Free Higgsfield Alternatives for AI Video

Last checked: 2026-10-23. AI video pricing changes often, so each listing links to the page we checked.

Short answer

Higgsfield doesn't list a free plan. To make AI video for free, you have two options:

Run an open model on your own computer. The software is free, but you need a capable graphics card (GPU).
Use a hosted free tier. No hardware needed, but limits are tight and commercial use is usually excluded.

Our picks:

Run it yourself: ComfyUI (the app) with Wan 2.2, LTX-Video or HunyuanVideo (the models), or WanGP for lower-memory GPUs
Hosted free tier: Krea (100 units a day, with limits on video models and no commercial license on Free)

Is Higgsfield free?

No, not in the sense of a $0 plan. The Higgsfield pricing page (checked 2026-10-23) lists paid plans only. The cheapest is Starter at $19 a month billed annually, with 270 credits a month, and higher tiers cost more.

Higgsfield's paid plans include some "free gens" (for example, a set number of free generations in its AI Influencer and Ads Studio tools) and, on higher tiers, time-limited "unlimited" access to certain models. Those come with a paid plan, so they aren't a free plan.

Comparison table

Tool	Type	License or free limit	Commercial use?	Hardware (per vendor docs)	Text-to-video / image-to-video	Source (checked 2026-10-23)
ComfyUI	Local app (node-based UI)	GPL-3.0	Software is free; output terms depend on the model you load	README: biggest models on as little as 4 GB VRAM + 8 GB RAM using weight streaming	Depends on the model you load	GitHub
Wan 2.2	Open model	Apache-2.0	Yes (ComfyUI docs)	5B model: consumer GPUs like an RTX 4090 (README), about 8 GB VRAM with ComfyUI offloading (ComfyUI docs); 14B single-GPU run: 80 GB VRAM	Both	GitHub
LTX-Video	Open model	Code Apache-2.0; weights licensed per model	Check the license for the model version you use	13B and lighter 2B models; no single minimum listed	Both	GitHub
HunyuanVideo	Open model	Tencent Hunyuan Community License	Allowed under license terms, but not in the EU, UK or South Korea	45 GB GPU memory minimum (544p), 60 GB (720p); 80 GB recommended	Text-to-video; image-to-video is a separate model	GitHub
WanGP	Local app	WanGP Community License 2.0 (custom)	You may sell outputs; you may not resell WanGP itself	Select models on as little as 6 GB VRAM	Runs several video models	GitHub
Krea	Hosted free tier	Free: 100 units a day	No commercial license on Free	None (web)	"All video models" is marked unavailable on Free	Krea pricing

Run it yourself (free, needs a GPU)

Free software doesn't mean free hardware. Video models are heavy, and the GPU memory (VRAM) numbers below come from each project's own documentation. If your computer can't meet them, a hosted tool is the more realistic choice.

ComfyUI

ComfyUI is a free, open-source (GPL-3.0) visual app for building image and video generation workflows. It doesn't make videos on its own; you load a model such as Wan 2.2 or LTX-Video into it.

Platforms: the README lists a desktop app for Windows and macOS, and a manual install that supports all operating systems and GPU types (NVIDIA, AMD, Intel, Apple Silicon, Ascend).
Hardware: the README says it can run even the biggest open models on as little as 4 GB of VRAM and 8 GB of RAM, using weight streaming.
Good for: people who are happy to learn a node-based interface in exchange for full control.

Source: ComfyUI on GitHub (license: GPL-3.0 per GitHub) and comfy.org · checked 2026-10-23

Wan 2.2

Wan 2.2 is an open-weight video model family under the Apache-2.0 license. ComfyUI's Wan 2.2 guide says the models "support commercial use."

Models: text-to-video (T2V-A14B) and image-to-video (I2V-A14B) at 480p and 720p, and a smaller TI2V-5B model that does both at 720p, 24 fps. There are also speech-to-video and character animation models.
Hardware: the README says the 5B model "can also run on consumer-grade graphics cards like 4090," and ComfyUI's guide says it "should fit well on 8GB vram" with ComfyUI's offloading. The README's single-GPU command for the 14B model needs at least 80 GB of VRAM.

Source: Wan 2.2 on GitHub (license: Apache-2.0 per GitHub) and ComfyUI Wan 2.2 guide · checked 2026-10-23

LTX-Video (Lightricks)

LTX-Video is Lightricks' open video model. Its code is Apache-2.0, and it supports text-to-video, image-to-video, keyframe animation and video extension.

Licenses differ by model: the README notes a separate OpenRail-M license for one model version. Check the license file for the exact weights you download.
Model sizes: 13B models for higher quality, and a 2B model described as suited to "light VRAM usage."
Heads-up: the README says LTX-2, in a separate repository, is now "the primary home for LTX development." GitHub doesn't identify a standard license for LTX-2, so read its license before using it.

Source: LTX-Video on GitHub (code license: Apache-2.0 per GitHub); LTX-2 on GitHub · checked 2026-10-23

HunyuanVideo (Tencent)

HunyuanVideo is Tencent's open video model, free to use under the Tencent Hunyuan Community License.

Territory limit: the license says it "does not apply in the European Union, United Kingdom and South Korea." If you're there, you aren't licensed to use it.
Large companies: services with more than 100 million monthly active users must ask Tencent for a license.
Hardware: the README lists a minimum of 60 GB of GPU memory for 720p and 45 GB for 544p, and recommends 80 GB. That's beyond most home PCs.
Image-to-video: available as a separate model, HunyuanVideo-I2V.

Source: HunyuanVideo on GitHub and its LICENSE.txt · checked 2026-10-23

WanGP

WanGP is a free app built to run open image, video, 3D, speech and music models on lower-end GPUs. Its README says it can run "select models with as little as 6 GB of VRAM."

License: WanGP uses its own WanGP Community License 2.0, not a standard open-source license. Its plain-English summary says you may use it for free (including in a company) and sell what you make with it, crediting WanGP when you do. You may not sell WanGP itself or offer it as a paid hosted service without a separate license.
Models keep their own licenses: the models it runs (such as Wan or HunyuanVideo) still carry their own terms.

Source: WanGP on GitHub and its LICENSE.txt · checked 2026-10-23

Hosted free tiers

Krea

Krea's Free plan costs $0, needs no credit card, and gives 100 units a day. Per its pricing page, Free includes:

Krea's own image model (Krea 3) and the Krea Agent
Real-time image generation models
Limited LoRA training (up to 50 images) and image upscaling up to 2K

Marked as not included on Free: "All image models," "All video models," "All 3D & lipsync models," and the commercial license. In short, Krea Free is useful for trying things out and making images for personal use. It isn't a free way to make commercial videos. Paid plans start with Basic at $5 a month billed yearly.

Source: Krea pricing · checked 2026-10-23

Checked, but not really free

We looked at two more hosted tools people often mention. Neither gives you free generations without paying, so we don't count them as free alternatives.

Pika: the Free plan shows 0 credits a month ("packs only"), meaning you buy credit packs to generate. The commercial license is listed as not included on Free. Starter is $10 a month with 900 credits. Source: Pika pricing · checked 2026-10-23
Kling AI: the membership page lists paid plans (Standard, Pro, Premier and Ultra+), and mentions "Daily Free Credits for Subscribers." We couldn't confirm a free plan for people who don't subscribe. Source: Kling membership plans · checked 2026-10-23

"Open-source Higgsfield" repos on GitHub: what they really are

If you search GitHub, you'll find projects that call themselves free, open-source Higgsfield alternatives. They're real, but the interface is the free part, not the video generation:

Open-Generative-AI (MIT license): a free web studio for many image and video models. To use its cloud models, you enter a Muapi.ai API key, so generation runs through Muapi rather than for free; the README says local models can be used without a key. The README also promotes "no content filters" and "no guardrails," which some users and brands will want to avoid. Source: GitHub · checked 2026-10-23
open-higgsfield (wide-trace): its README says "the studio itself is free," but you add your own platform key to start generating. GitHub doesn't detect a license file for this repo. Source: GitHub · checked 2026-10-23

If you want generation that's actually free, you need to run a model yourself (see above).

Licenses and commercial use

Apache-2.0 (Wan 2.2, LTX-Video code): permissive, allows commercial use under its terms.
GPL-3.0 (ComfyUI): free to use; conditions apply if you distribute modified versions. What you can do with your videos depends on the model you load.
Model-specific licenses (LTX-Video weights, LTX-2): read the license for the exact model version.
Tencent Hunyuan Community License (HunyuanVideo): not licensed in the EU, UK or South Korea, with extra terms for very large companies.
WanGP Community License 2.0: free use and you can sell outputs, but you can't resell the app.
Hosted free tiers (Krea Free, Pika Free): no commercial license on the free plan.

This is a summary, not legal advice. Read the license before you publish or sell anything.

If you need a hosted tool

If you'd rather not deal with GPUs and licenses, Higgsfield's paid plans start with Starter at $19 a month billed annually on its pricing page. Check current prices before you buy.

FAQs

Is Higgsfield free?

No. Higgsfield's pricing page (checked 2026-10-23) shows paid plans only, starting with Starter at $19 a month billed annually. Paid plans include some free generations in certain tools, but there's no $0 plan. For free AI video, run an open model like Wan 2.2 yourself or try Krea's limited free tier.

Is there a free version of Higgsfield AI?

Not on Higgsfield's own pricing page, which lists only paid plans. The closest free options are open models you run on your own GPU, such as Wan 2.2, LTX-Video or HunyuanVideo, usually through ComfyUI or WanGP. Krea's free plan gives 100 units a day, but it excludes some video models and commercial use.

Does Higgsfield have a free plan or free trial?

The pricing page we checked on 2026-10-23 lists no free plan and no free trial. The "free gens" it mentions are included inside paid plans, such as Starter, Plus and Ultra. Promotions change often, so check Higgsfield's pricing page for the current offer before you sign up.

Is there an open-source Higgsfield alternative?

Yes, if you mean open models. Wan 2.2 (Apache-2.0) and LTX-Video (Apache-2.0 code, model-specific weight licenses) are open video models, and ComfyUI (GPL-3.0) is a free app to run them. HunyuanVideo is free under Tencent's own license, which excludes the EU, UK and South Korea. You'll need a capable GPU.

Are the "open-source Higgsfield" GitHub projects really free?

The apps are free, but generation usually isn't. Open-Generative-AI needs a Muapi.ai API key for its cloud models, and open-higgsfield needs your own platform key to generate. They're free front ends to paid services. For truly free generation, run a model like Wan 2.2 on your own hardware.

What's a cheaper Higgsfield alternative?

If you're happy to pay a little, Krea's Basic plan is $5 a month billed yearly, and Pika's Starter plan is $10 a month with 900 credits and a commercial license (both checked 2026-10-23). Higgsfield's Starter plan is $19 a month billed annually. Credits aren't comparable across tools, so compare what each plan includes.

Higgsfield vs Kling?

They're different kinds of products. Higgsfield is a platform that offers many models, and its pricing page lists Kling 3.0 among them. Kling AI is a separate video service with its own paid plans. We couldn't confirm a free Kling plan for non-subscribers on its membership page (checked 2026-10-23).

How we picked and checked

How we picked: we started from what people search for alongside "free alternative to Higgsfield" and kept tools with a free plan or free license we could confirm on the tool's own site or official GitHub repository.
How we checked: we read each pricing page, README and license on 2026-10-23. Licenses come from GitHub's license data and the license files. Every listing links to the page we used.
What we didn't do: we haven't generated test videos, so we don't compare output quality. Hardware numbers are the vendors' own, not our measurements.
Affiliate links: some links may earn us a commission. Open models don't pay us.

Sources

All checked 2026-10-23.

Higgsfield pricing: https://higgsfield.ai/pricing
ComfyUI: https://github.com/Comfy-Org/ComfyUI and https://www.comfy.org/
Wan 2.2: https://github.com/Wan-Video/Wan2.2; ComfyUI guide: https://docs.comfy.org/tutorials/video/wan/wan2_2
LTX-Video: https://github.com/Lightricks/LTX-Video; LTX-2: https://github.com/Lightricks/LTX-2
HunyuanVideo: https://github.com/Tencent-Hunyuan/HunyuanVideo and https://github.com/Tencent-Hunyuan/HunyuanVideo/blob/main/LICENSE.txt
WanGP: https://github.com/deepbeepmeep/WanGP and https://github.com/deepbeepmeep/WanGP/blob/main/LICENSE.txt
Krea: https://www.krea.ai/pricing
Pika: https://pika.art/pricing
Kling AI: https://kling.ai/app/membership/membership-plan
Open-Generative-AI: https://github.com/Anil-matcha/Open-Generative-AI
open-higgsfield: https://github.com/wide-trace/open-higgsfield