| Higgsfield | Artlist | |
|---|---|---|
| Started as | An AI video app (2023) | A royalty-free music subscription (2016) |
| Strengths | Every major video model in one place, dozens of one-tap apps, Cinema Studio camera controls, Soul ID characters, image and audio models, and new models within days of launch | A licensed music, sound-effects and footage library with stems and Song Match, AI music on Google Lyria 3, a Studio with camera and lens controls, Flows, an Agent, and plugins for Premiere, After Effects and Photoshop |
| Entry price | Starter $19 a month for 270 credits, Plus $59 for 1,200 and Ultra $129 for 3,000 (US list) | AI Starter $11.99 a month billed yearly or $19.99 monthly for 16,500 credits, AI Core $23.99 billed yearly for 40,000, and AI Creator $41.67 billed yearly (about $499 a year) for 80,000 |
| Unused credits | Subscription credits never roll over; on annual plans they reset every 30 days | Credits reset every month and drop to zero when the subscription ends |
| Refunds | Refunds only for a first purchase, within 7 days, with no credits used, minus a service fee of up to 6%; renewals aren't refunded | Refunds within 14 days, and only if nothing was generated, downloaded or used |
| Free plan | A Free plan with no monthly credits, a watermark and one job at a time (its AI video page mentions 10 free credits once at sign-up) | A free account gets 1 video on a low-cost model, 2 images, 3 voiceovers and 2 songs, and free generations can't be downloaded |
| AI training on your content | Its terms let it train its models on user content on every plan below Enterprise | Its pricing page has said since 2 November 2026 that customer data isn't used to train AI models |
| Mobile app | Its help center says Higgsfield has no mobile app and no desktop app; store listings using the name are third-party | No official Artlist iPhone app turned up in a US App Store search on 14 November 2026; it works in mobile browsers |
| Trustpilot (14 Nov 2026) | 4.0 from 5,469 reviews, 19% of them one-star | 3.2 from 2,843 reviews, 31% of them one-star |
Which to pick
- Higgsfield if you want the most tools and the lowest price per clip on a plan, and don't mind subscription credits that reset.
- Artlist if licensed music, sound effects and stock footage matter as much as AI video.
- AITube if you'd rather pay per clip with no subscription, keep your credits and publish where views pay you. See AITube vs Higgsfield and AITube vs Artlist.
Sources
AITube facts come from its own pages and live settings. Facts about other companies come from their own pages, read 14 Nov 2026; their prices and rules change, so check them before you buy.
- Their pageHiggsfield: Pricing guide (updated 5 Nov 2026)
- Their pageHiggsfield: Help center: credit packs
- Their pageHiggsfield: Help center: refunds
- Their pageHiggsfield: Help center: who owns my generations
- Their pageHiggsfield: Help center: official platforms (5 Sep 2026)
- Their pageHiggsfield: Trustpilot reviews
- Their pageArtlist: Pricing page snapshot (PricingSaaS, 9 Nov 2026)
- Their pageArtlist: Help center: how credits work (12 Nov 2026)
- Their pageArtlist: Help center: refunds
- Their pageArtlist: Help center: free account (2 Nov 2026)
- Their pageArtlist: Trustpilot reviews