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Talking head video

AI talking head video generator, from one photo.

RiffAds is an AI talking head video generator: it turns a photo or an AI actor into a talking avatar that speaks your script, lips in time with the voice. It is made for video ads, and each render is priced first.

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The short answer

What is a talking avatar?

A talking avatar is a video in which a face from one still image speaks words it never recorded. An AI talking head video generator moves the mouth and face to match a voice track, from text to speech or your own recording. In RiffAds it speaks any of 74 voice languages, and one OmniHuman 1.5 take holds just under 60 seconds of speech.

Best for

  • Product explainer ads
  • Founders who skip filming
  • Course and coaching promos
  • Ads in several languages
  • AI agents making video ads

How it works

  1. 01

    Choose a face

    Start with a library actor, or turn a photo into a new actor (with written consent if it shows a real person).

  2. 02

    Give it words

    Write a script and choose one of 74 voice languages, or upload a recording you already have.

  3. 03

    Match the model

    Pick OmniHuman 1.5 for reads under 60 seconds, or MiniMax H3 Max for clips of 5 to under 14.8 seconds. Seedance 2.5 Actor creates the voice too.

  4. 04

    Render and download

    You see the credit price first. After the render, download the video file. RiffAds never posts it for you.

  • Under 60s

    of speech fits in one OmniHuman 1.5 take. Longer audio is turned away up front, so a take is never cut short.

    RiffAds

  • 848

    credits, voice-over included, for a 30 second talking avatar made with OmniHuman 1.5.

    RiffAds

  • 12x

    growth in adoption of Vidyard's AI Avatars feature in eight months, among Vidyard users.

    Vidyard Video in Business Benchmark Report, 2025

  • 2 Aug 2026

    is when EU AI Act Article 50 began to apply. A deepfake, which can include a lifelike invented person, must be disclosed at first exposure at the latest.

    European Commission, AI Act Article 50 FAQ, July 2026

Sample ads made with RiffAds

01Talking actors

Actors that feel real.

  • Realistic AI actors
  • Natural voices, tight lip-sync
  • Use your own actor
  • 74 languages
Make an ad like this
An older actor sits on a back deck holding a speckled mug and talks to the camera, an ad for a coffee subscription.
An actor sits in the driver's seat of a parked car with his seatbelt on and talks to the camera, an ad for a dash cam.
An actor in her kitchen, still in her work jumper, talks to the camera about dinner, an ad for a meal kit.
An actor in the driver's seat of a parked car talks to the camera beside an insulated tumbler in the cup holder, an ad for a travel tumbler.
An actor sits behind a podcast microphone in a small recording room and talks to the camera, an ad for a podcast editing app.
An older actor on a morning walk at the edge of a mown field talks to the camera, an ad for a bird identification app.

Use cases

Built for anything you sell.

  • Ecommerce and gadgets
  • Mobile apps
  • Wellness
  • Home goods
See AI UGC ads by industry
A green screen ad: an actor cut out at the bottom of the frame talks in front of a photo of a motor boat in turquoise water, an ad for a boat rental app.
An actor in her bedroom shows off a light-wash denim jacket over a white tee and jeans, turning and smoothing it, an ad for fashion.
An actor in a bright living room holds an open fabric earbud case up to the camera while she talks, an ad for wireless earbuds.
An actor at his home desk holds up his phone showing a budgeting app with $1,240 left this month, an ad for a budget app.
An actor in the driver's seat of a parked car talks to the camera beside an insulated tumbler in the cup holder, an ad for a travel tumbler.
An actor in her kitchen, still in her work jumper, talks to the camera about dinner, an ad for a meal kit.

Models and tools

One studio. Top video, image and voice models.

OmniHuman 1.5Veo 3.1Nano Banana ProKling 3GPT Image 2.5Omni FlashSeedream 5MiniMax H3 MaxNano Banana 2GPT Image 2Text to speechGrok ImageSeedream 4.5
CaptionsCamera angleChange voiceRemove backgroundUpscaleResizeSkin enhancerTrim videoSplit into scenesText overlayCreate musicAI writerChange speedClone a voice

02Workflows

Build the workflow once. Run it on repeat.

Chain script, voice, actor, video and captions. Run it yourself, or let your agent run it.

Ecommerce01 / 03

Product photo to spoken ad

Use this template
Product photo to spoken adRun
You give

One product photo and your brand details

Product photo
Brand context

Name, vibe and one key phrase: “fits all day”

Text
The creator
Nano Banana Pro
Running
The clip
An actor in a bright living room holds an open fabric earbud case up to the camera while she talks, an ad for wireless earbuds.
You get

A creator holding it and talking about it

03Features

Everything an ad needs. In one studio.

From the first line of the script to the final cut, without leaving the tab.

See all UGC creator tools
  1. Pick an actorLip-sync
    More
    01

    Talking actors

    No casting, no shoot. Pick an actor, paste a script, get the ad.

  2. Describe your actor

    Woman, early 30s, freckles, soft kitchen light

    Creating your actorSave actor
    02

    Your own actor

    Describe a person once. Cast them in every ad after.

  3. Product in handWorkflow
    Held, turned
    and shown
    03

    Product in hand

    No samples to ship. One photo, and the actor holds your product on camera.

  4. Languages74 total
    EnglishEspañolFrançaisDeutschहिन्दीPortuguêsItaliano日本語한국어العربية
    04

    74 languages

    Same actor, new market. Switch the language, the lips stay in sync.

  5. Edit00:24
    CaptionsTrimSpeedTextResizeUpscale
    05

    Editing tools

    Captions on, dead air trimmed, resized for the feed. No second app.

  6. Video modelCredits / sec
    • Veo 3.1from 35
    • Kling 3from 14.7
    • MiniMax H3 Maxfrom 8.8
    06

    AI video and B-roll

    Missing a shot? Describe it. Veo 3.1 and Kling 3 make it.

  7. Static adsUp to 4K
    Nano Banana ProGPT Image 2.5Seedream 5
    07

    AI images

    Product shots without a photographer. Static ads without a designer.

  8. Voice
    • Warm and calm
    • Bright and fast
    • Your cloned voiceGrowth+
    08

    Voices

    Pick a voice, change a voice, or clone your own.

  9. Photo tools
    FrontSideBack
    Camera angleRemove backgroundSkin enhancer
    09

    Photo tools

    Change the angle, cut the background, fix the skin. No reshoot.

04For AI agents

Your AI agent can make ads too.

Connect it once. Ask for an ad. Get the file back.

Every way to connect
1

Add RiffAds

Opens Claude with RiffAds filled in. Sign in when it asks.

Add to Claude
2

Ask for an ad

Start a new chat and send:

Make a 15 second UGC ad for my earbuds. Keep it under 500 credits.

Case studies

Test every hook. Keep the winner.

Make ads like these
  • Stance AISponsored

    One selfie in. Ten photoshoots out.

    AI actor on her bed holding a phone full of AI portraits, caption: one selfie, ten photoshoots

    Lead with the result

  • Stance AISponsored

    Zero dance skills. Still did the trend.

    AI actor in a hoodie holding a phone that shows him dancing, caption: I can't dance, this app can

    Admit the flaw

  • Stance AISponsored

    Photo of my grandma's wedding.

    AI actor holding a torn old wedding photo and a phone with the restored version, caption: my grandma's photo, restored

    Tell a story

  • Stance AISponsored

    Paris trip. Zero flights. One app.

    AI actor on a couch holding a phone with AI photos of him in Paris, caption: I've never been to Paris

    Say the odd thing

05Pricing

Growth for $1. Keep every credit.

Every plan includes the studio, the API and your agents, on one credit balance that never expires. 1 credit is $0.01.

Launch

For one marketer testing ads

4,500credits / month

  • About 5 talking actor ads of 30 seconds, voice included
  • Shared by the studio, the API and your agents

Fixed 4,500 credits every month

$49per month

Billed monthly

Get Launch

Or $41 a month, billed yearly

  • Every AI model, no tier gating
  • 3 videos at once
  • 1 seat
  • Workflows and 20 templates
  • 74 languages
  • API, MCP, Agent Skills and CLI on the same credits
  • Credits never expireNo cap

Limited on this plan

  • 2 custom actors a month
  • Full actor library
  • Voice cloning

One price list, every model

  • Talking actorOmniHuman 1.5
  • VideoVeo 3.1, Kling 3, MiniMax H3 Max
  • ImageNano Banana 2, GPT Image 2.5, Grok Image
  • Voice-overText to speech
  • CaptionsBurned in
  • Camera angleReshoot a photo
Best value

Growth

$1 for 3 days

For small teams shipping every week

9,500credits / month

  • About 11 talking actor ads of 30 seconds, voice included
  • Shared by the studio, the API and your agents

Fixed 9,500 credits every month

$99$1first 3 days

Renews at $99 a month on day 4

Start for $1

500 credits to try it. Then $99 a month on day 4. Cancel any time in Billing.

Or $83 a month, billed yearly

  • Every AI model, no tier gating
  • 8 videos at once
  • 3 seats
  • Workflows and 20 templates
  • 74 languages
  • API, MCP, Agent Skills and CLI on the same credits
  • Credits never expireNo cap

Actors and voices

  • 10 custom actors a month
  • Full actor library
  • Voice cloning

One price list, every model

  • Talking actorOmniHuman 1.5
  • VideoVeo 3.1, Kling 3, MiniMax H3 Max
  • ImageNano Banana 2, GPT Image 2.5, Grok Image
  • Voice-overText to speech
  • CaptionsBurned in
  • Camera angleReshoot a photo

Scale

For agencies and big catalogs

30,500credits / month

  • About 35 talking actor ads of 30 seconds, voice included
  • Shared by the studio, the API and your agents

Fixed 30,500 credits every month

$299per month

Billed monthly

Get Scale

Or $249 a month, billed yearly

  • Every AI model, no tier gating
  • 20 videos at once
  • 25 seats
  • Workflows and 20 templates
  • 74 languages
  • API, MCP, Agent Skills and CLI on the same credits
  • Credits never expireNo cap

Actors and voices

  • 100 custom actors a month
  • Full actor library
  • Voice cloning

One price list, every model

  • Talking actorOmniHuman 1.5
  • VideoVeo 3.1, Kling 3, MiniMax H3 Max
  • ImageNano Banana 2, GPT Image 2.5, Grok Image
  • Voice-overText to speech
  • CaptionsBurned in
  • Camera angleReshoot a photo

Enterprise

Ads at agency scale. Priced for volume.

For brands, agencies and platforms that make hundreds of ads a month. Tell us your volume and we build the plan around it.

  • Custom credit volume and price
  • More renders at the same time
  • Top queue priority
  • Onboarding for your whole team
  • A dedicated support channel
  • Invoice billing
Book a callEverything in Scale, plus the above

06FAQ

Talking AI avatar, answered.

Still unsure? Book a call

Turn the photo into an actor, then give it words. In RiffAds you add the photo in the Create Actor flow, which matches or designs a voice and renders a short preview. Then add a script or your own recording and press Generate. Only upload a photo of a real person if you are that person or have their written consent.

A talking head video shows one person speaking to camera, usually framed from the shoulders up. It is the classic format for explainers and UGC style ads. RiffAds makes one from a single still face and a voice track, so nobody has to be filmed. It is not a face swap: RiffAds does not paste a face onto footage you already have.

It depends on the model. OmniHuman 1.5 animates speech under 60 seconds, MiniMax H3 Max takes 5 to just under 14.8 seconds, and Seedance 2.5 Actor makes 4 to 30 second takes with its own voice. The studio stops input that is too long before it holds any credits, instead of cutting the video short. For a longer ad, render several takes and join them with the Stitch tool.

Yes. Pick a voice and write the script in any of 74 voice languages, or upload a recording in the language you need, and the avatar lip-syncs to that audio. RiffAds makes a new video from each script. It does not translate or dub a video you already have.

1 credit is $0.01, and you see the price before anything runs: a 30 second OmniHuman 1.5 avatar costs about 848 credits, including the voice-over. Plans start at $49 a month. The Growth trial costs $1 and gives 500 credits for 3 days. After that, Growth bills $99 a month unless you cancel. Credits never expire.

Usually, yes. TikTok requires ads with AI-generated media to carry its AI-generated content label or your own clear disclaimer, and ads that skip it can be rejected or restricted. YouTube requires creators to disclose realistic AI content, such as a real person made to say something they did not say. TikTok also does not allow a real person's likeness without their permission. A RiffAds file may carry no AI label, so you add it.

Yes, on any plan. Using API, MCP, Agent Skills and CLI, an agent can name a library actor or pass an uploaded image as the face, then get a quote and start the job. A real person's photo needs the same written consent as in the studio. Spending is capped at 600 credits a job and 2,000 a day unless an owner or admin changes the limits, for example to allow longer takes.

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