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.
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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.