Higgsfield is one of the most popular AI video apps, known for its effects and camera moves and for running models like Seedance, Kling and Veo. The most common question about it: is Higgsfield AI free? This guide answers that from Higgsfield's own pricing page, help center and terms: what the Free plan includes, what each plan costs, what credits buy, how "unlimited" works and when you can get a refund.
Key takeaways
There's no free trial and no monthly free credits. The Free plan is limited and watermarked.
Prices depend on your country: $19, $59 and $129 a month in the US, according to Higgsfield's guide.
Credits expire. Subscription credits reset every cycle; credit packs last 90 days.
Refunds stop at the first credit. Using any credit makes a purchase non-refundable.
Is Higgsfield free?
Only in a limited way. Higgsfield's pricing FAQ says the Free plan comes with "limited access to selected AI models, no monthly credits, and one generation at a time". Its help center says there's no trial period, and that on a free account every generation carries a Higgsfield watermark. Higgsfield doesn't publish which models the Free plan includes.
The large free-generation pools you may see advertised, such as free Soul or Cinema images, come with paid plans, are granted once and don't renew.
Higgsfield pricing in 2026
Higgsfield adjusts plan names, prices and credits by country, which is why websites quote different numbers. Higgsfield's own pricing guide, checked on 6 November 2026, lists these US prices. The second column is what the live pricing page showed a visitor in Malaysia on 10 November 2026.
Plan | US (Higgsfield's guide) | Live page, Malaysia, monthly | Live page, billed yearly |
|---|---|---|---|
Free | $0, no monthly credits | $0, no monthly credits | – |
Starter | $19 a month, 270 credits | $15 a month, 200 credits | $15 a month |
Plus | $59 a month, 1,200 credits | $49 a month, 1,000 credits | $39 a month |
Ultra | $129 a month, 3,000 credits | $129 a month, 3,000 credits | $99 a month |
The live page also listed bigger Ultra plans with 6,000 and 9,000 credits a month at $250 and $375, and Team and Scale plans billed per seat. Prices exclude VAT and other taxes.
What Higgsfield credits buy
Every generation costs credits, and the price depends on the model, the length and the resolution. These are the costs in the comparison table on Higgsfield's pricing page on 10 November 2026:
Generation | Credits |
|---|---|
Seedance 2.0, 5 seconds, 720p | About 22 |
Seedance 2.0, 5 seconds, 1080p | About 60 |
Kling 3.0, 5 seconds, 720p | About 7 |
Veo 3.1, 4 seconds | About 40 |
Veo 3.1 Fast, 4 seconds | About 16 |
Effects and presets (Higgsfield DoP), 3 seconds | 3 to 7 |
So a Starter plan's 200 to 270 credits cover about 9 to 12 Seedance 2.0 clips at 720p, or 5 to 6 Veo 3.1 clips, in a month.
What "unlimited" means on Higgsfield
It's a 7-day window. Plan cards offer "Unlimited models for 7 days" on selected models, and Higgsfield's help center says unlimited access is a one-time purchase that doesn't restart at renewal.
It's website-only and can be slowed. The pricing page says unlimited use works only on higgsfield.ai, runs in the standard queue and "may be subject to dynamic speed adjustments".
Heavy use can be throttled. Section 10.6 of Higgsfield's terms lets it restrict, suspend or throttle unlimited use.
Refunds and cancelling
Section 9.3 of Higgsfield's terms allows a refund within 7 days of your first purchase "provided no Credits… have been used", for first purchases only, not renewals, with a service fee of up to 6%. Its help center is blunter: "if any credits have been used, a refund can't be issued, regardless of how many credits remain". Free and unlimited generations don't count as credit use.
If you cancel, you keep your plan until the end of the term, with no prorated refund (section 10.4). Buyers in the EEA and UK have a 14-day right to withdraw (section 17.2).
Your uploads and AI training
Section 4.4 of Higgsfield's terms says your inputs and outputs may be used to train Higgsfield's models, except for enterprise customers. Check this before uploading photos of real people or client work.
Higgsfield vs AITube
AITube's AI Studio runs many of the same models, including Seedance 2.0 and 2.5, Kling 3, Veo 3.1, Hailuo 2.3 and Runway Gen-4.5, plus 65 one-tap photo effects. Higgsfield has far more effect templates: over 400. Here's how the money side compares:
Higgsfield | AITube | |
|---|---|---|
Free | Free plan, no monthly credits, watermarked, no trial | One free 5-second video once you save a card (no charge); no monthly credits |
Cheapest way to pay | Starter, $15 to $19 a month | A $3 credit pack, no subscription |
Do credits expire? | Subscription credits expire each cycle; packs after 90 days | Pack credits never expire; plan credits roll over up to 3 extra months |
Refunds | None once any credit is used | The unused part of a card payment, within 30 days |
Trains AI on your content? | May train on inputs and outputs (not enterprise) | No |
Per clip, Higgsfield's subscription credits can work out cheaper if you generate a lot every month. AITube suits people who'd rather pay per clip, keep unused credits, and also publish their videos: AITube is a video platform too, where you can publish to an audience, enter Prompt Battles with prizes and earn from your videos.
Who should choose which
You generate every day and want hundreds of effect templates: a Higgsfield subscription is built for that.
You want to try a few clips without a subscription: AITube's $3 credit pack, or its first video, free once you save a card.
You want your videos seen, not just made: AITube, where you can publish and earn from them.
Frequently asked questions
Higgsfield facts were checked on its pricing page, help center and terms on 10 November 2026, and prices vary by country, so confirm on higgsfield.ai/pricing before you buy. AITube prices are on aitube.app/pricing.
