Somny

As an AI character generator, Somny works from your own photos: upload your face, a pet or a friend, and it turns them into lifelike characters, portraits and short animated video clips using simple text prompts.

Somny is a paid tool with three monthly plans, all priced by credits.

Starter costs $15 a month and includes 200 credits, enough to build one personalized character and generate a large set of images.

It suits casual use and experimenting.

Creator costs $25 a month with 400 credits, room for several characters, and commercial use rights, which makes it the entry point for small businesses and anyone posting on a schedule.

Somniac costs $50 a month with 1,000 credits and discounted top ups.

It is the plan for people generating photos and video clips at volume.

The catch is that commercial rights appear to start at Creator, so the cheapest plan is best kept for personal projects.

Credits are the limit on every tier, so heavy video users will want Somniac.