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# HeyBop.ai
> HeyBop.ai is an AI music video generator for everyone, turning songs into beat-synced music videos. Upload a song or paste its link (Suno, YouTube, TikTok, SoundCloud…), or make one with AI, pick a look, and HeyBop analyses the beat and the song's structure, writes a shot list, generates every scene with AI video models, uses reference photos and shared direction to support character continuity and cuts the video on the beat — exported for TikTok, Reels, YouTube Shorts and YouTube.
Name: HeyBop.ai (brand: HeyBop). Category: AI music video generator. Built for: artists, musicians and music creators. Website: https://heybop.ai. Studio: https://app.heybop.ai. Web app (runs in the browser on desktop and mobile). Contact: hello@heybop.ai.
## What it does
- Beat-synced editing: the song's beats and sections are analysed first, and every cut lands on the beat
- Bring your own song: paste its link (Suno, YouTube, TikTok, SoundCloud, Spotify, Google Drive, Dropbox…) or upload the file (MP3, WAV, FLAC, M4A, AAC, OGG), or make one with AI in Music Lab
- A shot list written from the song's structure, with one-click "Make my video" or scene-by-scene control
- 12 visual styles, from cinematic and anime to neon, noir and K-pop stage
- Up to 3 characters from photos (people, pets or mascots), kept consistent from shot to shot
- Sing-along shots: a character sings the song to camera, lip-synced to the vocals
- Regenerate or rewrite any single scene without touching the rest of the video
- Lyric captions timed to the vocals
- Exports in 9:16, 16:9, 1:1, 4:5 plus a free 15-second hook teaser
- Per-clip prices shown before every click; failed generations are refunded automatically
## Key facts (generated from the live pricing code)
Prices for new purchases · verified October 10, 2026
- Which subscription prices apply to new purchases? New memberships are USD 7.99/week or USD 29.99/month. The former Pro plan at USD 9.99/month is not sold to new subscribers. Existing subscriptions retain their purchased terms; USD 9.99 is a one-time release-ready video, not a monthly membership.
- How are quality problems checked and corrected? Clip checks look for major subject, identity, anatomy and action defects. Final-video checks compare sampled shot entry/exit frames for continuity. Confident major defects reject the candidate and return that failed job’s credits; an older export is kept. Uncertain or unavailable checks are not a pass; camera-only deviations can remain warnings. Samples cannot certify all motion or lip sync. Review the playing video. Edit and regenerate only the affected scene; a successful result you choose to replace is a new quoted attempt, not an automatic cash refund.
- Does uploading publish my song or photos, or use them for training? Uploading account media does not automatically create a public share page. Studio media access is restricted to the owner and authorised admins, with exceptions for public shares and limited-access poster links. Generation sends necessary inputs to service providers under their own terms. HeyBop’s published policy says it does not use uploaded or generated media to train models; this is not a guarantee about every provider’s retention or training. Review the privacy policy and controlling English Terms before uploading sensitive material. https://heybop.ai/privacy · https://heybop.ai/terms
- What can I see before I pay? Sign up and get 150 credits. Create a script and 3 sample images. Video generation is paid separately. Upload songs and photos, audition audio and edit settings for free. Script previews use available credits and are still images, not a finished video. Video generation has a separate quote based on your remaining balance. Welcome credits do not unlock watermark-free or commercial exports. Buy credits when needed; confirm any checkout total before paying. Settings and saved plans are free to view. A new script plan (script and three story images) costs 70 credits, separately from video generation. Video-only estimates exclude this plan cost. Confirm each cost before generation; the video quote uses your remaining balance. Failed plan jobs return their credits.
- First-purchase starter: $4.99/300 credits once, for one 15-second standard video with a watermark, personal use; eligibility is server-confirmed. Ordinary credit packs start at $4.99; complete video $9.99/600 credits for 30 seconds without watermark with a project commercial license; monthly membership $29.99. Existing account balances remain available. A 12-second hook costs 220 credits.
- Creative plans before video: Settings and saved plans are free to view. A new script plan (script and three story images) costs 70 credits, separately from video generation. Video-only estimates exclude this plan cost. Confirm each cost before generation; the video quote uses your remaining balance. Failed plan jobs return their credits.
- Credits have different effective prices by purchase. Generation costs are shown before every click in two quality tiers: Standard 95 / 160 credits per 6/10-second clip, Professional 250 / 420. Professional supports synchronized singing and images screened for the absence of realistic human faces. Uploaded portraits of anyone, including selfies, and unverified images use Standard. Users choose quality; HeyBop routes each shot internally.
- For a 3-minute song with 6-second clips and no reference photos or singing, Standard uses 2,025–2,880 credits; approximately $34.93–$44.99 in generation top-ups from a zero balance; Professional uses 5,280–7,530 credits; approximately $81.96–$115.95 in generation top-ups from a zero balance. The lower estimate reuses chorus shots; the upper estimate creates every shot fresh. Photos, singing, replacements and extra exports can add credits. These are generation-only top-up budgets. For the same Standard example, a new Free account’s one-time licensed purchase is approximately $34.94–$46.96 before tax, including the project’s watermark-free commercial export rights and required generation packs. Neither range is a fixed-price finished-video promise. Review your own quote before generating.
- Plans: Weekly $7.99/week (600 credits), Membership $29.99/month (2,600 credits); no new annual subscriptions. Existing subscriptions keep their terms. Credit packs: $4.99/300, $15.99/1,000, $44.99/3,000; pack credits never expire. Payments via Stripe.
- Gift music video: eligible first-video trial $4.99 for up to 15 seconds, watermarked and personal-use; full gift $9.99 one-time buys one finished video up to 30 seconds (a song plus a photo of the person, sing-along when the song has vocals), 1080P, no watermark, project commercial rights on cash purchase, delivered as an unlisted gift link that opens with "Made for <name>" and a message. No subscription.
- Any single scene can be rewritten and regenerated for the price of one clip.
- Commercial use on paid subscriptions and projects licensed through the complete video purchase or trial upgrade (release, post, run ads); other Free-account exports, trial gifts and credit-funded gifts are personal use. Users need the rights to the songs they upload; songs from any source they have rights to work, including Suno exports.
- Songs by link: paste a Suno, YouTube, TikTok, SoundCloud, Bandcamp, Google Drive or Dropbox link (or a direct file URL) and HeyBop fetches the song; a Suno song brings its lyrics for the captions. Spotify and Apple Music links are matched to the same recording on YouTube. Udio links can't be imported (Udio switched downloads off); Instagram gives the sound only to logged-in accounts and Vimeo streams are DRM-locked, so those songs are uploaded as files.
- Exports: MP4 in 9:16, 16:9, 1:1 and 4:5, plus a free 15-second hook teaser export from scenes already generated in the project. Teaser exports do not include free scene generation; extra final-render formats cost 20 credits each. Site and studio in 12 languages.
## Creative control and photo quality
Professional accepts images checked for the absence of realistic human faces. Use Standard for portraits of anyone, including selfies, or images we cannot verify.
Start with cinematic, anime, K-pop, retro or another look, then direct the story, setting and individual shots in your own words. Bring your own song, photos and visual reference, or start with a sample song. Scenes are generated for your project, not selected from a stock-video library.
One click. Your music video. Let AI plan the shots, generate the visuals and cut to your beat. No filming or manual editing. Timing varies with length, quality and demand; we email you when it is ready.
## Quick answers
- What is HeyBop.ai? HeyBop.ai is an AI music video generator for everyone, turning songs into beat-synced music videos. You upload a song or paste its link (or make one in Music Lab), choose a look, and HeyBop writes a shot list from the song's structure, generates every scene with AI video models and cuts them on the beat. It runs in the browser at heybop.ai.
- What is an AI music video generator? An AI music video generator is software that makes a music video from a song with generative AI. Instead of filming, it analyses the audio (tempo, beats, sections), plans a sequence of shots, generates each shot with a video model and edits them to the music. HeyBop.ai is an AI music video generator built around the beat grid, so every cut lands on the beat.
- How does HeyBop.ai work? In four steps. Listen: it analyses the song's tempo, beats and sections and finds the hook. Shot list: an AI director writes one scene per slot on that beat grid, with the same characters, wardrobe, palette and lighting throughout. Shoot: each scene is generated by the AI video model that suits it — you never pick a model. Cut: the clips are trimmed to the beat, colour-graded as one film and exported with your song.
- Who is HeyBop.ai for? Everyone with a song and an idea — whether you are making your first video, a personal gift, a social post or a music release. No music or video production experience is needed. Artists, bands, producers and labels can use it too, from short hook videos to full music videos.
- What makes HeyBop.ai different? One click. Your music video. Edit a scene’s prompt and camera move, then regenerate just that shot. Keep the scenes you love and pay only for the new generation. Failed generations return their credits automatically. Start with cinematic, anime, K-pop, retro or another look, then direct the story, setting and individual shots in your own words. Bring your own song, photos and visual reference, or start with a sample song. Scenes are generated for your project, not selected from a stock-video library. Professional accepts images checked for the absence of realistic human faces. Use Standard for portraits of anyone, including selfies, or images we cannot verify.
## Pages
- [HeyBop.ai — home](https://heybop.ai/)
- [AI music video generator](https://heybop.ai/ai-music-video-generator): what it does, how it works, formats, compared with a traditional shoot, pricing
- [About HeyBop.ai](https://heybop.ai/about): what it is, who it is for, how it works, mission
- [FAQ](https://heybop.ai/faq): factual answers — beat sync, uploads, formats, commercial use, watermark, generation time, pricing
- [Pricing](https://heybop.ai/pricing)
- [Create a video](https://heybop.ai/create)
- [Gift music video](https://heybop.ai/gift): one finished video up to 30 seconds from a song and a photo, 1080P, no watermark, with a private gift link — $9.99 one-time; eligible first-video trial $4.99 for 15 seconds with watermark
- [Studio (app)](https://app.heybop.ai/)
- [Help and support](https://heybop.ai/support)
- [English Terms of Service](https://heybop.ai/terms): controlling terms for export rights and permitted use
- [Privacy policy](https://heybop.ai/privacy): media processing and service-provider terms
## Articles
- [Release and workflow guides](https://heybop.ai/guides): practical decisions for artists, labels and music-video releases; factual limits, source links and a route to create a video
- [It Took Me Three Weekends to Figure Out Why You Can't Just "Read Through" a Music Video Treatment](https://heybop.ai/blog/creative-plan-evaluation): 144 records from HeyBop’s internal testing show why a better total can still hide regressions—and why we recommend repeatable evaluation with Hamming AI.
- [AI music video generator vs a traditional music video shoot](https://heybop.ai/blog/ai-vs-traditional-music-video): What changes when a music video is generated instead of shot: time, cost structure, control over each scene, and where a camera crew still wins. An honest comparison, with a hybrid workflow that uses both.
- [How to turn a song into an AI music video with HeyBop.ai (step by step)](https://heybop.ai/blog/how-to-make-an-ai-music-video): From uploading the track to posting the video: what to prepare, how the beat-synced edit is made, how to fix a single scene, which format to export for each platform, and what it costs.
- [How AI music video generators work: beat detection, shot lists and generated scenes](https://heybop.ai/blog/how-ai-music-video-generators-work): An AI music video is an edit built around a song, not one long generated clip. The pipeline — audio analysis, a shot list, per-shot generation, continuity and a beat-snapped cut — and how HeyBop.ai runs each step.
- [Making a full-length AI music video for YouTube](https://heybop.ai/blog/ai-music-video-for-youtube): A 16:9 video that lasts the whole song needs things a 15-second clip doesn't: a visual arc, the same character in every shot and a budget that survives three minutes. A practical guide.
- [Turn a Suno song into a music video: setup, costs and commercial rights](https://heybop.ai/blog/suno-song-to-music-video): Download the track, upload it, pick a look, add a photo of yourself, press “Make my video”. A practical walkthrough with costs, settings and the mistakes to avoid.
- [What does an AI music video cost in 2026? Sondo vs Suno Hooks vs HeyBop vs DIY](https://heybop.ai/blog/ai-music-video-cost-comparison): Per-video math for the main options, in dollars, including the hidden costs: regenerations, editing time and non-commercial licences.
- [How credits work: the complete guide to what things cost in HeyBop](https://heybop.ai/blog/how-credits-work): Credits never expire. Top-ups pay for generation; they do not unlock watermark-free or commercial exports. Standard quality, one song and up to one singing shot. Extra attempts and higher quality use more credits; review the quote before generating.
- [Sondo AI review (2026): credits, quality complaints and refunds — what the reviews actually say](https://heybop.ai/blog/sondo-ai-review): Sondo popularised one-click AI music videos. It also earned a 1.4/5 on Trustpilot. Here is a fact-checked look at its credit pricing, what users complain about, and how to avoid paying twice for the same video.
- [5 Sondo alternatives for AI music videos in 2026 (with real per-video prices)](https://heybop.ai/blog/sondo-alternatives): Looking for a Sondo alternative that shows the price up front, lets you fix one scene, and refunds failures? Here are five options compared on cost per video, control and rights.
- [Does Suno make music videos? What Hooks does — and how to turn a Suno song into a real MV](https://heybop.ai/blog/suno-music-video): Suno generates songs, not videos. Its Hooks feature pairs your song with clips you already have. Here is exactly what Hooks can and cannot do, what Suno's terms allow, and how to prepare a beat-matched video for a Suno track.
- [AI Music Video Budget: Plan for Revisions, Not Just the First Generation](https://heybop.ai/blog/ai-music-video-revision-budget): Decide which scenes deserve another attempt, separate generation from extra exports, and review the quoted cost before committing to a release.
- [Make an AI MV from Your Own Song: A Photo Reference Checklist](https://heybop.ai/blog/ai-mv-photo-reference-checklist): Decide whether your video needs a recognizable character, prepare a clear visual brief, and review generated scenes before choosing full-song and vertical exports.
- [AI Music Videos: Review Lyric Captions and the Vertical Frame Together](https://heybop.ai/blog/ai-music-video-lyric-caption-review): Check the words, vocal timing and visual placement before exporting a music video with captions. Keep caption review separate from scene regeneration.
- [Turn Your Song into an AI Music Video: Write a Scene Brief You Can Review](https://heybop.ai/blog/song-to-ai-music-video-scene-brief): Choose between generated scenes, existing footage and an artwork treatment, then turn your song idea into concrete scene directions and an export checklist.
- [Changelog](https://heybop.ai/blog/changelog): What shipped, week by week. New quality tiers, new export options, pricing changes and fixes — everything that changes what you can make in the studio.
- [AI music videos for TikTok, Reels and YouTube Shorts: formats, hooks and a release plan](https://heybop.ai/blog/ai-music-videos-for-tiktok-reels-shorts): Short-form platforms reward the first seconds and the chorus. How to cut a vertical AI music video around the hook, which lengths to make, and a simple release-week posting plan.
- [Why most AI video tools won't refund a failed generation — and how HeyBop handles it](https://heybop.ai/blog/ai-video-credits-refunds): Failed, moderated and off-brief generations are the number-one billing complaint in AI video. Here is why the industry defaults to no refunds, what your rights are, and the policy we chose instead.
- [The HeyBop prompting guide: directing your video scene by scene](https://heybop.ai/blog/prompting-guide): Style presets get you 80% of the way. This guide covers the other 20%: writing scene prompts that keep continuity, choosing camera moves that match the beat, and using reference images well.
- [Why we built HeyBop: the music video should not be the hard part](https://heybop.ai/blog/why-heybop): Independent artists finish more songs than ever and release fewer videos than ever. Here is the gap we set out to close, and the four decisions that shape the product.
## Comparisons
Facts about other tools come only from their own public pricing, FAQ, help and terms pages; every value on each page links its source.
- [All comparisons](https://heybop.ai/compare)
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