Comparison
Swap Soul vs Swapface: live face swap without a graphics card?
By The Swap Soul team · Published
Swapface and Swap Soul both swap your face live for streams and video calls. The big difference is where the work happens.
Swapface runs on your own computer and needs a strong graphics card. Swap Soul runs in the cloud, so any recent computer with a webcam will do — and it changes your voice too.
What’s the difference between Swap Soul and Swapface?
| What | Swap Soul | Swapface |
|---|---|---|
| Where it runs | In the cloud, used from Chrome or Edge | On your own computer (desktop app for Windows and Apple-silicon Macs) |
| Graphics card | Not needed | Windows minimum: NVIDIA RTX 2060 / 3060 with 6 GB+ of video memory; 16 GB RAM |
| Voice changer | Included — AI voices that speak your words | Not mentioned on its site |
| Your video | Passes through the AI video service while you’re live; we don’t record it | Stays on your device |
| What it costs | Credits per second while you’re live; credits never expire — packs from $10.00 for 300 credits | Free to start, with paid plans |
Do you need a gaming PC for live face swap?
For a local app like Swapface, yes: its own minimum on Windows is an NVIDIA RTX 2060 or 3060 with at least 6 GB of video memory.
With Swap Soul the AI runs on our side. You need a webcam, Chrome or Edge, and a steady internet connection — a laptop without a graphics card works.
Which is more private?
Local processing has a real advantage here: with Swapface, your camera video stays on your computer.
With Swap Soul, your camera video goes to the AI video service while you’re live and comes straight back. We don’t record it, and our privacy policy explains exactly what happens.
Can you change your voice as well?
Swapface’s site is about faces. Swap Soul includes a voice changer in the same studio, with a library of voices and up to three character voices one click apart.
Should you choose Swap Soul or Swapface?
Choose Swap Soul if…
- Your computer has no strong graphics card, or you use a laptop.
- You want the face and the voice from one place.
- You want to start in minutes without installing anything.
Choose Swapface if…
- You have a recent NVIDIA card and want everything to run locally.
- Keeping your camera video on your own device matters most to you.
- Your internet connection is slow or unreliable.
Sources
Facts about other products were checked on their own sites and pages in October 2026. Products change — if something here is out of date, tell us and we’ll fix it. Swapface is a trademark of its owner; Swap Soul isn’t affiliated with or endorsed by them.