What SwapShoot does
SwapShoot swaps the whole head in a still photo and leaves the rest of the shot as it was. Upload the photo to change and a photo of the new head; about a minute later the same photo comes back with the new identity, rebuilt hair and matched skin. There are no masks to draw, no prompts to write and no retouching pass.
It is aimed at creators and individuals: social posts, cosplay, outfit and catalogue shots, memes, thumbnails, AI-model photos, and fixing a group shot where someone blinked by borrowing their head from another frame.
How a swap works
- Upload the photo to change. Any photo with one person in it.
- Add the new head. A clear photo of the face and hair you want.
- Get the same shot back. SwapShoot finds the head, masks the hair and neckline, generates the new head and matches light and skin. You review the result on a before-and-after slider and download it.
| Stays the same | Changes |
|---|---|
| Clothes, pose, hands | Identity, from the new head |
| Background and light | Hair, rebuilt |
| Photo size, up to 1,800 px | Skin tone, matched |
Pricing
Every account starts with 5 free swaps. The first result is clean; the next four carry a small SwapShoot watermark. Paid swaps never carry a watermark.
| Option | Price | Swaps | Per swap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free | $0 | 5 | Free, 4 watermarked |
| Pay as you go | 14 cents a swap | 20 or more | 14 cents, never expire |
| Starter | $9 for 30 days | 82 | About 11 cents |
| Basic | $19 for 30 days | 190 | 10 cents |
| Pro | $39 for 30 days | 435 | About 9 cents |
| Enterprise | Custom | Volume | Contact sales |
Passes are paid once, up front, and are never charged again automatically. A yearly pass costs 11 months for 12. Website payments are in crypto; orders under $10 add a 2% plus 10 cent fee. All sales are final, but a failed swap is never counted and its credit is returned. Swap packs bought in SwapShoot's Telegram bot are paid in Telegram Stars and an unused pack can be refunded as Stars.
Privacy, consent and responsible use
Before the first swap, each user confirms once that they are 18 or older and have permission from the people in every photo. Everyone shown must be 18 or older. Sexualised or intimate edits need explicit, informed permission from every identifiable person; deceptive impersonation, harassment and using someone's likeness without permission are banned.
Uploads are deleted within 24 hours and results are kept for 24 hours, so download anything you want to keep. Photos and results are never used to train AI models, and nothing is published to a shared feed.
Developer API
SwapShoot has a self-serve REST API (v1) with an OpenAPI 3.1 specification and curl, Python and JavaScript examples. You verify your account, create a server key in the developer console and add credits; no approval is needed. Send two photos, receive a job ID and download the result, or upload one head and queue a batch of up to 20 targets. Published limits include 30 requests a minute and 20 outstanding images, and the API charges one credit per successful image. Version 1 has no webhooks, image-URL inputs or cancellation.
Limits
Hands over the face, unusual angles and difficult hair can need another try. Capacity is shared, so a swap can wait or be refused when the service is busy. SwapShoot is a new service, live since late 2026; it does not yet name the company behind it or its location, and its terms say governing law will be stated before general availability.
How it compares
SwapShoot's own comparison pages position it against DeepSwap, Remaker and Magic Hour: those tools cover video, GIF or multi-face swaps, while SwapShoot does one job, a hair-included head swap on a single still photo.