Hedra vs Reloop: the comparison that includes agent access
Hedra and Reloop put side by side on ten dimensions, on price, and on the row most comparisons leave out: whether software can call them without a person in the browser.
Facts verified August 2026 Compiled from each vendor's own public documentation. Domains are hedra.com and reloop.so, neither of which we link to.
Quick verdict
The short answer, before the tables.
Hedra and Reloop are both filed as avatar UGC tools on this site, so this is a like for like comparison.
On confirmed pricing, Hedra starts lower: free tier, then $15 per month against free tier, then $34 per month for Reloop.
For anyone driving this from an agent the gap is not close. Hedra gives you no MCP server and a public API, while Reloop gives you no MCP server and no public API.
Quick specs
The five rows most people check first.
| Hedra | Reloop | |
|---|---|---|
| What it is | Avatar UGC tool | Avatar UGC tool |
| Entry price | Free tier, then $15 per month | Free tier, then $34 per month |
| Free tier | Yes | Yes |
| Pricing confirmed | Yes, from a published price list | Yes, from a published price list |
| Agent access | No MCP server. Public API. | No MCP server. No public API. |
Entry price is the cheapest paid monthly plan a vendor publishes. Where a vendor does not publish one, this table says so rather than guessing. Facts verified August 2026.
Feature by feature
The same ten questions asked of both, plus the agent access row underneath them.
| Dimension | Hedra | Reloop |
|---|---|---|
| Avatar library | Yes | Yes |
| Actor licensing | Commercial use stated | Not clearly stated |
| Batch generation | No | No |
| Public API | Yes | No |
| Watermark on free plan | Yes | No |
| Languages | Not confirmed | Not confirmed |
| Aspect ratios | 9:16 | 9:16 |
| Hook variations | No | No |
| Editing suite | No | Yes |
| Direct publishing | No | No |
| Agent and MCP access | No MCP server. Public API. | No MCP server. No public API. |
Not confirmed means the public documentation did not state an answer, not that the answer is no. Facts verified August 2026.
Pros and cons
Straight from the same research pass, unpadded.
Hedra
What works
- Clear self-serve pricing tiers on the site
- Commercial use included even on the cheapest paid plan
- Public API exists for developers
- Free tier to try before paying
What does not
- Free tier output is watermarked and loses most functionality after trial
- No annual billing discount listed
- No language count or aspect ratio list published
- Credits system makes true cost-per-video unclear without testing
Reloop
What works
- 700+ avatars and voices across all paid tiers
- No watermark on any paid tier
- 400 free credits on signup to test the platform and export a video
- Unused credits carry over monthly
- No long-term contracts, cancel anytime
- Custom avatar and voice cloning support
What does not
- No API or MCP support found
- Credit-to-video ratio is opaque (a range, not a fixed count)
- No annual billing discount listed
- Multi-seat plans concentrate cost at the Studio/Enterprise tiers
Which should you choose
Four buyers, four different answers. Each pick names the row it is based on.
| If you are | Pick | Because |
|---|---|---|
| A solo creator | Hedra | Free tier access is the same on both, so the entry price decides it: free tier, then $15 per month. |
| A performance marketer | Hedra | Neither publishes hook variations, so this comes down to coverage: it answers yes to more of the ten dimensions. |
| An agency running several clients | Hedra | Neither supports batch generation on the public record, so this comes down to overall coverage. |
| A developer or agent user | Hedra | No MCP server. Public API. That is the shortest path to calling it from software. |
These picks are derived from the recorded fields on this page, not from a hands on test. Facts verified August 2026.
Hedra vs Reloop questions
What is the main difference between Hedra and Reloop?
AI avatar and character video generator with a public API for talking-head content. No-prompt AI UGC video ad generator with a large avatar/voice library and credit-based generation. Both are filed as avatar UGC tools here, so the difference is in the detail: Hedra reaches further for an agent, with no MCP server and a public API against no MCP server and no public API on Reloop, and Hedra starts lower on confirmed pricing, free tier, then $15 per month against free tier, then $34 per month for Reloop.
Is Hedra or Reloop cheaper?
On the prices each vendor publishes, Hedra has the lower paid entry point. Hedra: Free tier, then $15 per month. Reloop: Free tier, then $34 per month. Credit allowances differ between plans, so the cheaper headline is not always the cheaper month.
Can an AI agent use Hedra or Reloop?
Hedra has no MCP server, but it does publish an API, so an agent can reach it through a wrapper you write and maintain yourself. Reloop has no MCP server and no public API, so it is a browser product. An agent cannot drive it without a person clicking through the interface.
Does Hedra or Reloop have a free plan?
Both have a free tier, so you can see output from each before paying.
Which one includes editing tools?
Reloop includes an editing suite. Hedra does not, so captions, trims and reframes happen in another tool.
We are not affiliated with Hedra and Reloop. Product names are used to describe what those products do. This site is built by the team behind wireflow.ai, so wireflow is our own product and we say so wherever it appears.
Pick on the row you cannot change later
Output quality across this category moves every few months and most of these tools share the same underlying models. What does not move quickly is whether your software can call the thing. Decide that row first and the rest gets easier.
Facts verified August 2026. If a cell here is out of date, that is a mistake and not a position.