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HeadshotPro vs Magik Face

Two fact sheets from our own research, side by side — pricing, platforms, API access and status re-checked by us rather than quoted from the vendors. HeadshotPro starts at $29, Magik Face at $9.99. Only HeadshotPro ships a public API.

HeadshotProStudio-style business portraits trained from a handful of casual selfiesMagik FaceTrains a face model from selfies in about two minutes, then generates styled portraits and short animations.

Side by side

FactHeadshotProMagik Face
CategoryAI Avatars & HeadshotsAI Avatars & Headshots
Pricing modelPaidPaid
Starts at$29 month$9.99 one_time
Public APIYesNo
PlatformsWeb, APIWeb
CompanyHeadshotProMagik Face
Launched2023—
Last verifiedSep 6, 2026Sep 6, 2026

What our research says

HeadshotPro

The right pick when you need a whole remote team photographed consistently without flying anyone to a studio. For a single person, a real photographer still wins on hands, glasses and hair.

Pros

  • Admin-locked templates keep a team's photos visually consistent
  • Roughly 30-minute turnaround against weeks to schedule a photographer
  • Volume discounts drop per-person cost sharply above six seats
  • Explicit 30-day deletion policy on uploaded source photos

Cons

  • Pay-per-batch means a disappointing run costs money to redo
  • Output still shows the usual generative tells around hands, jewellery and eyewear
  • No subscription, so repeat users pay full price each time
  • Likeness quality is uneven across skin tones and hairstyles

Magik Face

A credit-based portrait generator with a fast personal-model training step and a wide style catalogue, plus short video as an extra. Paying per pack rather than per month suits occasional use. The vendor is entirely anonymous and the refund terms are tight, which is a lot of trust to place in a prepaid balance.

Pros

  • Personal face model trains in around two minutes
  • Wide catalogue of portrait styles from one trained model
  • Short animated video generation included, not a separate product
  • Prepaid credits with no subscription lock-in
  • Entry pack is $9.99, so trying it is cheap

Cons

  • No legal entity, country or governing law published, even in the terms
  • Credits are non-refundable outside billing errors, with a 14-day claim window
  • Uploading face photos to an anonymous vendor is a real privacy trade
  • No API and no mobile app

Which one fits

Choose HeadshotPro if you need

  • Distributed teams standardising an about page or LinkedIn grid
  • Agencies refreshing staff photos after headcount changes
  • Founders who need a press-ready portrait the same day
  • People whose only usable photos are phone selfies

Choose Magik Face if you need

  • one-off styled portrait sets without a monthly commitment
  • profile pictures and character art from your own face
  • occasional use where a subscription would be wasted

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