Based Labs review: Credit-based AI image, video and face-swap generator with 50+ models

What Based Labs does

BasedLabs is a web service for generating AI images and videos. Instead of tying you to one engine, it puts more than 50 image and video models behind a single account, so you can switch between them depending on the job. Beyond plain text-to-image and text-to-video, the site lists studios for animating a photo, copying motion from a video onto your picture, talking avatars with lip-sync, face swaps and image upscaling. It also offers an online video editor for trimming, joining and enhancing clips.

Pricing is built around credits rather than subscriptions. You buy a one-time pack and spend the credits on any model. The smallest pack shown is 300 credits for $10, and the pricing page lists bigger packs up to 16,500 credits. One pack carries 5% bonus credits and the larger ones carry 10% bonus credits. Each model charges its own credit amount, and the page says costs are approximate and video costs scale with duration. Payment is listed in USDC, USDT or ETH.

The homepage says outputs have no watermarks, and the pricing page says commercial use is included. The pricing page also mentions enterprise pricing, API access and custom solutions through a Contact Sales button.

• 50+ image and video models
• Photo animation
• Motion control from video to image
• Talking avatars with lip-sync
• Face swap
• Image upscaling to ultra HD
• Online video editor

Our take

Buying a pack once and spending it across many models is a straightforward way to cap spending, and there is no recurring charge. The trade-off is that cost depends on which model you pick and how long your videos run, so budgeting needs some care, and the credit figures are approximate. Teams that need API access or enterprise terms have to go through sales rather than a self-serve plan.