The best AI dance video generator depends on what you start with. If you have a song and want a whole dance video built around it, use Solmi: it plans choreography for every section of the track and renders dance shots and lip-sync shots into one video. If you have a photo or a character and want it to copy a dance from a clip, Viggle AI is the category leader. freebeat matches a dancing photo to the beat of your track, and Vidu and Media.io turn a photo into a short dancing clip from a prompt or a preset. Last updated: September 28, 2026.
Only need one photo to dance? Use Make Photo Dance.
Ranked by what each tool is best for. The comparison uses what each vendor publishes on its own website and store listings, checked on September 28, 2026; it is not a scored hands-on test. Solmi publishes this page, and Solmi is our product.
| # | Tool | Best for | You give it | Free plan | Platforms |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Solmi | Full-song dance videos from your own music | A song, plus an optional photo | 100 one-time credits, 480p with a watermark | Web, iOS, Android |
| 2 | Viggle AI | Making a photo copy a dance from a video | A photo, plus a template or your own dance video | 5 videos a day with a watermark | Web, iOS, Android |
| 3 | freebeat | Beat-matched dance videos from a photo and a track | A photo, a dance style, and a song | 500 credits at signup | Web, iOS, Android |
| 4 | Vidu | Short dancing clips from a photo and a prompt | A full-body photo and a text prompt | Free plan; downloads carry a watermark | Web, Android |
| 5 | Media.io | Trending preset dances from a photo | A photo, plus a preset or a prompt | 3 daily check-in credits, 720p with a watermark | Web, Android |
| 6 | dancegenerator.ai | Copying a dance from a TikTok link | A character image, plus a template, a TikTok link, or your own video | 2 videos a day | Web |
We compared what each vendor publishes: the features, inputs, free plans, and prices on its own website and its App Store and Google Play listings, checked on September 28, 2026 (freebeat's website on September 27). We did not run a scored hands-on test, so this guide does not rank output quality. Solmi publishes this page, and Solmi is our product. Where a vendor's pages do not state something, we leave it out. Prices can differ by country and between the web and the apps.
Solmi's AI dance video generator starts from the song: an MP3 or WAV, or a Suno or Udio link, plus an optional full-body photo of the dancer. It writes a choreography plan for every section, storyboards each shot, and renders full-body dance shots and lip-sync hero shots into one MP4 in 16:9 or 9:16, for the full song or a segment you choose, in one of ten dance styles. A second tool, Make Photo Dance, makes one photo perform one recorded move, or your own clip of up to 30 seconds, as a clip of up to 60 seconds. Free: 100 one-time music-video credits on a new web account, no card, enough for one short 480p preview with a watermark. Plus is $35/month for 2,000 credits; dance shots cost 5 credits per second at 480p and 10 at 720p. Web, iOS, and Android.
Viggle AI is the category leader for photo and character dance videos. It works by motion transfer: you pick a character image and a dance, from its template library (8,000+ templates, according to its website) or from a dance video you upload, and the character performs it. Multi-Track swaps up to 7 characters in one video. Its dance page does not describe adding your own song. Free: one video without signing in, and 5 videos a day with a watermark for signed-up users. Pro is listed at $7.99/month on yearly billing, with 80 credits a month, 1080p, and no watermark. Web, iOS, and Android.
freebeat is an AI music video generator with a dance mode: upload a photo, pick a dance style, add your track as an upload or a Spotify, Suno, Udio, or YouTube link, and the character dances on the beat. Its dance page lists 20+ dance styles. Free: 500 credits at signup with no card; free videos run up to 30 seconds at 720p with a watermark. Basic is $4.99/week at a 30%-off price and Pro is $26.99/month. Web, iOS, and Android.
Vidu is a general AI video generator with a dance page: upload a full-body photo, type "dance" or describe the movement, and set the movement amplitude and the duration. Clips are 4 or 8 seconds, according to its dance page, which has no song input. It has a free plan; 720p and higher, watermark-free downloads, and commercial use are paid features. Standard is $10/month billed monthly or $8/month billed yearly, with 800 credits a month; its pricing page says the plans change on October 6, 2026. Web and Android.
Media.io, from Wondershare, has a photo-to-dance tool with preset styles such as Baby Dance, Tyla Dance, and Dog Dance, or you type the style. Its dance tool has no step for adding your own song. Free, according to its pricing page: 3 daily check-in credits, up to 1 video, 720p, with a watermark. Standard is $7.99/month on yearly billing, with 200 credits a month and 1080p with no watermark; prices vary by region. Web and Android.
dancegenerator.ai transfers motion onto a character image from a built-in template, a pasted TikTok link, or your own dance video, up to 30 seconds in one shot on its premium model. Free: 2 videos a day on a queued model. Basic is shown at $9.99/month with 500 credits. Web.
Kling AI's Motion Control animates a character image from a motion reference video; Kling's page says it handles movement and expressions, not audio. EaseMate's dance generator, which says it runs on Kling Motion Control, takes an image and a reference dance video of up to 30 seconds. aibabydance.com turns baby photos into dancing videos and sells one-time credit packs from $9.90. We left out tools whose pages we could not load and tools that publish no dance feature.
It depends on what you start with. Solmi is best for a full dance video built around your own song, with choreography planned for every section. Viggle AI is the category leader for making a photo or a character copy a dance from a video. freebeat, Vidu, and Media.io make short dance clips from a photo.
Most have a free start rather than free full videos. Solmi gives a new web account 100 one-time credits, enough for one short 480p preview with a watermark. Viggle AI gives signed-up users 5 watermarked videos a day. freebeat gives 500 credits at signup, and Media.io gives 3 daily check-in credits.
Viggle AI is the best known, with iOS and Android apps. freebeat also has iOS and Android apps, and Vidu and Media.io have Android apps. Solmi runs on the web, iOS, and Android.
In Solmi, upload the song or paste a Suno or Udio link, add a full-body photo of the dancer or pick a Solmi performer, approve the choreography plan, review the storyboard, and render. You get an MP4 in 16:9 or 9:16.
In some tools. Viggle AI and dancegenerator.ai accept your own dance video as the motion source, and Solmi's Make Photo Dance accepts a clip of up to 30 seconds. The dance pages of Vidu and Media.io describe a prompt or a preset instead.
Solmi has a K-pop dance style and plans the choreography for your own song. To copy a specific routine, use a motion-transfer tool such as Viggle AI with a reference video you have the right to use.