Flat AI alternative
Flat AI alternative: from a cast portrait to a talking scene
Pixel Dojo takes an original character from portrait to scene to a spoken line with sound and captions, prices every step in credits before you run it, and never bills by the hour.
Flat AI pairs a $20 Unlimited plan with studios that bill by the hour, including a Cinema Studio for short films with a cast. We ran the same kind of job here, one character and one line of dialogue, and kept every step on the page.
30 credits ($1.88) per 5 s clip at 720p with audio. Included in every plan, from $10/month.
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By Brian Lovett · Updated
The rest of a creator toolkit, on the same plan
Flat AI bundles logos, thumbnails and music videos. We made each of these on Pixel Dojo with the prompt shown.
Seedance 2.5 animated the scene still and spoke the line with birdsong behind it, for 30 credits.
He sets down the scissors, looks up from the juniper at the camera and says, "Patience is the only tool that never goes dull." Then he smiles. Sound: birds outside the glass, a soft snip, his calm voice.
A clean logo with the name spelled right, on Ideogram 4.5 for 2 credits.
Minimal logo for a seaside bookshop named "TIDEPOOL BOOKS": a simple open book whose pages curl into a small wave, the name in a friendly rounded serif below, navy on sand, flat vector style.
A video thumbnail with bold headline text on GPT Image 2.5.
Video thumbnail for a baking channel: an overhead shot of a crusty round sourdough loaf with a deep ear on a floured board, bold white headline text "MY FIRST LOAF" on the left with a thin dark outline, warm kitchen light, high contrast.
A music video shot on WAN 3.0 with drums and bass built in, for 10 credits.
Music video shot: a drummer in his thirties plays a fast fill on a small kit in a dark room lit by pink and cyan neon tubes, sweat glints, the camera circles slowly, haze in the light, loud drums and a bass line.
How we built a talking scene in four steps
- 1
Cast the character
Nano Banana 2.1 painted an original character: a bonsai gardener in his sixties with a grey ponytail, wire glasses and an indigo jacket. On Pixel Dojo you can save him in Character Studio and call him by @name in any later prompt.
- 2
Put him in a scene
We gave the portrait back to Nano Banana 2.1 as a reference and asked for a greenhouse workshop, keeping his face, glasses, hair and jacket unchanged.
- 3
Give him a line
Seedance 2.5 used the scene as its first frame, animated him looking up from the juniper and spoke the line with birdsong and a soft snip behind it.
- 4
Caption it
Auto captions transcribed the line and burned it in word by word, ready for a feed that plays muted.
Every step, exactly as it came back
The outputs of the four steps above, in order, with the spoken clip shown captioned. Each tile shows what it cost.
Character reference portrait of an original character: a bonsai gardener in his sixties with a grey ponytail, round wire glasses and an indigo work jacket, neutral warm grey backdrop, soft key light, chest up, sharp detail.
Place this exact man in a small glass greenhouse workshop full of bonsai trees, trimming a juniper with small scissors at a worn wooden bench, warm afternoon light through dusty glass, wide 35mm frame. Keep his face, glasses, grey ponytail and indigo jacket unchanged.
- His face, glasses, ponytail and indigo jacket held from the portrait to the scene to the moving clip.
- Seedance 2.5 spoke the full line within 5 seconds and closed on a natural smile.
- The captions matched the spoken words and highlighted each word as he said it.
- The two stills cost 1.5 credits each, the clip 30 and the captions 5.
Flat AI plans vs Pixel Dojo
Everything in the Flat AI column comes from its pricing and home pages, read on October 15, 2026.
| At a glance | Flat AI | Pixel Dojo |
|---|---|---|
| Plans | Free, or Unlimited $20 a month for all AI tools without credit counting, subject to responsible use and capacity | Lite $10 a month for 160 credits, Pro $25 for 500 credits, Pro Max $50 for 1,100 credits |
| Video | Video Studio billed per hour while a session is active: $1.20 an hour with Unlimited, $1.80 standard | Billed per clip in credits, with the price on each model page before you generate |
| Short films | Cinema Studio from $2.20 an hour with Unlimited | Film Studio: script, cast, storyboard, clips and a whole film editor pass |
| Characters | Cast: reusable characters from a few photos, private to your account | Character Studio: save a character and call it by @name in any prompt, plus LoRA trainers |
| Models | Not named on its home or pricing page | Every model named on its own page, including Seedance 2.5, Kling 3.0, Veo 3.1, Nano Banana 2.1 and GPT Image 2.5 |
Habits that keep a character on model
Start on a plain backdrop
A chest up portrait on neutral grey gives every later step a clean read of the face and clothes.
Name what must stay
Our scene prompt listed his face, glasses, hair and jacket. Naming them is what kept him the same man.
Animate from the still
Use the scene as a first frame instead of describing him again in text, so the clip starts from the look you approved.
Write the line in quotes
Put the exact words in quotation marks and add the sounds you want under them. Seedance 2.5 spoke ours word for word.
Why Pixel Dojo for characters and film
Pixel Dojo shows the cost of each clip before you make it, lets you pick the exact model per shot and builds a full film from a script. We built it for that.
Why Flat AI users switch to Pixel Dojo
Unlimited on every plan
On every paid plan, Relax runs Qwen Image 2.1, FLUX 3 Image Klein and MiniMax H3 Turbo, plus every video and photo effect, unlimited with no credits spent.
Sensei, the AI director
Describe a project and Sensei plans it, prices it, waits for your approval and reviews every take.
Character Studio
Save a face once and call it by @name in any prompt, so the same person shows up in every image and clip.
Film Studio
An idea becomes a finished film: script, cast, storyboard, clips and an editor pass that trims every shot, with each step priced before it runs.
One click video effects
300+ one-click video effects turn a photo into a trend clip, from AI Hug to AI Inflate, with no prompt to write, and 3 are free every day.
Star in any video
Upload a short clip, pick a saved character or a photo, and Character Swap puts your star in the lead while the scene, camera moves and sound stay the same.
Credits that roll over
Your credits roll over while you stay subscribed, so nothing you pay for disappears at the end of the month.
Every top model, plus an API
More than 80 image and 60 video models in one account, with a public API and a hosted MCP server for your own apps and AI assistants.
What the talking scene costs on Pixel Dojo
Plans are Lite $10 a month for 160 credits, Pro $25 for 500 credits, Pro Max $50 for 1,100 credits. Every plan includes every model and commercial use. Credits roll over while you stay subscribed.
The two stills cost 1.5 credits each, the spoken clip 30 credits and the captions 5 credits, and every tile lists its own price.
Under our refund policy, a first purchase can be refunded within 7 days, in full if under 20% of the credits are used and pro-rated after that.
Flat AI questions
What is a good Flat AI alternative?
Pixel Dojo covers the same ground, characters, scenes, talking clips, captions, logos and music video shots, with every model named and every run priced in credits before you click.
How much does Flat AI cost?
Flat AI lists a Free plan and Unlimited at $20 a month. Its Video Studio is billed per hour of session time, $1.20 with Unlimited or $1.80 standard, and Cinema Studio starts at $2.20 an hour with Unlimited.
Is Flat AI Unlimited really unlimited for video?
No. Flat AI's pricing page says Video Studio, Cinema Studio, Music Video Studio and Marketplace are separate from Unlimited and billed from your balance.
Can I keep the same character across scenes?
Yes. Save the character in Character Studio and call it by @name, or pass the portrait as a reference as we did. His look held from portrait to clip in our test.
Video Effects New
Your first video is free. One photo, one click.
310 ready-made effects, from AI Hug and Earth Zoom In to product spins and listing walkthroughs. Upload a photo and press Generate. No prompt to write, and a free account gets 3 a day.
Switch from Flat AI to Pixel Dojo today
Write a prompt above or start from any example on this page. One plan covers every top model, six studios and Sensei, and your credits roll over.
Start with Seedance 2.5Sources
Facts about Flat AI come from these public pages, checked on Oct 15, 2026. Prices and plans change; check the source before you buy.