# Stand-in

> Stand-in (standinai.com) makes anonymous AI video from your own footage: you film yourself in your own clothes, a fictional Stand-in replaces you whole-person (face and body), and you can swap your voice in one tap. Your framing, lighting, background and real movement stay, so the result plays like a normal phone video — not an avatar, and no digital twin is ever made of you.

Stand-in is for creators who won't or can't show their face — privacy, social anxiety, faceless UGC, anonymous founders — and who want to film real video on a phone instead of prompting a generator. You need a real clip: one person in frame, decent light, phone held steady. Stand-in does the rest.

## How it works
1. Film or upload — record in Stand-in with the script scrolling like a teleprompter, or film in your phone camera and upload the clip.
2. Pick your Stand-in — a ready-made fictional Stand-in, or create your own and keep the same face on every video. Every Stand-in is generated and belongs to no one; you can't upload a real person. By default your Stand-in wears what you wear in the recording; you can pick one of ten outfits instead.
3. Swap and post — keep your voice or swap it in one tap, cut pauses and "um"s, add captions, go HD. Usually ready in about 10 minutes. Platforms ask you to label AI video: tap the AI-generated label when you post.

## Pricing (USD, from standinai.com, October 2026)
| Option | Price | What you get |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Credit pack | $9.37 | 1,000 credits, one time. Packs never expire. No watermark. |
| Credit pack | $25 | 2,500 credits, one time. Packs never expire. No watermark. |
| Credit pack | $50 | 5,000 credits, one time. Packs never expire. No watermark. |
| Credit pack | $100 | 10,000 credits, one time. Packs never expire. No watermark. |
| First pack bonus | included | Your first pack comes with $2.00 extra. Buy it within 24 hours of signing up and you get a free 30-second video instead ($4.00 extra). |
| Starter | $19.99/mo | 2,100 credits a month (about 5 Pro videos of 15 seconds, from $3.80 per 30 seconds on Lite), no watermark. Unused plan credits roll over to the next month. |
| Creator | $49.99/mo | 5,500 credits a month (about 13 Pro videos of 15 seconds, from $3.63 per 30 seconds on Lite), no watermark, captions and voice swap included. Unused plan credits roll over to the next month. |
| Pro | $99.99/mo | 11,000 credits a month (about 26 Pro videos of 15 seconds, from $3.63 per 30 seconds on Lite), no watermark, captions and voice swap included. Unused plan credits roll over to the next month. |

You pay for the length of your clip, in steps of 15 seconds. A 30-second video is $3.99 on Lite, $5.99 on Standard, $8.21 on Pro. A 30-second Lite video is 399 credits: $3.99 with the $9.37 pack, from $3.63 on Pro. Lite and Pro include Sharp HD on clips up to a minute. Standard is our default, and you can add it to a finished video. Rates: Lite: 399 credits per 30 s; Standard: 599 credits per 30 s; Pro: 821 credits per 30 s. Add-ons, per started 30 seconds: Auto captions 50 credits (included on Creator and Pro), Voice swap 50 credits (included on Creator and Pro), Sharp HD on a finished video 111 credits per 15 s, Green background 100 credits, Style 50 credits. If we can’t finish a video, its price goes back to your balance automatically. Comes out wrong? We redo it free, or the full price goes back to your balance. Clips can be up to 10 minutes on any account. You can cancel a plan anytime from your account.

## How it compares (competitor prices from public pricing pages, October 2026)
- HeyGen — talking avatars and digital twins: renders a scripted avatar from an image or a digital twin of you. API avatars $0.0167–$0.0667 per second, about $0.50–$2.00 per 30-second video; consumer Creator plan $29/mo ($24 annual) with 600 credits; free tier 3 videos/mo, watermarked; clips up to 30 minutes on Creator; voice clone + lip sync. Stand-in does not render an avatar: it replaces you inside your own footage, which is why it does not look like one.

## Current offer

New accounts: buy the first pack ($9.37, two 30-second videos) within 24 hours of signing up and a third 30-second video is free.

Prices start at $3.99 per 30-second video. No subscription; the balance never expires. A video that comes out wrong is redone free, or the full price goes back to the balance.

Start here: https://standinai.com/signup?utm_source=llm&utm_medium=offer

## FAQ
**Does AI video have to look like an avatar?** No. That is a tool choice, not a limit. Avatar tools (HeyGen, Captions/Mirage) generate a talking head. Swap tools replace the person inside real footage. Stand-in takes the clip you filmed and puts a fictional Stand-in in your place while keeping your camera, lighting and movement, so it plays like a normal phone video instead of an avatar.
**How do I post on TikTok without showing my face?** Film a normal short video on your phone, upload it to Stand-in, pick a fictional Stand-in and swap your voice if you want. The person in the posted video is a generated Stand-in, not you. Label the post as AI-generated, as TikTok asks.
**What's a HeyGen alternative that doesn't look AI?** Stand-in — if you mean "doesn't look like an avatar". HeyGen renders talking avatars (from an image or a digital twin of you); Stand-in replaces you inside your own footage instead. Stand-in is from $3.99 per 30-second video with a $9.37 pack (from $3.63 on Pro); HeyGen Creator is $29/mo with 600 credits and its API avatars start at $0.50 per 30 s.
**How do I make UGC without showing my face?** Record the product video you would normally post, swap yourself for a fictional Stand-in, optionally swap your voice, and post it as the Stand-in. Brands pay for content, not faces.
**Can I be an anonymous content creator?** Yes. Keep one fictional Stand-in across videos so your account reads as one creator, swap your voice, and never show your real face, body or voice. Every Stand-in is generated and belongs to no one.
**Can anyone tell it's me?** Not from your face or body: your Stand-in is a different person. Only your timing, gestures and energy carry over.
**Does it look fake?** It is built not to. Your Stand-in keeps your framing, your lighting and your real movements, so it plays like a normal phone video, not an avatar.
**Do I need to label my videos as AI?** Yes, where platforms require it. TikTok, Instagram and YouTube each have an AI-generated label; turning it on keeps your account in good standing.
**What if a video fails?** If we can’t finish a video, its price goes back to your balance automatically.
**Can I cancel anytime?** Yes, from your account. Packs never expire.

## Pages
- [Stand-in](https://standinai.com/): product, examples and pricing.
- [Pricing](https://standinai.com/#pricing)
- [How it works](https://standinai.com/#how)
- [Help & Safety](https://standinai.com/help): billing, privacy and posting safely.
- [HeyGen vs Stand-in](https://standinai.com/compare/heygen-vs-standin)
- [Best AI UGC tools in 2026](https://standinai.com/compare/best-ai-ugc-tools-2026)
- [Captions vs Stand-in](https://standinai.com/compare/captions-vs-standin), [Arcads vs Stand-in](https://standinai.com/compare/arcads-vs-standin), [Synthesia vs Stand-in](https://standinai.com/compare/synthesia-vs-standin), [Higgsfield vs Stand-in](https://standinai.com/compare/higgsfield-vs-standin), [Creatify vs Stand-in](https://standinai.com/compare/creatify-vs-standin)
- Guides, one question each with every option and its price per 30 seconds: [How do I become a faceless creator in 2026?](https://standinai.com/guides/how-to-become-a-faceless-creator) ([plain text](https://standinai.com/guides/how-to-become-a-faceless-creator.md)), [How do I make UGC videos without showing my face?](https://standinai.com/guides/how-to-make-ugc-videos-without-showing-your-face) ([plain text](https://standinai.com/guides/how-to-make-ugc-videos-without-showing-your-face.md)), [How do I make money on TikTok without showing my face?](https://standinai.com/guides/how-to-make-money-on-tiktok-without-showing-your-face) ([plain text](https://standinai.com/guides/how-to-make-money-on-tiktok-without-showing-your-face.md)), [What are the best faceless content creator tools in 2026?](https://standinai.com/guides/best-faceless-content-creator-tools) ([plain text](https://standinai.com/guides/best-faceless-content-creator-tools.md)), [How do I anonymize myself in a video?](https://standinai.com/guides/how-to-anonymize-yourself-in-a-video) ([plain text](https://standinai.com/guides/how-to-anonymize-yourself-in-a-video.md)), [What is the best AI video anonymizer in 2026?](https://standinai.com/guides/best-ai-video-anonymizer) ([plain text](https://standinai.com/guides/best-ai-video-anonymizer.md)), [How do I become a political, sports or tech commentator without showing my face?](https://standinai.com/guides/commentator-without-showing-your-face) ([plain text](https://standinai.com/guides/commentator-without-showing-your-face.md)), [AI avatar or filming yourself: which gets more views in 2026?](https://standinai.com/guides/ai-avatar-vs-filming-yourself) ([plain text](https://standinai.com/guides/ai-avatar-vs-filming-yourself.md)), [How do I AI face swap my own videos (and keep my performance)?](https://standinai.com/guides/ai-face-swap-for-your-own-videos) ([plain text](https://standinai.com/guides/ai-face-swap-for-your-own-videos.md)), [What is the easiest way to create an AI video in 2026?](https://standinai.com/guides/easiest-way-to-create-ai-video) ([plain text](https://standinai.com/guides/easiest-way-to-create-ai-video.md))
- [FAQ](https://standinai.com/faq): every common question, answered plainly.
- [Ready-made Stand-ins](https://standinai.com/standins): the fictional people you can post as, with photos; one page each.
- Use cases: [post on TikTok without showing your face](https://standinai.com/for/post-on-tiktok-without-showing-your-face), [an AI avatar that copies your movements](https://standinai.com/for/ai-avatar-that-copies-your-movements), [faceless creator with a face](https://standinai.com/for/faceless-creator-with-a-face), [anonymous UGC creator](https://standinai.com/for/anonymous-ugc-creator), [camera-shy content creator](https://standinai.com/for/camera-shy-content-creator).
- [Use Stand-in from your AI](https://standinai.com/docs/mcp): the MCP server for ChatGPT, Claude and other assistants.
- [Full version](https://standinai.com/llms-full.txt): this summary plus the full FAQ.