animates a still portrait image using facial motion from a driving video, audio, text, or generated input. The web app wraps the LivePortrait research model for self-reenactment, cross-reenactment, and portrait video editing.
Is there a free way to try Live Portraits?
Yes. Live Portraits offers a free playground at live-portrait.org/free-playground. The site warns it can be slow during high demand and recommends premium credits for faster, more reliable generation.
How much does Live Portraits cost?
Live Portraits sells one-time credit packs with no subscription. Plans listed on the pricing page are $7.9 for 40 credits (1 month), $9.9 for 100 credits (1 month), and $29.9 for 600 credits (3 months).
Who created the Live Portrait technology?
The underlying Live Portrait model was developed by researchers from Kuaishou Technology, the University of Science and Technology of China, and Fudan University. Inference code is published on GitHub at KwaiVGI/LivePortrait.
What inputs does Live Portraits need?
Live Portraits requires a portrait photo with a clear face plus a driving video that shows the expressions or head movement you want to transfer. You can adjust configuration parameters before clicking Animate in the workflow.
Can Live Portraits animate non-human faces?
Live Portraits is based on the research LivePortrait project, which reports fine-tuning support for animal animation such as cats, dogs, and pandas. The public web app homepage focuses on human portrait animation across multiple visual styles.