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AI video generation platform for cinematic clips, world simulation, and conversational video agents
AI video tool that animates any character or image with motion — swap a character into a clip or drop it into a viral template
Viggle animates any character or still image with motion, best known for the meme "swap" that drops a person into a viral video template. The free tier gives 5 watermarked videos a day; Pro removes the watermark at $4.99/month with 80 credits, Live is $9.99/month for 200 credits, and Max is $31.99/month for 800 credits. Best for meme and short-form creators who want fast character animation, not broadcast-grade film work.
Viggle is an AI video tool that applies motion to a character or still image, so a drawing, photo, or mascot can move like a real performer. It is best known for the meme-style “swap”: you supply an image of a character and Viggle drops that character into a viral video template, or replaces an existing character in a clip with your own. The generations run on JST-1, a video-3D foundation model with a basic grasp of physics, which is what keeps limbs and bodies moving plausibly instead of melting or distorting the way earlier image-animation tools did. The core actions are Mix (replace one character in a video with an image), Animate (place a character into one of 1,000+ templates), and Multi (swap several characters at once).
Viggle is a freemium product with a genuinely usable free tier: 5 relaxed-mode videos per day, watermarked, with short asset retention. Paid plans remove the watermark and add monthly credits — Pro at $4.99/month (80 credits), Live at $9.99/month (200 credits), and Max at $31.99/month (800 credits) — with higher tiers adding priority queue, more concurrent tasks, and faster processing. A separate developer API is billed per second of output video, roughly one credit per second. The tool is reachable through a web app, iOS and Android apps, and a Discord bot, and its community has grown past 4 million Discord members with a user base reported around 12 million.
Viggle is aimed at meme makers and short-form video creators who want fast, funny character animation without motion-capture rigs or heavy editing software. It is not a substitute for a full generative video model or a film-grade animation pipeline — output is tuned for social clips, not broadcast. The free tier is enough to test the concept and post occasionally; creators who post daily or need watermark-free output will hit the free caps quickly and move to Pro or Live.
Starting price: $0 · Free tier: yes · Model: freemium
Price history tracked from June 2026
| Plan | Price | Includes |
|---|---|---|
| Free | Free | 5 relaxed-mode videos per day · Output carries a Viggle watermark · 1-2 concurrent generation tasks · Short asset retention (about 7-15 days) · No credit card required |
| Pro | $4.99/mo | 80 monthly credits · Watermark removed · Roughly 10 videos per day · Up to 4 concurrent tasks · Long-term asset storage |
| Live | $9.99/mo | 200 monthly credits · Roughly 25 videos per day · Priority queue access · Up to 6 concurrent tasks · Extended Real-Time Swap sessions |
| Max | $31.99/mo | 800 monthly credits · Roughly 80 videos per day · Fastest processing speed · Up to 10 concurrent tasks · Unlimited Real-Time Swap |
| API | Usage-based | Billed per second of output video · Roughly 1 credit per second (about $0.01/sec) · Separate meter from consumer subscriptions · For developers integrating animation into apps |
| Pros | Cons |
|---|---|
| Genuinely usable free tier — 5 watermarked videos per day with no credit card | Free output is watermarked and capped at 5 relaxed-mode videos per day with short (about 7-15 day) asset retention |
| Lowest paid tier is only $4.99/month and already removes the watermark | Credit-based billing burns fast on long or high-quality clips — Pro's 80 credits cover only about 10 videos a day |
| Runs across web, mobile, Discord, and API, so it fits both casual and pipeline workflows | Output quality suits memes and short-form, not broadcast- or film-grade animation |
| Large template library (1,000+ clips) and a 4M+ member Discord for references and support | Official pricing page is JS-walled, so published tiers rely partly on third-party reporting and can shift without notice |
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Yes. The free tier gives 5 relaxed-mode videos per day with no credit card required. Free output carries a Viggle watermark, allows only 1-2 concurrent tasks, and keeps assets for a short window of roughly 7 to 15 days.
Viggle Pro costs $4.99 per month. It includes 80 monthly credits, removes the watermark, allows up to 4 concurrent tasks, adds long-term asset storage, and supports roughly 10 videos per day depending on clip length and quality.
Live is $9.99 per month with 200 credits, priority queue, and about 25 videos a day. Max is $31.99 per month with 800 credits, the fastest processing, up to 10 concurrent tasks, and around 80 videos a day for heavy creators.
Only on paid plans. Every free-tier video is exported with a Viggle watermark overlay. Upgrading to Pro, Live, or Max removes the watermark, and Pro is the cheapest way to do so at $4.99 per month.
Yes. Viggle offers a developer API billed per second of output video, roughly one credit per second (about $0.01 per second). It uses a separate meter from the consumer subscription plans and targets apps embedding animation.
Viggle animates characters and still images with motion. Core actions are Mix, which swaps a character in a video with your image, Animate, which drops a character into a viral template, and Multi, which replaces several characters at once.
Yes. Viggle remains active in 2026. It was founded in 2022, raised a Series A led by Andreessen Horowitz, and runs a Discord community of more than 4 million members alongside its web, mobile, and API products.