OpenArt alternative · Updated September 24, 2026
The OpenArt alternative with 65 AI models on one plan
If OpenArt's story tools are more than you need and you mainly want your face in trending clips, or you'd rather buy credits once than add a monthly credit add-on, Bolly fits that. It starts you on 209 meme templates, swaps your photo into clips with Mix, and runs 65 models on one credit balance.
Why creators switch from OpenArt to Bolly
- You want a refund window: OpenArt's help center says subscriptions aren't refundable. Bolly refunds your first payment in full within 7 days if you've used less than 10% of your credits.
- Director is more than you need: If your goal is a 10-second meme with your face in it, you don't need a storyboard. Pick a Bolly template or paste a TikTok link, upload a photo, and Mix does the swap.
- You'd rather buy credits once: On OpenArt, more credits means a recurring add-on on Plus or higher. On Bolly you buy a pack once, on any paid plan, when you run low.
- You script your content: OpenArt has no public API, so automation runs through its MCP or CLI. Bolly's API keys and MCP server let Claude, Codex or your own code call its 65 models from the same credit balance.
Bolly and OpenArt at a glance
| Bolly.AI | OpenArt | |
|---|---|---|
| Best for | Meme swaps plus many models on one credit balance | Story videos with Director and consistent characters |
| Models | 65 models: image, video, audio, 3D, lipsync, upscalers | 100+ image, video and audio models, including Seedance, Kling, Veo |
| Templates / character swap | 209 meme templates; Mix swaps your photo into them or TikToks | Photo and design templates; AI Character Swap on your uploads |
| Free plan | 10 credits a day; image, audio and tool models; public | Free tier with credits when you sign up |
| Paid plans | $19, $59 or $129 a month ($47 and $99 billed yearly) | $14, $34, $56 or $240 a month; $13–$175 billed yearly |
| Billing | Credits reset monthly; top-ups don't expire while subscribed | Credits reset monthly; extra credits via a $15/month add-on |
| Platforms | Web app, installable as a PWA; no app-store app | Desktop and mobile browsers; no mobile app yet |
| API / MCP | MCP server and API keys, billed from the same credits | MCP and CLI via account sign-in; no public API |
OpenArt lists Starter at $14/mo (4,000 credits), Plus at $34/mo (12,000), Pro at $56/mo (24,000) and Wonder at $240/mo (106,000), or $13, $27, $44 and $175 a month billed annually, plus free credits for new accounts, as of September 2026. OpenArt details come from openart.ai/pricing as of September 24, 2026 and may have changed. Bolly figures are live from this site.
What OpenArt is still good at
- Story tools: Director lets you plan and edit a multi-scene video by chat, up to five minutes long, and One-Click Story creates story videos in one step.
- Consistent characters: Character Builder saves a character from reference images or a text brief so you can reuse it across images and videos, and paid plans include trained personalized models.
- Generous plan limits: Paid plans include 4,000 to 106,000 credits a month, 8 to 32 parallel generations and watermark-free output, and images are private by default, even without a subscription.
Moving from OpenArt to Bolly
- Character swaps: Instead of OpenArt's Character Swap, open a Bolly template or paste a TikTok link into Mix and upload one photo per person; two-person swaps are supported.
- Image-to-video and text-to-video: Use the same model families on Bolly, such as Seedance 2.5, Kling 3, Veo 3.1, Wan 3.0 or MiniMax H3, or Bolly Animate for a quick 5-second clip from one image.
- Voice and lipsync: Generate a voiceover with ElevenLabs TTS, then use the Lipsync Video app or OmniHuman 1.5 to make a talking clip, all from the same credits.
Which should you choose?
Choose Bolly if…
You mostly make short meme clips and TikTok swaps, want one-time credit packs and a first-payment refund window, or need API keys for your own scripts.
Choose OpenArt if…
You want to direct multi-scene story videos by chat, reuse trained characters across projects, or start on a plan that costs $14 a month.
OpenArt alternative: FAQ
What's a good OpenArt alternative for meme videos?
Bolly is built for that. It has 209 named meme templates, and Mix puts the person from your photo into a template or any TikTok clip with Kling O3 video edit, keeping the moves and the audio when the clip has sound. Mix clips run 3–15 seconds at about 5 credits per second on Starter or higher, and you need a person's consent to use their face.
Is there an OpenArt alternative with an API?
Yes. Bolly gives you API keys and an MCP server, so you can call its 65 models from Claude, Codex or your own scripts, and those runs use the same credit balance as the web app. OpenArt offers MCP and a CLI but says it has no public API.
Can I buy extra credits without a monthly add-on?
On Bolly, yes: any paid plan can buy one-time packs of 500 credits for $29, 1,500 for $79 or 4,000 for $199, and they don't expire while your plan is active. OpenArt sells extra credits as a monthly add-on of 5,000 credits for $15, starting on the Plus plan.
Can I use the same models I use on OpenArt?
Many of the same model families are on Bolly, including Seedance 2.5, Kling 3, Veo 3.1, Nano Banana 2, GPT Image 2 and Seedream 5. OpenArt's own tools, like Director, One-Click Story and trained characters, aren't on Bolly.
Other alternatives
65 models, one plan
Image, video, audio and 3D models behind one credit balance, with the price shown before every run. Start with 10 free credits a day.