Ai Talking Photos
Playground
Try it on WavespeedAI!AI Talking Photos brings your photos to life — upload a portrait and text, and watch the person speak. Supports 5-15 seconds duration. Ready-to-use REST inference API, no coldstarts, affordable pricing.
Features
AI Talking Photos
AI Talking Photos makes any portrait speak. Upload a photo, type what you want the person to say, and AI generates a realistic talking video with accurate lip-sync — no filming, no voiceover recording required.
Why Choose This?
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Realistic lip-sync generation AI maps the text to natural lip movements and facial expressions for believable, human-quality talking video.
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Any portrait, any text Works on photos of real people, illustrations, historical figures, or fictional characters — if there’s a face, it can talk.
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Adjustable duration Generate clips from 5 to 15 seconds to match your content length.
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Reproducible results Use the seed parameter to lock in a specific output for consistent iterations.
Parameters
| Parameter | Required | Description |
|---|---|---|
| image | Yes | Portrait photo to animate (URL or file upload). |
| text | Yes | The text you want the person to speak. |
| duration | No | Video length in seconds. Range: 5–15. Default: 5. |
| seed | No | Random seed for reproducible results. Use -1 for a random seed. |
How to Use
- Upload a portrait — a clear, front-facing photo with a visible mouth works best.
- Enter your text — type what you want the person to say.
- Set duration — choose between 5 and 15 seconds based on your text length.
- Set seed (optional) — fix the seed to reproduce a specific result in future runs.
- Submit — generate, preview, and download your talking video.
Pricing
| Duration | Cost |
|---|---|
| 5s | $0.30 |
| 10s | $0.60 |
| 15s | $0.90 |
Billing Rules
- Rate: $0.06 per second
- Duration range: 5–15 seconds
Best Use Cases
- Social media content — Create engaging talking-head videos from photos without any filming.
- Marketing & advertising — Generate spokesperson or product explainer videos from still images.
- Education — Bring historical figures, book characters, or concept illustrations to life.
- Entertainment — Make friends’ or celebrities’ photos deliver a custom message for fun.
Pro Tips
- Clear, well-lit front-facing portraits with a fully visible mouth produce the most accurate lip-sync.
- Match your text length to your chosen duration — roughly 2–3 words per second for natural pacing.
- Fix the seed when iterating on text variations to keep the facial performance consistent.
Notes
- Both image and text are required fields.
- Duration range: 5–15 seconds.
- Ensure image URLs are publicly accessible if using a link rather than a direct upload.
- Please ensure your content complies with WaveSpeed AI’s usage policies.
Authentication
For authentication details, please refer to the Authentication Guide.
API Endpoints
Submit Task & Query Result
# Submit the task
curl --location --request POST "https://api.wavespeed.ai/api/v3/wavespeed-ai/ai-talking-photos" \
--header "Content-Type: application/json" \
--header "Authorization: Bearer ${WAVESPEED_API_KEY}" \
--data-raw '{
"duration": 5,
"seed": -1
}'
# Get the result
curl --location --request GET "https://api.wavespeed.ai/api/v3/predictions/${requestId}/result" \
--header "Authorization: Bearer ${WAVESPEED_API_KEY}"
Parameters
Task Submission Parameters
Request Parameters
| Parameter | Type | Required | Default | Range | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| image | string | Yes | - | The URL of the input image. | |
| text | string | Yes | - | - | The text for the photo to speak. |
| duration | integer | No | 5 | 5 ~ 15 | The duration of the generated video in seconds. |
| seed | integer | No | -1 | -1 ~ 2147483647 | The random seed to use for the generation. -1 means a random seed will be used. |
Response Parameters
| Parameter | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
| code | integer | HTTP status code (e.g., 200 for success) |
| message | string | Status message (e.g., “success”) |
| data.id | string | Unique identifier for the prediction, Task Id |
| data.model | string | Model ID used for the prediction |
| data.outputs | array | Array of URLs to the generated content (empty when status is not completed) |
| data.urls | object | Object containing related API endpoints |
| data.urls.get | string | URL to retrieve the prediction result |
| data.has_nsfw_contents | array | Array of boolean values indicating NSFW detection for each output |
| data.status | string | Status of the task: created, processing, completed, or failed |
| data.created_at | string | ISO timestamp of when the request was created (e.g., “2023-04-01T12:34:56.789Z”) |
| data.error | string | Error message (empty if no error occurred) |
| data.timings | object | Object containing timing details |
| data.timings.inference | integer | Inference time in milliseconds |
Result Request Parameters
| Parameter | Type | Required | Default | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| id | string | Yes | - | Task ID |
Result Response Parameters
| Parameter | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
| code | integer | HTTP status code (e.g., 200 for success) |
| message | string | Status message (e.g., “success”) |
| data | object | The prediction data object containing all details |
| data.id | string | Unique identifier for the prediction, the ID of the prediction to get |
| data.model | string | Model ID used for the prediction |
| data.outputs | object | Array of URLs to the generated content (empty when status is not completed). |
| data.urls | object | Object containing related API endpoints |
| data.urls.get | string | URL to retrieve the prediction result |
| data.status | string | Status of the task: created, processing, completed, or failed |
| data.created_at | string | ISO timestamp of when the request was created (e.g., “2023-04-01T12:34:56.789Z”) |
| data.error | string | Error message (empty if no error occurred) |
| data.timings | object | Object containing timing details |
| data.timings.inference | integer | Inference time in milliseconds |